[meteorite-list] 'Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites' - Two Thumbs Up!

From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:00:43 -0700 (MST)
Message-ID: <60817.71.226.60.25.1218456043.squirrel_at_timber.lpl.arizona.edu>

Hi Ruben:

Do you have a copy?

Can you write a very short (one or two paragraph) review. I am really
trying to get as many of these as possible for the November issue
(deadline end of this week).

Thanks.

Larry

On Wed, July 23, 2008 12:43 pm, Ruben Garcia wrote:
> Hey Geoff,
> I want an autographed copy too! How did you get to be first in that line
> and how come you didn't tell me? I thought we were friends.......
>
>
> Ruben Garcia
> Phoenix, Arizona
> http://www.mr-meteorite.com
> http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v
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>
>
> --- On Wed, 7/23/08, Notkin <geoking at notkin.net> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Notkin <geoking at notkin.net>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" - Two
>> Thumbs Up!
>> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 12:36 PM
>> Dear Listees:
>>
>>
>> Greetings all. I know Richard Norton and Lawrence
>> Chitwood's new book
>> "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" has
>> already been discussed here, but I just received my copy -- mine is
>> signed, aren't you jealous : ) -- and it's such a terrific work I wanted
>> to comment personally.
>>
>> This beautifully produced 288-page full color book is an
>> absolute must for all meteorite enthusiasts, and completes a great trilogy
>> on our favorite subject, alongside the Nortons' other two essential
>> works:
>> "Rocks from Space," and "The Cambridge
>> Encyclopedia of Meteorites."
>>
>>
>> Congratulations to Richard, and the late Lawrence Chitwood,
>> and also to M-List member Dorothy Norton who was very involved with the
>> work herself, contributing excellent scientific illustrations throughout,
>> as well as editing and research. Dorothy just told me this morning that
>> the initial printing has already sold out (!) so if you need a first
>> edition snap it up quick wherever you can find it.
>>
>> On a personal note, I was thrilled by the invitation to
>> contribute, in a very small way, to this important work by supplying
>> meteorite photographs of specimens from the Oscar Monnig Collection, The
>> Michael
>> Farmer Meteorites Collection, and the Aerolite Meteorites
>> Collection.
>> Several other List members also contributed photos, and
>> you'll enjoy seeing a number of familiar meteorite hunters faces in the
>> "In The
>> Field" chapter. Special thanks to my pal Sonny Clary
>> who took a stellar photo of Steve Arnold #1 and myself at Brenham, which
>> was also included in the book.
>>
>> If you haven't seen the "Field Guide to Meteors
>> and Meteorites" yet, order it ASAP. A real beauty!
>>
>>
>> With best wishes,
>>
>>
>> Geoff N.
>>
>>
>> www.aerolite.org www.campometeorites.com
>>
>> We DIG Space Rocks???
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