== Math Phobic and Lots of Pretty Pictures ==
* McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation by Hess and Tasa
* Understanding Earth by Grotzinger and Jordan
*Geology: A Very Short Introduction by Zalasiewicz

== Undergraduate ==
* Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology by Tarbuck and Lutgens
*The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics by Fowler
* Planetary Surface Processes by Melosh
* Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey by Wallace and Hobbs
* Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text by Marshall and Plumb
* Geodynamics by Turcotte and Schubert
* Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change by Seinfeld and Pandis (Prerequisites: thermodynamics, transport phenomena/[fluid mechanics and/or heat and mass transfer], and differential equations)
* Fundamentals of Geophysics by Lowrie
*Introduction to Mineralogy by Nesse
*Interpretation of Geological Maps by Butler and Bell
*A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences by Oxford University Press
*Volcanos by Francis and Clive Oppenheimer

== Advanced ==

* The Dynamics of Partially Molten Rock by Katz
* Structural Geology by Fossen
* An Introduction to Optical Dating by Aitken 
* Applied Stochastic Hydrogeology by Rubin
* Crystallographic Instrumentation by Aslanov
* Fluvial Hydraulics by Dingman
* Geochemistry by White
* Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Winter
* Principles of Isotope Geology by Faure
* Geomagnetism, 2 Volume Set by Chapman
* An Introduction to the Rock-forming Minerals by Deer
* Metamorphic phase equilibria and pressure-temperature-time paths by Spear
* Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks by Folk
* Folding and fracturing of rocks by Ramsay
* Quantitative seismology by Aki
* The mechanics of earthquakes and faulting by Scholz

== Prerequisites ==
Geoscience is interdisciplinary and utilizes knowledge from other fields regularly.

A typical Geology undergraduate program will require students to take:

'''Mathematics'''

* Calculus 1-2
* Multivariable Calculus
* Vector Geometry
* Linear Algebra
* Differential Equations
* Statistics

'''Physics'''

* College/University Physics 1-2

'''Chemistry'''

* General Chemistry 1-2

''See the wiki for recommended textbooks on these subjects''
[[File:4EC7F854-FED9-44BB-A7A4-B0DA02FAE880.jpg|thumb|487x487px|Geology and its relation to other sciences]]
