"Rock" in the New Year!

Interested in rocks, minerals, and gemstones? These books contain everything you need to know, as well as ideas for crafts, using rocks in gardens and landscaping, history, fossils, and more!

Updated November 24, 2025
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Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Mortenson, Greg.
Paper Book
From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian's efforts to promote peace through education In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003,...

371.822 M842s 2009

The price of stones : building a school for my village
Kaguri, Twesigye Jackson.
Paper Book
The extraordinary story of one man's gift to orphaned children in need of hope Can one person really make a difference in the world? Twesigye Jackson Kaguri defied many naysayers-and his own nagging doubts-and proved that, with a dream and incredible determination, he could...

372.9676 K119 2010

The Firefly guide to minerals, rocks & gems
Hochleitner, Rupert
Paper Book
Step-by-step Questions and Answers with detailed color photographs for easy identification. The Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Gems is designed for easy and reliable identification of minerals, gems and rocks. The identification process begins with the stone's streak color,...

549 Hochleitner 2019

A most improbable journey : a big history of our planet and ourselves
Alvarez, Walter
Paper Book
Big History, the field that integrates traditional historical scholarship with scientific insights to study the full sweep of our universe, has so far been the domain of historians. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez-best known for the "Impact Theory" explaining dinosaur extinction-has instead...

550 AL86 2016

A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters
Knoll, Andrew H.
Paper Book
Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How well do you know the ground beneath your feet  Odds are, where you're standing was once cooking...

551 Knoll 2021

Reading the rocks : how Victorian geologists discovered the secret of life
Maddox, Brenda
Paper Book
A rich and exuberant group biography of the early geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. The birth of geology was fostered initially by gentlemen whose wealth supported their interests, but in the nineteenth century,...

551.092 Maddox 2017

Mountains of fire : the menace, meaning, and magic of volcanoes
Oppenheimer, Clive
Paper Book
Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind.   In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the shadow of an active volcano. Whether he is scaling majestic summits,...

551.21 Oppenheimer 2023

Rocks and minerals
Pellant, Chris.
Paper Book
Created in association with Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide features more than 500 rocks and minerals. Packed with photographs and details on characteristics, distinguishing features, and more, Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals makes identification easy. ...

552 P363r 2014

National Geographic pocket guide to the rocks & minerals of North America
Garlick, Sarah
Paper Book
A handy beginner's field guide to geology, identifying 160 minerals, rocks, fossils, and geological formations. With photos, fact boxes, and descriptive text for each item, plus a useful introduction to geology basics. Compact, comprehensive, and easy to use,...

552.0973 G184 2014

Fossil men : the quest for the oldest skeleton and the origins of humankind
Pattison, Kermit
Paper Book
"Riveting. ... Pattison's uncanny ability [is] to write evocatively about science. ... In this, he is every bit as good as the best scientist writers." --New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)  "Brilliant. ... A work of staggering depth." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

569.9 Pattison 2020

Rock gardening : reimagining a classic style
Tychonievich, Joseph
Paper Book
AHS Book Award winner   Rock gardening --the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop--has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic drought in...

635.9672 Tychonievich 2016

Flowstones : beautiful creations from polymer clay
Goldin, Amy
Paper Book
Conceived of by artist Amy Goldin, "flowstones" are crafted by molding a sheet of polymer clay around a smooth river rock. They impart a sense of calm to the holder, grounded by the weight and soothed by the smooth surface. Each stone's unique shape and pattern gives it a beauty all its own. ...

745.5723 Goldin 2018

Art on the rocks : more than 35 colorful & contemporary rock painting projects, tips, and techniques to inspire your creativity
Bac, F. Sehnaz
Paper Book
Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones. Art on the Rocks, an all-inclusive instruction book, is packed with creative ideas, step-by-step projects, and endless inspiration for creating masterpieces that are truly one with nature....

745.723 Bac 2017

A year of stone painting : 52 mandala designs to inspire your spirit
Bac, F. Sehnaz
Ebook
You can craft a new mandala every week for one year with this full-color guide by the author of the bestselling The Art of Stone Painting. F. Sehnaz Bac, an artist and seasoned archaeologist, presents step-by-step instructions for fifty-two projects. Her easy-to-follow guide will...

745.723 Bac 2019

Rock painting for beginners
Rechl, Christine
Paper Book
Turn rocks and stones into tiny treasures--to display at home or to give to your friends! Using pens, markers, paints, brushes, and the simple lessons in this book, you'll be able to turn stones into gorgeous works of art that everyone will love. Design expert Christine...

745.723 Rechl 2024

Werner's nomenclature of colours : adapted to zoology, botany, chemistry, mineralogy, anatomy, and the arts
Syme, Patrick
Ebook

752 Syme 2018

Among stone giants : the life of Katherine Routledge and her remarkable expedition to Easter Island
Van Tilburg, JoAnne.
Paper Book
Katherine Routledge is a central figure in the history of Easter Island, one of the world's most remote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against their strict Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of...

930.1 R765yv

Stonehenge : a new understanding : solving the mysteries of the greatest stone age monument
Parker Pearson, Michael
Paper Book
Stonehenge stands as an enduring link to our prehistoric ancestors, yet the secrets it has guarded for thousands of years have long eluded us. Until now, the millions of enthusiasts who flock to the iconic site have made do with mere speculation--about Stonehenge's celestial significance,...

936.2 P229 2013

Blood diamonds : tracing the deadly path of the world's most precious stones
Campbell, Greg.
Paper Book
Journalist Greg Campbell leads the reader down the international diamond trail of brutality, horror, and profit - providing an on-the-ground and in-the-mines story of global consequenceFirst discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in...

966.404 C152

Stampede : gold fever and disaster in the Klondike
Castner, Brian
Paper Book
A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98. One hundred thousand men and women rushed heedlessly north to make their fortunes; very few did, but many thousands of them died in the attempt. In 1897, the United...

971.91 Castner 2021

Jungle of stone : the true story of two men, their extraordinary journey, and the discovery of the lost civilization of the Maya
Carlsen, William
Paper Book
The acclaimed chronicle of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya. Includes the history of the major Maya sites, including Palenque, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Tuloom, Copan, and more. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images. ...

972.81 C197 2016


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