I'm going to repost here my review of [b:Basin and Range|19894|Basin and Range|John McPhee|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311988469s/19894.jpg|1665814] because it's pretty much exactly the same for this book. I liked this one a bit more because so much of was about the Bay Area, but I'm guessing it ...
Fascinating account of both California's slow geologic creation and what's been learned from plate tectonics. My science and memory challenged brain had to reread some passages, but this is very enjoyable.