Dirt

A friend handed me this book about 20 years ago and said I would love it. I did. I've lost most of the details, but I still remember the bit about the topsoil in the Amazon basin being very thin and wind carrying dirt from the Sahara across the ocean fertilising the rainforests there. Big picture stuff!

Fascinating material, and it's clear that Logan has a deep love for the subject. I wish I could rate the book higher, but the writing style just didn't work for me: I found it overly florid, distractingly so. I had trouble following chapter transitions and was stalled by terms introduced without a clear definition. Perhaps I'm not the target audience, or perhaps it's better on rereading.