Soil in the Environment Crucible of Terrestrial Life

"What a great textbook for students of the environmental sciences...very well written and organized book with historical and modern perspectives...WOW!"
- Dr. Leticia S. Sonon, Soil, Plant, and Water Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

"The most readable text yet published on the subject...completely fulfilling...a rich background in ecological interactions..."
- Dr. Ronald Smith, North Dakota State University, Department of Plant Sciences, Fargo, USA

"This text is the right resource for the right time, it's perfect for the new type of introductory soil course."
- Steve Thien, Kansas State University, USA

"...an excellent introductory text...outstanding choice as the text for a university core science course introducing students to soil science.The ample use of color figures and diagrams is partcularly striking."
- Dr. Robert L. Hill, Professor of Soil Physics, Soil & Water Management, Dep. of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland College Park, USA

"...full of fascination and passion...vividly depicts the importance of soil and why we should care about it...perfect tool for captivating new generations."
- Nadia Martínez-Villegas, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

"This is definitely a text for use in college soil physics classes, an excellent one for reference for horticulturists like myself."
- Dr. Ronald Smith, North Dakota State University, Department of Plant Sciences, Fargo, USA

"An excellent teaching tool...Students and instructors will find the glossary presented at the end of the book very useful..."
- Dave Goorahoo, California State University, Fresno, USA

"I plan to use it with other references for teaching soil science course (for sophomore students) in the college of agriculture sciences. "
- Ahmed Al-wadaey