Nick Eyles
holds a Ph.D (East Anglia) and D.Sc. (Leicester) and is Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto. His prime research interest is in glacial sedimentology and has many years' experience with field work at modern glaciers. He has worked at the universities of Leicester, Newcastle upon Tyne and East Anglia in Great Britain, at Memorial University in Newfoundland and has been at Toronto since 1981 when he was awarded a prestigious NSERC University Research Fellowship. He has authored more than 150 publications in leading scientific journals on ice age geology and environmental geology and has conducted geological fieldwork from the Arctic to the Antarctic, including work with the Ocean Drilling Program onboard the drillship Resolution. Recent sabbaticals have been held in Brazil and Australia. His other books include Canada Rocks and Ontario Rocks.

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". . . an introductory book of geology and is written with the lay reader/hobbyist in mind. . . Illustrations are often accompanied by coloured diagrams, photographs, maps and charts. These graphics, along with the detailed glossary, provide a great resource for teachers."
— ResourceLinks

"This attractive, easy-to-read book should be greatly appreciated by residents of, and travelers to, Canada's Ontario province. It provides both a general introduction to physical geology, with frequent reference to the geology of Ontario, and a specific geologic history of the province...profusely illustrated with well-chosen color maps, photos and diagrams."
— Science Book and Films

"It's the best volume I've seen on Ontario geology and climate change."
— The Toronto Sun