Petr Voltsit, Fyodor Vladimirov. Geology: Minerals, Continents, Noosphere

This book is not a geology textbook, but a fascinating account of our planet and the people who study it. You'll learn about the transformations of rocks and minerals, how volcanoes form, how islands grow and disappear, the origins of coal and oil, the history of the Earth, and even... other planets.
And also about how dill helps penetrate the secrets of the earth's depths, when the Baltic collided with Kazakhstan and what grew out of it, why the Dead Sea is so salty, when to buy a lead umbrella, how to fool the helmsman without reading Jules Verne, and much, much more.
Readers will find hundreds of fascinating facts, lively language, witty illustrations, and experiments that can be easily performed in the kitchen using a saucepan, a vacuum cleaner, a hair dryer, and watercress. What do these objects have to do with geology? Read on and find out!