Began reading: March 16, 2007

The title of a book is one of the most important things about it.
Along with the cover. If the cover of a science fiction adventure
consists of an amateurishly drawn individual waving an improbably
weapon, it's not likely to give the casual browser any confidence
that the text inside is any less amateurish.

Well, I'm reading Chesapeake Invader. Now, anyone who just looks at
that title might think that it's about some kind of non-native
species invading Chesapeake Bay, or even the early Caucasians
invading the land of the native Indians.

However, that's not the case. This is a book about the impact of a
meteor in Chesapeake Bay 50 million years ago, and how it was found.

I've only read two chapters so far, but it's pretty good. Lots of
illustrations that show things in a very clear way so that the
layperson can understand them, and well written.

So despite the title, this is a book that anyone around the world
can read with interest, because of its subject matter.