What are some of the best books for learning about geology, paleontology, paleogeography, and related fields? I ask such a general question because I'm simply hoping to initiate an interesting discussion of books to look into for my self-study project.
My dream book would be a vast tome providing a tour of geologic time from a point of view encapsulating the major geo/paleo disciplines and with lots of pretty pictures. I've compiled quite a daunting wishlist on amazon but I'm still at a loss as to where to start and figure that it would be best to go at it from a "big picture" pov. What say ye?
Thank you kindly people!