Paleoseismology is a must-read book for those involved in the earthquake geology field. Others will also find themselves richly rewarded for venturing into its pages, for the book is extremely well written and lays out the fundamental concepts of paleoseismology in detail. It is perfect for use in a course on paleoseismology and serves as an excellent reference book for practitioners. Paleoseismology is written at the graduate student and professional levels in geosciences, and assumes some familiarity with geomorphology and Quaternary geology. McCalpin has assembled an all-star group of field scientists to contribute to different chapters, thus the book is written from an extensive base of experience, making the scope and explanations particularly clear and insightful. The introduction, written by McCalpin and Alan R. Nelson, divides paleo-earthquake evidence into primary (created by tectonic deformation) versus secondary (created by seismic shaking) features and places them into a hierarchical classification. Other aspects...