By Geoffrey F. Davies (2011) Cambridge University Press, U.K., 232 p. $64.00 ISBN 978-0-521-19800-4 (Hardback; e-formats available). Since the plate tectonics model was advanced in the 1960s, mantle convection has been recognized to be at the heart of various activities of the solid Earth like volcanism, continental drift, mountain building, and earthquakes. Yet, mantle convection is often vaguely understood as “something mysterious that happens down there” according to the author, a leading authority of mantle dynamics. There are even wide-spread misconceptions concerning mantle convection. Mantle Convection for Geologists is written for non-specialists of mantle dynamics to clear the haze and misconcepts that surround mantle convection. The book is kept concise, and mathematics that may be intimidating for non-specialists are avoided. This is a welcome textbook. The book consists of 11 chapters and three appendices. Following the introduction and a brief description of the internal structure of the Earth in Chapters 1 and 2, Chapter 3 accounts for how the basic concepts that constitute plate tectonics model like plates, transform fault, and hot spot have …