Catastrophies and earth history: The new uniformitarianism edited by W. A. Berggren and John A. Van Couvering. Princeton University Press, 1984. No. of pages: 464, Price: £60‐10 (clothback), £13‐90 (paperback). ISBN 0‐691‐08328‐2, ISBN 0‐691‐08329‐0 (pbk)