„This is a terrific read for both specialists andnonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates throughprofessionals/practitioners.“ (Choice, 1February 2014)Andrew Warren's splendid new book, which is based on over fourdecades of research, is the first major review of dunes since RalphBagnold's classic 'The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes' of1941. It provides a modern and international perspective on dunedevelopment on Earth and elsewhere in the Solar System at a widerange of time scales. --Andrew Goudie, EmeritusProfessor of Geography, University of Oxford Andrew Warren has produced a much-needed comprehensive account ofdunes in different environments, integrating processes and forms atall temporal and spatial scales, and making use of newly availableonline resources such as Google Earth. The book incorporatesthe latest ideas from numerical modelling and field studies, andprovides a readable introduction to the field. --NicholasLancaster, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, USA.