This full-color 96-page hardcover book is designed so you can open any two-page spread and learn a concept related to sinkholes and karst. Each two page spread within the chapter presents captioned photos that explain the concept further.

I envisioned the layout well before I had a contract with a publisher, and I'm thankful to June Cussen and Pineapple Press for working with me to ensure the book fit my original design.

These concepts are grouped into six chapters. Each is color-coded, so the color bar at the top of the page relates to the overall concept presented by the chapter, as follows:

 Understanding Sinkholes
An overview of what a sinkhole is and where they occur worldwide...the difference between sinkholes and man-made subsidence...what karst is and how it forms...how erosion causes sinkholes...the three types of sinkholes: solution, collapse, and subsidence...what features are common to all sinkholes

Living Landscapes
Landscapes that form sinkholes and are shaped by sinkhole formation, including caverns, certain types of mountains and valleys...sinkholes affecting the flow of streams...sinkholes making lakes disappear and reappear...prehistoric sinkholes...what is found inside prehistoric sinkholes

Water
The water cycle...groundwater and how sinkholes transport it or disrupt it...the water table and how sinkholes interact with it...aquifers and how sinkholes play a part in them...natural wells, such as cenotes and artesian wells...freshwater springs...oasis...sinkhole springs in the ocean floor

Habitats
Inhabitants of a dry sinkhole...creation of microclimates...plants and animals found in a freshwater spring and sinkhole pond...what lives around freshwater springs underseas...plans and animals found in caverns...what lives at an oasis...the fossil record found in sinkholes

Living with Sinkholes
Sinkholes and ancient man...detecting where sinkholes might open up...what to do if a sinkhole threatens you or your property...how to properly plug a sinkhole...how to build structures and roads in sinkhole terrain...how to avoid creating more sinkholes

Sinkholes in our Midst
History of farming in sinkholes...how sinkholes lead to buried treasure...importance of sinkholes and drinking water...cautions about water pollution via sinkholes...protecting land so sinkhole habitats flourish...enjoying recreational opportunities presented by sinkholes

Where to Visit a Sinkhole
A listing of sites around the United States and Canada, which I am expanding on within this website.