"Williams’s lively mixture of hard science and piquant lore is sure to fire readers’ curiosity about the built environment around us."
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Publishers Weekly
"Each line of inquiry coaxes out some expressive scientific, emotional or philosophical nugget from a piece of travertine, slate or, in one Pop Art extravaganza, a gas station made of petrified wood. Makes stone sing."
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Kirkus Reviews
"Stories in Stone is chock full of fascinating geologic tidbits . . . [but] how the geology is intercalated with the architectural and engineering aspects of building stone is really what this book is about and why it is a good read."
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WIRED
"Williams’ record of human dreams worked in stone is as richly textured and full of life's imprints as a fossil-rich piece of travertine."
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Booklist
"From a kitschy gas station in Lamar, Colorado, contructed of petrified wood, to the working quarries where Michaelangelo cut slabs for David, Moses, and the Pieta, Williams is a knowledgable and enthusiastic guide. . . . Stories in Stone invites readers to ground their intuitive sense on the bedrock of geologic knowledge."
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Natural History Magazine
