I was looking forward to reading this book, as I have always marveled at stone buildings, and wondered how they were so intricately built. Unfortunately, I found the book to be a bit dense and uninteresting. I'm sure that it will appeal more to people such as architects. My inability to finish the book should have no reflection on the author, nor punish him with a rating that might cost him readers. Therefore, I won't be sending this review on to any of my review sites. Best of luck to the author.

I wanted to read this because I think stone structures are beautiful. When I was an undergad at IU, we spent time openly appreciating the buildings, and there were visits to the quarries.
This book does have a lot of beautiful stone structures, and I was surprised how prevalent they are around the world. The author worked in stone and talks about the Rule of Bondwork, which gives guidance to how to work with stone in a way that's most likely to be successful. Descriptions of how to work with the stone's natural attributes to get the best results is fascinating.
This was worth reading for the pictures, but I ended up learning a lot about a topic I didn't realize was so interesting. It's amazing that these structures are so heavy and dense but can be used to make such beautiful creations, like the Great Pyramid at Giza, while remaining vulnerable to the elements, like salt.