Reviews of the first edition: 'The Rock Physics Handbook ... has stood on my shelf for many years as a succinct, readable volume both for reference and numerical recipes in rock physics and seismic wave propagation.' Surveys in Geophysics '... covers a wide range of topics and brings together most of the theoretical and laboratory work of rock physics which is necessary for the interpretation of seismic data ... an excellent reference text.' Geological Magazine '... an invaluable single volume reference of material otherwise widely scattered in the literature.' Mineral Planning