Shun-ichiro Karato is Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. Author or coauthor of more than 120 articles and editor of three books, he received the Japan Academy Prize in 1999 and is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

"The book will be of value to practitioners of the deep-Earth sciences. Particularly useful are its handy tutorial derivations of a broad range of simple mathematical concepts, and its reviews of some provocative current topics. I would recommend the book to advanced undergraduates, new graduate students or deep-Earth neophytes."--Quentin Williams, Nature "Karato's book succeeds better than any other I have read in telling a story about what makes the deep Earth so interesting and so challenging a study... The Dynamic Structure of the Deep Earth is also excellent supplemental reading for any student or researcher in the field."--David J. Stevenson, Science "The book is well written, addresses new theories and concepts while paying due attention to classical work, and probably sets the standard from which future books on the subject will be measured."--Choice "Karato has organized a great deal of new and important research in this area into a relatively small survey. The text is written in a popular science style with a minimum of mathematics... A major strength of this book is that it presents a very broad overview of current research in solid-earth properties studies and their application to geodynamics in one easily readable volume... I highly recommend this study for anyone who wants an up-to-date summary of recent advances in the complex study of the deep Earth's interior."--Patrick Taylor, The Leading Edge "A veritable 'page turner' ... I found myself having to read it all, every page... This book should ... be a first port of call for anybody wanting more than just an introduction to the Earth's deep interior; Karato conveys his enthusiasm and evident understanding through every page."--Lidunka Vocadlo, Geological Magazine