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Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway Map by Kirk Johnson Publisher Comments A companion map for Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway , which follows the zany travels of a paleontologist and an artist as they drive across the American West in search of fossils. PLEASE NOTE: Map is available flat (for framing) or pre-folded (for easy... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Map
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The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood by David R. Montgomery Publisher Comments In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah’s Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating the world’s flood stories and—drawing from historic works by... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould Publisher Comments High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived--a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson Synopsis Theres a crack in the earths crust that runs roughly 31 miles offshore, approximately 683 miles from northern California up through Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia. The Cascadia Subduction Zone has generated massive earthquakes over... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth by Marcia Bjornerud Publisher Comments To many of us, the Earths crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite, and... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet by Tim Flannery Synopsis Credited with discovering more species than Darwin, praised for his ability to take complex ideas andseemingly effortlessly make them accessible” (Sydney Morning Herald), Tim Flannery is one of the worlds most influential... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones by Greg Campbell Publisher Comments First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These blood diamonds” are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Barry Cox Publisher Comments An unmatched reference work distinguished by its erudition and beauty, this volume is an illustrated who's who of prehistoric life, a Baedeker of more than 500 million years of evolution on Earth. With entries for more than 600 species, each... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $16.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Rockhounding Nevada: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites (Rockhounding) by William A Kappele Publisher Comments A complete guide to finding and collecting the states gems and minerals Rockhounding Nevada is a must-have book for anyone interested in collecting rocks, minerals, fossils, and gems in the Silver State. Fully up to date with GPS coordinates for more... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Gems of the World by Cally Oldershaw Publisher Comments A wonderful reference guide to the field of gemology.... Comprehensive and] lavishly illustrated. -- Booklist This is a practical, comprehensive guide to the identification and use of precious and semiprecious gems, novelty stones, agates and crystals... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood by John Soennichsen Synopsis Conventional geologic thinking always said that the landscape between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains a unique place characterized by gullies, coulees, and deserts was created over millions of years by rivers that had long since gone dry... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Gemstones (Collins Gem) by Cally Oldershaw Publisher Comments <p>A fully illustrated guide to gemstones</p> <ul> <li><p>Striking full-color photographs</li> <li><p>Detailed descriptions of each stone</li> <li><p>Additional artwork showing identifying... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Planet Dinosaur: The Next Generation of Killer Giants by Cavan Scott Publisher Comments The companion book to the upcoming Discovery Channel television series, Planet Dinosaur is an introduction to the latest and most exciting dinosaur discoveries. The last decade has been particularly fruitful in the study of dinosaurs, with more new... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Of Rock and Rivers: Seeking a Sense of Place in the American West by Ellen Wohl Publisher Comments "Ellen Wohl has created a masterful and lyrical natural history of the Rocky Mountain West. She writes with a naturalist's attention to detail, an artist's eye for color, a geologist's long view of change, and an activist's passion. Wohl brings a fresh... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Lie of the Land: The Explosive Story of How Britain Was Formed. Ian Vince by Ian Vince Publisher Comments In 1857, Lieutenant Commander Joseph Dayman was dispatched by the Admiralty at the helm of HMS Cyclops to take deep sea soundings in preparation for the first transatlantic telegraph cable. While the cable turned out to be perhaps the world's largest and... (read more) Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Volcanoes by Philippe Bourseiller Publisher Comments More than 170 full-color, double-page spreads--including satellite photos--depict dramatic outbursts of active volcanoes around the globe.... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Darwin's Lost World: The Hidden History of Animal Life by Martin Brasier Publisher Comments It greatly puzzled Darwin that the most ancient rocks, those dating before the Cambrian period, seemed to be barren of fossils when he would expect them to be teeming with life. Decades of work by modern paleontologists have indeed brought us amazing... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rocks, Gems, and Minerals: A Falcon Field Guide [Tm] (Falcon Field Guide) by Garret Romaine Publisher Comments Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to 80 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed photographs... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Earth: A Journey Through Time by Nicolas Cheetham Publisher Comments Planet Earth is presented in a captivating and original perspective in this extraordinary collection of breathtaking images. Through the use of satellites and various lenses and imagery techniques, previously hidden aspects of the planet are brought into... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Carnivorous Dinosaurs (Life of the Past) by Kenneth Carpenter Publisher Comments The meat-eating dinosaurs, or Theropoda, include some of the fiercest predators that ever lived. Some of the group's members survive to this day--as birds. The theropod/bird connection has been explored in several recent works, but this book presents 17... (read more) List Price $58.95 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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