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Haiti After the Earthquake by Paul Farmer Publisher Comments On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Within three days, Dr. Paul Farmer arrived in the Haitian capital, along with a team of volunteers, to lend his services to the injured.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Volcanoes by Robert W Decker Publisher Comments The most affordable, informative text available on the intricate anatomy of volcanoes, this concise paperback is the ideal text for classes in geology, atmospheric science and geography. Beautifully illustrated with both art and incredibly photos... (read more) List Price $67.40 Your price: $36.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Burning Island: Myth and History of the Hawai'ian Volcano Country by Pamela Frierson Synopsis Westerners--from early missionaries to explorers to present-day artists, scientists, and tourists--have always found volcanoes fascinating and disturbing. Native Hawaiians, in contrast, revere volcanoes as a source of spiritual energy and see the volcano... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester Staff Pick Krakatoa is the eloquent narrative of the cataclysmic destruction in 1883 of the volcanic island of the same name. Killing nearly 40,000 people (mostly from the resultant tsunamis), this violent eruption was "the most violent explosion ever recorded and... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 (P.S.) by Simon Winchester Staff Pick "If you liked Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman, or any of Winchester's other works, you'll like this one. He explains geological ideas well, and is well on his way to being the new ambassador of geology's influence on human history. He places... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester Staff Pick "If you liked Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman, or any of Winchester's other works, you'll like this one. He explains geological ideas well, and is well on his way to being the new ambassador of geology's influence on human history. He places... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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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) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson Synopsis There is 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) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Touring Washington and Oregon Hot Springs (Falcon Guides Touring) by Jeff Birkby Publisher Comments Describes 40 of the regions best soaks including firsthand descriptions of each soaking location along Z99 detailed maps and directions best seasons to visit and intriguing histories and... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Super Volcano: The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath Yellowstone National Park by Greg Breining Publisher Comments Despite growing evidence of geothermic activity under America's first and foremost national park, it took geologists a long time to realize that there was actually a volcano beneath Yellowstone. And then, why couldn't they find the caldera or crater... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Developments in Volcanology #10: Caldera Volcanism: Analysis, Modelling and Response by Joachim (edt) Gottsmann Publisher Comments This volume aims at providing answers to some puzzling questions concerning the formation and the behavior of collapse calderas by exploring our current understanding of these complex geological processes. Addressed are problems such as: - How do... (read more) Your price: $170.00 New - Hardcover
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Volcanoes (Beginner's Guides) by Rosaly Lopes Synopsis Whether worshiped, feared, or studied, volcanoes have always been a subject of fascination and awe. This Beginner's Guide explains the importance of volcanoes in shaping worlds, the dangers of volcanic eruptions, and some of the best places to see them... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Earthquakes Through Time (Fast Forward) by Nicholas Harris Synopsis Kids will learn all about earthquakes in this exciting new title. Using thumb indexes, they can zoom through time--minutes, days, years, or sometimes even centuries--from one page to the next.... (read more) Your price: $26.50 New - Library
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Earthquakes (Early Bird Earth Science) by Sally M. Walker Publisher Comments This book introduces young readers to earthquakes. It describes the layers of Earth's crust and explains how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes and forms mountains. It also discusses how and why seismologists study earthquakes, how... (read more) Your price: $29.25 New - Library
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Volcano by Catherine Howell About the Author Neil Kagan is the former Publisher / Managing Editor and Director of New Product Development for Time-Life Books. Over his 30-year career, he created a wide range of Time-Life Books series including the award winning Voices of the Civil War, What Life... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Worlds on Fire: Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus and IO by Charles Frankel Publisher Comments A fascinating tour of the mightiest volcanoes in the Solar System.... (read more) List Price $113.95 Your price: $9.75 Used - Hardcover
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Magnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault by Philip L Fradkin Publisher Comments The archetypal natural disaster defined on the verge of the millennium. To understand the cataclysmic earthquake that will tear California apart one day, Philip L. Fradkin has written a dramatic history of earthquakes and an eloquent guide to the San... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Timescales of Magmatic Processes Timescales of Magmatic Processes: From Core to Atmosphere from Core to Atmosphere by Anthony (edt) Dosseto Publisher Comments Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today. Since the Earth's origin 4.55 billion years ago magmatic processes have continued to shape the Earth, producing... (read more) Your price: $164.95 New - Hardcover
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Seismic Signatures and Analysis of Reflection Data in Anisotropic Media (Handbook of Geophysical Exploration. Seismic Exploration) by Ilya D. Tsvankin Publisher Comments Following the breakthrough in the last decade in identifying the key parameters for time and depth imaging in anisotropic media and developing practical methodologies for estimating them from seismic data, this title primarily focuses on the far reaching... (read more) Your price: $130.00 New - Trade Paper
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Yellowstone's Geysers: The Story Behind the Scenery by Duncan Foley Synopsis Yellowstone is the world's largest concentration of geysers. It is so amazing that if the only geysers were the ones on Geyser Hill in the Upper Geyser Basin, it would still be a world famous destination for geysers. All the rest of the geysers in the... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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