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Smithsonian Earth by Smithsonian Institution Publisher Comments In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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World Geomorphology by E M Bridges Publisher Comments This encyclopaedic volume will provide a valuable reference for students of geology and geography.... (read more) List Price $64.25 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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1001 Questions Answered about Earthquakes, Avalanches, Floods and Other Natural by Barbara Tufty Publisher Comments This book answers 1001 questions about all kinds of natural disasters: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, avalanches, landslides, floods, droughts, fires, and animal plagues. A very informative, readable book. Unabridged republication of the original... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $1.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Ecoregions Softcover: The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Continents by Robert G Bailey Synopsis Ecoregions applies the principles described in Bailey's Ecosystem Geography to describe and characterize the major terrestrial and aquatic ecological zones of the Earth. Robert Bailey's system for classifying ecoregions has had a major influence, and has... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $28.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Catastrophism: Asteroids, Comets, and Other Dynamic Events in Earth History by Richard Huggett Publisher Comments One of the most dramatic intellectual events of the last decade has been the stunning re-emergence of the catastrophist paradigm in the biological and earth sciences. From killer asteroids to emergent viruses, it has become evident that the history of... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of Earth: A Complete Visual Guide by Michael Allaby Publisher Comments This sumptuously illustrated, beautifully written encyclopedia, the best book available on the topic, presents the most up-to-date information about planet Earth in a style and format that will appeal to an extremely wide range of readers. With thousands... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Mountains (Supercubes) by Valeria Manferto Publisher Comments Since the late nineteenth century, mountaineering has fed our desire for conquest, challenge, and knowledge, attracting us to the highest peaks. Packed with hundreds of glorious photographs by the worlds foremost nature photographers, Mountains SuperCube... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $8.75 Used - Hardcover
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Structural Geology (10 Edition) by Haakon Fossen Publisher Comments Lavishly illustrated in color, this textbook takes an applied approach to introduce undergraduate students to the basic principles of structural geology. The book provides unique links to industry applications in the upper crust, including petroleum and... (read more) List Price $77.00 Your price: $58.00 Used - Hardcover
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Earth by James F Luhr Synopsis A team from the Smithsonian Institution working under the direction of Luhr, who is with the US National Museum of Natural History, have put together a stunning picture book of their home planet. The format is reminiscent of an atlas, but the subject... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $16.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Islands: From Atlantis to Zanzibar by Steven Roger Fischer Publisher Comments When Lost’s Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashed, the survivors found themselves on a seemingly deserted island. In Defoe’s novel, Robinson Crusoe spends twenty-eight years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, while in the movie Castaway... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $28.00 Used - Hardcover
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Mathematical Modeling of Earth's Dynamical Systems: A Primer by Rudy Slingerland Publisher Comments "Written by two of the leading researchers in the field, Mathematical Modeling of Dynamical Systems is a must-read for all geoscientists, and not just students. This excellent primer offers bite-size gems of insight into the world of quantitative... (read more) List Price $57.50 Your price: $55.00 New - Trade Paper
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Earth: A New Perspective by Nicolas Cheetham Publisher Comments From Earth we have looked deep into the universe, embarking on a journey of discovery that has revealed the cosmos to be richer than we could ever imagine. But what happens when we reverse the process, when we look back on Earth from the heavens? We see... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Restless earth by National Geographic Book News Annotation A guide to the geologic and meteorologic forces that shape the environment and sometimes explode into disaster. Four contributions discuss the history and workings of rain, snow, and wind storms; volcanoes; and climatic weather shifts that may signal... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Encyclopedia of Caves by William B. (edt) White Publisher Comments Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is... (read more) Your price: $130.00 New - Hardcover
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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: $3.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ecosystem Geography by Robert G Bailey Publisher Comments The analysis and management of ecosystems rely increasingly on sound geographical knowledge. Ecosystem Geography is a landmark contribution which brings the geographer's tools - maps, scales, boundaries, and units - to the study of ecosystems. The author,... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Earth :the making, shaping, and workings of a planet by Derek Elsom Book News Annotation A visually spectacular, popular guide to the way the Earth works. Using examples drawn from around the globe, such as the molten core and the atmospheric shield, Elsom explains the Earth's origins, inner workings, life-supporting rhythms, and surface... (read more) Your price: $7.25 Used - Hardcover
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Violent Earth. by Robert Dinwiddie Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Looking at earth by Priscilla Strain Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 302) and index.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $8.98 Used - Hardcover
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Earth: The Biography by Iain Stewart and John Lynch Publisher Comments After four and a half billion years, our planet is approaching old age: the perfect time to look back on an extraordinary life. In Earth: The Biography, renowned science writers Iain Steward and John Lynch use groundbreaking imagery and the latest... (read more) List Price $31.50 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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