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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...
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Gone: Site-Specific Works by Dorothy Cross
by Robin Lydenberg Publisher Comments Over the past few decades, site-specific art has evolved into an international phenomenon, drawing viewers to installations in familiar public arenas as well as remote and unusual places. Irish artist Dorothy Cross has emerged as one of the form's most...
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Eco-Geography: What We See When We Look at Landscapes (Renewal in Science)
by Andreas Suchantke Synopsis A biologist, science teacher and traveler recounts his telling observations about the most fascinating landscapes on Earth including the savannahs of Africa, rainforests, and unique islands. Illustrations. Photos....
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The Facts on File Earth Science Handbook (Facts on File Science Handbooks)
by Diagram Group Publisher Comments Among the topics covered are: - Acid Rain - Air Pollution - Antarctic Circle - Archoen Eon - Asteroids - Barrier Reefs - Common Rocks. Biographies include: - John Couch Adams - Aristotle - Sir Frances Beaufort - Nicolas Copernicus - Charles Darwin - Reni...
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Ecosystems of Florida
by Ronald L Myers Synopsis In this first comprehensive guide to the state's natural resources in sixty years, twenty-nine top scholars explain the character and importance of Florida's major ecosystems....
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Secure from Rash Assault: Sustaining the Victorian Environment
by James Winter Publisher Comments Nineteenth-century Britain led the world in technological innovation and urbanization, and unprecedented population growth contributed as well to the rash assault, to quote Wordsworth, on Victorian countrysides. Yet James Winter finds that the British...
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Sable Island: The Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic
by Marq De Villiers Publisher Comments The story of a small but deadly sand dune in the middle of the North Atlantic Sable Island—one hundred miles due east of Nova Scotia, in the midst of the worst weather in the North Atlantic—is a thirty mile-long sand dune, uninhabited except...
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Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography 2ND Edition
by John Whittow Synopsis Since the division of geography into the distinct fields of human geography and physical geography, the number of geographical terms has rapidly increased. This book explains over 5000 technical terms used in physical geography....
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Soil Geomorphology
by John Gerrard Synopsis Soil geomorphology is the accurate assessment of the genetic relationship of soils and landforms, which is possible only if their interdependence is recognized. This book provides an integration of geomorphology and pedology. Students and scientists in...
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Ice time :climate, science, and life on earth
by Thomas Levenson Book News Annotation Levenson (a producer of the NOVA television series) examines discoveries which have contributed to our understanding of climate, and discusses such issues as acid rain, the greenhouse effect, deforestation, and nuclear winter. Annotation c. Book News,...
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Islands
by Robert E. Stevenson Book News Annotation Published on behalf of Weldon Owen Pty Ltd. (UK) by whom the book was conceived and produced; distributed by St. Martin's Press. Luscious photos accompany essays on the origins, characteristics, and life forms of various kinds of islands--continental,...
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Devastation!: The World's Worst Natural Disasters
by Lesley Newson Publisher Comments Packed with more than 400 awesome color illustrations, Devastation! provides riveting accounts of what happened during the world's most spectacular natural disasters, including dates and details of more than 500 major events. Explore the phenomenal...
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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...
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The New York Times Book of Natural Disasters (Science Times Books)
by Nicholas Wade Publisher Comments Another in the New York Times series of science collections, this title looks at floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, eruptions and the many other ways that good old Mother Nature has hurt us. In a revised and expanded edition....
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Geography of the Canadian North: Issues & Challenges
by Robert M Bone Publisher Comments As arctic and Subarctic of the Canadian North take their place in the global economy, the interplay of resource development, the environment, and the peoples of the North has caused dramatic change. This book examines the dominant images of the North and...
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The Geography Behind History
by W. Gordon East
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Earthshock
by Andrew Robinson TOC Man and nature -- Earth, ocean, atmosphere and life -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning -- Floods, dambursts and tsunamis -- Deserts, droughts, wildfires and desertification -- Avalanches, glaciers and ice...
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Looking At Earth
by Priscilla Strain Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 302) and index....
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Looking at earth
by Priscilla Strain Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 302) and index....
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The Rediscovery of the earth = La riscoperta della terra
by Lloyd Motz
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