Geology
There are 87 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
 New: $25.50 Trade Paper 
add to wish list |
|
On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A Geological Field Guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin
by Bruce Bjornstad  Publisher Comments New field guide tracks down clues to the great Ice Age floods. During the last great Ice Age that ended some 15,000 years ago, the Pacific Northwest was repeatedly decimated by cataclysmic floods unlike anything of modern times. Giant ancient lakes...
|
||||||
New: $29.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History
by Ellen Morris Bishop Publisher Comments Geology is an extremely visual subject, and In Search of Ancient Oregonis a beautifully photographed, expertly written account of Oregon's fascinating geological story. Written by a passionate and professional geologist who has spent countless hours in...
|
||||||
Used: $16.95 Trade Paper List Price $24.00
add to wish list |
|
Northwest Exposures: A Geologic Study of the Northwest
by David Alt 
Publisher Comments The tale of the Northwest's geology began more than two billion years ago when an ancient continent split, creating oceanfront property in what is now western Idaho. Pacific islands mashed into that coastline, making large parts of Washington and Oregon....
|
||||||
Used: $12.50 Trade Paper List Price $20.00
add to wish list |
|
Roadside Geology of Idaho (Roadside Geology)
by Alt David Synopsis Professional geologists write and edit the "Roadside Geology" books for people who are not geologists but would like to learn something about the rocks and landforms around them. Each book begins with an introductory chapter that briefly reviews the...
|
||||||
New: $15.00 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods
by David Alt
Publisher Comments When geologist J Harlan Bretz walked the dry scabland channels of eastern Washington in the 1920s, he realized he was viewing a landscape sculpted by water — lots of water — a flood of catastrophic proportions. Glacial Lake Missoula and Its...
|
||||||
Used: $9.95 Trade Paper List Price $18.00
add to wish list |
|
Roadside Geology of Montana (Roadside Geology)
by David Alt Synopsis Professional geologists write and edit the "Roadside Geology" books for people who are not geologists but would like to learn something about the rocks and landforms around them. Each book begins with an introductory chapter that briefly reviews the...
|
||||||
New: $19.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Fire, Faults, and Floods: A Road & Trail Guide Exploring the Origins of the Columbia River Basin (Northwest Naturalist Book)
by Marge Mueller Publisher Comments A wondrous collection of soaring cliffs, deep coulees, basalt dike wals, water-filled potholes, flood-carved caves, and broad channels of one-time rivers spreads across the landscape of eastern and central Washington and northern Oregon. This road and...
|
||||||
Used: $8.95 Trade Paper List Price $16.95
add to wish list |
|
Hiking Oregons Geology 1ST Edition
by Ellen Morris Bishop Synopsis Fun, easy-to-use guides to hiking and understanding the dramatic geologic formations of these regions....
|
||||||
Sale: $11.99 Trade Paper List Price $14.99
add to wish list |
|
Nw Treasure Hunters Gem & Mineral Guide 3RD Edition
by Kathy J Rygle Synopsis Completely updated with the most current information, these guides offer easy-to-use information on the ins and outs of ?fee-dig? mining, complete with locations, costs, tips on technique, entertaining legends and important information on everything from...
|
||||||
Used: $11.50 Trade Paper List Price $16.95
add to wish list |
|
Hiking Oregons Geology 2ND Edition
by Ellen M Bishop Synopsis This updated guide has been expanded with 39 new hikes. New appendices list hikes by rock age, collectible minerals or fossils present, and more; plus a new illustrated section on rock identification....
|
||||||
Used: $9.50 Trade Paper List Price $16.00
add to wish list |
|
Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology)
by David Alt Synopsis "[It] provides a handy and understandable account, either to read at home, or to carry along on trips."-Oregon Historical Quarterly...
|
||||||
Used: $10.50 Trade Paper List Price $14.95
add to wish list |
|
Oregon's Golden Years
by Miles F Potter Synopsis Gold! A single handful of shiny nuggets changed Oregon from a quiet settlement in the Willamette Valley to a brawling frontier that stretched from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of adventuresome souls faced staggering hardships as they...
|
||||||
Used: $9.50 Trade Paper List Price $22.95
add to wish list |
|
Mount St. Helens: Images of an Unexpected Landscape
by Mark Lembersky Synopsis The Spirit of Mount St. Helens will be released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the eruption. This sensitive photo essay transports us from the mountain's violent eruption twenty years ago to the its biological regeneration today -- and its impact...
|
||||||
New: $20.00 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Fire Mountains of the West 3RD Edition
by Stephen L Harris Synopsis For general readers or seasoned geologists, "Fire Mountains of the West" begins with an introduction to volcanoes, the processes that create them, and the glaciers that sculpt them. The heart of the book is a fascinating biography of each of the major...
|
||||||
Used: $6.95 Trade Paper List Price $36.75
add to wish list |
|
Living With Earthquakes in the Pac 2ND Edition
by Robert S Yeats Synopsis An essential guide for anyone interested in understanding earthquake science or in preparing for the next major tremor....
|
||||||
Used: $5.95 Trade Paper List Price $18.00
add to wish list |
|
Fire Mountains of the West: the Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes
by Stephen L Harris Publisher Comments "This well-illustrated volume is probably the best introduction available concerning the geology, history, and hazards of each of the West's potentially eruptive volcanoes." -Natural Hazards...
|
||||||
Used: $6.50 Trade Paper List Price $9.95
add to wish list |
|
Volcanoes of the Cascades: Their Rise and Their Risks (Falcon Guide)
by Richard L Hill Publisher Comments Towering, majestic, beautiful—the Cascade Range is the centerpiece of the Northwest's renowned beauty. These rugged, snowcapped summits provide an inspiring backdrop to the landscape from Washington to northern California. Yet underneath this...
|
||||||
Used: $4.50 Pamphlet
add to wish list |
|
Volcano: First Seventy Days, Mount St. Helens, 1980
by Robert D. Shangle and Linda Kelso Publisher Comments Volcano! The word conjures up images of native princesses being cruelly sacrificed to appease angry gods; of derring-do adventurers risking their lives at the lips of craters boiling with red-hot lava; of pillars of fiery molten rock hurled high into...
|
||||||
Used: $9.95 Trade Paper List Price $19.95
add to wish list |
|
The Restless Northwest: A Geological Story
by Hill Williams Synopsis In an easy conversational style, The Restless Northwest provides a brief overview of the remarkable processes that shaped the Pacific Northwest. The narrative also is sprinkled with firsthand accounts of people involved in recent exciting scientific...
|
||||||
Used: $9.50 Trade Paper List Price $18.00
add to wish list |
|
Roadside Geology of Washington (84 Edition)
by David Alt Synopsis Professional geologists write and edit the "Roadside Geology" books for people who are not geologists but would like to learn something about the rocks and landforms around them. Each book begins with an introductory chapter that briefly reviews the...
|
||||||
