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Energy Independence: Your Everyday Guide to Reducing Fuel Consumption by Christine Woodside Publisher Comments Fossil fuelsoil, coal, and natural gasmake up 90 percent of the worlds energy sources. They provoke wars, make us ill, and endanger the planet. Theyre running outand, in case you havent noticed, they cost a lot these days. Have you ever... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Curve of Binding Energy by John Mcphee Publisher Comments Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Green Seduction: Money, Business, and the Environment by Bill Streever Publisher Comments Bill Streever has worked in almost every camp involved with the environment. He is a scientist who has worked in both public and private sectors. He brings that wide experience and the perspective of many others like him to Green Seduction: Money... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $4.48 Used - Hardcover
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics 4TH Edition by Robert E Sheriff Book News Annotation Per Sheriff (U. of Houston), this update of the 1991 iteration incorporates such new developments in the field as the routine use of seismic data and the recognition that "...most of what we formerly considered noise is actually geologic signal that... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $45.00 Used - Hardcover
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Twilight of the Bombs (10 Edition) by Richard Rhodes Publisher Comments The final volume in Richard Rhodes's prizewinning history of nuclear weapons offers the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in the post-Cold War age. The past twenty years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home by Rex A. Ewing and Doug Pratt Publisher Comments Are you connected to the grid, but want to reduce or even eliminate your electric bills with free energy from the sun and wind? From the sun-soaked Southwest to windy North Dakota to the hurricane-prone Southeast, homeowners are discovering renewable... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of the Steam-Engine: Containing All the Rules Required for the Right Construction and Management of Engines of Every Class by John Bourne Synopsis With The Easy Arithmetical Solution Of Those Rules Constituting A Key To The Catechism Of The Steam Engine. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare... (read more) List Price $38.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Energy Modelling & the Management of Uncertainty by Risk Books Synopsis This text contains a detailed analysis of the most difficult problems in pricing electricity, including: price modelling, derivative valuation, feedstock correlations, and weather risk. The book also relates key modelling difficulties to practical... (read more) Your price: $75.00 Used - Hardcover
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Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of Analysis by William D Ehmann Publisher Comments From nuclear dating methods to nucleosynthesis in stars its all here. The first practical, comprehensive guide to the science of radiochemistry. Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of Analysis is the first thorough and up-to-date look for the... (read more) List Price $105.00 Your price: $45.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels & Electricity by Thomas B Johansson Publisher Comments Written and edited by the world's leading experts, Renewable Energy is the most comprehensive reference work on alternative energy ever published. Overall performance, cost, market potential, and environmental impact are assessed for fuels and... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Handbook of Power Systems II (Energy Systems) by Steffen Rebennack Publisher Comments Energy is one of the world`s most challenging problems, and power systems are an important aspect of energy related issues. This handbook contains state-of-the-art contributions on power systems modeling and optimization. The book is separated into two... (read more) List Price $219.00 Your price: $70.00 Used - Hardcover
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How to Repair Briggs and Stratton Engines by Paul Dempsey Publisher Comments PUT AN END TO COSTLY SMALL-ENGINE REPAIR BILLS! In this money-saving guide to Briggs & Stratton engine repair, master mechanic Paul Dempsey covers everything you need to know to complete just about any maintenance or repair job with professional results.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery by S L Dixon Publisher Comments Turbomachinery is a challenging and diverse field, with applications for professionals and students in many subsets of the mechanical engineering discipline, including fluid mechanics, combustion and heat transfer, dynamics and vibrations, as well as... (read more) List Price $107.50 Your price: $65.00 Used - Hardcover
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Electricity in Households and Micro-Enterprises by Joy Clancy Publisher Comments Provides practical help in gaining accessibility to electricity for those living in remote or rural communities, individual homeowners and small businesses. Descriptions of the technologies and their costs are given, as well as their different... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Oil: a Beginner's Guide (08 Edition) by Vaclav Smil Synopsis Packed with fascinating facts and insight, this book will fuel dinner party debate, and provide readers with the science and politics behind the worlds most controversial resource. Without oil, there would be no globalisation, no plastic, little... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Power Systems I (Energy Systems) by Steffen Rebennack Publisher Comments Energy is one of the world`s most challenging problems, and power systems are an important aspect of energy related issues. This handbook contains state-of-the-art contributions on power systems modeling and optimization. The book is separated into two... (read more) List Price $229.50 Your price: $70.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Future of Energy Use by Phil Okeefe Publisher Comments Following the success of its predecessor, this second edition of The Future of Energy Use provides essential analysis of the use of different forms of energy and their environmental and social impacts. It examines conventional, nuclear and renewable... (read more) List Price $50.25 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know by Robert Peter Gale Publisher Comments The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity. Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Energy: A Beginner's Guide by Vaclav Smil Publisher Comments Delightful reading yet always scientifically rigourous, this invaluable guide shows how every aspect of our existence is linked with energy?s sources, flows, conversions and uses.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Energy: Its Use and the Environment by Roger A Hinrichs Publisher Comments What is the impact of energy issues such as lobal warming, radioactive waste, municipal solid waste, and nuclear energy production materials on the individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT emphasizes the physical principles behind... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $26.00 Used - Trade Paper
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