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The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell -- clear across England... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History by Ellen Morris Bishop Publisher Comments The exciting story of how Oregon's diverse landscapes evolved is seen through 220 fine art quality photographs and beautiful writing.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley by Robert P. Sharp Publisher Comments Eastern California boasts the greatest dryland relief in the contiguous United States, offering a rich variety of environments and spectacular geology. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and diagrams, "Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley"... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods by David D Alt Publisher Comments Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods tells the tale of a huge Ice Age lake that, when it suddenly drained, unleashed more than ten times the combined flow of all the modern rivers of the world. The book follows the path of the floodwaters as... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - 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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Roadside Geology of Colorado by Halka Chronic Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cataclysms on the Columbia by John Eliot Allen Publisher Comments The formation of the Grand Coulee remained a mystery for many years, until J. Harlen Bretz set out to prove that the Columbia River basin was the site of huge floods 15,000 years ago that covered 16,000 square miles to depths of hundreds of feet... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Raptor Red by Robert T Bakker Publisher Comments A pair of fierce but beautiful eyes look out from the undergrowth of conifers. She is an intelligent killer... So begins one of the most extraordinary novels you will ever read. The time is 120 million years ago, the place is the... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Mountains of St. Francis: Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth by Walter Alvarez Publisher Comments The new work by the bestselling author of "T. Rex and the Crater of Doom" takes readers on an excavation of the earths distant past. In Alvarezs telling, all major geologic episodes are as dramatic as the great impact that killed the dinosaurs, even when... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Roadside Geology of Yellowstone Country (85 - Old Edition) by William J. Fritz 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... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology by Richard M Busch Publisher Comments Revised throughout for enhanced clarity and accuracy – and with a greater emphasis on the process of science – this user-friendly, best-selling laboratory manual examines the basic principles of geology and their applications to everyday life.... (read more) List Price $72.20 Your price: $40.00 Used - Spiral/comb
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Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth by Richard Fortey Publisher Comments A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Extraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in biology should read this book."--The New York Times Book Review "A marvelous museum of the past four billion years on earth--capacious,... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Build a Dinosaur: The New Science of Reverse Evolution by Jack Horner Publisher Comments A world-renowned paleontologist reveals groundbreaking science that trumps science fiction: how to grow a living dinosaur Over a decade after Jurassic Park, Jack Horner and his colleagues in molecular biology labs are in the process of building the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Roadside Geology of Wyoming 2ND Edition by David Lageson Publisher Comments Informative travel companions about roadside terrain and geology with photos, diagrams, and glossary.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Roadside Geology of New Mexico (Roadside Geology) by Halka Chronic Publisher Comments Informative travel companions about roadside terrain and geology with photos, diagrams, and glossary.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Windstone: Natural Arches, Bridges, and Other Openings by David Muench Publisher Comments Celebrated landscape photographer David Muench turns his keen photographic eye to the mystery of the sculpted earth in WINDSTONE: NATURAL ARCHES, BRIDGES, AND OTHER OPENINGS. These spectacular photographs of natural arches, land bridges, windows, sea... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $19.95 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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Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World by Tom Zoellner Publisher Comments The astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy it Uranium occurs naturally in the earth's crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever by Jack Horner Publisher Comments A world-renowned paleontologist takes readers all over the globe to reveal a new science that trumps science fiction: how humans can re-create a dinosaur. In movies, in novels, in comic strips, and on television, weve all seen dinosaursor at least... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Mountains: Geology, Natural History & Ecosystems (Worldlife Library) by Martin F Price Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 71) and index.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $2.98 Used - Trade Paper
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