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Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology) by David D Alt Publisher Comments "[It] provides a handy and understandable account, either to read at home, or to carry along on trips."-Oregon Historical... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese Staff Pick Coal generates over half of the electricity we consume yet we know little about this charred material save a few mining songs and horror stories about canaries and black lungs. In this sumptuous book we follow the black rock through time and discover its... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Roadside Geology of Montana (Roadside Geology) by David D Alt Publisher Comments Informative travel companions about roadside terrain and geology with photos, diagrams, and glossary.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago by Douglas H. Erwin Publisher Comments Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95% of all living species died out — a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 65 million years ago. How this happened remains a... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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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 $13.99 Your price: $6.95 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: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Geology Underfoot in Southern California (Geology Underfoot) by Robert P Sharp Publisher Comments Detailed guide by well-known experts on interesting geological features accessible by foot throughout Southern California. Offers an inside view of the Southland's active and dynamic landscape. Includes detailed maps, photos and glossary.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Snowball Earth: The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It by Gabrielle Walker Publisher Comments Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth, gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman?s... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb Publisher Comments Hunting Eichmann is the first complete narrative of a relentless and harrowing international manhunt. When the Allies stormed Berlin in the last days of the Third Reich, Adolf Eichmann shed his SS uniform and vanished. Following his escape from two... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rocks & Minerals a Field Guide & Introduction To the Geo by Golden Synopsis From common rocks such as granite and limestone to exotic crystals and minerals, this easy-to-use guide tells beginning "rock-hounds" all they need to know.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Simon and Schuster's Guide To Fossils by Palolo Arduini Publisher Comments Practical, concise, and easy to use, SimonandSchuster's Guide to FossilsSimonandSchuster's Guide to Fossils contains everything the fossil enthusiast needs to know. A thorough introduction discusses science, evolution, and history and describes the... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey Publisher Comments From the acclaimed author of Life and Trilobite!, a fascinating geological exploration of the earth’s distant history as revealed by its natural wonders. The face of the earth, crisscrossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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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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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: $42.00 Used - Spiral/comb
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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 $42.50 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight by Pat Shipman Publisher Comments In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing discovery. Hidden in the Bavarian region of Germany was a fossil skeleton so exquisitely preserved that its... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California by Richard P Hilton Publisher Comments In a lively and accessible style, Hilton chronicles the discoveries of reptile fossils in California over the last 100 years by professionals and amateurs. This, combined with fossil descriptions, summaries of the various periods of the Mesozoic era and... (read more) List Price $62.75 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Roadside Geology of Utah (Roadside Geology) by Halka Chronic Publisher Comments Informative travel companions about roadside terrain and geology with photos, diagrams, and glossary.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Volcanoes (Beginner's Guides) by Rosaly Lopes Synopsis Whether worshiped, feared, or studied, volcanoes have always been a subject of fascination and awe. This Beginner's Guide explains the importance of volcanoes in shaping worlds, the dangers of volcanic eruptions, and some of the best places to see them... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Seismic Tomography and Mantle Circulation: Proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting Held on 13 and 14 April 1988 by The Royal Society Publisher Comments Convection in the Earth's mantle governs the thermal and chemical evolution of the Earth, and hence controls much geological activity at the Earth's surface. Progress in determining the present-day mantle circulation, and understanding how it might have... (read more) Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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