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by Sebastian Junger  Synopsis From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone and a deadly canyon fire in Idaho to guerilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this thriller will take you where you wouldn't dream of going on your own.... (read more)  Your price $3.75 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Harold Biswell Publisher Comments Harold Biswell's decades of research and field experience were a major factor in developing policies of controlled or prescribed burning, which mimics or reintroduces the natural fire cycle. This comprehensive study introduces the principles and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Rocky Barker Publisher Comments In 1988, forest fires raged in Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres. As the nation watched the land around Old Faithful burn, a longstanding conflict over fire management reached a fever pitch. Should the U.S. Park and Forest... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $14.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Clint Willis Publisher Comments Firefighters have long been among the most admired men and women in our culture, and recent events have shown how well-placed that admiration is—adding fuel to our innate fascination with stories about fire and the people who risk their lives to... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Arnold Newman Book News Annotation Newman (founder, International Society for the Preservation of the Tropical Rainforest) introduces a general readership to the ecology and distribution of the world's remaining tropical rainforests, describes the consequences of continued... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $7.30 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Christopher Klyza Publisher Comments A timely collection presenting the diverse voices involved in the debate over the fate of the Northern forestlands.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $6.40 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by National Research Co Publisher Comments This timely volume includes an insightful description of the current situation and recent trends, followed by a thorough examination of major policy and program issues affecting nonfederal forests. Among these are emerging environmental concerns such as... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $6.80 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Elers Koch Synopsis Elers Koch was a pioneering forest manager and a master firefighter in the early days of the United States Forest Service. Working as one of "Gifford Pinchot's young men", he helped to establish the boundaries of most of our national forests in the West.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by David Pitt Brooke 
Publisher Comments In the manner of Thoreau, naturalist David Pitt-Brooke meditates on one of Earth's last untouched places -- Vancouver Island's fabled Clayoquot Sound. This area came to prominence during "Clayoquot Summer, " a 1993 protest that resulted in 800 arrests... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jeffrey Sayer Publisher Comments * Whether you are a seasoned conservationist or forestry professional, an aspiring student or simply a concerned citizen, this book is for you. --David Kaimowitz, Director General, CIFOR* Most comprehensive reader in forestry yet published: covers all... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $30.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Herbert Leeso Edlin Publisher Comments Originally published in 1969, and now in its eighth printing, this straightforward text explains where each kind of tree is grown and how to use its wood to the best advantage--from lamination to veneering, from carving and molding, to finishing. Line... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price $20.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Joe P Mattey Publisher Comments This is a book about bubble prices, and their consequences, in the timber industry of the Pacific Northwest from 1979-1984. Bubble prices--unusual and rapid rises (and eventual drops) in the prices of a commodity--have been of theoretical interest to... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price $21.98 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Tony Lent Publisher Comments The forest products industry ranks as one of the world's most important industries ;for the global economy and the environment. It represents close to 3% of the world's gross economic output. The forests upon which it depends are among the most critical... (read more) Your price $9.95 (Used - Ring Binder) check for new and sale copies
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by George Wuerthner Review "The book is a magnificent and magisterial production...Could it be an intellectual foundation for a future national wildfire institute -- in Los Alamos?"(Roger Snodgrass, Los Alamos Monitor, Dec 13 2006 )... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $24.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Margaret D Lowman Publisher Comments A pioneering scientist describes her challenge as a working wife, single parent, and field biologist studying forest treetops around the world. Illustrations.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Lloyd C Irland Publisher Comments The Northeast's Changing Forestreviews the history and conditions of the forest in the nine northeastern states. This diverse region stretches from the shores of Lake Erie to Passamaquoddy Bay and from Cape May, New Jersey to northern Maine. The forests... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price $40.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ray Raphael Publisher Comments More Tree Talk is an insightful and compelling look at the human dimension of the challenges facing forestry. First published in 1981, Tree Talk was widely hailed as the most even-handed and well-written introduction to forestry issues available. More... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Christopher Huggard Publisher Comments The devastating fire that swept through Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the spring of 2000 may have been caused by one controlled burn gone wild, but it was far from an isolated event. All through the twentieth century, our national forests have been under... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Matthew Desmond Publisher Comments Burning to death is a hellish way to die. Yet every year men and women across the country risk their lives for low pay to fight forest fires. Living in remote encampments and isolated from their friends and family, these firefighters stand ready to chase... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $16.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Derrick Jensen Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-179) and index.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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