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by John M Donahue  Publisher Comments According to some estimates, at least 1.7 billion people do not have an adequate supply of drinking water and as many as 40% of the world's population face chronic shortages. Yet water scarcity is more than a matter of terrain, increased population, and... (read more)  List Price $30.00 Your price $22.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Walter A Lyons Publisher Comments Well written at a level that is enjoyable to everyone. I highly recommend this book to any lay reader, weather watcher or atmospheric professional. – The Weather Doctor. Everyone has something to say about the weather. Former NASA researcher and... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Don Rittner Publisher Comments Designed for high school through early college... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Mark Bowen Publisher Comments “One of the best books yet published on climate change . . . The best compact history of the science of global warming I have read.”—Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books The world’s premier climatologist, Lonnie Thompson... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Jouris Book News Annotation Thirty-three thematic maps feature names of towns in the US in such categories as animals, biblical names, food, literary figures, weather descriptions, pessimism (e.g. Boring, OR; Bummerville, CA; Waterloo, MT). Annotation c. Book News, Inc... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Sid Marty Publisher Comments "... so vital, so vibrant, so full of life, you just want to jump up and down for joy". -- The Edmonton Journal "... a skilled blend of social, natural and personal history". -- Equinox "... a remarkable achievement, at once a taleteller's journey, a... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by National Research Co Synopsis Small communities violate federal requirements for safe drinking water as much as three times more often than cities. This book reviews the risks and presents a variety of institutional and technological options for improving the management efficiency... (read more) List Price $53.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Bob Sheets Publisher Comments The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by National Res Council Book News Annotation Proceedings of a colloquium held November 1990, in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the purpose of examining the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water resources management, and management options.... (read more) Your price $19.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mike Sato Synopsis Portrait of a fragile waterway destroyed by agriculture and industry, and the inspirational stories of the people attempting to protect and preserve it.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $7.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by The Royal Society Publisher Comments The middle atmosphere, extending from above 10 to 100 km, has attracted increased attention in the past decade, particularly during the Middle Atmosphere Programme, a four-year period of international cooperative study initiated by the Council of... (read more) Your price $8.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Gabrielle Walker 
Powells.com Staff Pick Fans of Dava Sobel and Simon Winchester: this book is for you. A fascinating brief history of the scientists and mathematicians who discovered the atmosphere that makes our planet habitable, Walker's intricate and engaging book quickly captures the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $17.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by John Williams Synopsis A comprehensive chronological guide to hurricanes, tropical storms, and near-misses to impact Florida since 1871, this expanded volume contains the widest possible range of statistics and information for the 181 tropical cyclones to reach Florida, 72 of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Riccardo Petrella Publisher Comments Within 20 years some three of the eight billion people on earth will, if present trends continue, lack access to sufficient drinkable water. Already, a half billion do not have drinkable water, and another two billion generally lack clean water. The rest... (read more) List Price $17.50 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Lloyd Arnold Brown Publisher Comments The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A. D. — Strabo and Ptolemy — through the end of the 19th century, with some discussion of 20th... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Neil Davis Publisher Comments In The Aurora Watcher's Handbook, renowned geophysicist and writer Neil Davis offers an essential book on the aurora borealis for seasoned stargazers and first-time aurora viewers alike. Davis begins with aurora basics, including viewing strategies... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Eric D Olmanson Publisher Comments Throughout the nineteenth century, the southern shores of Lake Superior held great promise for developers imagining the next great metropolis. These new territories were seen as expanses to be filled, first with romantic visions, then with scientific... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price $36.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jerry Brotton Publisher Comments Trading Territories is a beautifully illustrated book which offers a new account of the status of maps and geographical knowledge in the early modern world.... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Houghton Mifflin Book News Annotation From Aachen (a western German city, possibly Charlemagne's birthplace) to Zwolle (in the northern Netherlands), this compilation encompasses the major ethnic groups and languages of the worlds (from Acadian to Zunian), and the political as well as... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Tim Palmer Publisher Comments In Lifelines, Tim Palmer addresses the fate of our waterways. While proposals for gigantic federal dams are no longer common, and some of the worst pollution has been brought under control, myriad other concerns have appeared - many of them more subtle... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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