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The Fate of the World

A history and future of the climate crisis

de Bill McGuire ...

Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late.A warning and a rallying-cry.'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris PackhamA global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our ongoing failure to stem greenhouse gas emissions — and in our lifetimes. This alarming book explains why.< ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late.A warning and a rallying-cry.'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris PackhamA global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our ongoing failure to stem greenhouse gas emissions — and in our lifetimes. This alarming book explains why.<
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False Colours

de Georgette Heyer ...

Kit, a diplomatic and responsible twin, is persuaded to impersonate Evelyn at a dinner where Evelyn is expected to meet his fiancée, Cressy, and her formidable grandmother. What begins as a simple favor escalates into a tangled web of deception as Kit grows increasingly attached to Cressy, while trying to maintain the charade. The situation becomes more precarious when Evelyn eventually returns, ... Leer más

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Kit, a diplomatic and responsible twin, is persuaded to impersonate Evelyn at a dinner where Evelyn is expected to meet his fiancée, Cressy, and her formidable grandmother. What begins as a simple favor escalates into a tangled web of deception as Kit grows increasingly attached to Cressy, while trying to maintain the charade. The situation becomes more precarious when Evelyn eventually returns,
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Taking Nature Into Account

A Report to the Club of Rome Toward a Sustainable National Income

de Wouter van Dieren ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Indicators used to direct ecomonic policy (GDP, national income, etc.) are based on a number of factors ß but nowhere in their calculation is there an acknowledgement of the degradation of natural resources. The numbers may look good, but continued deterioration of the environment is leading us closer to crises; meanwhile, policymakers and the public are basing decisions on dangerously incomplete ... Leer más

$23.79 USD

Indicators used to direct ecomonic policy (GDP, national income, etc.) are based on a number of factors ß but nowhere in their calculation is there an acknowledgement of the degradation of natural resources. The numbers may look good, but continued deterioration of the environment is leading us closer to crises; meanwhile, policymakers and the public are basing decisions on dangerously incomplete
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Natural Hazards

Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

de Edward A. Keller, Duane E. DeVecchio ...

The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society. The text integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology, and solar system astronomy.The ... Leer más

$180.00 USD

The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society. The text integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology, and solar system astronomy.The
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How the Mountains Grew

A New Geological History of North America

de John Dvorak ...

The incredible story of the creation of a continent—our continent— from the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun.The immense scale of geologic time is difficult to comprehend. Our lives—and the entirety of human history—are mere nanoseconds on this timescale. Yet we hugely influenced by the land we live on. From shales and fossil fuels, from lake beds to soil composition, from ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

The incredible story of the creation of a continent—our continent— from the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun.The immense scale of geologic time is difficult to comprehend. Our lives—and the entirety of human history—are mere nanoseconds on this timescale. Yet we hugely influenced by the land we live on. From shales and fossil fuels, from lake beds to soil composition, from
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Deep Life

The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond

de Tullis C. Onstott ...

The thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other planetsDeep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are helping the quest to find life in the solar system.Tullis Onstott, named one of the 100 most influential people in America by Time magazine, provides ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

The thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other planetsDeep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are helping the quest to find life in the solar system.Tullis Onstott, named one of the 100 most influential people in America by Time magazine, provides
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Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs

Evolution, Extinction, and the Future of Our Planet

de Donald R. Prothero ...

Donald R. Prothero's science books combine leading research with first-person narratives of discovery, injecting warmth and familiarity into a profession that has much to offer nonspecialists. Bringing his trademark style and wit to an increasingly relevant subject of concern, Prothero links the climate changes that have occurred over the past 200 million years to their effects on plants and ... Leer más

$33.29 USD

Donald R. Prothero's science books combine leading research with first-person narratives of discovery, injecting warmth and familiarity into a profession that has much to offer nonspecialists. Bringing his trademark style and wit to an increasingly relevant subject of concern, Prothero links the climate changes that have occurred over the past 200 million years to their effects on plants and
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GED Test Prep Earth Science Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 1 of 13

GED Exam Study Guide

de GED Exambusters ...

Series Libro 1 - Exambusters GED
"GED Prep Flashcard Workbook 1: EARTH SCIENCE-GEOLOGY" 600 questions. Topics: Earth's Origin, Minerals, Rocks, Weathering, Wind and Glaciers, Oceans, Maps, Atmosphere, Astronomy [==================] ADDITIONAL WORKBOOKS: "GED Prep Flashcard Workbook 5: ARITHMETIC REVIEW" 600 questions. Topics: Fractions and Decimals, Multiplication Tables, Percents, Metric System, Square Roots and Powers, and more ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

"GED Prep Flashcard Workbook 1: EARTH SCIENCE-GEOLOGY" 600 questions. Topics: Earth's Origin, Minerals, Rocks, Weathering, Wind and Glaciers, Oceans, Maps, Atmosphere, Astronomy [==================] ADDITIONAL WORKBOOKS: "GED Prep Flashcard Workbook 5: ARITHMETIC REVIEW" 600 questions. Topics: Fractions and Decimals, Multiplication Tables, Percents, Metric System, Square Roots and Powers, and more
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Python For ArcGIS

de Laura Tateosian ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book introduces Python scripting for geographic information science (GIS) workflow optimization using ArcGIS. It builds essential programming skills for automating GIS analysis. Over 200 sample Python scripts and 175 classroom-tested exercises reinforce the learning objectives. Readers will learn to: • Write and run Python in the ArcGIS Python Window, the PythonWin IDE, and the PyScripter IDE ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This book introduces Python scripting for geographic information science (GIS) workflow optimization using ArcGIS. It builds essential programming skills for automating GIS analysis. Over 200 sample Python scripts and 175 classroom-tested exercises reinforce the learning objectives. Readers will learn to: • Write and run Python in the ArcGIS Python Window, the PythonWin IDE, and the PyScripter IDE
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Coasts in Crisis

A Global Challenge

de Gary Griggs ...

Coastal regions around the world have become increasingly crowded, intensively developed, and severely exploited. Hundreds of millions of people living in these low-lying areas are subject to short-term coastal hazards such as cyclones, hurricanes, and destruction due to El Niño, and are also exposed to the long-term threat of global sea-level rise. These massive concentrations of people expose ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

Coastal regions around the world have become increasingly crowded, intensively developed, and severely exploited. Hundreds of millions of people living in these low-lying areas are subject to short-term coastal hazards such as cyclones, hurricanes, and destruction due to El Niño, and are also exposed to the long-term threat of global sea-level rise. These massive concentrations of people expose
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Cradle of Life

The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils

de J. William Schopf ...

One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 million years. We have long known that fossils of sophisticated marine life-forms existed at the dawn of the Cambrian Period, but until recently scientists had found no traces of Precambrian fossils. The quest to find such traces began in earnest in the ... Leer más

$39.59 USD

One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 million years. We have long known that fossils of sophisticated marine life-forms existed at the dawn of the Cambrian Period, but until recently scientists had found no traces of Precambrian fossils. The quest to find such traces began in earnest in the
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Fascinating Facts for Smart and Inquisitive Teens

Fun Facts, and Exciting Tidbits from Around the World for Teens Who Love to Ask Why

de Thomas J. Anderson ...

Fascinating Facts for Smart and Inquisitive Teens: Unlock a World of Wonder!Are you ready to uncover mind-blowing facts, quirky trivia, and fascinating discoveries that will blow your mind? "Fascinating Facts for Smart and Inquisitive Teens" is the ultimate guide for young explorers who are hungry to learn about the incredible wonders of the world around them. Whether you're into animals with ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Fascinating Facts for Smart and Inquisitive Teens: Unlock a World of Wonder!Are you ready to uncover mind-blowing facts, quirky trivia, and fascinating discoveries that will blow your mind? "Fascinating Facts for Smart and Inquisitive Teens" is the ultimate guide for young explorers who are hungry to learn about the incredible wonders of the world around them. Whether you're into animals with
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The Science of the Earth

The Secrets of Our Planet Revealed

de DK ...

Elegant design combined with beautiful images to explore and explain Earth's natural riches.This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the ebook features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in one hand, that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work. For example, bubbles of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Elegant design combined with beautiful images to explore and explain Earth's natural riches.This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the ebook features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in one hand, that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work. For example, bubbles of
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Bread Givers

de Anzia Yezierska ...

Sara, the youngest daughter of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, rebels against her father’s rigid patriarchal authority and his insistence on prioritizing religious devotion over material well-being. Determined to forge her own path, she rejects the traditional roles of wife and caretaker, pursuing education and independence despite immense hardship and societal constraints.Through Sara's journey, the ... Leer más

$0.97 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Sara, the youngest daughter of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, rebels against her father’s rigid patriarchal authority and his insistence on prioritizing religious devotion over material well-being. Determined to forge her own path, she rejects the traditional roles of wife and caretaker, pursuing education and independence despite immense hardship and societal constraints.Through Sara's journey, the
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Fun Science

A Guide to Life, the Universe, and Why Science is so Awesome

de Charlie McDonnell ...

Welcome, fellow humans (and others), to the the world of FUN SCIENCE! I’m Charlie, also known across the internet as charlieissocoollike.In my book, I take you on an awesome journey through the cosmos, beginning with the Big Bang through to the Solar System and the origins of life on Earth, all the way down to the particles that make up everything around us (including you and me!).Expect frequent ... Leer más

$16.59 USD

Welcome, fellow humans (and others), to the the world of FUN SCIENCE! I’m Charlie, also known across the internet as charlieissocoollike.In my book, I take you on an awesome journey through the cosmos, beginning with the Big Bang through to the Solar System and the origins of life on Earth, all the way down to the particles that make up everything around us (including you and me!).Expect frequent
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Intraterrestrials

Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth

de Karen G. Lloyd ...

A biologist’s firsthand account of encounters with the planet’s most bizarre organisms—and how these discoveries are challenging our most basic assumptions about life on EarthLife thrives in the deepest, darkest recesses of Earth’s crust—from methane seeps in the ocean floor to the highest reaches of Arctic permafrost—and it is unlike anything seen on the surface. Intraterrestrials shares what ... Leer más

$20.19 USD

A biologist’s firsthand account of encounters with the planet’s most bizarre organisms—and how these discoveries are challenging our most basic assumptions about life on EarthLife thrives in the deepest, darkest recesses of Earth’s crust—from methane seeps in the ocean floor to the highest reaches of Arctic permafrost—and it is unlike anything seen on the surface. Intraterrestrials shares what
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Democracy in America

de Alexis de Tocqueville ...

Key themes and ideas explored in "Democracy in America" include:Democracy and Individualism: Tocqueville discusses the rise of democracy in America and the individualistic tendencies that it fosters. He explores the relationship between equality and individualism, suggesting that democracy encourages people to focus on their own interests and personal success.Majority Rule and Tyranny of the ... Leer más

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Key themes and ideas explored in "Democracy in America" include:Democracy and Individualism: Tocqueville discusses the rise of democracy in America and the individualistic tendencies that it fosters. He explores the relationship between equality and individualism, suggesting that democracy encourages people to focus on their own interests and personal success.Majority Rule and Tyranny of the
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Rathlin, A Wild Life: Island Living, Seabirds and Extraordinary Gifts from Nature

de Ruby Free ...

In 2021, Ruby Free, 21, got her dream job working on an RSPB reserve. But this position wasn’t for the faint hearted – it meant moving to live on Rathlin Island, off the County Antrim coast. One of the wildest and most biodiverse corners of the UK and Ireland, to Ruby, who had grown up in the south-west of England, it felt both thrilling and very far from home.Ruby thought she knew what wildness ... Leer más

$8.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In 2021, Ruby Free, 21, got her dream job working on an RSPB reserve. But this position wasn’t for the faint hearted – it meant moving to live on Rathlin Island, off the County Antrim coast. One of the wildest and most biodiverse corners of the UK and Ireland, to Ruby, who had grown up in the south-west of England, it felt both thrilling and very far from home.Ruby thought she knew what wildness
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Periglacial Geomorphology

de Colin K. Ballantyne ...

A FASCINATING AND INFORMATIVE EXPLORATION OF PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES, PAST AND PRESENT, AND THEIR ROLE IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONPeriglacial Geomorphology presents a comprehensive introduction to the processes that operate in present periglacial environments and discusses the inferences that can be drawn about former periglacial environments from those processes. Organized into six parts, the book opens ... Leer más

$75.00 USD

A FASCINATING AND INFORMATIVE EXPLORATION OF PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES, PAST AND PRESENT, AND THEIR ROLE IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONPeriglacial Geomorphology presents a comprehensive introduction to the processes that operate in present periglacial environments and discusses the inferences that can be drawn about former periglacial environments from those processes. Organized into six parts, the book opens
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Stories from the Deep Earth

How Scientists Figured Out What Drives Tectonic Plates and Mountain Building

de Geoffrey F. Davies ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Plate tectonics can drift continents and push up mountains, but what drives the plates? This is an insider’s account of how we answered questions posed over two centuries ago, and completed geology’s quest for a driving mechanism. Forging through confusing evidence, apparent contradictions and raging debates we arrived at not one but two mechanisms: sinking plates and rising plumes. ... Leer más

$40.99 USD

Plate tectonics can drift continents and push up mountains, but what drives the plates? This is an insider’s account of how we answered questions posed over two centuries ago, and completed geology’s quest for a driving mechanism. Forging through confusing evidence, apparent contradictions and raging debates we arrived at not one but two mechanisms: sinking plates and rising plumes.
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Astronomy And Space Science For Kids

Beginners Guide To Solar System (Planetary Studies)

de John Myth ...

Our solar system is a big place! It is where we belong. Learning about it is very important (Especially for children) because it allows the understanding of where we all came from -- one of the reasons why this children's planetary study book was created."Astronomy And Space Science For Kids" was compiled by John Myth, it was designed for general studies on The Solar System and pla... ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Our solar system is a big place! It is where we belong. Learning about it is very important (Especially for children) because it allows the understanding of where we all came from -- one of the reasons why this children's planetary study book was created."Astronomy And Space Science For Kids" was compiled by John Myth, it was designed for general studies on The Solar System and pla...
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Small Wonder

Essays

de Barbara Kingsolver ...

“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life ... Leer más

$8.49 USD

“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life
... Leer más
The Wild Trees

A Story of Passion and Daring

de Richard Preston ...

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees,Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees,Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet
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Alien Oceans

The Search for Life in the Depths of Space

de Kevin Hand ...

Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice ... Leer más

$15.09 USD

Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice
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