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Price: $21.95
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Sale: $13.82
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Manufacturer: Ozark Society Foundation
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Kenneth L. Smith
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Publisher: Ozark Society Foundation
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Dewey Decimal Number: 976.716
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Publication Date: 2006-01-30
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: Ken Smith’s extensive knowledge about the Buffalo River country, including his experience setting up trails and publishing river guides, is on display in this fascinating book about the history and geology of the Buffalo National River. The book was done in coordination with NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAPS, TRAILS ILLUSTRATED.
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Price: $110.00
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Sale: $79.76
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Martin A. Uman
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2008-03-03
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Reading Level: 254
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Description: A lightning strike to an unprotected object or system can be disastrous - in the United States lightning is responsible for over 30% of all electric power failures, causes billions of dollars worth of property damage, and an average of 85 fatalities a year. This accessible text describes all aspects of lightning protection and includes many illustrative drawings and photographs. The author examines the physical behavior of lightning, various types of lightning damage, the role of lightning detection and warning in effective protection, as well as options for deflecting or eliminating lightning. U.S. and international lightning protection standards are discussed. This book will be essential reading for everyone involved in the business of lightning protection, including meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, architects, engineers, and fire-safety experts. Insurance practitioners and physicians will find this reference of significant value.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $10.94
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jerry Silver
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.6
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Publication Date: 2008-01-30
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Reading Level: 289
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Description: A non-heated discussion on global warming and climate change Interested in getting to the core of the reasons for the Earth's changing climate? Want an accurate reading on the science behind global warming? Here's your gauge! This easy-to-follow guide offers a temperate view of this hot topic. Global Warming & Climate Change Demystified starts by looking at scientific data gathered from weather instruments, satellite telemetry, ice cores, and coral sections that reveal how the Earth's temperature is changing. The book goes on to examine the causes of climate change, including both natural processes and human-generated greenhouse gases. Finally, the consequences of global warming are discussed and a wide variety of viable solutions that can be implemented by individuals as well as society as a whole are presented. Complete with end-of-chapter quizzes and a final review to test your knowledge, this book will teach you the fundamentals of global warming and climate change in an unbiased and thorough manner. This fast and easy guide offers: - A thorough review of scientific data
- Details on the evidence of global warming worldwide
- Information on the origin and impact of greenhouse gases
- Explanations of alternatives to carbon-based energy sources
- Suggestions for local and global solutions
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Global Warming & Climate Change Demystified is your shortcut to understanding this important and timely issue.
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Price: $25.95
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Sale: $2.75
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Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Mark Bowen
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Publisher: Dutton Adult
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.73874560973
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Publication Date: 2007-12-27
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Reading Level: 336
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Description: From acclaimed writer and physicist Mark Bowen, Censoring Science tells the true story of the Bush administration’s censorship of the world’s preeminent climatologist, and the science behind global warming that they do not want you to know. The facts don’t lie:
• 2005 was the warmest year since the invention of the thermometer.
• 2006 is on track to become the hottest year ever recorded in the United States.
• The six hottest years on record have occurred in the last eight years, and the twenty-two hottest years on record have occurred in the last twenty-six years.
Preeminent climatologist and leading NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen has been studying climate for over three decades. It was his testimony to a Senate committee in 1988 that first brought the threat of global warming to the world’s attention. In January 2006, news broke that the Bush administration had been attempting to censor Dr. Hansen—obscuring his message and suppressing the vast body of his scientific work, which unequivocally demonstrates the reality and immense danger of global warming. Now, for the first time and with unfiltered access, writer and physicist Mark Bowen finally tells the exclusive story of Hansen’s decades-long battle to bring the truth about global warming to light. Censoring Science illuminates the real science behind global warming and maintains that we can still prevent environmental disaster, while both strengthening our economy and our national security. In the tradition of Ron Suskind’s blockbuster bestseller, The Price of Loyalty, Censoring Science exposes the truth behind the administration’s spin doctors, and shares the inside story of one of the most important and influential scientists of our time.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $9.34
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Manufacturer: Sheridan House
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Alan Watts
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Publisher: Sheridan House
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Edition: 1st Pbk
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.6418
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Publication Date: 2002-03
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: "Undoubtedly," writes Alan Watts, "knowledge of the wind is the most neglected part of the spectrum of sailing knowledge." This book is the perfect companion to Alan Watt's Instant Weather Forecasting, which is a worldwide bestseller. Its easily accessible format and revolutionary presentation has established Alan Watts' reputation as a layman's meteorologist. Instant Wind Forecasting is a quick reference guide for all who work or play outdoors whether dinghy, coastal or offshore sailors, fishing or motorboat owners, farmers or pilots. And since most outdoor ball games also depend on the wind, this book will help all outdoor sportsmen to make meaningful predictions as to what the wind will do based on the look of the sky and the feel of the day.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $20.16
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Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Logan Allen::Marjorie Burns::Sam Sargent
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635
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Publication Date: 1991-12-01
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Reading Level: 221
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Description: The formation of the Grand Coulee remained a mystery for many years, until J Harlen Bretz proved that the Columbia River basin was the site of huge floods 15,000 years ago that created the landscape we see today.
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Price: $45.95
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Sale: $37.34
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Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Open University
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Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.4701
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Publication Date: 2001-10-17
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Reading Level: 286
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Description: This second edition retains the general structure of the first edition, but
has been updated in the light of recent oceanographic research, and improved
as a teaching text on the basis of feedback from past students and other
readers.
Notable additions include new sections addressing the topic of
numerical modelling, and more discussion of natural oscillations in the
ocean-atmosphere system (previously confined to the El Niño phenomenon). In
particular, the Chapter on the North Atlantic now includes a discussion of
the North Atlantic Oscillation, as well as of the Great Salinity Anomaly. In
the final Chapter, treatment of water mass formation has been updated to
reflect recent ideas about the processes involved and how they relate to
climatic change over different time-scales, from decades to millennia.
High quality full colour diagrams
Substantial chapter summaries ideal for revision
Answers, hints and notes for questions at back of the book
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Price: $55.00
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Sale: $37.68
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: William James Burroughs
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.6
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Publication Date: 2007-11-26
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Reading Level: 390
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Description: Providing a concise, up-to-date presentation of current knowledge of climate change and its implications for society as a whole, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to include the latest information. The text describes the components of the global climate, considers how the many elements of climate combine to define its behaviour, and reviews how climate change is measured. The author discusses how the causes of climate change can be related to the evidence of change, and modelled to predict future changes. This book is ideally suited for introductory courses in meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science, geography, agriculture and social science. It contains review questions at the end of each chapter to enable readers to monitor their understanding of the materials covered. This book should appeal to an audience with a keen interest in all aspects of the climate change debate.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $14.00
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Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: William D. Layman
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 979.7
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Publication Date: 2006-05-30
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Reading Level: 150
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Description: 'In a sense, two Columbia Rivers flow through our lives - the river we see today and the natural river that gave rise to the spectacular sights and thunderings of such places as Celilo and Kettle Falls. To know either has always presented major challenges. The river's rugged physical character prevents knowing by slicing through inaccessible mountain ranges, vast stretches of unpopulated roadless areas, and extreme landscapes before emptying into the sea' - from the Introduction. The Columbia River of today bears little resemblance to the river Native peoples and settlers knew in the early twentieth century. Between 1933 and 1984, an unparalleled fervour of engineering transformed much of the river into a series of large reservoirs contained by fourteen hydroelectric dams.While many mourned the loss of the free flowing river, others embraced a newly tamed waterway that could control floods, irrigate desert lands, and supply electrical power for the growing region. "River of Memory" honours a place and time now gone from view. It restores an unfettered Columbia through more than ninety historical photographs that capture the river as it once appeared. This extraordinary visual record is complemented with the words of early explorers, surveyors, and naturalists who wrote about specific places along the river and with new works by contemporary American and Canadian writers and poets. Organized to carry the reader from the mouth of the Columbia where it enters the ocean to its source in eastern British Columbia, the narrative follows the natural history of the river through the archetypal journey of salmon returning to the river's headwaters in Columbia Lake.Introducing each section are illustrations of salmon and other indigenous fish by artists Joseph Tomelleri and Dan McConnell. "River of Memory" encourages readers to linger along the river's shores and spend time reflecting on its dramatic mountain and plateau landscapes. It fosters connections between the river's natural and human histories through the words of the distinguished writers represented throughout, including Jeannette Armstrong, Gloria Bird, Peter Christensen, Tim McNulty, Kathleen Dean Moore, Eileen Pearkes, Theodore Roethke, Kim Stafford, William Stafford, Robert Sund, David Wagoner, Elizabeth Woody, and many more.
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Price: $24.99
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Sale: $22.45
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: William James Burroughs
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2008-07-31
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Reading Level: 372
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Description: How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? By setting our genetic history in the context of climate change during prehistory, the origin of many features of our modern world are identified and presented in this illuminating book. It reviews the aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives - diet, language and the domestication of animals - are also the product of the climate in which we evolved. In short: climate change in prehistory has in many ways made us what we are today. Climate Change in Prehistory weaves together studies of the climate with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on human development and history.
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