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Price: $154.00
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Sale: $28.48
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Warren Viessman Jr.::Mark J. Hammer
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: 7
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Dewey Decimal Number: 628.1
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Publication Date: 2004-05-14
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Reading Level: 888
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Description: The sixth edition of Water Supply and Pollution Control continues to offer a state-of-the-art look at modern water management. Warren Viessman, Jr. and Mark J. Hammer emphasize the application of scientific methods to problems associated with the development, movement, and treatment of water and wastewater. Recognizing that all waters are potential sources of supply, the book's tradition of presenting treatment processes in the context of what they can do, rather than in the context of water or wastewater treatment, is becoming more appropriate as the concept of total water management gains greater acceptance. Improvements to the sixth edition include: New material on water resources development, population forecasting, urban storm drainage, distribution system design, and the use of EPANET Substantially revised coverage of water supply and use, water distribution, the hydraulics and hydrology of sewer and storm drainage systems, biological treatment processes, sludge processing, and advanced wastewater treatment to reflect the latest technologies, engineering practices, and regulations New examples and problems based on actual engineering designs and operations Emphasis on computer-oriented solutions where appropriate Throughout the book, the presentation has been clarified where necessary to make this an invaluable text and reference for the civil and environmental engineering student and professional.
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Price: $21.95
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Sale: $13.50
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Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Blake Gumprecht
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2001-03-01
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Reading Level: 384
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Description: Why is the historic center of Los Angeles located where it is, 15 miles from the ocean and 10 miles from the San Gabriel Mountains, on an arid plain? The answer is the Los Angeles River, which once flowed freely across that flat land. In his book, The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth, Blake Gumprecht points out that before the course of the river was paved, Hollywood and Beverly Hills were marshland and that in flood years, the river carried as much water as the Mississippi. "The destruction of the river had begun half a century before the first concrete was poured," Gumprecht writes, "when the river ... began to be viewed not as a giver of life or a thing of beauty, but as a dumping ground--for horse carcasses, petroleum waste, and the city's garbage." The river, he adds, was also viewed as a mere vehicle for a commodity, water, and a vehicle that could be improved with the addition of channels, culverts, and reservoirs. Such changes made the wide-scale development of the Los Angeles region possible, but they destroyed the living river. Now, years later, environmental activists are pressing to restore the river to something of its former self--and their efforts, if successful, will again alter the course of regional history. The Los Angeles River has figured widely in many ecological studies of Southern California; in historical work it has figured largely as a backdrop. Gumprecht grants the river close attention as a thing unto itself, one that has affected many other aspects of the area's social, economic, and environmental history. --Gregory McNamee
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $3.36
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Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 531
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Publication Date: 2007-05-01
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Reading Level: 272
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Description: The most important and accessible science writing on a topic of intense public interest and concern: oil and the future of energy.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $9.08
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Mallory Pearce
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Publisher: Dover Publications
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Dewey Decimal Number: 745.4
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Publication Date: 2005-02-04
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Reading Level: 64
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Description: Valuable reference includes accurate illustrations of flora and fauna found throughout the United States. More than 65 forest animals are depicted, along with approximately 70 varieties of trees and shrubs. Ideal for adding an authentic touch to print projects and for classroom activities. 173 black-and-white illustrations.
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Price: $15.00
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Sale: $0.95
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Manufacturer: Plume
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Matthew Hart
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Publisher: Plume
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Dewey Decimal Number: 960
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Publication Date: 2002-08-27
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: For centuries, diamonds have symbolized wealth, prestige and love; however, behind those symbols lies a world of deceit, monopoly and war.
Hart follows the diamond trail around the globe, from the basement room where Gabi Tolkowsky, the world's greatest diamond cutter, faced the 599-carat Centenary diamond, to the fogbound smugglers' paradise of Africa's Diamond Coast. He records the heroic struggle of the 24-year old woman who discovered a multibillion dollar diamond mine on the Arctic Circle and describes the company that feared her most, masterminds of the great and shadowy diamond cartel.
Combining history, science, business, and adventure, Diamond captures the essence of this priceless gem and the world that surrounds it.
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $21.60
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Manufacturer: Island Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Klaus J. Puettmann::Christian C. Messier::K. David Coates
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Publisher: Island Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 634.950973
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Publication Date: 2008-11-15
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Reading Level: 206
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Description: The discipline of silviculture is at a crossroads. Silviculturists are under increasing pressure to develop practices that sustain the full function and dynamics of forested ecosystems and maintain ecosystem diversity and resilience while still providing needed wood products. A Critique of Silviculture offers a penetrating look at the current state of the field and provides suggestions for its future development. The book includes an overview of the historical developments of silvicultural techniques and describes how these developments are best understood in their contemporary philosophical, social, and ecological contexts. It also explains how the traditional strengths of silviculture are becoming limitations as society demands a varied set of benefits from forests and as we learn more about the importance of diversity on ecosystem functions and processes. The authors go on to explain how other fields, specifically ecology and complexity science, have developed in attempts to understand the diversity of nature and the variability and heterogeneity of ecosystems. The authors suggest that ideas and approaches from these fields could offer a road map to a new philosophical and practical approach that endorses managing forests as complex adaptive systems. A Critique of Silviculture bridges a gap between silviculture and ecology that has long hindered the adoption of new ideas. It breaks the mold of disciplinary thinking by directly linking new ideas and findings in ecology and complexity science to the field of silviculture. This is a critically important book that is essential reading for anyone involved with forest ecology, forestry, silviculture, or the management of forested ecosystems.
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Price: $16.00
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Sale: $32.76
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Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: William Dietrich
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508
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Publication Date: 1993-06-01
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: In a riveting exploration of our connection to all that we cherish and exploit on Earth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The Seattle Times examines the human side of the struggle that looms as the fate of our forest s is determined.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $19.55
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Manufacturer: Gem Guides Book Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Fred Ward
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Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 553.876
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Publication Date: 2001-10
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Reading Level: 64
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Description: This extensive new revision updates all the world's jade sources with 65 new color photographs as well as revised text on every page. The lavishly illustrated all-color book is part of the Fred Ward Gem Book Series. Chapters include: History & Lore; China and the Stone of Heaven; the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec; the Maori in New Zealand; Jade Today; and Buying & Caring for Jade. This book provides the ideal introduction to one of the world's oldest and most famous materials. Follow author Fred Ward around the world in search for the best, most significant, and beautiful examples of jadeite and nephrite, the two rocks known as jade.
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Price: $60.00
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Sale: $43.20
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Manufacturer: Island Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Smith
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Publisher: Island Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 634.9
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Publication Date: 1987-12-01
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Reading Level: 422
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Price: $11.95
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Sale: $11.95
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Manufacturer: Atlas Publications (NC)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Don R. Wilson
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Publisher: Atlas Publications (NC)
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Edition: 1
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Publication Date: 1995-08
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Reading Level: 50
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Description: The Red Claw crayfish is a new and very promising aquaculture species. The Red Claw is very similar to the native American species, except that it grows to a HUGE size--almost to that of a lobster! There are several other notable differences, such as year-round breeding, awesome fecundity... often over 700 eggs per breeder! They also have a non-aggressive nature, which allows many more Red Claw crayfish to live happily in a given space than would the native American crayfish. This book is one of the few sources for complete information on all aspects of the culture of this lobster sized freshwater crayfish. Compiled from leading edge research direct from Australia as well as individual and University findings from all over the U.S.,this book dispels the hype and furnishes the facts about this little known but highly prized new aquaculture species. Fish farmers have managed to become major players in this bottomless market in only a couple of years. Small scale family run operations are harvesting 'short lobsters' in less than a year, and the startup costs are relatively low. There are not many Red Claw crayfish reference books, and this book packs all the info you may need into a small price. Included in the book are photos from down under, food and feeding regimens needed to raise the Red Claw to giant size, well managed pond and tank factors, hatching and juvenile production, stocking methods, regularly updated sources of supply, processing and sale tips, and marketing recommendations.
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