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Price: $19.00
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Sale: $2.50
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Brand: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jay M. Pasachoff
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 5
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523
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Publication Date: 1999-11-23
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Reading Level: 592
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Description: The fourth edition of this best-selling field guide has been completely revised and updated to include the latest information from leading astronomical sources. All the time-sensitive material is new and valid through 2010: solar eclipses, phases of the moon, positions of the planets, and more. Twenty-four Monthly Sky Maps, all newly revised and in color, show exactly what you'll see when facing north or south in the night sky. Fifty-two Atlas Charts, also revised and in color, cover the entire sky, including close-ups of areas of special interest such as the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula. The hundreds of thousands of devoted users of the previous editions of this guide have been eagerly awaiting this new volume so they can continue to enjoy their hobby in the coming decades.
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Price: $17.00
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Sale: $7.00
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Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 552.075
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Publication Date: 1978-11-15
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Reading Level: 607
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Description: Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is divided into two large sections -- one devoted to minerals and one to rocks, each prefaced by a comprehensive introduction that discusses formation, chemistry, and more. All 377 entries, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and helpful visual symbols, provide descriptions and practical information about appearance, classification, rarity, crystal formation, mode of occurrence, gravity of mineral, rock chemistry, modal classification fields, formational environments, grain sizes of rocks, and much more. Whether you are a serious collector or an information-seeking amateur, this incomparably beautiful, authoritative guide will prove an invaluable reference.
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Price: $12.98
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Sale: $8.20
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Manufacturer: Konecky & Konecky
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Flora Peschek-Bohmer::Gisela Schreiber
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Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
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Publication Date: 2004-11-01
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Reading Level: 302
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Description: Heal yourself with power of crystals and gemstones. Hundreds of vivid color photographs make it easy to identify and distinguish between different varieties. Listing for over 140 stones tell you which stones to use for particular illnesses, how to use them most effectively and how stones relate to the chakra system and the signs of the zodiac.
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Price: $17.95
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Sale: $10.47
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Manufacturer: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Josie Iselin::Margaret Carruthers
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Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Dewey Decimal Number: 779.3092
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Publication Date: 2006-04-01
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Reading Level: 144
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Description: Walking along the water's edge, who among us has not stopped to admire the evocatively patterned, shaped, and multihued stones that beckon? Fun to collect and free for the taking, beach stones are objects of contemplation, beauty, and sentiment. This exquisite volume-at once a gorgeous art book and a nature guide-presents more than 200 exceptional stones from around the world and describes the fascinating natural processes that produced them.
Photographer and installation artist Josie Iselin, who uses a flatbed scanner to generate her imagery, has arranged these stones with great artistry, and nature writer Margaret Carruthers yields their secrets, revealing, for instance, that a pebble from Maine was created 400 million years ago during the birth of a great mountain range. Art lovers and beachcombing spirits everywhere will cherish this gift book.
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Price: $5.95
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Sale: $1.42
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Frederick H. Pough
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 552
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Publication Date: 1998-08-15
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting.
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Price: $6.95
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Sale: $3.11
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Manufacturer: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Paul R. Shaffer::Herbert S. Zim
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Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 549.075
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Publication Date: 2001-04-14
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: This handy identification guide to the most common kinds of rocks and minerals offers concise and fascinating information on;Physical and chemical propertiesOrigins and geologic significanceGems and semiprecious stonesHow to find and collect specimensIllustrated in full color throughout, this is a gem of a guide for rockhounds and mineral collectors!
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Price: $15.99
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Sale: $6.75
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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: Milton D. Heifetz::Wil Tirion
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.8
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Publication Date: 2004-02-23
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Reading Level: 96
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Description: A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. By following the unique simplified maps, readers will be able to easily find and identify the constellations and the stars within them. Ancient myths and legends of the sky are retold, adding to the mystery of the stars. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies. Milton D. Heifetz is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Southern California and visiting professor at Harvard Medical School. This is his first astronomy book. Wil Tirion is the author of numerous sky guides, including The Cambridge Guide to Stars and Planets (1997), The Cambridge Star Atlas (1996), and The Monthly Sky Guide (Cambridge, 2003). Previous Edition Hb (1998): 00-521-62513-0
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $5.40
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Manufacturer: RAM U.S.A., Publications and Distribution
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Charles Garrett::Roy Lagal
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Publisher: RAM U.S.A., Publications and Distribution
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Dewey Decimal Number: 552
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Publication Date: 1995-11
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Reading Level: 140
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Price: $24.98
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Sale: $13.90
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Manufacturer: Thunder Bay Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Robin Scagell
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Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 520
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Publication Date: 2003-08-12
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: Astro-Pack contains all the information needed to start the fascinating hobby of astronomy. "The Night Sky through your Telescope" shows how to set up and use any telescope, how to use a planisphere and star charts, what to see, how to photograph the heavens, and a guide to useful accessories. "Star Finder" shows the planets, stars, and constellations in the northern hemisphere visible month-by-month. The planisphere is a practical hour-by-hour tracker of the constellations in a format big enough to use anywhere in the United States. The 3-map large-scale Star Chart and over 1400 photographs and drawings gives maximum detail on what is observable and can be used anywhere in the world.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $5.24
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Manufacturer: Fireside
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Chet Raymo
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Publisher: Fireside
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Dewey Decimal Number: 520
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Publication Date: 1990-01-30
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Reading Level: 225
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Description: THE AMATEUR STARGAZER'S ULTIMATE HOME COMPANION 365 Starry Nights is a unique and fascinating introduction to astronomy designed to give you a complete, clear picture of the sky every night of the year. Divided into 365 concise, illustrated essays, it focuses on the aesthetic as well as the scientific aspects of stargazing. It offers the most up-to-date information available, with hundreds of charts, drawings, and maps-that take you beyond the visible canopy of stars and constellations into the unseen realm of nebulae and galaxies. This simple yet substantial text is full of critical information and helpful hints on how to observe the stars; describe their position; calculate their age, brightness, and distance; and much more. Whether you observe the sky with a telescope or the naked eye, 365 Starry Nights makes the infinite intimate and brings the heavens within your grasp. Keep this invaluable, informative guide close at hand, and you'll find that the sky is the limit 365 nights a year.
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