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Price: $16.00
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Sale: $8.98
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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: Mark Kurlansky
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 553.63209
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Publication Date: 2003-01-28
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Reading Level: 498
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Description: Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World, here turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Kurlansky's kaleidoscopic history is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $11.49
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Manufacturer: Sterling
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Walter Schumann
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Publisher: Sterling
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Edition: 3 Rev Exp
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Dewey Decimal Number: 553.8
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Publication Date: 2007-01-01
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Reading Level: 272
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Description: Gemstones of the World is truly the single volume that every hobbyist, jeweler, jewelry maker, and rockhound needs: it’s the cornerstone of the field. And this updated edition contains a host of new findings on “Gemstones for Collectors,” additional gems in the “Table of Constants,” and the “double fraction” figures that experts have long wanted—a very special new feature.
All the gemstones are treated in their many variations: more than 1,500 full-color photos showcase each precious and semiprecious stone in both its rough, natural, and its polished and cut renditions. Each entry offers complete information on the gemstone’s formation, structure, physical properties, and characteristics, along with the best methods of working, cutting, and polishing it. There are even full treatments of lesser-known gems, from andalusite to vesuvian, and a special section is devoted to rocks as precious stones, including alabaster, onyx, obsidian, and fossils. Organic gem materials are also covered, such as coral, ivory, amber, and pearl. Charts and tables help collectors identify unknown gemstones and check for genuineness.
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $6.69
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Manufacturer: Falcon
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Gail A. Butler
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Publisher: Falcon
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 549.9794075
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Publication Date: 1998-09-01
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Reading Level: 200
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Description: Although known for its gold production, California is a virtual haven for rock and gem collectors. With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich desert regions, comb tide-washed beaches for jade, agate, abalone, fossilized whale bone, and prospect in the mountains and hills for gold, copper, and other minerals and gems. It describes 75 of the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs around the state. Rockhounding California offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an outstanding guide and sourcebook.
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $5.00
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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: Barbara Freese
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 553.2409
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Publication Date: 2004-01-27
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coal’s world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungs—and now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the "great stinking fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization.
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Price: $6.95
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Sale: $3.17
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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 properties
Origins and geologic significance
Gems and semiprecious stones
How to find and collect specimens
Illustrated in full color throughout, this is a gem of a guide for rockhounds and mineral collectors!
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Price: $18.95
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Sale: $18.95
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Manufacturer: Gem Guides Book Co
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Brad Lee Cross::June Culp Zeitner
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Publisher: Gem Guides Book Co
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Dewey Decimal Number: 552
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Publication Date: 2006-04-30
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Reading Level: 292
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Description: In this book two renowned experts share their lifelong passion for geodes and their extensive knowledge of world-class geode deposits as they present the latest theories on the formation and occurrence of these amazing mineral gifts of nature. Visit the geode mines of Northern Mexico and Southern Brazil with Brad Cross. Learn the geode mining process and how the astonishing treasures hidden inside are uncovered. Travel with June Culp Zeitner as she explores vast geode deposits throughout the Midwestern U.S. that provide a recorded history of the ancient seas that once covered the land. Discover Florida's ocean harvest of unparalleled agatized geodes. Meet the close cousins of geodes--thundereggs, septarians and concretions. See over 140 full-color photos of geodes that defy description!
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $4.10
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Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Corrine Kenner
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Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
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Dewey Decimal Number: 549.68
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Publication Date: 2006-06-01
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Reading Level: 264
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Description: Revered for their beauty, unique electrical qualities, and metaphysical attributes, crystals have been precious to mankind for centuries. Crystals for Beginners explores the universal allure of crystals and demonstrates how to channel their dynamic energies.
Beginning with how crystals were formed in the Earth billions of years ago, this practical guide introduces the history and myth surrounding these powerful minerals. From agates to zoisite, the characteristics of specific crystals are presented, along with advice for collecting, cleansing, and charging them. Readers also learn how to apply crystal energy to meditation, healing, psychic development, magic, divination, astral projection, dream work, and much more.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $6.50
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Manufacturer: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Smithsonian Institution::Jeffrey E. Post
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Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Dewey Decimal Number: 553.8074753
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Publication Date: 2005-09-01
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Reading Level: 144
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Description: The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History holds the world's greatest collection of gems. In this beautiful book, now available in paperback, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses everything from diamonds, rubies, and emeralds to jade and lapis lazuli, as well as the Hope Diamond and other world-famous stones in the museum's collection. More than 100 stunning photographs capture the colors and brilliance of these wonders of the mineral kingdom.
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Price: $59.95
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Sale: $35.89
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Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Tony Lord
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Publisher: Firefly Books
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Edition: Revised and updated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9
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Publication Date: 2008-04-10
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Reading Level: 464
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Description: A comprehensive and practical guide -- essential. Even the experienced gardener can be stumped when considering which plants to put where. Confidence in working with plant combinations can mean the difference between a mediocre garden and one that sings. The Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations is the perfect tool to help gardeners create a stunning garden. Rich with inspiration and practical advice, the expanded and updated edition includes: - An 18-page analysis on combining plants according to location, soil, climate and seasons
- An 18-page analysis of planting styles, with instructions on how to re-create many of the combinations shown in the book -- perennials, meadow planting, matrix planting, grasses and more
- 12 pages on the leading innovators in combination planting, including Piet Oudolf, Penelope Hobhouse and Beth Chatto
- An additional 300 color photographs
- Garden designers' signature combinations -- and why they work
- An updated easy-to-use layout that features more prominent at-a-glance symbols and spotlights plant characteristics and cultivation requirements.
This comprehensive directory and cultivation guide provides 4,000 combinations for beautiful and successful plantings, with entries fully cross-referenced. With authoritative and imaginative text, superb photographs and thousands of planting combinations, the Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations is ideal for gardeners at all experience levels. (20080719)
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Sale: $57.00
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Cornelis Klein::Barbara Dutrow
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 23
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Dewey Decimal Number: 549
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Publication Date: 2007-02-20
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Reading Level: 704
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Description: The classic in the field since 1848, this extraordinary reference offers readers unsurpassed coverage of mineralogy and crystallography. The book is known for integrating complete coverage of concepts and principles with a more systematic and descriptive treatment of mineralogy. The revised edition now includes a CD-ROM to let readers see the minerals and crystals, while also viewing chemical composition, symmetry, and morphological crystallography.
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