About this title: Hannah Holmes, a science writer for the Discovery Channel Online, reveals some fascinating facts about the most ubiquitous substance on Earth: dust. From the dust that formed the stars to the dust that aggravates asthma to the dust bunnies that breed underneath couches, her study covers all manner of airborne particles.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780471377436ISBN:0471377430
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780471377436ISBN:0471377430
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Good. This book has light wear, some writting on first page. Dust jacket has light wear, some wear on jacket edges. I will ship this book out on the next business day! Each book individually hand cleaned. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2003-02-28
ISBN-13:9780471426356ISBN:0471426350
Description: Like New. Like New. Book is in excellent condition, had only one previous owner. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780471377436ISBN:0471377430
Description: Good. Book Former library hardcover with dustjacket. Not price clipped. Stamps, stickers, no pocket. Dustjacket in protective mylar cover with no rips or tears. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780471377436ISBN:0471377430
Description: Fine. 9.5x6.25 inches. 240 indexed pages. Yellow cover with silver lettering on the spine. Explores the massive amounts of dust that surround us, the origin of dust, the consequences of it and so much more. Clean, tight, unmarked, bright. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780471377436ISBN:0471377430
Description: Very Good. Very Good/Very Good minus; hardcover, first ed.; fr cover has one scratch, text block as new. Dj is a bit creased at edges. An entertaining and informative study of dust, the very stuff on which our planet is built. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, NY USA
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780471377436ISBN:0471377430
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Lightly read, unmarked copy. Yellow boards, silver letters. Chapters (11): The World in a Grain of Dust; Life & Death among the Stars; A Light & Intriguing Rain of Space Dust; The (Deadly) Dust of Deserts; A Steady Upward Rain of Dust; Dust on the Winds Heeds No Borders; Did Dust Do In the Ice Age? ; A Steady Downward Rain of Dust; A Few Unsavory Characters from the Neighborhood; Microscopic Monsters & Othe Indoor Devils; Dust to Dust. 240pp. read more
Description: New in no jacket. pp. 240. You will never again look disparagingly upon dust. Science & natural history writer Hannah Holmes takes a seemingly mundane subject & trumpets its significance in our lives not only on Earth, but in the Heavens. She provides the reader a fascinating journey into the unseen flecks that underpin our world & those beyond. Chapters: The World in a Grain of Dust; Life & Death among the Stars; A Light & Intriguing Rain of Space Dust; The (Deadly) Dust of Deserts; A Steady ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780471426356ISBN:0471426350
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Binding-Picto
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey, U. S
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780471426356ISBN:0471426350
Description: Fine. Octavo-240mm(91/2"). A clean, crisp, and tightly bound paperback copy in fine condition throughout. More info, scanned images, supplied promptly on request. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780471426356ISBN:0471426350
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 238 by 160 mm. Hannah holmes a mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world some see dust as dull and useless stuff. but in the hands of author hannah holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force; dust, we discover, built the pla*n*e*t* we walk upon. and it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales from ... read more
"A book written in the same mode as "Salt" or "Stiff." It has some good information and nice tidbits, but it doesn't manage to have the same compelling storytelling. The best trivia in the book: she talks to scientists that believe all of the soil covering Caribbean islands (such as Jamaica) is atmospheric dust that lofted up from the Sahara Desert and other locales and settled out, giving the islands a bit of topsoil one grain at a time over millions of years."
"A whole book about the natural history of dust and the creation and evolution of the earth and the life upon it. And it's quite readable and enjoyable - really!"
"Tried to get into this book after reading an interview with the author in th NYT and just couldn't. It was dry as...well, you know. Should have stuck with the nutshell version in the article. Those were the most interesting parts."
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