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1	When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Fred Pearce add to wishlist In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $9.76! \| SVS
2	Gemstones of the World more books like this by Walter Schumann add to wishlist This is the standard reference for over twenty years, now completely revised and updated with many new illustrations. "Gemstones of the World" is the most comprehensive and informative colour manual of the world's gemstones and includes more than 1,400 examples. Opposite each illustration the text provides an exact description of the particular ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.45! \| first editions
3	Salt: A World History more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist Mark Kurlansky, who wrote COD, now turns his attention to salt, looking at its history and the odd associations it has had for people: it has been seen variously as divine, aphrodisiac, good for preserving food, useful for reviving zombies, and of course indispensable in the cuisines of many nations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet more books like this by Daniel B Botkin, Ph.D., Edward A Keller add to wishlist For more than two decades, Botkin has helped environmental scientists apply ecological science to environmental management. Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the seventh edition continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field. It emphasizes the scientific process throughout to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
5	Encounters with the Archdruid more books like this by John McPhee add to wishlist The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes with reserve, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Real Estate Development: Principles and Process more books like this by Mike E Miles add to wishlist Ideal for anyone new to real estate development, the fourth edition of this best-selling book covers each stage of the process step by step, explaining the basics of idea conception, feasibility, planning, financing, market analysis, contract negotiation, construction, marketing, and asset management. Thoroughly updated, the book includes material ... see all copies from $3.84! new only from $49.28! \| SVS
7	Gemstones more books like this by Cally Hall add to wishlist "The Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Gemstones" is packed with more than 800 vivid full-colour photographs of more than 130 varieties of cut and uncut stones organic gemstones and precious metals. With authoritative text clear photography and a systematic approach, this concise guide to identification enables you to recognize each gemstone ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
8	A Language Older Than Words more books like this by Derrick Jensen add to wishlist A cross between memoir and historical critique, Jensen's book, primarily a story of domestic abuse, sweeps far and wide in its discussions of environmental, social, and political excesses. see all copies from $8.22! new only from $10.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Simon and Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones more books like this by Curzio Cipriani add to wishlist "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones" provides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact, easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whose beauty and mystery have possessed our imaginations from time immemorial. More than 450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles of each gem, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert more books like this by Craig Childs add to wishlist Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West - as an adventurer, a river guide, and a field instructor in natural history - has developed a keen appreciation for these forbidding landscapes: their beauty, ... see all copies from $2.92! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Stuff more books like this by John C Ryan, Alan T Durning, Don Baker (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.46! new only from $11.27!
12 view cover	Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble more books like this by Lester R Brown add to wishlist The world faces numerous environmental trends of disruption and decline such as rising temperatures, falling water tables and rising sea levels. In addition, the world faces the peaking of oil, the addition of 70 million people per year, a widening global economic divide and the spread of international terrorism. The global scale and growing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage more books like this by Kenneth S Deffeyes add to wishlist Were the energy concerns of 2000 a preview of everyone's future? Will gas lines in the coming years make those of 1973 look short? Is the present chaos in oil prices the leading edge of a more serious crisis that will rock national economies around the world? According to Kenneth Deffeyes, a geologist with extensive personal experience in the oil ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Gem Identification Made Easy: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling more books like this by Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C Bonanno add to wishlist This is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and coloured gems and to separate them from imitations and 'look-alikes'. The book's approach is direct and practical, and its style easy to understand. In fact, with this highly accessible guide, anyone ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $14.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Environmental and Natural Resource Economics more books like this by Tom Tietenberg add to wishlist Environmental & Natural Resource Economics is the best-selling text for this course, offering a policy-oriented approach and introducing economic theory in the context of debates and empirical work from the field. Students leave the course with a global perspective of both environmental and natural resource economics. Tom Tietenberg and his new ... see all copies from $27.38! new only from $99.95! \| SVS
16 view cover	Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to Do about It more books like this by Robert Jerome Glennon add to wishlist From the author of "Water Follies," Robert Glennon captures the irony--and tragedy--of America's water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical. From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, "Unquenchable" reveals the heady extravagances and everyday ... see all copies from $19.62! new only from $19.62! \| SVS
17 view cover	Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources more books like this by M Kat Anderson add to wishlist John Muir was an early proponent of a view we still hold today - that much of California was pristine, untouched wilderness before the arrival of Europeans. But as this groundbreaking book demonstrates, what Muir was really seeing, when he admired the grand vistas of Yosemite and the gold and purple flowers carpeting the Central Valley, were the ... see all copies from $11.45! new only from $18.77! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Environmental economics more books like this by Barry C Field, Field Barry add to wishlist Barry Field's "Environmental Economics, 3e", examines all the facets of the connection between environmental quality and the economic behavior of individuals and groups of people. The book contains 21 chapters covering Cost and Benefits of Environmental Policy, Environmental Analysis, Policy Analysis, US Policy (Air Pollution, Toxic Wastes, State ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.49! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Gemstones more books like this by Emma Foa add to wishlist This reference book provides facts on gemstones. It is part of the "DK Pockets" series which covers subjects from natural history to architecture in a clear and logical way. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	Gemstones more books like this by Cathy Hall, Cally Hall add to wishlist The fifth installment of Dorling Kindersley's new generation of field guides is comprehensive in scope, and features hundreds of specimens depicted in glorious full-color photographs. Flexible binding. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	Fundamentals of Conservation Biology more books like this by Hunter add to wishlist The conservation of biodiversity is one of the most important issues facing ecologists today. In this update of the highly successful first edition, Malcolm Hunter introduces students and professionals to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, the applied science dealing with the maintenance of the earth's biological ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Environmental Economics and Policy more books like this by Tom Tietenberg, Thomas H Tietenberg add to wishlist This book is the premier introductory environmental economics text for non-majors. Key chapters are extracted from the author's longer book, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, the best-selling text in the field. The result is a compact text that includes a concise introduction to economic theory, as well as a variety of policy-based ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
23 view cover	Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters more books like this by Robert Glennon add to wishlist WATER FOLLIES analyzes the squandering of American groundwater, from Minnesota to Texas, arguing that water usage is currently at an irrationally unsustainable rate, wreaking potentially irreparable environmental damage. Glennon examines the various industries that contribute to this depletion and what can be done to remedy it see all copies from $7.50! new only from $18.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability more books like this by Greg Horn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World more books like this by Joanna R Macy, Molly Young Brown, Molly Young Brown add to wishlist In this book the authors offer eloquent and compelling insight into the roots of our angst, then point the way forward out of apathy to 'the work that reconnects'. An aspiring and practical guide, this much sought-after update and expansion of Joanna Macy's earlier 'Repair and Personal Empowerment in the Nuclear Age' will be welcomed throughout ... see all copies from $10.25! new only from $10.25! \| signed copies \| SVS

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