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1	Global Tectonics more books like this by Kearey, Vine add to wishlist The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant recent advances in the field. It is a fully revised third edition of this highly acclaimed text written by eminent authors including one of the pioneers of plate ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $59.64! \| first editions
2	Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments, and Seashores more books like this by Robert J Lillie add to wishlist Many of our national parks, monuments, and seashores were established because of their inspiring geological features-from the geysers of Yellowstone to the granite peaks of Yosemite. see all copies from $45.98! new only from $83.71! \| SVS
3	Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis more books like this by Roy Chester add to wishlist Over the past few years, devastating tsunamis off the coast of the Indian Ocean have killed hundreds of thousands of people. Even more alarmingly, scientists predict that these tsunamis, as well as a series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, may eventually threaten Hawaii, California, and Oregon. The cause of this trinity of natural disasters ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Exploring Our Living Planet more books like this by Jonathan B. Tourtellot (Editor), National Geographic Book Service, Robert D. Ballard add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Our Patchwork Planet more books like this by Helen Roney Sattler, Giulio Maestro (Illustrator) add to wishlist An exploration of plate tectonics that examines the constant movement beneath the earth's surface. Color photographs accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99! \| first editions
6	Earthquakes: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Hazards more books like this by Timothy Kusky add to wishlist Every day parts of the surface of the Earth are rattled by earthquake tremors, and occasionally, some regions are shaken violently during earthquakes, resulting in widespread damage and destruction. Earthquakes in Iran, Turkey, and Japan have demonstrated how the motion of the Earth's tectonic plates can suddenly make apparently safe environments ... see all copies from $15.75! new only from $44.36! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Exploring Our Living Planet more books like this by Robert D Ballard, Ph.D., National Geographic Society, Walter Cronkite (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.97! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Ocean of Truth: A Personal History of Global Tectonics more books like this by Henry W Menard add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
9	Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth more books like this by Naomi Oreskes add to wishlist Plate Tectonics is a relatively recent discovery, but it is one that was so quickly subsumed into dogma that it is now part of our scientific scenery. This essay collection explains how--and in their own words--the pioneering scientists brought the theory of Plate Tectonics to life. see all copies from $18.73! new only from $51.34! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Continental Drift: Colliding Continents, Converging Cultures more books like this by Constantin Roman add to wishlist "Continental Drift: Colliding Continents, Converging Cultures" is as much an account of the impressions Western culture made on Constantin Roman as a young researcher from behind the Iron Curtain as a personal history of the developing new science of plate tectonics. The book elucidates the author's struggles against a web of bureaucracy to secure ... see all copies from $10.88! new only from $24.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Seismology and Plate Tectonics more books like this by David Gubbins add to wishlist This textbook is unique in giving an introduction to seismological theory and the principles of plate tectonics, as well as developing a practical approach to the reading and interpretation of seismograms. The book forms the basis for an introductory course to physicists, mathematicians and geologists. The early chapters give a general background ... see all copies from $25.99! new only from $57.22! \| SVS
12 view cover	Quantitative Thermochronology: Numerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data more books like this by Jean Braun, Peter Van Der Beek, Geoffrey Batt add to wishlist Thermochronology, the study of the thermal history of rocks, enables us to quantify the nature and timing of tectonic processes. Quantitative Thermochronology is a robust review of isotopic ages, and presents a range of numerical modeling techniques to allow the physical implications of isotopic age data to be explored. The authors provide ... see all copies from $97.99! new only from $114.87!
13 view cover	Geology of the American Southwest: A Journey Through Two Billion Years of Plate-Tectonic History more books like this by W Scott Baldridge add to wishlist Two billion years of Earth history are represented in the rocks and landscape of the Southwest USA, creating natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, and Death Valley. This region is considered a geologist's 'dream', since its rocks provide a slice through a huge range of Earth history, and provide examples of many of the ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $36.21!
14 view cover	Plate Tectonics: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Earth more books like this by Jon Erickson, PH.D., Ernest H Muller, Ph.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist For students, geologists, or anyone who is interested in the developments in the study of the Earth's structure, Plate Tectonics offers a full understanding of the theory that provides a single guiding principle to the earth's geological history. Beginning with a historical overview of plate tectonic theory in this century, the book describes in ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $16.48! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Tectonics of suspect terranes mountain building and continental growth more books like this by Howell add to wishlist Since the 1960s, the general theory of plate tectonics has provided a clear link between the geological processes of seafloor spreading, subduction and mountain building. But details are still unclear and the nature of the theory may depend upon the recent interpretation of "suspect terranes", areas of apparently unrelated geology comprising ... see all copies from $11.76! new only from $38.00! \| first editions
16	The Behavior of the Earth: Continental and Seafloor Mobility, more books like this by Claude Allegre, Claude Allgre add to wishlist Well over a century after Darwin gave biology its unifying theory of evolution, the earth sciences experienced a similar revolution and the theory of plate tectonics took hold. Plate tectonics posed the idea that the earth's crust is divided into a number of large, thin plates always in motion relative to one another. In "The Behavior of the Earth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $54.86! \| first editions
17	Continents Adrift: Heredity & Envr more books like this by Wilson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Shifting Shores more books like this by Carole Garbuny Vogel add to wishlist The hidden landscape beneath the ocean's surface, the titanic shifting of oceanic plates, the relationship between dimate and coastlines, and the colossal devastation caused by striking meteorites--doomsday rocks--are explored in this dramatic investigation of the ocean floor and the secrets it has yet to reveal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.63! \| SVS
19	The Road to Jaramillo: Critical Years of the Revolution in Earth Science more books like this by William Glen add to wishlist This is the story, told here for the first time, of how an international cast of scientists produced the discoveries that brought about the plate-tectonics revolution. In preparing this book the author interviewed virtually all of the important contributors to that critical decade of research, 1957-66. Working in the tradition of history of ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $85.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Island That Moved: How Shifting Forces Shape Our Earth more books like this by Meredith Hooper, Lucia de Leiris (Illustrator) add to wishlist Award-winning science writer Hooper joins illustrator deLeiris as they use the story of a single island to introduce the fascinating science of plate tectonics--the shifting plates that form Earth's surface. Illustrations. see all copies from $3.97! new only from $3.98! \| SVS
21 view cover	Continents and Supercontinents more books like this by John J W Rogers, M Santosh add to wishlist Surveys the origin of continents, and the accretion and breakup of supercontinents through earth history. This book also shows how these processes affected the composition of seawater, climate, and the evolution of life. see all copies from $12.11! new only from $12.11! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Adria Microplate: GPS Geodesy, Tectonics and Hazards: To Be Included in the Prelims: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Researcch Workshop on the Adria Microplate: GPS Geodesy, more books like this by Nicholas Pinter (Editor), Grenerczy Gyula (Editor), John Weber (Editor) add to wishlist Tectonic motion of the Adria microplate exerts a first-order control on the tectonics, geology, seismology, resource distribution, and the geological hazards across a broad zone of south-central Europe and the north-central Mediterranean. Since its first application to geodynamical problems, GPS geodesy has gradually revealed the nature of motion ... see all copies from $66.03! new only from $66.03! \| SVS
23 view cover	Restless Earth more books like this by Dorling Kindersley Publishing (Creator), Sue Bowler add to wishlist The Essential Science series makes the difficult and fascinating world of cutting-edge science accessible to everyone with a stimulating mix of lively illustrations and jargon-free text. Important scientific theories are explained clearly in these authoritative guides that feature cross-references, glossaries, and thorough indexes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.54! \| first editions
24	Continents Adrift/Aground: Science & Society more books like this by Wilson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
25 view cover	Earth as an Evolving Planetary System more books like this by Kent C Condie add to wishlist "Earth as an Evolving Planetary System" presents the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. It examines the role of plate tectonics in the geological past via geological evidence and proposed plate reconstruction. Kent Condie synthesizes data from the fields of ... see all copies from $68.74! new only from $68.74! \| SVS

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