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Earth Science
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Edward J Tarbuck
For introductory Earth Science courses found in departments of Geology, Geography, or Atmospheric Sciences for students with little or no exposure to college-level science.Earth Science offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The emphasis ...
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Gemstones of the World
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Walter Schumann
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 ...
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Elemental Geosystems
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Robert W Christopherson
Elemental Geosystems offers a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography than its parent text, Geosystems 3/E. The book maintains Geosystems popular systems organization which organizes topics in a logical order consistent with the flow of energy and matter in nature.
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Visualizing Geology
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Barbara W Murck, Brian J Skinner, Dana MacKenzie
Partnered with the National Geographic Society, "Visualizing Geography" is the only book in the field that integrates text with high quality art. By adding to this already impressive art program with additional process diagrams and visualizing features, the second edition helps readers gain a sound understanding of basic geologic processes and the ...
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Earth: Portrait of a Planet
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Stephen Marshak
This new edition retains the engaging style, clarity of explanations and accuracy of the science praised in the first edition. New case studies focus on how humans interact with the geology around them, both positively and negatively; and relevant material is included on comparative planetary science, highlighted by the success of the 2004 Mars ...
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Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology
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Edward J Tarbuck
For introductory courses in Physical Geology. This trusted text, the market's best-seller, makes an often complex subject accessible to beginning students with a strong focus on readability and illustrations. It offers a meaningful, non-technical survey that is informative and up to date for learning basic principles and concepts. This revision ...
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Foundations of Earth Science
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Frederick K Lutgens
For courses in Earth Science. The brief, paperback version of the best-selling Earth Science, 9/E, this text offers a user-friendly overview of the physical environment. It retains the hallmarks professors expect from Fred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck-a student-friendly writing style, carefully crafted art program, and coverage of the most recent ...
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Rising from the Plains
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John McPhee
Bestselling author McPhee takes us on another exciting geological excursion with this engaging account of life--past and present--in the high plains of Wyoming.
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Annals of the Former World
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John McPhee
Grounding scientific explanation in accessible, often humorous prose, this multilayered travelogue explores the diversity of America's geology and culture. McPhee unravels the mysteries of the country's geological timeline and reveals the quirks and motivations of his fellow travelers--preeminent geologists investigating the earth's history ...
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Assembling California
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John McPhee
At various times in a span of fifteen years, John McPhee has made geological field trips in the company of Eldridge Moores, a tectonicist at the University of California at Davis. The result is Assembling California, a cross-section in human and geologic time, from Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada through the golden foothills of the Mother Lode ...
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Physical Geology: Earth Revealed
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Diane H Carlson
"Physical Geology: Earth Revealed" is appropriate for introductory physical geology classes. This text, which includes the same information as the market-leading "Physical Geology - 11th edition", by Plummer/Carlson, is for the instructor who prefers to cover plate tectonics early in the course. The seventh edition has been updated to include the ...
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Physical Geology
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Charles C Plummer
"Physical Geology, Eleventh Edition", is the latest refinement of a classic introductory text that has helped countless students learn basic physical geology concepts for over 20 years. Students taking introductory physical geology to fulfill a science elective, as well as those contemplating a career in geology, will appreciate the accessible ...
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Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation
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Tom L McKnight
Designed for introductory physical geography courses, this accessible text focuses thematically on landscape appreciation, conveying an understanding of Earth and its physical geography. The book is illustrated with maps, photographs, line and multi-part illustrations, aimed at enabling students to view Earth's features from multiple perspectives ...
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Applied hydrogeology
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Charles W Fetter
Applied Hydrogeology, Third Edition gives students a balanced examination of how each facet of hydrogeology is related to other geologic fields. Suitable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses, it offers a complete treatment of the elements of physical hydrology and the basic concepts of chemical and contaminant ...
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Introduction to Environmental Geology
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Edward A Keller
Written for the introductory, non-science student. Also appropriate for physical geology courses emphasizing an environmental perspective. From the author who defined the environmental geology course, this text presents geologic processes in context with their impact on humans, our lives and societies. The author's goal is to both create informed ...
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Geology: An Introduction to Physical Geology
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Stanley Chernicoff
For introductory courses in Physical Geology, primarily taken by non-majors. Geology is written for the way students learn. Inspired by the authors' combined four decades of teaching physical geology, this text not only covers the core concepts of physical geology and conveys the essence of how science and scientists work, but structures the ...
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Essentials of Geology
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Stephen Marshak
A substantial revision of an already successful text, the third Edition of Essentials of Geology combines an accurate and engaging narrative with exceptional visual and pedagogical elements. It is supported by a complete learning and teaching package. Innovative media, such as Geotours - which take students on virtual field trips using GoogleEarth ...
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The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution
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James S Monroe
This text provides a balanced coverage of physical and historical geology with engaging real life examples that draw students into the material.
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Remote sensing and image interpretation
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Thomas M Lillesand
The image to the right shows a volcanic landscape in central Africa, including parts of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). This image was obtained from the SIR-C multi-wavelength radar remote sensing system, operated on the space shuttle Endeavor in 1994. SIR-C monitors the earth's surface using wave-lengths ...
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Gemstones
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Cally Hall
"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 ...
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Earth System History
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Professor Steven M Stanley
Taking a whole-earth approach to the study of geology, this text shows how Earth's ecosystem has developed over time, and how events in the past can help us deal with present and future changes. It contains full colour illustration program, including three-dimensional block diagrams to illustrate crucial cycles and concepts. The book is written by ...
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Understanding Earth
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Frank Press
The field of physical geology continues to evolve with new tools, new ideas new approaches. Working closely with Frank Press and Ray Siever, the new co-authors of the fourth edition, John Grotzinger and Tom Jordan, have introduced a wealth of more recent data and applications to keep the science in the text on the cutting edge. This introductory ...
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Environmental Geology
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Carla W Montgomery
The principal aim of this book is to present the reader with a broad overview of environmental geology. It looks at both how the earth developed into its present condition and where matters seem to be moving for the future. Starting with a brief outline of earth's development to the present, it looks at one reason why environmental problems are ...
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Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology
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Richard M Busch (Editor), Dennis Tasa (Illustrator)
Revised throughout for enhanced clarity and accuracy -- and with a greater emphasis on the process of science -- this user-friendly, best-selling laboratory manual examines the basic principles of geology and their applications to everyday life. Students are encouraged to view these principles in terms of natural resources, natural hazards, and ...
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Natural Disasters
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Patrick Leon Abbott
This book focuses on how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. It is concerned with how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their works. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained: energy sources underlying disasters; ...
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