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Geography

New Arrivals $17.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist A Dictionary of Weather (Oxford Paperback Reference) Storm Dunlop $47.50 Hardcover add to wishlist Floods: Hazards of Surface and Groundwater Systems (Hazardous Earth) Timothy Kusky $179.25 Hardcover add to wishlist Advances in Digital Terrain Analysis (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography) Qiming (edt) Zhou $16.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Ice: Great Moments in the History of Hard, Cold Water Karal Ann Marling $19.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Water: The Essence of Life Mark Niemeyer $14.50 Hardcover add to wishlist Clouds Eric Wilcox $23.95 Hardcover add to wishlist Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe Nicholas Nicastro $13.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution Dan Smith $10.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist Man vs. Weather: Be Your Own Weatherman Dennis Diclaudio $180.25 Hardcover add to wishlist Aquatic Ecosystems: Trends and Global Prospects Nicholas V. C. (edt) Polunin $52.25 Trade Paper add to wishlist Scale Dependence and Scale Invariance in Hydrology Garrison (edt) Sposito $40.95 Trade Paper add to wishlist Geographies of Postcolonialism Joanne P. Sharp General The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney Publisher Comments A quirky, clever guide for everyone who loves to look up. Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Journalist and... (read more) Your Price $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper check for used copies Sale Books Wind Blown Clouds: Mini by Alec Finlay Publisher Comments Clouds, those magical collections of ice crystals that loom above us, bring out the romantic dreamer in everyone. At once universal and breathtakingly unique, clouds are a constant and subtle presence in all of our lives, ever continuing on their... (read more) Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Hardcover) Browse more featured Sale titles Used Books The Weather Channel by Frank Batten Publisher Comments Twenty years ago, who'd have believed that millions of viewers would follow the twists and turns of storms developing across the globe with the rapt attention once reserved for thriller movies? That a single television channel could simultaneously inform... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) Browse more featured Used titles Meteorology The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass Publisher Comments University of Washington atmospheric scientist and popular radio commentator Cliff Mass unravels the intricacies of Northwest weather, from the mundane to the mystifying. Accessible descriptions and illustrations of complex phenomena explain how terrain... (read more) Your Price $29.95 New - Trade Paper check for used and sale copies North America How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein Publisher Comments Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities — the entire state of Maryland(!)... (read more) Your Price $22.95 New - Hardcover check for used and sale copies Physical and Biological Natural Disasters New Edition by Lee Davis Synopsis Natural Disasters, New Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the natural calamities that have ravaged mankind and altered the course of human history. This fascinating reference feature approximately 600 entries--with more than 60 new and updated... (read more) Your Price $17.50 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Water and Hydrology Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner Publisher Comments Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological... (read more) Your Price $9.50 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Oversized Books Complete Earth by Douglas Palmer Publisher Comments Combining the data from 18 of the most advanced Earth satellites ever built, NASA has constructed the most detailed global portrait of our planet ever created. This book reproduces this photomap in its entirely and at full-resolution, living up to its... (read more) Your Price $9.98 Sale - Hardcover check for used copies Reference A Woman's World Again: True Stories of World Travel by Marybeth Bond Publisher Comments Whether a world-traveler or an armchair enthusiast, this remarkable collection delights the reader with tales from such varied locales as Prague, India, Tibet, Cuba, and Antarctica. From each piece emerges a distinct and individual voice, resulting in an... (read more) Your Price $11.50 Used - Trade Paper check for new and sale copies Mapping and Cartography The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey Publisher Comments U.S.A. $24.95 Canada $35.95 "Every once in a blue moon you read a book that leaves you absolutely breathless, reminding you of the bright, hidden worlds within our world. This is that book, a glimmering, supersonic journey into terra incognita, where... (read more) Your Price $9.95 Used - Hardcover check for new and sale copies Population The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity and What to Do about It by Phillip Longman Publisher Comments Overpopulation has long been a global concern. But between modern medicine and reduced fertility, world population may in fact be shrinking--and is almost certain to do so by the time today's children retire. The troubling implications for our economy... (read more) Your Price $6.88 Used - Hardcover check for new and sale copies Snow and Ice Frozen Oceans: The Floating World of Pack Ice by David N Thomas Publisher Comments Life abounds in and around the planet's ice caps and science has learned a great deal about it and the role pack ice plays in the world's ecology. This book is the first exploration of the topic for lay people and is abundantly illustrated.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your Price $16.98 Sale - Hardcover check for used copies

Bestsellers Monday December 1, 2008 The Cloudspotter's Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney Collapse by Jared Diamond The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein Collapse by Jared Diamond Enter to Win! Sign up for email updates from Powell's, and you could win $250 in books! You may unsubscribe at any time. email address Special offers Kids' books Local readings and events Technica Review-a-Day Powells.com is proud to be the official bookseller of the Electronic Privacy and Information Center. Read about our privacy policy here.

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