The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds
by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
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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...
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Meteorology Demystified
by Stan Gibilsco
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Wondering about weather? Learn Mother Nature's secrets
"Meteorology Demystified" presents a complete explanation of essential physical and scientific concepts before delving into a more detailed look at various weather phenomena....
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Atlas of the Pacific Northwest 9TH Edition
by Philip L Jackson
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No other single volume provides more comprehensive and up-to-date information about the natural environment and human activities in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho....
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Atlas Maior - Italia
by Joan Blaeu
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Maps of Italy from Joan Blaeu's exquisite world atlas of 1665 The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original eleven-volume Latin edition, containing 594 maps, put Blaeu ahead of...
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Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
by Elizabeth Royte
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An incisive, intrepid, and habit-changing narrative investigation into the commercialization of our most basic human need: drinking water.
Having already surpassed milk and beer, and second now only to soda, bottled water is on the verge of becoming...
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The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape
by Harm De Blij
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In recent years a spate of books and articles have argued that the world today is so mobile, so interconnected and so integrated that it is, in one prominent assessment, flat. But as Harm de Blij contends in The Power of Place, geography continues to...
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Atlas Maior
by Peter Van Der Krogt
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Der prachvollste und volständigste Atlas der Frühen Neuzeit - Der Atlas Maior des niederländischen Verlegers Joan Blaeu ist einer der schönsten Atlanten des Barock. Das vom TASCHEN Verlag komplett faksimilierte Exemplar in...
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River of Life, Channel of Death: Fish and Dams on the Lower Snake
by Keith C Petersen
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Keith Petersen's award-winning history of the lower Snake River dams chronicles the bitter conflict between the Northwest's most potent symbols -- fish and dams. Taking a balanced approach to this contentious issue, Petersen deftly traces the deep...
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Climate the Force That Shapes Our World
by George Ochoa
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A unique guide to the Earth's climate - past, present and future. It makes sense of a highly controversial and complex topic, explaining both ordinary and extraordinary phenomena. 400 colour photos, artworks and maps....
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Flood Hazards and Health: Responding to Present and Future Risks
by Roger Few
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With the tragedy of New Orleans still the focus of the world's media, this highly topical book combines rigorous analysis of the human health impacts of flooding with an appraisal of how individuals and society respond to those risks. The first detailed...
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The Map That Changed the World
by Simon Winchester
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In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell -- clear across England...
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It's Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
by Jerry Dennis
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A spellbinding look into the natural world's most fascinating and baffling phenomena, with illustrated explanations of rainbows, meteors, sunsets, hurricanes, the northern lights, and dozens of other curiosities of the sky....
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Water in the West: A High Country News Reader
by Char Miller
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A lively primer on the region's most precious and scarce resource, drawn from the pages of the newspaper that sets the standard for coverage of environmental issues in the West....
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The Oregon Weather Book: A State of Extremes
by George Taylor
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A comprehensive, fact-filled resource for anyone who watches, studies, enjoys, or simply endures Oregon weather, this book offers a history of major weather events and a guide to the forces that shape our climate....
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Hot Pink Flying Saucers and Other Clouds
by Gavin Pretor Pinney
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The author of "The Cloudspotter's Guide" presents a whimsical tribute to clouds and their many guises. Filled with color photographs of clouds that look like poodles, dragonflies, Salvador Dali, and the Grim Reaper, "Hot Pink Flying Saucers and Other...
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Atlas Maior - Hispania, Portugallia, America Et Africa
by Joan Blaeu
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Maps of Spain, Portugal, Africa and America from Joan Blaeu's exquisite world atlas of 1665 The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original eleven-volume Latin edition, containing...
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Atlas Maior - Anglia, Scotia Et Hibernia
by Joan Blaeu
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Maps of England, Ireland, and Scotland from Joan Blaeu's exquisite world atlas of 1665 The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original eleven-volume Latin edition, containing 594...
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Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry
by Scott Huler
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One of Ashley's Top Five picks for 2004. To read more staff Top Five lists click here....
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The Trout Pool Paradox: The American Lives of Three Rivers
by George Black
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Presenting detailed stories of early industrialists, 19th-century naturalistsand contemporary river foes and stewards, Black throws brilliant light on ourdynamic relationship with nature and our demands on our waterways....
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Weather Watching (Collins Discover)
by Patrick Hook
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"Collins Discover: Weather Watching" is your one-stop guide to understanding weather across the world
This user-friendly, authoritative resource includes full-color photographs, easy-to-follow guidance, and diagrams showing you everything you need to...
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