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A Crack in the Edge of the World
by Simon Winchester
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Subtitled, "The Great American Earthquake Of 1906". From the bestselling author of "The Map That Changed The World" and "Krakatoa" comes this enthralling story of the extraordinary earthquake that took place in San Francisco in 1906. He brings together... ( read more)
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
by Simon Winchester
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-310).... ( read more)
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
by Simon Winchester
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Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. The... ( read more)
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Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology)
by David Alt
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"[It] provides a handy and understandable account, either to read at home, or to carry along on trips."-Oregon Historical... ( read more)
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Annals of the Former World
by John McPhee
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In 1978, New Yorker science writer John
McPhee set out on a series of road trips with prominent geologists. In each
case, they remained close to Interstate 80, which spans the country at about the
40th parallel. McPhee's purpose was to write an... ( read more)
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Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank
by Lisa Margonelli
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Oil on the Brain is a smart, surprisingly funny account of the oil industry: the people, economies, and pipelines that bring us petroleum, brilliantly illuminating a world we encounter every day. Americans buy ten thousand gallons of gasoline a second... ( read more)
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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... ( read more)
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Hiking Oregons Geology 2ND Edition
by Ellen M Bishop
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This updated guide has been expanded with 39 new hikes. New appendices list hikes by rock age, collectible minerals or fossils present, and more; plus a new illustrated section on rock identification.... ( read more)
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Earth: an Intimate History
by Richard Fortey
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In Earth, the acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times... ( read more)
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The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World
by Paul Roberts
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In this frank and balanced investigation, Roberts delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A new Afterword brings the book up to the minute.... ( read more)
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In Suspect Terrain
by John Mcphee
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From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana’s drifted diamonds and gold In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others—a biography; a set piece... ( read more)
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)
by Simon Winchester
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Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. The... ( read more)
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Time Traveler
by Michael Novacek
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In search of dinosaurs and other fossils from Montana to Mongolia.... ( read more)
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Northwest Exposures: A Geologic Study of the Northwest
by David Alt
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The tale of the Northwest's geology began more than two billion years ago when an ancient continent split, creating oceanfront property in what is now western Idaho. Pacific islands mashed into that coastline, making large parts of Washington and Oregon.... ( read more)
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When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
by Michael Benton
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"The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth's history… .The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly recommended."--"Choice" <BR>Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were... ( read more)
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In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History
by Ellen Morris Bishop
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-275) and index.... ( read more)
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
by Stephen Jay Gould
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Gould has brought to light one of the least known but most spectacular paleontological discoveries of all time... .a brilliant tapestry.-- Martin Gardner The Burgess Shale is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago. In it are the remains of... ( read more)
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Minerals of the World (Princeton Field Guides)
by Ole Johnsen
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Minerals of the World is an attractive and up-to-date guide to more than 500 minerals from around the world. The succinct text--covering crystallography, properties, names and varieties, structure, diagnostic features, and occurrence--and the discussion... ( read more)
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What Bugged the Dinosaurs? Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous
by George O. Poinar Jr. and Roberta Poinar
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"This is an excellent book. There is no doubt Poinar and Poinar have admirable track records and they are well known for their sustained and high-quality work on fossil insects, and especially on insects in amber."--Michael J. Benton, author of "When... ( read more)
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Roadside Geology of Colorado 1ST Edition
by Halka Chronic
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Professional geologists write and edit the "Roadside Geology" books for people who are not geologists but would like to learn something about the rocks and landforms around them. Each book begins with an introductory chapter that briefly reviews the... ( read more)
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