The Earth: natural history general
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The Earth: natural history general
Paperback. Markell's handbook tells the sailor where to get the latest weather information and how to make the best use of it. Contents include: onboard instruments; fog; oceans, freshwater lakes and rivers; heat, pressure and weather fronts; cyclonic and violent storms; and more. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 line drawings, 30 photographs, maps. BIC Classification: WNWM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574091588
- ISBN
- 9781574091588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.35
€ 24.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. A guide to the geology, natural resources, landmarks, and landscapes of Kansas along nine of the Sunflower State's major highways. Covering more than 2,600 miles, and featuring more than 100 photographs, drawings, and maps, it provides the descriptions of contemporary and historical features to be seen across Kansas. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 photographs, 11 in colour, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; WNW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617005
- ISBN
- 9780700617005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.18
€ 36.18
Paperback. Whenever rain falls, our countryside changes. Fields, farms, hills and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and over time the terrain itself is transformed. The author explores our relationship with the weather as she follows the course of four rain showers, in four seasons, across Wicken Fen, the Darent Valley and Dartmoor. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WND; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328949
- ISBN
- 9780571328949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435283
- ISBN
- 9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 halftones. 4 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173306
- ISBN
- 9780691173306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.20
€ 24.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. In this lively expedition into the origins, evolution, and workings of our planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: gathers 4.5 billion years of geological history and shares the best bits. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oneworld
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688289
- ISBN
- 9781851688289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.37
€ 13.99
€ 11.37
Hardback. With over 250 photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's footage, this book looks at the complex life of some of the most amazing places on Planet Earth. Each chapter reveals an environment defined by a unique set of rules required for survival. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 343 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849909655
- ISBN
- 9781849909655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.20
€ 38.99
€ 26.20
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 298 pages, 336 color plates, illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393924077
- ISBN
- 9780393924077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.23
€ 143.23
Hardback. The air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world. While we may take our air for granted, Earth was not always an oxygenated planet. How did it become this way? This title tells an account of the history of atmospheric oxygen on Earth. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 color illus. 20 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145020
- ISBN
- 9780691145020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 color illus. 20 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168364
- ISBN
- 9780691168364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 93 colour illustrations, 3 maps, 93 color illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: AGN; AJ; HBJK; RBKF; WNW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295996653
- ISBN
- 9780295996653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.07
€ 41.99
€ 38.07
Paperback. This text describes the series of earthquakes that shook the Mississippi valley from December 1811 to February 1812. The quakes were among the most violent to hit North America and affected more than 1 million square miles. It considers the impact such earthquakes have on population and land. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210548
- ISBN
- 9780826210548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.54
€ 14.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps, 5 b/w illus & 54 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; PSVW6; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551050133
- ISBN
- 9781551050133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.40
€ 15.99
€ 12.40
Hardback. The result is a single volume that offers a comprehensive understanding of North Atlantic right whales, the role they played in the many cultures that hunted them, and our modern attempts to help them recover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 102, 76 black & white illustrations, 6 graphs, 12 maps, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDX; PS; PSVW73; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420981
- ISBN
- 9781421420981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.10
€ 49.99
€ 42.10
Paperback / so. Series: NOLS Library. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: WNWM; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811713641
- ISBN
- 9780811713641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.58
€ 17.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Written for armchair weather enthusiasts, along with nature lovers and science buffs, this low-priced, easy-to-use field guide expands National Geographic's natural history category and joins other pocket guides in this successful series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 184. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Edition
- Poc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217869
- ISBN
- 9781426217869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421513
- ISBN
- 9781421421513
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.12
€ 31.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. The latest in a new series of books which explain how Scotland's scenery was made, why it looks the way it does today and how it has changed over millions of years Series: Landscapes in Stone. Num Pages: 48 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; RBG; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780274409
- ISBN
- 9781780274409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.59
€ 10.99
€ 9.59
Paperback. In this compelling journey through peaks both real and imaginary, Veronica della Dora explores how the history of mountains is deeply interlaced with cultural values and aesthetic tastes, with religious beliefs and scientific practices. Series: Earth. Num Pages: 248 pages, 100 illustrations, 70 in colour. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236476
- ISBN
- 9781780236476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.07
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€ 20.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 50 b/w photos, 25 tables & 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; RNPG; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Edition
- Second Edition, 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873519779
- ISBN
- 9780873519779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82