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Geology & the lithosphere

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Geology & the lithosphere

Paperback. The Atmosphere and Ocean is a fully revised and updated student friendly physical introduction to the atmosphere and ocean. Now in its Third Edition, the book continues to provide students with an accessible description of the atmosphere and ocean with emphasis on their physical properties and inter-dependence. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white tables, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470694688
ISBN
9780470694688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. This book investigates the role Nietzsche's dance images play in his project of "revaluing all values" alongside the religious rhetoric and subject matter evident in the work of Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham, who found justification and guidance in Nietzsche's texts for developing dance as a medium of religious expression. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; HPC; HRAB; HRC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349530489
ISBN
9781349530489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.02

Paperback. Introducing Geomorphology provides a structured and easily accessible introduction to the science of geomorphology for those with an adult curiosity about the landscape and for those contemplating a course of formal study in physical geography, geology or environmental studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dunedin Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781906716325
ISBN
9781906716325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.95

Paperback. Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes - geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. This title gives an overview of Earth's history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 16 line illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404. Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future. 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes - geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. This title gives an overview of Earth's history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBG. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272712
ISBN
9780520272712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. An exploration of time and place in which Fortey peels away the top layer of the land to reveal the hidden landscape - the rocks which contain the story of distant events. We travel with him as our guide throughout the British Isles and as the rocks change we learn to read the clues they contain. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour halftones and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; RBGF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 186 x 0. Weight in Grams: 905. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0001861
ISBN
9780712660402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A state-of-the-art assessment of how geomorphology contributes to the comprehension, mapping and modelling of hazardous Earth surface processes. Editor(s): Alcantara-Ayala, Irasema; Goudie, Andrew S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 112 b/w illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107414785
ISBN
9781107414785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.98

Paperback. "Physical Geodesy", published in 1967, has for years been considered as the standard introduction to its field. Progress since then has required a complete reworking for this edition though the welding of new ideas and methods to the original text is seamless. Num Pages: 403 pages, 111 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGL; RBKC; RGW; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2nd, corr. ed. 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211335444
ISBN
9783211335444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.34

Paperback. As the crucible of life, the source and final resting place of everything that grows, soil inspires reverence in the peasant and the scientist. This title presents the history of man's use and misuse of soil and water. It combines a description of the inner processes that form soil with an assertion of its powers and significance. Num Pages: 352 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: PDA; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012596
ISBN
9780520080805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Soil carbon sequestration can play a strategic role in controlling the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere and thereby help mitigate climatic change. This book focuses on scientific and implementation issues that need to be addressed in order to advance the discipline of carbon sequestration from theory to reality. Editor(s): Rosenberg, Norman J.; Izzaurralde, Roberto C. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0013105
ISBN
9780792371496
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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 Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780274409
ISBN
9781780274409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.59

Hardcover. Series: Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics. Num Pages: 730 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHK; PHVG; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 191. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780444626745
ISBN
9780444626745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.00

Hardcover. Series: Routledge Fundamentals of Physical Geography. Num Pages: 578 pages, 399 colour illustrations, 41 colour tables, 171 colour illustrations, 228 colour line dra. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138940642
ISBN
9781138940642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.76

Paperback. Balanced, broad-based, and up to date, this comprehensive text explores the nature and critical issues of earth resources and the impacts that resource usage has on the earth environment. The authors offer full coverage of all major types of earth resources-energy, metallic, nonmetallic, water, soil. A minimal scientific background is assumed. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: RBG; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 282 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292040998
ISBN
9781292040998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.23

Paperback. James Hutton proved that the earth was likely millions of years old, rather than the six thousand calculated by the bible, and that it was continuously shaped and re-shaped by myriad everyday forces rather than any single cataclysmic event. This book tells the remarkable story of this Scottish gentleman farmer. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDZ; RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465013371
ISBN
9780465013371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.71

Paperback. This review of techniques for studying the Earth's landforms has been thoroughly updated. Retaining the five-part structure of the first edition, the specialist contributors to Geomorphological Techniques have augmented their original, Editor(s): Goudie, Andrew S. Num Pages: 592 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: RBG; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415119399
ISBN
9780415119399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.79

Hardcover. Fully updated throughout, this is an all-in-one guide to geotechnical and foundation investigations in forensic engineering. Num Pages: 528 pages, ill. BIC Classification: RBG; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780071761338
ISBN
9780071761338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.35

Paperback. The first book on the subject written by a practitioner for practitioners. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBG; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471005469
ISBN
9780471005469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 155.60

Paperback. This atlas illustrates in full colour a range of features not attempted in any general textbook and is designed as a laboratory manual to keep beside the microscope, as an aid to identifying grain types and textures in carbonates. For students and professionals in teaching institutions, research laboratories and industry. Num Pages: 184 pages, 330 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PDND; RBGG; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 195 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Manson Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874545842
ISBN
9781874545842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.09

Hardcover. Discusses the origin of the emerald, its peculiar structure, and its strange allure. This story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. It is a tale of conquistadors, treachery, shipwrecks, and alchemy. It also discusses the modern art of making synthetic emeralds. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; PNV; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275991234
ISBN
9780275991234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.79

Hardcover. Deals with the economics of diamonds, specifically with the determinants of diamond prices. The period of analysis was chosen in order to shed light on the dramatic drop in diamond prices. The book aims to help the investor make long-range decisions about investing in diamonds. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; KFFM; PNV; RBGK; RBGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780899304564
ISBN
9780899304564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.79

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