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Geology: A Very Short Introduction
Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath our feet, and on other planets. The fruits...- $12.99
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Geology: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Jan ZalasiewiczISBN-10: 1665220309ISBN-13: 9781665220309Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbs- $41.99
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How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden Stories
Rocks are time machines and the keepers of our history. This guide is a geological field trip through Earth's incredible rock formations and the stories they hold Like rings on a tree stump hold the history of the tree, the history of Earth is...- $34.95
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Ocean Worlds: The Story of Seas on Earth and Other Planets
Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend,...- $16.98
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Rocks: A Very Short Introduction
Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food...- $12.99
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Skeletons: The Frame of Life
Over half a billion years ago life on earth took an incredible step in evolution, when animals learned to build skeletons. Using many different materials, from calcium carbonate and phosphate, and even silica, to make shell and bone, they started creating the support structures...- $26.99
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The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit: A Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate
The Anthropocene, a term launched into public debate by Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen, has been used informally to describe the time period during which human actions have had a drastic effect on the Earth and its ecosystems. This book presents evidence for defining...- $72.99
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The Earth After Us: What Legacy Will Humans Leave in the Rocks?
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz takes the reader on a fascinating trip one hundred million years into the future--long after the human race becomes extinct--to explore what will remain of our brief but dramatic sojourn on Earth. He describes how geologists in the far future might...- $31.99
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The Goldilocks Planet: The 4 Billion Year Story of Earth's Climate
Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes....- $20.99
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The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey Into Earth's Deep History
This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of...- $17.98
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