Earth Sciences
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Geometry of Complex Numbers
$16.95 Add to cartIlluminating, widely praised book on analytic geometry of circles, the Moebius transformation, and 2-dimensional non-Euclidean geometries. “This book should be in every library, and every expert in cl… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
- Author: Schwerdtfeger, Hans
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 1980
- ISBN10: 0486638308
- Language: English
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Climate: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the different components that control climate on Earth… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Maslin, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: July 24 2013
- ISBN10: 0199641137
- Language: English
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Chicago in Stone and Clay: A Guide to the Windy City’s Architectural Geology
$24.95 Add to cartChicago in Stone and Clay explores the interplay between the city’s most architecturally significant sites, the materials they’re made of, and the sediments and bedrock they are anchored in. This uniq
- Author: Wiggers, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 150176506X
- Language: English
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Marco Polo: His Travels and Adventures
$17.99 Add to cartWho is Marco Polo and why does his name sound so familiar? Yet why do most people seem to have no idea about who he is?
This book takes you eight centuries back in time to journey with one of the most
- Author: Towle, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 139632108X
- Language: English
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Waters of the World: The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet
$36.42 Add to cartThe compelling and adventurous stories of seven pioneering scientists who were at the forefront of what we now call climate science.
From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds- Author: Dry, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0226816842
- Language: English
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Flashes of Brilliance: The Science and Wonder of Arizona Lightning
$32.99 Add to cart- Author: Holle, Ronald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 231
- Publish Date: April 05 2023
- ISBN10: 3031198786
- Language: English
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New Mexico’s Magnificent Sandia Mountain (Hardcover): The Complete Geological Story
$50.00 Add to cartThe magnificent Sandia Mountain forms an enormous rampart towering over the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Regionally, the feature’s distinctive “whale back” profile utterly dominates the horizon wi
- Author: Van Hart, Dirk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 454
- Publish Date: October 04 2023
- ISBN10: 163293650X
- Language: English
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Rain: A Natural and Cultural History
$22.00 Add to cartRain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive.
It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world’s water. Yet this is the first book to- Author: Barnett, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 05, 2016
- ISBN10: 0804137110
- Language: English
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The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
$20.00 Add to cartWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
The early years of the nineteenth century saw an intriguing yet little-known scientific advance catapult a shy young Quaker to the dizzy heights of fame. The- Author: Hamblyn, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0312420013
- Language: English
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Heaven’s Breath: A Natural History of the Wind
$19.95 Add to cartA “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, … [more below]
- Author: Watson, Lyall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1681373696
- Language: English
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Top 100 Interesting Earth Facts for Kids – Earth Science for 6 Year Olds Children’s Science Education Books
$17.99 Add to cartBecause kids are exposed to earth science all the time, their knowledge would naturally grow. Along with observations, there will definitely be questions. If mommy or daddy is not around to answer tho… [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1541910591
- Language: English
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Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life
$45.00 Add to cartChanges in climate and sea level are nothing new – over the last 700 million years, the Earth has been slowly but constantly changing from within. We now know that our planet’s surface, far from being
- Author: Redfern, Ron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: September 15 2001
- ISBN10: 0806133597
- Language: English
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
$29.95 Add to cartUntil a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth’s surface with an average depth of more than two miles–yet hu
- Series: Princeton Science Library #50
- Author: Ballard, Robert D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: March 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0691175624
- Language: English
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Dynamic Programming: Models and Applications
$16.95 Add to cartIntroduction to sequential decision processes covers use of dynamic programming in studying models of resource allocation, methods for approximating solutions of control problems in continuous time, p… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Computer Science
- Author: DeNardo, Eric V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: April 23 2003
- ISBN10: 0486428109
- Language: English
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Geology Underfoot in Illinois
$20.00 Add to cartIllinois–a flat and boring state with nothing but cornfields and crowded expressways, right? Balderdash Geology Underfoot in Illinois scratches the Prairie State’s surface to expose geologic diversi… [more below]
- Series: Yes, Geology Underfoot
- Author: Wiggers, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: June 15 1997
- ISBN10: 087842346X
- Language: English
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Eric Sloane’s Book of Storms: Hurricanes, Twisters and Squalls
$9.95 Read moreWhat triggers a tornado? What can you see in the eye of a hurricane? What’s the difference between a thunderbolt and a thunderclap? Popular author and artist Eric Sloane proves why weather is somethin… [more below]
- Author: Sloane, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 04 2006
- ISBN10: 0486451003
- Language: English
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Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know
$18.95 Add to cart“This is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change.” – New York Magazine
“The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane.” – The Dai- Series: What Everyone Needs to Knowrg
- Author: Romm, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0197647138
- Language: English
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The Climate Demon: Past, Present, and Future of Climate Prediction
$42.00 Add to cartClimate predictions – and the computer models behind them – play a key role in shaping public opinion on climate change. Providing an accessible introduction to the history, science, and philosophy of… [more below]
- Author: Saravanan, R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: October 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1009018043
- Language: English
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The Great Basin Seafloor: Exploring the Ancient Oceans of the Desert West
$34.95 Read moreMany people appreciate the stunning vistas of the Great Basin desert; understanding the region’s geological past can provide a deeper way to know and admire this landscape. In The Great Basin Seafloor… [more below]
- Author: Decourten, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1647690498
- Language: English
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It’s The Sun, Not Us: How Global Warbling and Green Ideology have Hijacked Science
$18.99 Add to cartEarth’s climate is changing-it always has and always will. The cause may be debated, but “man-made global warming” has become the accepted narrative and “Big Oil” the popular villain. Anyone daring to… [more below]
- Author: Den Boer, L. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1525550195
- Language: English
