Earth Sciences

Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places. Typified by drought and extremes of temperature, they can...

The third edition of this introductory textbook for both science students and non-science majors has been brought completely up-to-date. It reflects recent scientific progress in the field, as well as advances in the political arena around climate change...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852726051Author P StoneImprint British Geological SurveyPublisher British Geological Survey

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207948314Author Joseph Kibange MihaliFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams)...

Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019 When Les and Chris Humphreys moved to Ardnamurchan 15 years ago, little did they realise they would be sharing their home with some of Britain's most elusive and misunderstood mustelids. Amongst all the...

Britain's canals were largely built during the Industrial Revolution to move goods around the country. In time, this network linked the major cities, taking the narrowboats and their cargoes into the heart of urban areas. Today, the canals have been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986805257Author Kurt MenkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Locate PressPublisher Locate PressWeight(grams) 1338gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 30mm

A revised and updated edition of the leading introductory text on the geography of economic life, from the local to the global Economic Geography is an engaging and accessible introduction to the different ways modern economic geographers understand,...

One of the Daily Telegraph's 20 Books Perfect for Travel Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The isles of Canvey, Sheppey, Wight and Dogs, Mersea,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871680171Author Bruce PeterPage Count 20Imprint Boldre MarinePublisher Boldre MarineWeight(grams) 60gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 146mm * 6mm

Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our ancestors where to plant crops, and helped them...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598537055Author Rachel CarsonFormat HardbackPage Count 768Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 686gDimensions(mm)...

Volume 16 of Advances in Microbial Ecology has a difficult history. Nearly halfway through its completion, Gwynfryn Jones had to resign as managing edi tor for health reasons, and he asked me to take over. I want to thank Gwyn for his dedicated work in...

For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists and ordinary people listened anxiously to rumblings in the long quiescent volcano Mount St. Helens. Still, when a massive explosion took the top off the mountain, no one was prepared. Fifty-seven people...

Although the world's climate has undergone many cyclical changes, the phrase 'climate change' has taken on a sinister meaning, implying catastrophe for humanity, ecology and the environment. We are told that we are responsible for this threat, and that...

The third edition of this introductory textbook for both science students and non-science majors has been brought completely up-to-date. It reflects recent scientific progress in the field, as well as advances in the political arena around climate change...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922539335Author Bill MorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Exisle PublishingPublisher Exisle PublishingWeight(grams) 272g

In this original book, Dennis Klocek considers climate to be an expression of Gaia, and presents climate as the soul of Earth within which human beings live and develop. The cosmic destiny of Earth, he argues, is intimately connected with human destiny...

What makes a place? "Infinite City", Rebecca Solnit's brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and...

People have been fascinated by minerals since prehistory. The attractions of minerals lie in their colours, their beautiful crystals and the discoveries of their uses and the metals that can be obtained from them. Minerals receive attention from a wide...

Demographic ageing is a reality - within 25 years half the population of Western Europe will be over 50, one quarter over 65, and the Less Developed Countries will contain one billion elderly people. Ageing Societies examines the myths, challenges and...

"I cannot imagine a better guide to the transition between school and undergraduate geography than this short, informative and confidently-argued book. Written without fuss but based on solid learning and clear thinking, it tackles head-on a...

A new map on the eastern side of the White Mountains, adjacent to the map Sfakia - Pachnes, that extends from the Imbros gorge to the well-known resort of Plakias. On the southern side of this area, facing the Libyan sea, are a series of canyons,...

The entire course of the Samaria gorge, the ascent of Mt Gigilos and Volakias, the traverse from Aghia Roumeli to Soughia (a beautiful and serious route) as well as other interesting routes are presented with detailed comments and useful information.Book...

Does there exist, deep within the earth's crust, a second biosphere-- composed of very primitive, thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria, and containing more living matter than the entire surface? This idea, first proposed by the author in the early 1980s,...

It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760466039Author R. W. JohnsonFormat PaperbackImprint ANU PressPublisher ANU Press

This book explores an innovative set of critical narratives, accounts and engagements by different authors about their professional mobility and how that relates to the discipline and their life experiences.Human Geography and Professional Mobility seeks...

The new map covers the whole mountain range of Lefka Ori from its northern foothills to the Libyan Sea (Sfakia). All the hiking routes that crisscross the mountain (including the E4 trail) are clearly marked on the 1:25.000 map. On the back side of the...

Originally published in 1989, Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology became the leading textbook on karst studies. This new textbook has been substantially revised and updated. The first half of the book is a systematic presentation of the dissolution...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615637952Author John EnglanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Science BookshelfPublisher Science BookshelfWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This book explores how the concept or urban experimentation is being used to reshape practices of knowledge production in urban debates about resilience, climate change governance, and socio-technical transitions. With contributions from leading...

A new, fully-revised and updated edition of the leading introduction to social movements and collective action - covers a broad range of approaches in the social sciences. Now in its third edition, Social Movements is the market-leading introductory text...

The rich and diverse world of fluorescent minerals is explored in this sweeping survey. Breathtakingly pure colors, with their ethereal glow, immediately capture your attention. Did you know that color television is a result of the study of fluorescing...

The Floating Egg begins with the search for an alchemist's secret, and ends with the re-imagination of a past world. Each chapter is connected to a particular corner of north-east England, and each explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into...

The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation as a narrowly defensive task - protecting core assets or functions from...

Why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to our planetary survivalFew of us have any conception of the enormous timescales in our planet's long history, and this narrow perspective underlies many of the environmental problems we are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788480906036Page Count 1Imprint Alpina, Editorial, S.L.Publisher Alpina, Editorial, S.L.Weight(grams) 196g

Taking Place argues that the relation between geographical location and the moving image is fundamental and that place grounds our experience of film and media. Its original essays analyze film, television, video, and installation art from diverse...

Fighting for the River portrays women's intimate, embodied relationships with river waters and explores how those relationships embolden local communities' resistance to private run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plants in Turkey. Building on extensive...