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James Bond by Danny Pearson 9781784640248
£7.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784640248Author Danny PearsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Badger PublishingPublisher Badger PublishingWeight(grams) 83gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
When the Snakes Awake: Animals and Earthquake Prediction by Helmut Tributsch 9780262700252
RRP: £28.00£20.95Two days before an earthquake struck Helice, Greece, in 373 B.C., the snakes, weasels, and worms deserted the city. Minutes before the Naples quake of 1805, oxen, sheep, dogs, and geese cried out in unison. A herd of horses tore loose and ran off in... -
Economic Geographies: Circuits, Flows and Spaces by Ray Hudson 9780761948940
RRP: £62.00£54.01'The social and political power of the verity that there are no such things as economies, only economic geographies demands an analysis of the complex flows and relations implied by it. At last, here is a book - the book - which addresses the questions... -
The Hydrology of the UK: A Study of Change by Mike Acreman
RRP: £61.99£53.61The Hydrology of the UK assesses the changing hydrology of the UK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hydrological processes and have important implications for water resource management, flood risk and environmental quality. The bookis... -
Political Matter: Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life by Bruce Braun 9780816670895
RRP: £21.99£19.19Taking seriously the argument that things have politics, Political Matter seeks to develop a fully materialist theory of politics, one that opens new possibilities for imagining the relationship between scientific and political practices. The... -
GIS: A Short Introduction Nadine Schuurman (Simon Fraser University) 9780631235330
RRP: £31.95£28.29This guide enables students of human geography to take a critical look at the set of practices, hardware and software that are together described as GIS. A guide to GIS for students of human geography. Outlines the distinct approaches to inquiry... -
Real Cities: Modernity, Space and the Phantasmagorias of City Life by Steve Pile 9780761970422
RRP: £56.00£48.89'...this is a book with an interesting thesis, and a welcome contribution to the literature. Pile has opened up a productive theoretical and empirical space for further study and exploration' - RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group What is real about... -
Technopoles of the World: The Making of 21st Century Industrial Complexes by Manuel Castells
RRP: £53.99£46.87Technopoles - planned centres for the promotion for high- technology industry - have become a key feature of national economic development worldwide. Created out of a technological revolution, the formation of the global economy and the emergence of a... -
The Ecology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents by Cindy Lee van Dover
RRP: £92.00£82.51Teeming with weird and wonderful life--giant clams and mussels, tubeworms, "eyeless" shrimp, and bacteria that survive on sulfur--deep-sea hot-water springs are found along rifts where sea-floor spreading occurs. The theory of plate tectonics predicted... -
Culture, Creativity and Economy: Collaborative Practices, Value Creation and Spaces of Creativity by Brian J. Hracs 9781032053301
RRP: £19.99£17.69This book nuances our understanding of the contemporary creative economy by engaging with a set of three key tensions which emerged over the course of eight European Colloquiums on Culture, Creativity and Economy (CCE): 1) the tension between individual... -
Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism Andrew Linzey (Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK) 9781138590991
RRP: £37.99£33.78The protest against meat eating may turn out to be one of the most significant movements of our age. In terms of our relations with animals, it is difficult to think of a more urgent moral problem than the fate of billions of animals killed every year... -
The Changing World of Farming in Brexit UK by Matt Lobley
RRP: £39.99£35.06The 2016 referendum resulted in a vote for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. This has led to frenzied political debate across the whole spectrum of policy, and agriculture is no exception.For the first time in a generation, the... -
A Portrait of the Gulf Stream by Erik Orsenna 9781906598747
RRP: £7.99£5.78The long term future of the Gulf Stream is now under threat; the Arctic ice is melting and the fear among oceanographers is that the cold water will not sink in the Norwegian Sea, thus switching off this transatlantic heat conveyer. Northern Europe would... -
Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues by Karrie Lynn Pennington
RRP: £51.99£46.46How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world's water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thoroughly updated and expanded new edition. Written... -
Natural Gas Michael J. Bradshaw (University of Birmingham, UK) 9780745659985
RRP: £15.99£14.41Is natural gas the 'bridge' to our low-carbon future? In power generation, industrial processes, parts of the transportation sector, and for domestic use, natural gas still has the potential to play a greater role in various energy transition pathways... -
The Geography of Young People: Morally Contested Spaces by Stuart C. Aitken
RRP: £47.99£41.81This book traces some of the changing scientific and societal notions of what it is to be a young person, and argues that there is a need to rethink how we view childhood spaces, child development and the politics of growing up. The book challenges... -
Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solutions by Mark Z. Jacobson 9781107691155
RRP: £74.99£66.89This new edition of Mark Z. Jacobson's textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and science of the major air pollution and climate problems that face the world today, as well as the energy and policy solutions to those problems... -
Cosmochemistry by Harry McSween, Jr
RRP: £59.99£54.75Cosmochemistry is a rapidly evolving field of planetary science and the second edition of this classic text reflects the exciting discoveries made over the past decade from new spacecraft missions. Topics covered include the synthesis of elements in... -
Rivers in the Landscape by Ellen Wohl 9781119535416
RRP: £62.95£55.44Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel are likely to be influenced by that channel. Tectonic uplift raises rock... -
Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath by A. Hallam 9780198549161
£85.72Why do mass extinctions occur? The demise of the dinosaurs has been discussed exhaustively, but has never been out into the context of other extinction events. This is the first systematic review of the mass extinctions of all organisms, plant and... -
Igneous Petrogenesis A Global Tectonic Approach by Marjorie Wilson 9780412533105
RRP: £79.99£60.61As a major text in igneous petrology, this innovative book offers a much-needed, radically different approach to the study of igneous rocks. Bridging a long-recognized gap in the literature by providing petrogenic models for magmatismin terms of global... -
Environmental and Low-Temperature Geochemistry Peter Ryan 9781119568582
RRP: £74.95£66.92Environmental and Low-Temperature Geochemistry presents conceptual and quantitative principles of geochemistry in order to foster understanding of natural processes at and near the earth's surface, as well as anthropogenic impacts and remediation... -
Rethinking Development Geographies by Marcus Power
RRP: £53.99£47.27Development as a concept is notoriously imprecise, vague and presumptuous. Struggles over the meaning of this fiercely contested term have had profound implications on the destinies of people and places across the globe. Rethinking Development... -
Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage by Deborah Cramer
RRP: £23.50£19.83A remarkable scientific meditation on and spiritual exploration of one of our least appreciated natural resources-the Atlantic Ocean. Not since Rachel Carson has a writer been able to give voice so compellingly to the ocean-its mythic history and its... -
Understanding the Earth System: Global Change Science for Application by Sarah E. Cornell 9781107009363
RRP: £57.99£52.40Explaining the what, the how and the why of climate science, this multidisciplinary new book provides a review of research from the last decade, illustrated with cutting-edge data and observations. A key focus is the development of analysis tools that... -
Geographical Information System and Crime Mapping by Monika Kannan
RRP: £71.99£62.05Geographical Information System and Crime Mapping features a diverse array of Geographic Information System (GIS) applications in crime analysis, from general issues such as GIS as a communication process, interjurisdictional mapping and data sharing to... -
Downs, Meadows and Pastures by Jim White 9781904349082
RRP: £5.95£5.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904349082Author Jim WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press -
Why Vulnerability Still Matters: The Politics of Disaster Risk Creation Greg Bankoff 9781032113432
RRP: £36.99£32.53We think vulnerability still matters when considering how people are put at risk from hazards and this book shows why in a series of thematic chapters and case studies written by eminent disaster studies scholars that deal with the politics of disaster... -
Environmental Impact Assessment: A Comparative Review by Chris Wood 9780582369696
RRP: £61.99£59.40Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become a vital management tool worldwide. EIA is a means of evaluating the likely consequences of a proposed major action which will significantly affect the environment, before that action is taken.This new... -
The Analysis of Tidal Stream Power by Jack Hardisty 9780470724514
RRP: £123.95£107.38This text integrates a wide range of research and tidal resource theory and data to present a detailed analysis of the physics and oceanography of tidal stream power devices together with a world wide resource analysis. Clearly structured throughout the... -
RIVER PROCESSES: An introduction to fluvial dynamics Andre Robert 9780340763391
£41.02River Processes deals primarily with flow and sediment dynamics in alluvial channels. It emphasises water flows (basic principles and characterisation), fluvial sediment, processes of erosion and sediment transport, bedforms that result from flow-bed... -
Statistical Analysis of Climate Extremes by Manfred Mudelsee 9781108791465
RRP: £33.99£29.26The risks posed by climate change and its effect on climate extremes are an increasingly pressing societal problem. This book provides an accessible overview of the statistical analysis methods which can be used to investigate climate extremes and... -
The Hidden History of Earth Expansion: Told by researchers creating a Modern Theory of the Earth by Stephen William Hurrell 9780952260387
RRP: £30.00£27.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952260387Author Stephen William HurrellFormat HardbackPage Count 472Imprint One Off PublishingPublisher One Off PublishingWeight(grams) 835g -
New Zealand Landscape: Behind the Scene by Paul Williams 9780128124932
RRP: £118.00£105.72New Zealand Landscape: Behind the Scene tells the story of New Zealand through the subject of geomorphology, a branch of earth science at the interface of geology and geography. Geomorphology is informally described as the 'science of scenery', and as... -
Physics of Flow in Porous Media by Jens Feder
RRP: £59.99£54.15An invaluable reference for graduate students and academic researchers, this book introduces the basic terminology, methods and theory of the physics of flow in porous media. Geometric concepts, such as percolation and fractals, are explained and simple... -
Computing the Climate: How We Know What We Know About Climate Change by Steve M. Easterbrook 9781107589926
RRP: £25.99£21.72How do we know that climate change is an emergency? How did the scientific community reach this conclusion all but unanimously, and what tools did they use to do it? This book tells the story of climate models, tracing their history from... -
Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction by Thomas Tomkins Warner 9780521513890
RRP: £69.99£60.61This textbook provides a comprehensive yet accessible treatment of weather and climate prediction, for graduate students, researchers and professionals. It teaches the strengths, weaknesses and best practices for the use of atmospheric models. It is... -
Cryptic Concrete: A Subterranean Journey Into Cold War Germany Ian Klinke 9781119261117
RRP: £24.99£21.81Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state. A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politicsAttempts to understand the material... -
Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change by Richard V. Fisher
RRP: £28.00£21.80Whenever a volcano threatens to erupt, scientists and adventurers from around the world flock to the site in response to the irresistible allure of one of nature's most dangerous and unpredictable phenomena. In a unique book probing the science and... -
Principles of Radiometric Dating by Kunchithapadam Gopalan 9781107198739
RRP: £62.99£56.39The time-dependent decay of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes or in-growth of their radioactive or stable daughter products form the basis of radiometric dating of several natural processes. Developed in the beginning of the last century mainly to...