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Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change and the Air That Surrounds Us by Simon Clark
RRP: $14.18$8.35Compelling . . . Clark's enthusiasm shines through on every page' Sunday Times'An engaging and lively history' Financial Times__________A thin, invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth, sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique... -
Sedimentary Geology by Donald R. Prothero
$104.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429231558Author Donald R. ProtheroFormat HardbackPage Count 500Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning -
The Origin of Continents and Oceans by Alfred Wegener 9780486617084
RRP: $21.92$16.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486617084Author Alfred WegenerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Geology: A Very Short Introduction by Jan Zalasiewicz
RRP: $11.60$8.32Ranging 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 of geology... -
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable by Amitav Ghosh
RRP: $19.35$12.07Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh... -
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence 9781787332249
RRP: $25.80$18.43* A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'The very treeline is on the move: a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will mean for humanity.' Jay Griffiths, author of WildA ground-breaking and beautifully... -
How to Build a Habitable Planet: The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind - Revised and Expanded Edition by Charles H. Langmuir 9780691140063
RRP: $58.05$46.85Since its first publication more than twenty-five years ago, How to Build a Habitable Planet has established a legendary reputation as an accessible yet scientifically impeccable introduction to the origin and evolution of Earth, from the Big Bang... -
Planets: A Very Short Introduction by David A. Rothery
RRP: $11.60$8.32This Very Short Introduction looks deep into space and describes the worlds that make up our Solar System: terrestrial planets, giant planets, dwarf planets and various other objects such as satellites (moons), asteroids and Trans-Neptunian objects. It... -
50 Things to Do in the Wild by Richard Skrein
RRP: $16.76$10.9450 savvy skills for outdoor adventurers. This trusty guide teaches you all the essential skills you need to survive in the wild, from building a shelter to making a fire. Forest school practitioner Richard Skrein... -
The Emerald Planet: How plants changed Earth's history by David Beerling
RRP: $16.76$11.73Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that... -
A Last Wild Place: Seasons in the Wilderness by Mike Tomkies
RRP: $12.89$8.64When Mike Tomkies moved to a remote cottage on the shores of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, he found a place which was to provide him with the most profound wilderness experience of his life. Accessible only by boat, the cottage he renamed... -
Phosphate Deposits of the World: Volume 3, Neogene to Modern Phosphorites by William C. Burnett 9780521034180
RRP: $85.13$77.43Marine phosphorites, the principal raw material for phosphatic fertilizers, do not occur uniformly through time and space. The origin of these unusual sedimentary rocks appears to be related mainly to marine biological productivity, often associated with... -
What on Earth Happened?: The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day by Christopher Lloyd 9781408834831 [USED COPY]
RRP: $32.25$3.61In What on Earth Happened?, Christopher Lloyd tells our story from the very beginning of time to the present day, taking giant narrative leaps across millennia and continents. Along the way, he explains exactly how Muslim conquest gave Spain its paella,... -
What on Earth Happened?: The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day Christopher Lloyd 9781408834831
RRP: $32.25$24.02In What on Earth Happened?, Christopher Lloyd tells our story from the very beginning of time to the present day, taking giant narrative leaps across millennia and continents. Along the way, he explains exactly how Muslim conquest gave Spain its paella,... -
Biodiversity: A Beginner's Guide (revised and updated edition) by John I. Spicer
RRP: $12.89$8.27Our future is closely tied to that of the variety of life on Earth, and yet there is no greater threat to it than us. From population explosions and habitat destruction to climate change and mass extinctions, John Spicer explores the causes and... -
Geology and Astronomy by Charles Kovacs
RRP: $14.18$12.87The first part of this book describes the different kinds of rocks, soil and mountains found on our planet, and explores how they came into being. This section deals with the depths of the earth, and the long ages of time.In contrast, the second part... -
Climate Change and the Health of Nations: Famines, Fevers, and the Fate of Populations by Anthony McMichael 9780190262952
RRP: $51.59$48.61When we think of "climate change," we think of man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human history, and populations have had to adapt to the climate's vicissitudes. Anthony J... -
The Human Age: How we caused the climate crisis Gisli Palsson 9781787394353
RRP: $25.80$17.74The Human Age is an intrepid exploration of the new geological epoch in which we now find ourselves: the Anthropocene. Defined as the Age of Man, this is the epoch in which human beings have become the driving forces that mould, transform and destroy... -
Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You by Sarah Ivens
RRP: $19.34$12.64Who hasn't felt better after a walk in the woods, a picnic alfresco or a swim in the sea? There is something soul-soothingly simple and refreshing about getting back to nature, about making the most of the great outdoors, being mindful of Mother Nature's... -
The Crow Family Book by Jane Russ 9781802583564
RRP: $12.89$9.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802583564Author Jane RussFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 150mm * 10mm -
The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future - Updated Edition by Richard B. Alley
RRP: $19.34$13.31In the 1990s Richard B. Alley and his colleagues made headlines with the discovery that the last ice age came to an abrupt end over a period of only three years. In The Two-Mile Time Machine, Alley tells the fascinating history of global climate changes... -
The Atmosphere: A Very Short Introduction by Paul I. Palmer
RRP: $11.60$8.32The atmosphere is the thin, diffuse fluid that envelops the Earth's surface. Despite its apparent fragility, the existence of this fluid is vital for human and other life on Earth. In this Very Short Introduction Paul Palmer describes the physical and... -
Life in Colour: How Animals See the World by Dr. Martin Stevens
RRP: $25.80$18.95Beauty is more than skin deep.'The natural world is awash with colour, but we are only seeing half the story. If we could see things as animals do, our world would become unimaginably brighter. Now, thanks to new science and technology, we can at last... -
The Universal History of Us: A 13.8 billion year tale from the Big Bang to you by Tim Coulson 9780241662304
RRP: $38.70$27.54A COMPLETE, UNCOMPLICATED GUIDE TO THE SCIENCE OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING ‘Most scientists know only their own field. Tim Coulson is at home with science as an integrated whole. A pleasure to read, and a lasting accomplishment’ Richard Dawkins... -
Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Anthony R. Philpotts
RRP: $87.71$79.36Building upon the award-winning second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides a fundamental understanding of the formative processes of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Encouraging a deeper comprehension of the subject by explaining the petrologic... -
Forest: Walking among trees by Matt Collins
RRP: $32.25$22.10Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been. Journeying across the continents, writer Matt Collins and photographer Roo Lewis... -
Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky
RRP: $24.50$16.62WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRE SIMON AWARDS If we can save the salmon, we can save the world Over the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this... -
Geology of Somerset by Peter Hardy 9780948578427
$19.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948578427Author Peter HardyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Ex Libris PressPublisher Ex Libris Press -
Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere by Robert W. Sterner
RRP: $100.62$78.39All life is chemical. That fact underpins the developing field of ecological stoichiometry, the study of the balance of chemical elements in ecological interactions. This long-awaited book brings this field into its own as a unifying force in ecology and... -
A Scurry of Squirrels: Nurturing The Wild by Polly Pullar
RRP: $19.34$12.64Polly Pullar has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood. As a wildlife rehabilitator, she knows the squirrel on a profoundly personal level and has hand-reared numerous litters of orphan kits, eventually returning them to the wild. In this... -
A Richness of Martens: Wildlife Tales from Ardnamurchan by Polly Pullar
RRP: $11.60$7.84Longlisted 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... -
Isotopes: A Very Short Introduction by Rob Ellam 9780198723622
RRP: $10.31$7.47An isotope is a variant form of a chemical element, containing a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. Most elements exist as several isotopes. Many are stable while others are radioactive, and some may only exist fleetingly before decaying into... -
11 Explorations into Life on Earth: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution by Helen Scales
RRP: $16.76$11.26The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world - with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough.Following on from the success of 13... -
OCR Geology AS & A2 Student Book by Debbie Armstrong
$61.84Produced in partnership with OCR for the 2008 OCR A Level Geology specification, thisAS/A2 Student Book is the first ever course-specific geology textbook produced for A Level students. Written by experienced examiners for tailored support to the new... -
All We Can Save : Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
RRP: $30.96$20.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593237069Author Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint One World BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Yorkshire Rock: A Journey Through Time by Richard L. Bell 9780852722695
RRP: $8.39$7.10Everywhere in Yorkshire are clues to vanished worlds in the rocks, fossils and landforms. This accessible, well-illustrated book is a beautiful guide to the geology.Book InformationISBN 9780852722695Author Richard L. BellFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Qualitative Research Methods by Monique Hennink 9781473903913
RRP: $56.75$46.71Practical and straightforward, this book is a multidisciplinary introduction to the process of planning, conducting and analysing qualitative research, from selecting appropriate methods to publishing your findings. Built around the authors' Qualitative... -
Life in Ireland: A Short History of a Long Time by Conor O'Brien
RRP: $20.63$17.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785373848Author Conor O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
The Sun's Influence on Climate by Joanna D. Haigh 9780691153841
RRP: $38.70$30.04The Earth's climate system depends entirely on the Sun for its energy. Solar radiation warms the atmosphere and is fundamental to atmospheric composition, while the distribution of solar heating across the planet produces global wind patterns and... -
Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge by Erica Gies 9781800247376
RRP: $14.18$9.18A journey through time and around the world to uncover water's true nature, and how it can help us adapt to climate change. Trouble with water - increasingly frequent, extreme floods and droughts - is one of the first obvious signs of climate change...