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Planetary Geology: An Introduction Claudio Vita-Finzi 9781780460154
RRP: $78.00$71.12Recent planetary missions by NASA, the European Space Agency and other national bodies have reaffirmed that geological processes familiar from our studies of the Earth operate on many solid planets and satellites. Common threads link the internal... -
50 Things to Do at the Beach by Easkey Britton 9781616899950
RRP: $35.00$27.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616899950Author Easkey BrittonFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Princeton Architectural PressPublisher Princeton Architectural PressWeight(grams)... -
School Leadership Jim O'Brien 9781780460512
RRP: $78.00$70.34Schools become increasingly complex organisations and, as their role in socialising young people is recognised, the task of leading the school community is receiving greater attention than ever before.School Leadership summarises current thinking about... -
The Glorious Geology of Iceland's Golden Circle by Agust Gudmundsson 9783319551517
RRP: $64.33$53.20This is the first book describing the glorious geology of Iceland's Golden Circle and four additional excursions:(1) the beautiful valleys and mountains of the fjord of Hvalfjoerdur, (2) the unique landscape and geothermal fields of the Hengill Volcano,... -
The Small Isles: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy
RRP: $15.58$10.65The Small Isles comprise the Inner Hebridean islands of Rum, Eigg, Canna and Muck. The landscapes, rocks and fossils of these beautiful, remote islands tells of a drama involving erupting volcanoes, an ancient ecosystem that included dinosaurs and an... -
The Lost World of Fossil Lake: Snapshots from Deep Time by Lance Grande
RRP: $78.00$68.62The landscape of southwestern Wyoming around the ghost town of Fossil is beautiful but harsh; a dry, high mountain desert with cool nights and long, cold winters inhabited by a sparse mountain desert community. But during the early Eocene, more than... -
Geocomputation with R by Robin Lovelace
RRP: $89.68$79.03Geocomputation with R is for people who want to analyze, visualize and model geographic data with open source software. It is based on R, a statistical programming language that has powerful data processing, visualization, and geospatial capabilities... -
Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life by Brenda Maddox
RRP: $25.33$17.73A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A rich and exuberant group biography of the first geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. These first geologists were made up primarily, and... -
The Norns in Old Norse Mythology Karen Bek-Pedersen 9781780460352
RRP: $78.00$70.34The nornir or norns were a group of female supernatural beings closely related to ideas about fate in Old Norse tradition. Karen Bek-Pedersen provides a thorough understanding of the role played by norns and other beings like them in the relevant sources... -
Earth History and Palaeogeography by Trond H. Torsvik 9781107105324
RRP: $136.48$125.39Using full-colour palaeogeographical maps from the Cambrian to the present, this interdisciplinary volume explains how plate motions and surface volcanism are linked to processes in the Earth's mantle, and to climate change and the evolution of the... -
Using Geochemical Data: To Understand Geological Processes by Hugh Rollinson
RRP: $101.38$86.95This textbook is a complete rewrite, and expansion of Hugh Rollinson's highly successful 1993 book Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation. Rollinson and Pease's new book covers the explosion in geochemical thinking over the past... -
Creation and Doxology: The Beginning and End of God's Good World by Gerald L. Hiestand 9780830853861
RRP: $40.93$29.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830853861Author Gerald L. HiestandFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 338gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm... -
Geological Field Sketches and Illustrations: A Practical Guide by Matthew J. Genge
RRP: $80.91$66.28Learning to draw field sketches is an essential task for geologists, however it is often overlooked. This book presents simple techniques, useful tips and detailed examples to teach geologists how to draw rocks successfully. Field sketches are the best... -
Geographic Data Science with Python Sergio Rey 9781032445953
RRP: $97.48$84.83This book provides the tools, the methods, and the theory to meet the challenges of contemporary data science applied to geographic problems and data. In the new world of pervasive, large, frequent, and rapid data, there are new opportunities to... -
Sustainable Development by Susan C. Baker
RRP: $85.78$75.74The current focus on sustainable development opens up debates surrounding our relationship with the natural world, about what constitutes social progress and about the character of development, both in the Global North and the Global South. The promotion... -
The Earth Book: From the Beginning to the End of Our Planet, 250 Milestones in the History of Earth Science Jim Bell 9781454929109
RRP: $48.75$35.06A beautifully illustrated presentation of 250 milestones in the history of our home planet, from celebrated geologist and planetary scientist Jim Bell. Spanning Earth's entire history, from its birth 4.6 billion years ago to its inevitable destruction... -
This Is Planet Earth: Your Ultimate Guide to the World We Call Home by New Scientist
RRP: $21.43$8.01The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is.Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang and long-dead stars, at first it was nothing special,... -
The Story of Earth & Life: A southern African perspective on a 4.6-billion-year journey by Terence McCarthy 9781770071483
$39.35Southern Africa is without equal in terms of geology, a treasure trove of valuable minerals with a geological history dating back some 3 600 million years. In addition, the evolution of plants and animals, especially mammals and dinosaurs, is well... -
The Story of Life by Richard Southwood 9780198607861
RRP: $33.13$25.23How did life begin? What was 'snowball earth'? Why did the dinosaurs become extinct? Are we all descended from 'African Eve'? Will humans be responsible for the next major extinction? These and many other fundamental questions are addressed in this... -
Minerals in Thin Section by Dexter Perkins
RRP: $192.58$171.64For courses in Optical Mineralogy, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrology, and Petrography; and for routine petrographic work in the lab. This clear and concise text assists students as they look at thin sections. It focuses on the practical,... -
Argyll & the Islands: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy
RRP: $13.63$9.44Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world that stretches back billions of years. In this book... -
Runaway Climate: What the Geological Past Can Tell Us about the Coming Climate Change Catastrophe by Steven Earle 9780865719897
RRP: $33.13$22.76With tipping points and extreme global warming looming, the key to understanding our climate future lies in our distant past With rising emissions, we are on track to cause rapid global warming with devastating con- sequences. But how bad could climate... -
The Field Guide To New Zealand Geology, by Jocelyn Thornton 9780143202592
RRP: $83.75$78.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143202592Author Jocelyn ThorntonFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Penguin Group (NZ)Publisher Penguin Group (NZ)Weight(grams) 759gDimensions(mm)... -
A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice by William E. Glassley 9781942658344
RRP: $25.33$16.83"Very few people have spent as much time as William E. Glassley in such deep wilderness. So it would behoove us to pay attention even if he had not brought back such a fascinating, lovely, and useful set of observations. This is a remarkable book." Bill... -
Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward by John Englander 9781733499910
RRP: $33.05$25.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733499910Author John EnglanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Science BookshelfPublisher Science BookshelfWeight(grams) 333gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Mathematics: A Simple Tool for Geologists by David Waltham 9780632053452
RRP: $142.25$122.58This book is for students who did not follow mathematics through to the end of their school careers, and graduates and professionals who are looking for a refresher course. This new edition contains many new problems and also has associated spreadsheets... -
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Stephen Webb 9783319132358
RRP: $42.90$38.98Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least... -
A Brief History of Geology by Kieran D. O'Hara
RRP: $50.68$43.66Geology as a science has a fascinating and controversial history. Kieran D. O'Hara's book provides a brief and accessible account of the major events in the history of geology over the last two hundred years, from early theories of Earth structure during... -
Glacier: Nature and Culture by Peter G. Knight
RRP: $33.05$23.91As major actors in the unfolding drama of climate change, glaciers feature prominently in Earth's past and its future. Wherever on the planet we live, glaciers affect each of us directly. They control the atmospheric and ocean circulations that drive the... -
Italian Volcanoes Christopher J. Kilburn 9781903544044
RRP: $58.48$53.39Based on an intimate knowledge and extensive research, Italian volcanoes, provides a complete introductory guide to one of the world's best known and most intensively studied volcanic areas. It is a unique guide to volcanic geology and an exciting... -
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Myron G. Best (Brigham Young University) 9781405105880
RRP: $192.95$171.85Igneous and metamorphic petrology has over the last twenty years expanded rapidly into a broad, multifaceted and increasingly quantitative science. Advances in geochemistry, geochronology, and geophysics, as well as the appearance of new analytical... -
Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Colour Guide Dorrik A.V. Stow 9781874545699
RRP: $93.58$81.53Ideas and concepts in sedimentology are changing rapidly but fundamental field work and data collection remain the basis of the science. This book is intended as a guide to the recognition and description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to... -
Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy 9781780273716
RRP: $13.63$9.44An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest during the Enlightenment by James Hutton, one of the... -
Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond by Robin George Andrews 9780393542066
RRP: $42.88$35.04Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon and can even tip entire planets over... -
Born of Ice and Fire: How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal Evolution by Graham Shields 9780300242591
RRP: $39.00$37.83An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today’s remarkable biodiversity More than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a “Snowball Earth” that... -
Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by O. Richard Norton 9781848001565
RRP: $77.98$61.11It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites. Although meteors are isolated and unpredictable, it is... -
Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes by Laurence Robb
RRP: $93.50$83.42A comprehensive account of ore-forming processes, revised and updated The revised second edition of Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes offers a guide to the multiplicity of geological processes that result in the formation of mineral deposits. The... -
Dorset and East Devon: Landscape and Geology by Malcolm Hart
RRP: $33.13$31.30The Dorset and East Devon region is characterized by a variety of beautiful landscapes and a wealth of exciting geology, including such features as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Chesil Beach, the fossil-laden cliffs of Lyme Regis and the red cliffs of East... -
Mass Observation and Everyday Life: Culture, History, Theory by Nick Hubble 9780230247888
RRP: $87.73$87.69The social-research organization Mass-Observation was founded in 1937. In this book, the true extent and significance of Mass-Observation's unique role in the formation of postwar Britain's idea of itself through the examination of everyday life across... -
Tuzo: The Unlikely Revolutionary of Plate Tectonics by Nick Eyles
RRP: $62.40$55.01Tuzo is the never-before-told story of one of Canada's most influential scientists and the discovery of plate tectonics, a pivotal development that forever altered how we think of our planet. In 1961, a Canadian geologist named John "Jock" Tuzo Wilson...