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Domestic Abuse: Contemporary Perspectives and Innovative Pratices Oona Brooks 9781780460598
RRP: $68.25$61.87Domestic abuse is a global health and social problem. This edited volume considers Scottish responses in a wide comparative context.About the AuthorOona Brooks-Hay, Lecturer in Criminology, Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research, University of... -
Annals of the Former World by John McPhee
$36.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374518738Author John McPheeFormat PaperbackPage Count 696Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc -
Weathering and Erosion by Torrey Maloof 9781480746114
RRP: $16.93$13.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781480746114Author Torrey MaloofFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Teacher Created Materials, IncPublisher Teacher Created Materials, Inc -
The Biosphere by Vladimir I. Vernadsky 9781461272649
RRP: $58.48$44.09Long unknown in the West, The Biosphere established the field of biogeochemistry and is one of the classic founding documents of what later became known as Gaia theory. It is the first sustained expression of the idea that life is a geological force that... -
Measures for Measure: Geology and the industrial revolution by Leeder, Mike
RRP: $78.00$74.39Choice 'Outstanding Academic Title' award 2022Measures for Measure features once greatly-disturbed landscapes - now largely reclaimed, physically at least, by post-industrial activity. Yet the surviving machines, buildings and housing of the original... -
Homelessness, Social Exclusion and Health: Global perspectives, local solutions Fiona Cuthill 9781780460710
RRP: $68.25$61.87In a globalised world, the wealthy elite and the rough sleeper negotiate the same streets, jostling for space in the doorways of shops selling luxury goods, thus the winners and losers of global capitalism meet in the same urban spaces. While the... -
GeoBritannica: Geological Landscapes and the British Peoples Mike Leeder 9781780460604
$91.63GeoBritannica concerns the geological legacy of Britain, an inheritance bequeathed by its bedrock to the peoples who have lived on the island for the eleven millennia since the final spasms of the last Ice Ages. The authors explain the geological... -
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: The Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart of Our World by David Whitehouse 9780297608806
RRP: $19.48$12.71The journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine.Over 3000 km below the earth's surface an extraordinary inner world the size of Mars awaits us.Dive through the molten iron of the outer core and eventually you will reach a... -
An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics John M. Reynolds (Reynolds International Ltd) 9780471485360
RRP: $101.30$91.18An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 2nd Edition, describes the rapidly developing field of near-surface geophysics. The book covers a range of applications including mineral, hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration, and emphasises... -
The Tectonic Plates are Moving! by Roy Livermore 9780198717867
RRP: $67.26$58.64Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of cliches such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This... -
Underlands: A Journey Through Britain's Lost Landscape by Ted Nield 9781847086723
RRP: $25.33$16.69Not so long ago, our roads, buildings, gravestones and monuments were built from local rock, our cities were powered by coal from Welsh mines, and our lamps were lit with paraffin from Scottish shale. We live among the remnants of those times but for the... -
Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb by Ruwan Abey Rajapakse 9780128046982
RRP: $155.98$140.89Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb, Second Edition, offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach to selecting the right formula and solving even most difficult calculations in... -
A Walkers' Guide to the Geology and Landscape of Western Mendip by A. R. Farrant 9780852725764
RRP: $23.40$21.70Booklet and accompanying 1: 25 000 scale geological map in a walletBook InformationISBN 9780852725764Author A. R. FarrantPage Count 76Imprint British Geological SurveyPublisher British Geological Survey -
Applied Geophysics for Karst and Sinkhole Investigation: The Dead Sea and other regions by Michael Ezersky 9780750336338
RRP: $234.00$224.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750336338Author Michael EzerskyFormat HardbackImprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingDimensions(mm) 254mm *... -
Mountains: The Origins of the Earth's Mountain Systems Graham Park 9781780460666
$81.96'Outstanding Academic Title' Choice, magazine of the Association of College & Research Libraries, American Library Association.Most mountains on Earth occur within relatively well-defined, narrow belts separated by wide expanses of much lower-lying... -
Introducing Natural Resources Graham Park 9781780460482
RRP: $37.03$33.81Over the many millennia that the human race has inhabited our planet, a use has been found for almost everything that is to be found on it. However, since the Industrial Revolution, many of the resources that we have come to rely on are being depleted,... -
A Sea without Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region by Richard Arnold Davis
RRP: $87.75$68.48The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 million years ago-some 250... -
Earth System Science: From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes: Volume 72 by Robert J. Charleson 9780123793706
RRP: $122.83$116.77Over the last decade, the study of cycles as a model for the earth's changing climate has become a new science. Earth Systems Science is the basis for understanding all aspects of anthropogenic global change, such as chemically forced global climate... -
The Grampian Highlands by D. Stephenson 9780852725696
RRP: $23.40$21.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852725696Author D. StephensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint British Geological SurveyPublisher British Geological Survey -
Farewell, King Coal: from industrial triumph to climatic disaster by Anthony Seaton
$80.79When the last deep coal mine in Britain closed in 2016 it marked the end of the most transformative era in the history of mankind. In writing this account of the rise and decline of the coal industry and its effects on the health of the miners, of those... -
Structural Geology: A Quantitative Introduction by David D. Pollard
RRP: $107.23$95.59Tackling structural geology problems today requires a quantitative understanding of the underlying physical principles, and the ability to apply mathematical models to deformation processes within the Earth. Accessible yet rigorous, this unique textbook... -
Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew about Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Climate Change, Earthquakes, and More by Ellen Prager
RRP: $42.90$41.38The Earth is a beautiful and wondrous planet, but also frustratingly complex and, at times, violent: much of what has made it livable can also cause catastrophe. Volcanic eruptions create land and produce fertile, nutrient-rich soil, but they can also... -
Fossils at a Glance by Clare Milsom 9781405193368
RRP: $75.95$66.69Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems. They also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction... -
The Decarbonization Delusion: What 3.5 Billion Years of Biological Sustainability Can Teach Us by Andrew Moore 9780197664834
RRP: $50.68$43.66Could the race to de-carbonize our energy systems be leading us closer to environmental disaster? Why did biology choose carbon, in a variety of compounds, as its energy carrier and storage substance? From the smallest life forms, through... -
Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition by American Geological Institute 9780385181013
RRP: $38.98$28.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385181013Author American Geological InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 493g -
Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks Noel P. James 9781118652732
RRP: $97.40$86.72This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived. The approach is general and universal and draws heavily on... -
The Ice Age Jurgen Ehlers (Geological Survey of Hamburg) 9781118507803
RRP: $91.55$82.95This book provides a new look at the climatic history of the last 2.6 million years during the ice age, a time of extreme climatic fluctuations that have not yet ended. This period also coincides with important phases of human development from... -
The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them by Donald R. Prothero
RRP: $58.50$46.20Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's past. In The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geology. In twenty-five chapters-each about a particular... -
Precambrian Evolution of the North China Craton by Guochun Zhao 9780124072275
RRP: $60.43$55.05The North China Craton is one of the oldest cratonic blocks in the world, containing rocks as old as 3.85 billion years. Focusing on Neoarchean mantle plumes and Paleoproterozoic plate tectonics, this book combines the results from modern geological... -
Melting the Earth: The History of Ideas on Volcanic Eruptions by Haraldur Sigurdsson 9780195106657
$77.51For centuries humans have puzzled over volcanoes. Why do volcanoes erupt? How do they work? Professor Sigurdsson, an eminent volcanologist whose work has been featured in two National Geographic television specials, traces in this book the history of... -
The Key to Earth History: An Introduction to Stratigraphy Peter Doyle (School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Greenwich, UK) 9780471492153
RRP: $128.60$111.09The Key to Earth History introduces students to the basic tools used by geologists to reconstruct the Earth's history, and shows how these tools can be used to chart the pattern of global environmental change since the formation of the Earth some 4600... -
Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing Jane V. Appleton 9781780460451
RRP: $68.25$61.87Highlighting and examining the vital role of nurses in protecting children from maltreatment, this book explores the input of nurses from different disciplines to the work of protecting children and young people. It draws on relevant theoretical,... -
The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs by M.H. Rider 9780954190682
RRP: $97.50$87.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954190682Author M.H. RiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Rider-French Consulting LimitedPublisher Rider-French Consulting LimitedDimensions(mm)... -
Geology of South Dorset and South-East Devon & Its World Heritage Coast by Bgs 9780852726549
$42.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852726549Author BgsFormat HardbackPage Count 161Imprint British Geological SurveyPublisher British Geological SurveyWeight(grams) 222g -
Mineral Systems, Earth Evolution, and Global Metallogeny by David Ian Groves 9780443216848
RRP: $224.25$222.01Mineral Systems, Earth Evolution, and Global Metallogeny provides insights into the critical parameters of Earth's evolution, particularly in terms of thermal state, tectonics, and the atmosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere system that control the metallogeny... -
Cataclysm by ALLAN
$35.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879181427Author ALLANFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Bear & CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and Company -
Leadhills: Brief Sheet Explanation for 1: 50 000 Scale Geology Map, Sheet S15e (Scotland) by J.D. Floyd 9780852724538
RRP: $17.55$15.81A detailed account of the geology shown on the complementary 1: 50 000 (or earlier 1: 63 360) geological map(s)Book InformationISBN 9780852724538Author J.D. FloydFormat PaperbackImprint British Geological SurveyPublisher British Geological Survey -
Clay Science in Drilling and Drilling Fluids: Volume 11 by Guanzheng Zhuang 9780443155987
RRP: $261.30$230.82Clay Science in Drilling and Drilling Fluids starts from the fundamentals of clay science and drilling and then comprehensively presents the advances of clay science related to drilling, drilling fluids, and clay products. The topics combine to present... -
Turning to Stone Marcia Bjornerud 9781472298461
RRP: $33.13$24.78Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed. Marcia Bjornerud's life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in... -
Geochemistry: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, Volume 19 by Xie Xuejing 9789067642675
RRP: $224.25$194.53This book is a collection of papers presented in the 30th International Geological Congress, held in Beijing, on geochemistry. The papers deal with topics on fluid-rock interaction, geochemical kinetics, geochemical mapping, environmental geochemistry,...