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Origin and Evolution of Earth: Principles of Historical Geology
Appropriate for one-semester
courses in historical
geology. This text assumes
basic prerequisite
coursework in physical
geology.This exceptionally
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Earth: Portrait of a Planet, Second Edition
The First Edition of Earth:
Portrait of a Planet
revolutionized the study of
geology by integrating
traditional geological
concepts with the most
recent theoretical advances
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Essentials of Geology, Second Edition
The first edition of
Essentials of
Geology—an abridged
version of Earth: Portrait
of a Planet for courses that
require a shorter
book—quickly became
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Earth Lab: Exploring the Earth Sciences
Filled with simple
experiments, EARTH LAB:
EXPLORING THE EARTH SCIENCES
covers a variety of topics
in physical geology,
environmental geology, and
earth science course.
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The Earth System, Second Edition
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Bursting the Limits of Time: The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Revolution
During a revolution of discovery in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, geologists reconstructed the immensely long history of the earth—and the relatively recent arrival of ... > read more -
Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe
"Do you feel lucky? Well do ya?" asked Dirty Harry. Paleontologist Peter Ward and astronomer Donald Brownlee think all of us should feel lucky. Their rare Earth hypothesis predicts that while simple, ... > read more -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
There's a "Frank & Ernest" comic strip showing a chick breaking out of its shell, looking around, and saying, "Oh, wow! Paradigm shift!" Blame the late Thomas Kuhn. Few indeed are the ... > read more -
Geographic Information Systems and Science
The first edition of Geographic Information Systems and Science has taken the GIS textbook market by storm, selling over 22,000 copies since publication. It is the most current, authoritative and ... > read more -
Soils of the Past
It is 10 years since publication of the first edition of soils of the past. In that time the subject of paleopedology has grown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream of geological ... > read more -
The Earth Through Time
This best-selling historical geology text provides an excellent balance of basic geology and paleontology. The new eighth edition provides rich, authoritative coverage of the history of the ... > read more -
Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: The Causes of Mass Extinctions
This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass ... > read more -
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series)
This, the first all-photographic field guide to cover fossils found throughout North America north of Mexico, includes nearly 500 full-color photographs identifying corals, trilobites, shells, teeth, ... > read more -
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Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology (9th Edition)
To understand timely issues such as natural disasters and environmental challenges–and to evaluate solutions to related problems–the average citizen needs a basic awareness of the ... > read more
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