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Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Comets, Craters, Controversy, and the Last Days of the Dinosaurs
What killed the dinosaurs?
For more than a century,
this question has been one
of the greatest unsolved
mysteries in science. But,
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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
One of the great mysteries
is what happened to the
dinosaurs, and it has taken
great detective work to give
us an answer. In T. Rex and
the Crater of Doom, some
brilliant, not to mention
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
Design Patterns is a modern
classic in the literature of
object-oriented development,
offering timeless and
elegant solutions to common
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The Earth System, Second Edition
For courses in Earth Systems
Science offered in
departments of Geology,
Earth Science, Geography and
Environmental Science.The
first textbook of its kind
that addresses the issues of
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When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
"The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth's history….The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly recommended."—ChoiceToday it ... > 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 -
Sun, Earth and Sky
This Second Edition of Sun, Earth and Sky updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade. ... > read more -
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. Hands-on activities help you ... > read more -
The Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of Science
Nemesis is the name given by scientists to a (theoretical) small companion star to our sun. Every 26 million years, Nemesis's orbit brings it close enough to the sun to bombard our solar system with ... > read more -
The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide
“I didn’t think about the dangers before going into space, but now I realize how hazardous it is!”–Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first person to walk in spaceWith the opening of ... > read more -
Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago
Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95% of all living species died out--a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 65 ... > read more -
Getting to Know ArcObjects (With CD-ROM)
ArcGIS is the newest and most powerful GIS technology from ESRI, and this comprehensive reference teaches Geographic Information System (GIS) technology users the concepts and methods for its ... > read more -
Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, And Earth's Ancient Atmosphere
For 65 million years dinosaurs ruled the Earth - until a deadly asteroid forced their extinction. But what accounts for the incredible longevity of dinosaurs? A renowned scientist now provides a ... > read more -
Life of the Past (4th Edition)
This comprehensive introduction to the history of life on Earth explores the basic principles and processes, the rich history of past life forms -- marine and terrestrial -- and the major events that ... > read more
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