Near-Earth Object Impact Books

• Anthropology
   
  

  The Yanomamo (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology)

  Based on the author's extensive fieldwork, this classic ethnography, now in its fifth edition, focuses on the Yanomamo. These truly remarkable South American people are one of the few primitive ...  > read more
• World Development
  Environmental Policies
  Environmental Issues
  Resource Shortage
  Water
  Nature
   
  

  When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century

  In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the ...  > read more
• Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
  Pests and Parasites
  Veterinary Medicine
  Public Health
  Charles Darwin
   
  

  Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Theory And Practice

  This comprehensive resource applies the fundamentals of epidemiology to the study of infectious diseases (ID). In the first section, readers will learn about basic epidemiologic methods for the study ...  > read more
• Nature
  Big Bang
  Cosmology
  Anthropology
  World Development
  Astrophysics
   
  

  Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History (California World History Library)

  An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day, Maps of Time is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning ...  > read more
• Triglycerides
  Nature
  Internet
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  New Species
   
  

  The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time

  Here is the first complete portrait of the legendary flying dragons of deep time–the pterosaurs–designed for non-specialists, yet founded on the real science of these bizarre creatures. ...  > read more
• Energy Issues
  Agriculture and Food
  World Development
  Environmental Policy
  Political Science
  Energy Policy
   
  

  The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production

  Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's five-million-dollar, five-year study on the future of the automobile, a groundbreaking analysis of the worldwide move from mass production to lean ...  > read more
• Spiders and Ticks
  Eris (Xena)
  Fuel Cells
  Electricity
  Exotic Species
  Energy Issues
   
  

  Convert It!

  This book is the leading how-to resource for electric car conversions. It combines Brown's years of professional automotive experience with down-to-earth language even an automotive beginner can ...  > read more
• Oceanography
  Ocean Policy
  Earth Science
  Marine Biology
  Geography
  Sea Life
   
  

  Essentials of Oceanography (9th Edition)

  "How do the oceans work?" To help readers find the answers, Trujillo and Thurman present in-depth and rigorous discussions of oceanographic concepts and demystify the science for the layperson. ...  > read more
• Moon
  Space Station
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Policy
  Space Missions
   
  

  First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

  "On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no ...  > read more
• Cultures
  Computer Science
  Computer Programming
  Anthropology
  Geography
  Materials Science
   
  

  The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs

  This unique and extraordinary guide to seven major sites of Maya civilization highlights the pioneering work of two great scholars of ancient America. For readers at every level -- from the casual ...  > read more

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