Civil Engineering Books

• Genetics
  Genes
  Microbiology
  Biochemistry Research
  Life Sciences
  Bioethics
   
  

  Genetics: From Genes to Genomes

  Genetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. The Third Edition continues to ...  > read more
• Space Probes
  Space Station
  Satellites
  Space Exploration
  Space Policy
  NASA
   
  

  Sputnik: The Shock of the Century

  On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age. Sputnik, all of 184 pounds with only a radio transmitter inside its highly ...  > read more
• Environmental Issues
  Mining
  Construction
  Sustainability
  Nature
  Environmental Policies
   
  

  Collapse

  Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is the glass-half-empty follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel. While Guns, Germs, and Steel explained the ...  > read more
• Earth Science
  Geology
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policies
  Earthquakes
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
   
  

  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 global change ...  > read more
• Cosmology
  Big Bang
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Astrophysics
  Earth Science
   
  

  Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story (Sharing Nature With Children Book)

  In this first of a trilogy, the Universe tells its own life story of chaos and creativity, science and struggle. Time after time the Universe nearly perishes, then bravely triumphs and turns itself ...  > read more
• Wildfires
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Invasive Species
  Forest
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Young Men and Fire

  On August 5, 1949, lightning came crashing down in the vast spruce forest above Seeley Lake, Montana, and touched off a roaring blaze. As every Westerner knows, lightning means fire, but the fire ...  > read more
• Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policies
  Earth Science
  Sustainability
  Ocean Policy
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Environmental Science: Toward A Sustainable Future (10th Edition)

  As the field of environmental science continues to evolve, this highly readable guide presents a full spectrum of views and information to help readers evaluate issues and make informed decisions. ...  > read more
• Moon
  Space Missions
  Solar System
  Astronomy
  Behavioral Science
  Earth Science
   
  

  A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

  A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who contributed their brain power, training and ...  > read more
• Materials Science
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Statistics
  Mathematical Modeling
   
  

  Mechanics of Materials (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

  Now featuring the problem-solving CD-ROM, StressAlyzer, the Sixth Edition of this book continues its tradition as the leading text in Mechanics of Materials. With its hallmark clarity and accuracy, ...  > read more
• Human Evolution
  Bioethics
  Human Biology
  Genetics
  Early Humans
  Genes
   
  

  Human Genetics

  Human Genetics, Seventh Edition, is a non-science majors human genetics text that clearly explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding ...  > read more

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