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  1. GIS For Dummies<sup>&#174;</sup>

    DeMers, Michael N.
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2009 1. edition

    GIS (geographic information system) is a totally cool technology that has been called “geography on steroids.” GIS is what lets you see the schools in your neighborhood or tells yo...

  2. Fossils at a Glance

    Milsom, Clare; Rigby, Sue
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2009 1. edition

    Life on Earth has been evolving and interacting with the surface and atmosphere for almost four billion years. Fossils provide a powerful tool in the study of the Earth and its his...

  3. Conservation Psychology: Understanding and promoting human care for nature

    Clayton, Susan; Myers, Gene
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2009 1. edition

    This textbook introduces the reader to the new and emerging field of Conservation Psychology, which explores connections between the study of human behavior and the achievement of...

  4. Beyond Environmentalism: A Philosophy of Nature

    Foss, Jeffrey E.
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2009 1. edition

    Beyond Environmentalism is the first book of its kind to present a timely and relevant analysis of environmentalism. This innovative   book discusses the inconsistencies, both scie...

  5. Structures : Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

    Gordon, J. E.
    Hachette Books 2009

    In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding...

  6. Astrophysical Hydrodynamics: An Introduction

    Shore, Steven N.
    John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2008 1. edition

    This latest edition of the proven and comprehensive treatment on the topic -- from the bestselling author of "Tapestry of Modern Astrophysics" -- has been updated and revised to re...

  7. The Greatest Comets in History

    Seargent, David A.J
    Springer 2009 1. edition

    Table of contents 2. The Nature of Comets David A.J. Seargent 3. Halley’s Comet Through the AgesDavid A.J. Seargent 4. The Greatest Comets of Ancient Times David A.J. Seargent 5. T...

  8. Audio engineering : know it all

    Elsevier 2009

  9. Environmental Futures

    Alcamo, J.
    Elsevier 2009 1. edition

    As scientists and policymakers try to come to grips with problems such as climate change and risks to biodiversity, they turn more and more frequently to the method of scenario a...

  10. The Oxford book of modern science writing

    Oxford University Press 2008

    Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audie...

  11. The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable

    Taleb, Nassim Nicholas
    Penguin Books Ltd 2008

    The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, th...

  12. The Voyage of the Beagle

    Darwin, Charles
    Disney Book Group 2006

    Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection has been debated and disparaged over time, but there is no dispute that he is responsible for some of the most remarkable...

  13. This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment

    Gottlieb, Roger S.
    Taylor & Francis Group 2006 2. edition

    This Sacred Earth was the first comprehensive survey of the critical connections between religion, nature and the environment. In this second edition, Roger Gottlieb has added near...

  14. The Great Influenza : The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

    Barry, John M.
    Penguin Publishing Group 2005 Revised

    #1 New York Times bestseller “Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.”—Bill Gates"Monumental... an authoritat...

  15. Beyond the Natural Body: An Archeology of Sex Hormones

    Oudshoorn, Nelly
    Taylor & Francis Group 2005 1. edition

    Beyond the Natural Body presents an episode in the history of life sciences that is essential to our current understanding of sex and the body, and the relations between gender and...

  16. The Environment Dictionary

    Kemp, David D.
    Taylor & Francis Group 1998 1. edition

    This dictionary provides an essential source of information on all aspects of the environment by including the basic scientific terms and concepts as well as the socio-economic, cu...

  17. Whisky : Technology, Production and Marketing

    Elsevier Science 2003

    Whisky: Technology, Production and Marketing explains in technical terms, the science and technology of producing whisky, combined with information from industry experts on success...

  18. The Voyage of the Beagle

    Darwin, Charles
    Duke Classics 2022

    Voyage of the Beagle chronicles Charles Darwin's five years as a naturalist on board the H.M.S. Beagle. The notes and observations that he recorded in his diary included Chile, Arg...

  19. Creative Evolution

    Bergson, Henri
    Duke Classics 2021

    French philosopher Henri Bergson's Creative Evolution was published in 1907 and translated into English in 1911. Very popular at the time, it gives an alternate mechanism for evolu...

  20. Lectures on the Forces of Matter : And Their Relations to Each Other

    Faraday, Michael
    Duke Classics 2022

    Self-taught chemist and scientist Michael Faraday was one of the most prolific and prescient researchers to emerge from England in the nineteenth century. In this captivating colle...