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Miracle Planet
Bruce Brown - Gallery Books Format: Hardcover
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Based on a PBS television series of the same name, this book is a compendium of facts and theories about all facets of earth science. The authors have assembled a tremendous amount of information on geology, paleontology, meteorology, geography, and more for the general reader. They lead... |
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The Map That Changed the World
Simon Winchester - Perennial Format: Book
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In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell -- clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world... |
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
Simon Winchester - HarperCollinsPublishers Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa. The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island... |
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Rain: A Natural and Cultural History
Cynthia Barnett - Crown Publishers Format: Print book
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Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years... |
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Annals of the Former World
John A McPhee - Farrar Format: Paperback
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion yearsTwenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel... |
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Basin and Range
John McPhee - Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Reissue edition Format: Paperback
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The first of John McPhees works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world -- a history of vanished landscapes,... |
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The Rammed Earth House
David Easton Format: Book
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The Rammed Earth House is an eye-opening example of how the most dramatic innovations in home design and construction frequently have their origins in the distant past. By rediscovering the most ancient of all building materials --earth--forward-thinking homebuilders can now create structures... |
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Masonry & Stonework
Black & Decker Corporation - Creative International Format: Paperback
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No projects offer more aesthetic or financial satisfaction than DIY masonry and stonework projects. Homeowners can routinely save thousands of dollars in labor costs by buying and installing materials that are now readily available for routine purchase. This book includes traditional techniques... |
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Bricklaying
Peter Cartwright Format: Book
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* The ultimate guide to bricklaying for beginner through professional
* Step-by-step instructions throughout
* Techniques and trade skills: damp-proof courses, cavity brickwork, block-laying, arches, windows, fireplaces and more
* Complete projects for brick kitchens,... |
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Simple Stonescaping: Gardens, Walls, Paths & Waterfalls
Phillip Raines Format: Book
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It's the best beginner's book on stonescaping ever - a simple guide to projects novices can handle. There's guidance on developing a layout, drawing a plan, choosing tools, mixing mortar, jointing, excavating, providing drainage, and aesthetics. Pictures present magnificent... |
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Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style
Joseph Tychonievich - Timber Press Format: Book
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Rediscover a classic garden technique!
Rock gardening - the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop - has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic... |
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The Spirit of Stone: 101 Practical & Creative Stonescaping Ideas for Your Garden
Jan Johnsen - St. Lynn's Press Format: Book
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Stone in a garden adds an authentic feeling that nothing else can match. Whether it is a low wall, a standing stone, a dry stream or a walk, stone enlivens a space and adds a sense of permanence. Until recently, stone was an overlooked element in the landscape, but now we are rediscovering... |
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