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Paperback. Offers an overview of the aspects of geology that are most significant to civil engineers. This title covers sections that include those devoted to the main rock types, weathering, ground investigation, rock mass strength, failures of old mines, subsidence on peats and clays, sinkholes on limestone and chalk, and water in landslides. Num Pages: 104 pages, 75 black & white tables, 25 colour illustrations, 180 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: RBG; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 212 x 8. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415469609
- ISBN
- 9780415469609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Hardback. Full of rich detail for the specialist but accessible to the intelligent lay reader, the book includes the author's own stunning illustrations and a technical appendix which provides information, for example, on body mass/wing dimension relationships and avian/dinosaurian metabolics. Num Pages: 472 pages, 147, 88 black & white halftones, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867637
- ISBN
- 9780801867637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.91
€ 88.91
Paperback. The calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. The author examines first-hand accounts of men and women throughout the world describing what they saw and suffered during a sequence of political, economic and social crises that stretched from 1618 to the 1680s. Num Pages: 904 pages, 28 col illus + 55 figs. BIC Classification: HBG; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1236.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208634
- ISBN
- 9780300208634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Hardcover. Covers groundwater's role in the hydrologic cycle and in water supply, contamination, and construction issues. This book is suitable for students and instructors in the geosciences (with focuses in hydrology, hydrogeology, and environmental science), and as a reference work for professional researchers. Num Pages: 692 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBKF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123847058
- ISBN
- 9780123847058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.64
€ 115.64
Paperback. An insightful introduction to one ofthe most unpredictable forces on Earth. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687251
- ISBN
- 9781851687251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 247 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 12th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292161839
- ISBN
- 9781292161839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.04
€ 88.04
Paperback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144131
- ISBN
- 9780231144131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary criticism. Worshipped and revered, respected and feared, rivers reflect both the natural and social history of our planet. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 174 x 5. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588671
- ISBN
- 9780199588671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Packed with provocative case studies, calculations and lifestyle comparisons, this entertaining and authoritative book makes the complexities of climatology understandable and challenges readers to rethink their notions of 'doing their bit'. The paperback edition features a new preface from Mark Lynas, author of High Tide: News From a Warming World Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on FFEP.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTG0004808
- ISBN
- 9780230007543
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Widely regarded as the most creative scholar in the field of river morphology, Luna B. Leopold presents a coherent description of the river, its shape, size, organization, and action, along with a consistent theory that explains much of the observed character of channels. Num Pages: 320 pages, 103 line illustrations, 24 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018457
- ISBN
- 9780674018457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.18
€ 41.99
€ 35.18
Paperback. * A probing, cutting-edge analysis of the past, present and future of the world's largest single habitat * Argues that the contemporary geopolitics of the deep ocean are characterised by competing political, economic, and ecological interests. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPSL; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680194
- ISBN
- 9780745680194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.24
€ 22.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460482
- ISBN
- 9781780460482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.19
€ 25.99
€ 24.19
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Maslin looks at all aspects of climate, from the physical and chemical factors that drive it and how climate differs from weather, to how climate has affected human settlements and the cyclic features of it. He ends with a look at climate change and our current approaches to solving it. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199641130
- ISBN
- 9780199641130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. Presents the mechanical models of earthquake and volcanic processes, emphasizing earth-surface deformations that can be compared with observations from Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, Interferometric Radar (InSAR), and borehole strain- and tiltmeters. Num Pages: 456 pages, 13 color illus.1 halftone. 269 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133027
- ISBN
- 9780691133027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.10€ 86.04
€ 113.10
€ 86.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226332734
- ISBN
- 9780226332734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.38€ 45.18
€ 52.38
€ 45.18
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580891646
- ISBN
- 9781580891646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.71
€ 23.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. A collection of papers reviewing selected conservation Lagerstatten for terrestrial animals and plants throughout the Phanerozoic worldwide. The synthesis details recent progress in documenting the biodiversity of such extraordinary fossil deposits and elucidating the geological conditions for and biogeochemical processes behind their formation. Editor(s): Fraser, Nick; Sues, Hans-Dieter. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 200. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460147
- ISBN
- 9781780460147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
Paperback. Includes comprehensive coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, and life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation, and extinction. This book offers documentation of dinosaur distribution through time and space, and discussion of the interface between geology and biology. Editor(s): Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmolska, Halszka. Num Pages: 880 pages, 330 line illustrations, 28 tables. BIC Classification: RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 276 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254084
- ISBN
- 9780520254084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. This book enables scientists to tackle the fundamental issues of chemical change in the archaeological materials, in order to advance the study of the past. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; PNF; PSB; RB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854042623
- ISBN
- 9780854042623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.06
€ 53.06
Hardback. Highlighting the fascinating twists and turns of evolution across more than 540 million years, paleobiologist Matthew Bonnan uses everyday objects to explain the emergence and adaptation of the vertebrate skeleton. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 b&w illus., 26 color illus. BIC Classification: MFC; MFG; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 262 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018328
- ISBN
- 9780253018328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.70
€ 78.70