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ALIVENESS OF PLANTS: THE DARWINS AT THE DAWN OF PLANT SCIENCE
•    AUTHOR: AYRES, P.G. (PETER G.)
•    PUBLISHER: PICKERING & CHATTO
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QK26.A97 2008
•    $99.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781851969708
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ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN, AND CLIMATE DYNAMICS: AN INTRODUCTORY TEXT
•    AUTHOR: PLUMB, RAYMOND R
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QC880.4.A8A877 2007
•    $73.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780125586917
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BILLIONS AND BILLIONS: THOUGHTS ON LIFE AND DEATH AT THE BRINK OF THE MILLENNIUM
•    AUTHOR: SAGAN, CARL
•    PUBLISHER: BALLANTINE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS:
•    $15.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780345379184
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CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES
•    AUTHOR: DUKE, CATHERINE V. A
•    PUBLISHER: CRC PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QD453.3.D85 2008
•    $62.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780849339349
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CLIMATE CONFUSION: HOW GLOBAL WARMING HYSTERIA LEADS TO BAD SCIENCE, PANDERING POLITICIANS, AND MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT HURT THE POOR
•    AUTHOR: SPENCER, ROY W
•    PUBLISHER: ENCOUNTER BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: POP
•    LC CLASS: QC981.8.G56S645 2008
•    $21.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781594032103
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CLIMATE CRASH: ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR FUTURE
•    AUTHOR: COX, JOHN D
•    PUBLISHER: NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: QC
•    $15.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780309101998
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CO2 RISING: THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
•    AUTHOR: VOLK, TYLER
•    PUBLISHER: MIT PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QC879.8.V65 2008
•    $22.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780262220835
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CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
•    EDITOR: DIBYENDU SARKAR
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE516.4
•    $126.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780080465227
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CONCISE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
•    AUTHOR: OGG, JAMES G. (JAMES GREGORY), 1952-
•    PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE508.O34 2008
•    $36.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780521898492
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COOL IT: THE SKEPTICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST'S GUIDE TO GLOBAL WARMING
•    AUTHOR: LOMBORG, BJORN
•    PUBLISHER: ALFRED A KNOPF
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QC981.8.G56L657 2007
•    $21.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780307266927
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DEFORMATION OF EARTH MATERIALS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RHEOLOGY OF SOLID EARTH
•    AUTHOR: KARATO, SHUN-ICHIRO, 1949-
•    PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE604
•    $81.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780521844048
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DESERTS AND DESERT ENVIRONMENTS
•    AUTHOR: LAITY, JULIE
•    PUBLISHER: WILEY BLACKWELL PUB
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: GB611.L25 2008
•    $64.99 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9781577180333
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DICTIONARY OF EARTH SCIENCES
•    EDITOR: MICHAEL ALLABY
•    PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE5
•    $18.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780199211944
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EARTH SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE
•    AUTHOR: ALBIN, EDWARD F
•    PUBLISHER: BROADWAY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE28.A38 2004
•    $12.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780767917032
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EARTH SCIENCE THE EASY WAY
•    AUTHOR: SILLS, ALAN D
•    PUBLISHER: BARRON'S
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE28.S55 2003
•    $14.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780764121463
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EARTH THEN AND NOW: AMAZING IMAGES OF OUR CHANGING WORLD
•    AUTHOR: PEARCE, FRED
•    PUBLISHER: FIREFLY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE501.2
•    $39.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781554072989
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EARTH: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
•    AUTHOR: FORTEY, RICHARD
•    PUBLISHER: VINTAGE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: QE
•    $19.00 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780375706202
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EARTH: THE BIOGRAPHY
•    AUTHOR: STEWART, IAIN
•    PUBLISHER: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOC
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: POP
•    LC CLASS: QB631
•    $35.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781426202360
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EATING THE SUN: HOW PLANTS POWER THE PLANET
•    AUTHOR: MORTON, OLIVER
•    PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QK882
•    $28.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780007163649
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES
•    AUTHOR: GATES, ALEXANDER E., 1957-
•    PUBLISHER: FACTS ON FILE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE521.R58 2007
•    $85.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780816063024
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END: NATURAL DISASTERS, MANMADE CATASTROPHES, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN SURVIVAL
•    AUTHOR: DE VILLIERS, MARQ
•    PUBLISHER: ST MARTIN'S PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: GB5014.D48 2008
•    $26.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780312365691
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEMYSTIFIED
•    AUTHOR: WILLIAMS, LINDA D
•    PUBLISHER: MCGRAW-HILL
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: POP
•    LC CLASS: GE110.W55 2005
•    $21.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780071453196
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EXTINCTION: HOW LIFE ON EARTH NEARLY ENDED 250 MILLION YEARS AGO
•    AUTHOR: ERWIN, DOUGLAS H., 1958-
•    PUBLISHER: PRINCETON UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE721.2.E97E96546 2005
•    $24.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780691005249
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FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
•    AUTHOR: PERRY, DAVID A
•    PUBLISHER: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QK938.F6P46 2008
•    $85.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780801888403
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GEOLOGY: A SELF-TEACHING GUIDE
•    AUTHOR: MURCK, BARBARA W
•    PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2001
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE40.M87 2001
•    $19.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780471385905
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GLOBAL CATASTROPHES AND TRENDS: THE NEXT 50 YEARS
•    AUTHOR: SMIL, VACLAV
•    PUBLISHER: MIT PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: GB5014.S58 2008
•    $29.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780262195867
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GLOBAL WARMING 101
•    AUTHOR: JOHANSEN, BRUCE E
•    PUBLISHER: GREENWOOD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: BASIC
•    LC CLASS: QC981.8.G56J639 2008
•    $49.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780313346903
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GLOBAL WARMING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
•    AUTHOR: JOHANSEN, BRUCE E. (BRUCE ELLIOTT), 1950-
•    PUBLISHER: PRAEGER
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QC981.8.G56J643 2006
•    $275.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780275985851
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GLOBAL WARMING: THE CAUSES, THE PERILS, THE SOLUTIONS, THE ACTION
•    EDITOR: KELLY KNAUER
•    PUBLISHER: TIME INC
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: QC
•    $24.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781933821238
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GLOBALIZATION OF WATER: SHARING THE PLANET'S FRESHWATER RESOURCES
•    AUTHOR: HOEKSTRA, ARJEN Y., 1967-
•    PUBLISHER: BLACKWELL
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: TD345.H54 2008
•    $64.99 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781405163354
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GREAT CAVES OF THE WORLD
•    AUTHOR: WALTHAM, TONY
•    PUBLISHER: FIREFLY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: POP
•    LC CLASS: GB601.3
•    $29.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781554074136
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GREENHOUSE OF THE DINOSAURS: EVOLUTION, EXTINCTION, AND THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET
•    AUTHOR: PROTHERO, DONALD R
•    PUBLISHER: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE861.6.E95P76 2009
•    $29.50 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780231146609
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HUBBERT'S PEAK: THE IMPENDING WORLD OIL SHORTAGE
•    AUTHOR: DEFFEYES, KENNETH S
•    PUBLISHER: PRINCETON UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: TN
•    $16.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780691141190
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ICE, MUD AND BLOOD: LESSONS FROM CLIMATES PAST
•    AUTHOR: TURNEY, CHRIS, 1973-
•    PUBLISHER: MACMILLAN UK
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QC861.3.T87 2008
•    $24.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780230553828
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KARST HYDROGEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
•    AUTHOR: FORD, DEREK (DEREK C.)
•    PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: GB600.F66 2007
•    $60.00 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780470849972
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MEDEA HYPOTHESIS: IS LIFE ON EARTH ULTIMATELY SELF-DESTRUCTIVE?
•    AUTHOR: WARD, PETER DOUGLAS, 1949-
•    PUBLISHER: PRINCETON UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE721.2.E97W375 2009
•    $24.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780691130750
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NEW THEORY OF THE EARTH
•    AUTHOR: ANDERSON, DON L
•    PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE26.3.A53 2006
•    $78.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780521849593
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OXFORD COMPANION TO WORLD EXPLORATION
•    EDITOR: DAVID BUISSERET
•    PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: G80.P95 2007
•    $265.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780195149227
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PEER REVIEW AND MANUSCRIPT MANAGEMENT IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS: GUIDELINES FOR GOOD PRACTICE
•    AUTHOR: HAMES, IRENE
•    PUBLISHER: BLACKWELL
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: Q225.5.H255 2007
•    $44.99 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9781405131599
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PHYSIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS
•    AUTHOR: PALLARDY, STEPHEN G
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QK711.2.K72 2007
•    $84.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780120887651
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PLANET EARTH: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
•    PUBLISHER: TIME BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: QE
•    $29.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781603200325
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PLANETARY CRUSTS: THEIR COMPOSITION, ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION
•    AUTHOR: TAYLOR, STUART ROSS, 1925-
•    PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: QB603.C78T39 2009
•    $130.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780521841863
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PLANETOLOGY: UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
•    AUTHOR: JONES, TOM, 1955 JAN 22-
•    PUBLISHER: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOC
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: POP
•    LC CLASS: QB602.9.J66 2008
•    $35.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9781426201219
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SCIENCE MAGAZINE'S STATE OF THE PLANET 2008-2009
•    EDITOR: DONALD KENNEDY
•    PUBLISHER: ISLAND PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: GF1.S35
•    $22.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9781597264068
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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE FIELD: A COLOR GUIDE
•    AUTHOR: STOW, DORRIK A.V
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QE471
•    $45.95 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780123694515
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VANISHING FACE OF GAIA: A FINAL WARNING
•    AUTHOR: LOVELOCK, JAMES, 1919-
•    PUBLISHER: BASIC BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: QH331.L6885 2008
•    $25.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN-13: 9780465015498
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WILD TREES: A STORY OF PASSION AND DARING
•    AUTHOR: PRESTON, RICHARD
•    PUBLISHER: RANDOM HOUSE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: SD
•    $16.00 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780812975598
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WORLD WITHOUT US
•    AUTHOR: WEISMAN, ALAN
•    PUBLISHER: PICADOR USA ST MARTIN'S
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    LC CLASS: GF
•    $15.00 PAPER
•    ISBN-13: 9780312427900
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