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Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood
Channeled Scablands, between Idaho and the Cascades, is a unique landscape of basalt cliffs, dry waterfalls, canyons, and coulees Legendary geologist J Harlen Bretz was the first to explore the area, starting in the 1920s. This dramatic book tells the story of this scientific maverick — how he came to study the region, his radical theory that a flood of biblical proportions created it, and how a campaign by the mainstream geologic community tried to derail him for pursuing an idea that satellite photos would confirm decades later. .
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Patterns Of The Earth
Aerial Photographs of the World's Most Untouched and Beautiful Places "Edmaier raises the art of aerial photography to new heights " -Natural History Magazine "The abstract, painterly images show a shrinking national environment that cries out for preservation." -Photo District News Science meets art in the new book PATTERNS OF THE EARTH by Bernhard Edmaier, a fascinating exploration of the earth's surface by one of the world's top aerial photographers. This compact collection features stunning pictures of natural phenomena such as volcanoes, glaciers, coral reefs, dunes, rivers, craters, canyons and salt flats, revealing the beauty of the dwindling unspoiled areas of our planet. PATTERNS OF THE EARTH features over 400 color photographs, many previously unpublished, of "off the beaten path" regions such as the Bahamas, Iceland, New Zealand, Ecuador, Greenland, Ethiopia, The Maldives, Canada and Yellowstone National Park and Bryce Canyon in the USA. Grouped in chapters according to pattern, the images make us look at the world in a new way, by showing us surprising similarities and unexpected links between different parts of the globe. Traveling to uninhabited and remote areas, Edmaier's photographs offer a unique view of these extraordinary locations. He takes his images from as high as 20,000 feet in the air, far higher than most aerial photographers, exposing natural patterns and documenting the geological processes at work. Originally a geologist and engineer before turning to photography, he has a rare gift for catching the aesthetic side of our dynamic earth. PATTERNS OF THE EARTH quietly acknowledges the effects of global warming. With rising temperatures, areas of permafrost are melting as are some glaciers and ice sheets in Alaska, Canada and Siberia. The book provides amazing photographs of these locations and more, providing a new perspective from above revealing the effects of the natural and human forces that shape our future. PATTERNS OF THE EARTH is divided into five chapters: Bands, Stripes, Ripples; Circles, Spots, Grains; Forks, Branches, Webs; Curves, Ribbons, Swirls; and Spikes, Grids and Cracks. Each image is accompanied by a brief caption by science writer Dr. Angelika Jung-Huttl, describing the location of the pattern depicted and where and why a variety of these formations occur in nature. This is Bernhard Edmaier's second book with Phaidon. His first book, EARTHSONG was an oversize collection of his aerial photographs, first published to great acclaim in 2004, followed up by EARTHSONG POSTCARDS. PATTERNS OF THE EARTH is a fascinating source of inspiration for those working in creative industries as well as environmentalists, scientists, photographers and armchair travelers who marvel at the world around them..
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Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Sediment Deposits
Earth surface processes, landforms and sediment deposits are intimately related - involving erosion of rocks, generation of sediment, and transport and deposition of sediment through various Earth surface environments. These processes, and the landforms and deposits that they generate, have a fundamental bearing on engineering, environmental and public safety issues; on recovery of economic resources; and on our understanding of Earth history. This unique textbook brings together the traditional disciplines of sedimentology and geomorphology to explain Earth surface processes, landforms and sediment deposits in a comprehensive and integrated way. It is the ideal resource for a two-semester course in sedimentology, stratigraphy, geomorphology, and Earth surface processes from the intermediate undergraduate to beginning graduate level. The book is also accompanied by a website hosting illustrations and material on field and laboratory methods for measuring, describing and analyzing Earth surface processes, landforms and sediments..
Price: $72.00
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Beginning Geography, Vol. 2: Landforms & Bodies of Water
Volume 2 of Beginning Geography contains materials and projects to help children become familiar with the various shapes and sizes in which land forms and bodies of water appear on our planet. Included are: islands, mountains, lakes, ponds, peninsulas, oceans, glaciers, volcanoes, plains, and valleys. There are many opportunities to cut and paste, color, and match items. Simple, clean illustrations for all land forms, including picture cards that may be used for learning games, such as Concentration, Bean Bag Toss, Read and Match, and What Is It? Also features a two-sided, full-color pull-out poster that has labeled land and water forms on one side and a "Name It" exercise on the other side. You get reproducible activity sheets, teacher resource pages, and cards. Complete step-by-step instructions for each project. All 16 pages perforated for easy removal..
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Surface Processes and Landforms (2nd Edition)
This book includes both basic material for students without a great deal of background in geology as well as more advanced topics. With coverage that reaches beyond the study of surface processes, it contains discussions on the evolution of landforms and interpretation of their origin. The Second Edition reflects the increasing relevance of geomorphology to environmental concerns and the additional emphasis this has placed on more applied aspects of the field. Also considered is the revolution of the discipline brought on by many rapidly-evolving tools, such as computers, sophisticated electronic measuring devices, lasers, mass spectrometers, new methods of dating landforms and deposits, and others. .
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Geomorphology: A Systematic Analysis of Late Cenozoic Landforms
Geomorphology is an eclectic subject, drawing from geology, physical geography, soils and atmospheric sciences, civil and environmental engineering, and still other fields. The third edition of Bloom’s outstanding, classroom-tested text reflects the diversity of geomorphology, synthesizing its principles to make them accessible to students and practitioners from all disciplines. Bloom covers all of the major constructional and erosional processes of landform creation and change with separate sections devoted to glaciation and coastal geomorphology. Each set of processes and the resulting landforms are explained in a separate chapter, providing a comprehensive, nonmathematical overview. Profuse examples and illustrations represent landforms from around the world, avoiding the regionalism pervading other texts in the field..
Price: $60.00
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Earthsong
Earthsong is a breath-taking collection of aerial photographs by Bernhard Edmaier. A celebration of the extraordinary beauty of the untouched areas of our planet, the book includes majestic pictures of natural phenomena such as volcanoes, glaciers, coral reefs, desert sand dunes and rivers that dominate and define the landscape. Travelling to the uninhabited and remote areas of the earth, Edmaier’s photographs give us a unique view of these rarely seen areas of our planet, revealing the vast natural patterns of the earth and providing an understanding of the geological processes at work. Cover art may vary from the image included above..
Price: $34.95
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