Geography, Earth Sciences

This is the astonishing visual record of a legendary find- the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, located 10,000 feet below the ice in Antarctica's Weddell Sea. A gripping narrative describes...

Author: Ken GraunBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Ken Press, 2007Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive astronomy guide, What's Out Tonight?: Celestial...

Author: Aloysius F. Hepp, Joseph H. Prahl, Theo G. Keith, Michelle G. Bailey, J. Robert FowlerBinding: HardbackPublisher: Materials Research Society, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive...

1999 sees the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. One Giant Leap sees the story of that famous first moon landing, detailing the history of the US space...

A shattering discovery reveals the secret of the universe through a mathematical formula.

Through four decades of space exploration and ever-better telescopes, astronomers have searched in vain, unable to find even a single planet orbiting any of the myriad of sunlike stars strewn...

A look at the future of space travel examines the true potential for human expeditions into outer space, the prospects for colonization of the outer planets of the solar system,...

Discover the secrets of the planet we call home, from its fiery insides to the landforms and life forms on its surface; unlock the mysteries of Earth's ever-moving surface with...

The book titled Powers of Ten: About the Relative Size of Things in the Universe by the author Philip Morrison. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

This edition of this brief text has been thoroughly updated. The accompanying CD-ROM features a special student version of the award-winning virtual planetarium software "Starry Night" plus software animations and...

The book is divided into two parts. In the first, the reader is taken on an ideal 'world tour' of many wonderful and enigmatic places in almost every continent, in...

Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on "the future of God," one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist. This remarkable book is...

Professor Sir Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling The Road to Reality (2005) provided a complete guide to the laws that govern our universe. In Cycles of Time, Penrose offers a...

Although mostly concealed, our bedrock geology profoundly determines what we see around us - not just our landforms, but the built environment too, from Aberdeen, often called the "granite city"...

'Always the leader and always the best' Bear Grylls 'Fiennes has so much to fit in, it's a wonder to grasp the full breadth of a lifetime of adventuring' -...

'A gripping account of a physicist whose speculations could prove as revolutionary as those of Albert Einstein . . . Its combination of erudition, warmth, robustness, and wit is entirely...

Slide down the layers of the Earth with the Stickmen, from the mountaintops to the grassy plains that teem with wildlife, and digging down through the crust to the super-hot...

The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history. Travel around the world 100 billion times. A strong...

Voyages that Changed the World tells, chronologically, the stories of the most momentous sea voyages in history and, in doing so, provides an intriguing look at the unveiling of our...

The course of one's life never unfolds quite as we imagine it would. While traveling to gain perspective on her life, Mony, a Lebanese-Canadian woman feels called to walk an...

Aiming to provoke thought and elicit questions, this book explains facts about the world's population simply. Instead of unimaginable billions, it presents the whole world as a village of just...

Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile. Showing exceptional courage and extraordinary resilience, Richard Burton,...

This magnificent volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of the world's highest mountain, and chronicles the history of Everest exploration from the early years of the...

""The cornerstone of the history of the American continent."" --Washington Irving This revised edition (originally published in 1959) of the famous biography of Columbus by his son Ferdinand was published...

The lost cities of South America have always exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination. The ruins of the Incas and other pre-Colombian civilisations are scattered over thousands of...

Towns are complex and sophisticated creations. Mapping towns stretched cartographers' ingenuity to new heights of both artistic beauty and scientific exactitude as they strove to represent and communicate the physical...

The book titled Landscape Meanings and Values. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This was wild adventure, but it was also a journey with a practical purpose. Powell furthered the cause of modern science, seeing the Grand Canyon as a geological textbook which...

Children are invited to identify and experience the Earth s amazing geography through rhyming verse and lush illustrations: from rivers, lakes, and oceans deep, to valleys, hills, and mountains steep....

In 1970 a photocopied manuscript began circulating among conspiracy researchers entitled 'Nomenclature of an Assassination Cabal' by William Torbitt (a pseudonym). The Torbitt Document was a damning expose of J...

A taste for adventure over a long weekend leads Michelle Pittman and her 9-year-old son, Dylan, to head out for a series of hikes through several of Australias beautiful national...

Discover all about our incredible world and how to look after it A DK Made with Care book is created using the best ethical and environmental practices possible. Our back...

A smartly guided romp, entertaining and enlightening, through Europe 's most charismatic and enigmatic city It isn't Europe's most beautiful city, or its oldest. Its architecture is not more impressive...

This work traces the development of stars from their formation through to their ultimate demise. By examining scientific theories, Iain Nicholson shows how stars develop witih the Universe, and explains...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: SWIFT'S CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL, 1999Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased corners, worn spine. This commemorative local‑history volume presents...

Author: Patrick MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: MACDONALD & CO LONDON & SYDNEYCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerPatrick Moore's History Of Astronomy chronicles the fascinating journey of humanity's understanding of the...

'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND...

This book unlocks the secrets of an extraordinary region. Covering many of the world's richest goldfields, the heart of Victoria is home to dramatic landscapes and a unique treasure trove...

*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *THE BOOK EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT* 'I can say without fear of contradiction that Lue has played a central and indispensable role in forever...

Recounts the many attempts to discover the source of the Nile and uses medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment era European maps to depict the history of the region

The Pacific Ocean has been the focus of our fascination for as long as we have lived beside and on it. It covers one-third of Earth's surface - greater than...

The seas of our planet cover more than seventy percent of the Earth, but still remain shrouded in mystery. We know more about the surface of the Moon than we...

From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars. Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars...

One of Library Journal 's 10 Best Books of 2015 Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an...

An estimated 4.6 billion years ago, the Earth and Moon were formed in a violent impact. On this, many agree, and even more that a long time after that, life...

This is an explosive guide to the dynamic forces that shape our planet. "Violent Earth" is a spectacular visual exploration of the some of the most awe-inspiring and dramatic events...