Peter Frankopan

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Iowa

An Untold History

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development--and demise--of civilizations across time

Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 

Frankopan explains how the Vikings emerged thanks to catastrophic crop failure, why the roots of regime change in eleventh-century Baghdad lay in the collapse of cotton prices resulting from unusual climate patterns, and why the western expansion of the frontiers in North America was directly affected by solar flare activity in the eighteenth century. Again and again, Frankopan shows that when past empires have failed to act sustainably, they have been met with catastrophe. Blending brilliant historical writing and cutting-edge scientific research, The Earth Transformed will radically reframe the way we look at the world and our future.

The Earth Transformed

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ohio

New York Times bestselling author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures.

Join them as they encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but loveable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Hilarious and poignant--as only Douglas Adams can be--Last Chance to See is an entertaining and arresting odyssey through the Earth's magnificent wildlife galaxy.
 
Praise for Last Chance to See
 
"Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written . . . shows how human care can undo what human carelessness has wrought."--The Atlantic

"These authors don't hesitate to present the alarming facts: More than 1,000 species of animals (and plants) become extinct every year. . . . Perhaps Adams and Carwardine, with their witty science, will help prevent such misadventures in the future."--Boston Sunday Herald
 
"Very funny and moving . . . The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams's] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live."--The Washington Post Book World
 
"[Adams] invites us to enter into a conspiracy of laughter and caring."--Los Angeles Times
 
"Amusing . . . thought-provoking . . . Its details on the heroic efforts being made to save these animals are inspirational."--The New York Times Book Review

Last Chance to See

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Nevada

Green Energy

STEAM and Me Green Energy

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Jeremy Brecher

New Jersey

A Climate Insurgency Manual

Late in 2015, nearly two hundred countries signed the Paris Agreement acknowledging their individual and collective duty to protect the earth’s climate--and willfully refused to perform that duty. They unanimously agreed to the goal of keeping global warming "well below 2 degrees Celsius” and to pursue efforts "to limit the increase in temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.” But they did not agree to a single legally binding requirement about how, or how much, they would cut emissions. In response to this institutional failure and to growing climate destruction, we are witnessing the birth of a global nonviolent constitutional insurgency. Global because the world order of climate destruction it seeks to change is global. Nonviolent because it relies on the power of the world’s people to withdraw their acquiescence and cooperation from those who are destroying our planet. Constitutional because it is based on the fundamental constitutional principle that the earth’s shared resources belong to the people and that governments have no authority to destroy them. Insurgency because it denies that established government authority is legitimate and asserts that its own actions are. Against Doom: A Climate Insurgency Manual tells how to put strategy into action--and how it can succeed. It is a handbook for halting global warming and restoring our climate--a how-to for climate insurgents.

Against Doom

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Robin Attfield

honestly as far as textbooks go? this one is a banger. brand new! 

North Carolina

A Very Short Introduction

Introduces environmental ethics, exploring the values involved in issues such as pollution, habitat loss, and climate change, and considering the different groups involved, including the attitudes of the world's religions to environmental stewardship

Environmental Ethics

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Science

Friedland/Relyea Environmental Science for AP* was written specifically for the AP* Environmental Science (APES) course, directly addressing the needs of APES students and teachers from beginning to end.  Lead author Dr. Andrew Friedland of Dartmouth College was the founding Chair of the College Board committee that created the APES course. He regularly teaches Introduction to Environmental Science at Dartmouth and is actively researching environmental science topics related to air pollution and carbon accumulation in forests.  The Friedland package uniquely prepares students for the quantitative aspects of the APES course in a way no other text does. In addition, it explores and explains every topic within the APES course description while offering a scientific and balanced approach to the key concepts.   The Friedland text is praised for its accessibility and for familiarizing students with the findings that inform environmental decision making at all levels--from personal choice to national and international policy.

 

Friedland/Relyea Environmental Science for AP*

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Richard C. Selley

Louisiana

Ancient Sedimentary Environments

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R. A. Laskey

Light surface wear to jacket, some curling to very edges of it. Hardcover and interior in excellent condition. 

Michigan

Explores the changing impact of human populations on the environment from prehistoric times to the present, focusing on forests, wildlife, resources, and climate

The Fragile Environment

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Ross Howard

Michael Perley

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

The North American Forecast

Acid Rain

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Marianne Lavelle

Dan Fagin

How the Chemical Industry Manipulates Science, Subverts the Law and Threatens Your Health

Documents how the chemical industry has circumvented regulation

Toxic Deception

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Karen Stine

Thomas M. Brown

Written by two experienced toxicology lecturers, Principles of Toxicology is an easy-to-read, comprehensive textbook for a first course in toxicology at the undergraduate or graduate level - filling the acute need for a well-rounded introductory text. Students will no longer need to struggle with material that is too difficult or that has too narrow a toxicological focus. Principles of Toxicology covers this broad and interdisciplinary field from the viewpoint of three different functional levels: molecular and cellular; physiological; and environmental and ecological. Within each chapter, the authors combine background material with new information in a manner that stresses principles and concepts. These principles are then illustrated with selected specific examples. This design helps students focus on understanding the subject rather than simply memorizing details. Your search for the perfect introductory toxicology text is over! Principles of Toxicology elegantly facilitates the teaching and learning of this challenging subject.

Principles of Toxicology

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Thomas E. Davenport

A key question for individuals involved in managing watersheds is, "What is an effective process that will integrate science, policy, and public participation in order to help manage water resources effectively?" The Watershed Project Management Guide presents a four-phase approach to watershed management that is based on a collaborative process that responds to common needs and goals. It utilizes assessments and decision processes that are based on local knowledge and a combination of biophysical, social, and economic information. Individually these principles and practices are not new, but in combination they describe an innovative approach for addressing complex water and related management issues. This recommended process consists of a series of four basic phases; Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation, which are built on stakeholder involvement, social capacity, and adequate monitoring. This four-phased approach will assist watershed practitioners develop a plan consistent with the recently released USDA-EPA Watershed Management Planning and Implementation Process guidance. This process can be used to implement a management strategy to meet the load allocations required by an approved Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), the goals of a Source Water Protection Plan, USDA programs such as EQIP, or Section 319 Project. The process outlined in the text is applicable for both restoration and prevention projects. The Watershed Project Management Guide focuses on the complexities of the watershed management process, the watershed partnership's role in the processes, and what needs to be done next. The author has kept the technical jargon to a minimum to help the reader easily grasp the important points and where appropriate directs the reader to specific resources and references for further information. About the Author: Thomas E. Davenport is an Environmental Scientist for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and was designated as the Agency's National Expert on Nonpoint Source Control in 1991. Dr. Davenport has received seven Bronze Medals from the EPA for outstanding contributions for various activities related to nonpoint source, lake restoration, and watershed management. Dr. Davenport has published over 40 papers, book chapters, and project reports. Present duties include serving as the Water Program Lead for the Great Lakes/Baltic Seas and 3 Rivers 3 Countries Watershed Capacity Building Projects.

The Watershed Project Management Guide

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Everything you need to know for your AP Environmental Science exam #paperback #apes #apenvironmentalscience #environment #environmentalscience #science #highschool #advancedplacement

California

APES in a Box is an all-inclusive study guide for the AP Environmental Science exam. This book includes content reviews, expert test taking tips, and strategies for success on the AP Environmental Science Exam. APES in a BOX has been updated to reflect changes in the 2011 APES Exam APES in a Box was written by experienced APES teachers Benjy Wood and Dave Holbert.

APES in a BOX

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Merril Eisenbud

Human Ecology in Historical Perspective

Environment, Technology and Health

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Douglas Adams

Mark Carwardine

Gary S. Thorpe

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Virginia

This best selling AP Environmental Science study guide includes: A new diagnostic test to pinpoint the test taker’s strengths and weak areas Two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained A detailed review of all test topics, with practice questions and answers An overview of the test plus helpful test-taking strategies Hundreds of diagrams and illustrations The book can be purchased alone or with an optional CD-ROM that presents two additional full-length practice tests with answers and automatic scoring. BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this book or package will also get FREE access to one additional full-length online AP Environmental Science test with all questions answered and explained.

Barron's AP Environmental Science

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Arkansas

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Environmental science 

Manjula Martin

Florida

A Personal and Pyronatural History

H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman’s experience of life in Northern California during the worst fire season on record. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Told in luminous, perceptive prose, The Last Fire Season is a deeply incisive inquiry into what it really means—now—to live in relationship to the elements of the natural world. When Manjula Martin moved from the city to the woods of Northern California, she wanted to be closer to the wilderness that she had loved as a child. She was also seeking refuge from a health crisis that left her with chronic pain, and found a sense of healing through tending her garden beneath the redwoods of Sonoma County. But the landscape that Martin treasured was an ecosystem already in crisis. Wildfires fueled by climate change were growing bigger and more frequent: each autumn, her garden filled with smoke and ash, and the local firehouse siren wailed deep into the night. In 2020, when a dry lightning storm ignited hundreds of simultaneous wildfires across the West and kicked off the worst fire season on record, Martin, along with thousands of other Californians, evacuated her home in the midst of a pandemic. Both a love letter to the forests of the West and an interrogation of the colonialist practices that led to their current dilemma, The Last Fire Season, follows her from the oaky hills of Sonoma County to the redwood forests of coastal Santa Cruz, to the pines and peaks of the Sierra Nevada, as she seeks shelter, bears witness to the devastation, and tries to better understand fire’s role in the ecology of the West. As Martin seeks a way to navigate the daily experience of living in a damaged body on a damaged planet, she comes to question her own assumptions about nature and the complicated connections between people and the land on which we live.

The Last Fire Season

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W. Seth Carus

The proliferation of advanced weapons to volatile regions of the world has become a major issue in the post Cold War era. It was thought that no Third World nation could ever pose a technologically-based threat to the great powers by acquiring advanced weaponry. But this has proved to be wrong. The Persian Gulf War changed the worldwide perception of the spread of ballistic missiles to countries like Iraq. Access to a new type of weapon--cruise missiles--poses an even greater threat. With technology that is accessible, affordable, and relatively simple to produce, Third World countries could acquire highly accurate, long-range cruise missile forces to escalate local conflicts and threaten the forces and even the territories of the industrial powers. This book is a warning to policymakers. It is not too late to confront the realities of cruise missile proliferation and to devise international responses that could contain the worst possible consequences. Carus proposes a new regime of technology controls, security-building measures, and conflict resolution that need to be considered, and acted on, by policymakers and international relations experts everywhere.

Cruise Missile Proliferation in The 1990s

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1966 Fawcett Crest paperback. Significant cover and spine wear, page toning, and spotting on some pages. Heavily used

Washington

Silent Spring

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Toward a Sustainable Future

For introductory courses in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, and Environmental Biology. As the field of environmental science continues to evolve, this highly readable guide presents a full spectrum of views and information for students to evaluate issues and make informed decisions. An extensive resource package integrates text and digital media in an easy-to-use format designed to assist instructors in classroom preparation.

Environmental Science

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Oregon

World Languages

International student version

Martin Alexander

This text considers the microbiological, chemical, environmental, engineering and technological aspects of biodegradation and bioremediation. It explains the scientific principles needed to understand biodegradation in soils and waters.

Biodegradation and Bioremediation

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Cards and box are in Like New condition, however, about 40 cards in the Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution section are missing. Bummer. So instead of $40 we are just asking $12. You’ll just have to rely on your book and teacher or that section! Sorry!

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AP Environmental Science Flashcards, Fourth Edition: up-To-Date Review + Sorting Ring for Custom Study

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Richard C. Selley

Ancient Sedimentary Environments

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Merril Eisenbud

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The Last Fire Season

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Silent Spring

Richard T. Wright; Bernard J. Nebel

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Gary S. Thorpe

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