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The enigmatic Mr. Farrar The enigmatic Mr. Farrar Gillian Kaye This is Swaledale 1812 and Hollings Hall is the home of Sir Leonard Piercy, the owner of vast mineral rights. His 16-year-old daughter Judith, the beauty of the family, is betrothed to the fortune hu… OL109644W
An Antarctic affair An Antarctic affair Emma McEwin "An Antarctic Affair is a story of endurance, heoric survival and love by Douglas Mawson's great-granddaughter, Emma McEwin."--Backcover. OL11963965W
The Map That Changed the World The Map That Changed the World Simon Winchester In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as t… OL14995489W
Exploring the earth with John Wesley Powell Exploring the earth with John Wesley Powell Michael Elsohn Ross A biography of the geologist who mapped the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Includes related activities. OL15041500W
Gunshot Road Gunshot Road Adrian Hyland The new pacy read from the author of Diamond Dove, in which the fantastic Emily Tempest becomes a cop and has to investigate the death of an old friend. OL15531530W
The scientists behind Earth's processes The scientists behind Earth's processes Andrew Solway Presents the lives and theories of famous geologists from the eighteenth century up to the present day, describing their discoveries and the importance of their work for the study of the Earth and ho… OL16237857W
The last volcano The last volcano John Dvorak Documents the fifty-year career of Thomas Jaggar, the Harvard-educated volcano science pioneer who founded the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, to share insights into his findings about massive volcanoe… OL17894437W
A passion for gold A passion for gold Ralph J. Roberts,Mary Beth Gentry "Ralph J. Roberts's is not a household name in Nevada, but it should be - it was he who discovered the Carlin Belt gold deposits that created a major mining boom in the state in the last four decades… OL19564848W
Talking about life Talking about life Chris Impey "With over 350 planets now known to exist beyond the Solar System, spacecraft heading for Mars, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence, this timely book explores current ideas about… OL19905613W
Saving Cecil Saving Cecil Lee Mims 463 pages (large print) : cm OL20228748W
Be a geologist Be a geologist Ryan Nagelhout While some scientists look to the stars, others look at the ground. Geologists are scientists who study the rocks under our feet, the soil in our gardens, and the many processes that make Earth conti… OL20892553W
The map that changed the world The map that changed the world Simon Winchester The first geological map of anywhere in the world was made by William Smith. It was not until 1829 that his genius was realised. Written by the author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne, this is an extraor… OL20925333W
Volcanologists and seismologists Volcanologists and seismologists Ruth Owen Predicting volcanic eruptions or earthquakes could save many dollars and lives. Volcanologists study active volcanoes and get down and dirty with ash. They even experiment with red hot lava! Seismolo… OL22645114W
Leonard Horner Leonard Horner P. N. O'Farrell Who was Leonard Horner? A man who started a revoution in education with the Edinburgh School of Arts - the world's first mechanics' institute and forerunner of Heriot-Watt University; the founder of … OL24200683W
Bai nian di xue lu, ji dai kai shan ren Bai nian di xue lu, ji dai kai shan ren Qiang Liu "百年地学路几代开山人:中国地学先驱者之精神及贡献"主要从几十位地学家后辈亲友的视角,以回忆性文章的形式,忠实地记述民国时期中央地质调查所为主体的中国地学家群体的科学人生经历与主要历史贡献."百年地学路几代开山人:中国地学先驱者之精神及贡献"同时收录了与此主题相关的中国地质史学术研究成果及曾经发表过的数篇纪念文章."百年地学路几代开山人:中国地学先驱者之精神及贡献"用民间资料的形式做一梳理和记录… OL32649773W
The shadow walker The shadow walker Mike Walters As winter falls upon the streets of Ulan Bataar, Mongolia, a serial killer is just getting warmed up. When the mutilated body of a fourth victim is found in one of the city's most expensive hotels, N… OL3467470W
Snowfire Snowfire Dana James When Beth married glaciologist Allan Bryce she believed nothing would ever come between them. But something did – another wife. Without waiting for explanations Beth fled, burying herself in work and… OL4572547W
Blizhniĭ podstup k legende Blizhniĭ podstup k legende Elena Kumpan "Kniga Eleny Andreevny Kumpan (1938-2013) rasskazyvaet ob ukhodi︠a︡shcheĭ kulʹture 1950-1960-kh gg. Avtor--geolog, poėt, ėkskursovod--byla druzhna so mnogimi vydai︠u︡shchimisi︠a︡ li︠u︡dʹmi toĭ burnoĭ… OL7294182W
Havoc Havoc Jack du Brul New Jersey, 1937: A homicidal madman bears a safe holding a terrible secret that is thought lost when fiery fate intervenes. Decades later, the discovery of that secret is about to threaten the world… OL7989728W
Language of the Earth Language of the Earth Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes,Richard O. Stone,Richard O. Stone,Bruce D. Malamud Man’s complex relationship to planet Earth is explored in this new edition of the landmark literary anthology, Language of the Earth. This volume provides a portrait of the planet as experienced not … OL8945138W
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