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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Darkest depths and other underground megastructures Darkest depths and other underground megastructures Ian Graham "Describes the technology and engineering used to build deep mines, to drill for oil, and to build deep underground tunnels"--Provided by publisher. OL16262835W
Under the ground Under the ground Henry Pluckrose Describes underground areas including subways, bank vaults, and basement offices as well as the machines used to construct these places, dig tunnels, mine coal, and drill for oil. OL1806656W
Underground houses Underground houses Robert L. Roy Covers all aspects of designing and constructing a subterranean house from siting and excavation to landscaping and finishing the interior, drawing attention to the advantages of underground homes. OL1839357W
Underground Underground Hunt, Will (Urban adventurer) Hunt's first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with exploring underground worlds, from the derelict subway stations and sewers of New York City to the sacred caves, catacombs, and tombs, f… OL19081447W
Design and construction of earth retaining systems Design and construction of earth retaining systems Geo-Congress 98 (1998 Boston, Mass.) vii, 176 p. : 22 cm OL1938700W
Underground Infrastructure of Urban Areas Underground Infrastructure of Urban Areas Cezary Madryas Annotation OL19908533W
Di di da tan xian Di di da tan xian Jane Price Young readers will dig deep into this compendium of all things underground, from volcanoes and dinosaur bones to tombs, city works, and buried treasure. OL20046079W
See under the Ground See under the Ground Katie Daynes,Alex Frith,Colin King Allows readers to lift flaps and explore what is found under their feet, from the internal layers of the Earth and the subway to animal homes and fossils. OL21007968W
Les villes souterraines de Cappadoce Les villes souterraines de Cappadoce Jérôme Triolet This is the first synthesis on the gigantic underground passages dug between 8th and 15th century by the Cappadocian peasants in Turkey in order to escape from the pillaging bands. In the first part … OL2433232W
America underground America underground Christie McFall Describes all the things found underground, including living creatures, caves, minerals, tunnels, subways, offices, and landfills. OL4078708W
Under the ground Under the ground Eugene Booth Pictures and questions stimulate discussion about animals, tunnels, pipes, and even men underground. OL6664861W
Underground Underground David Macaulay Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city. OL8071561W
Prison break! Prison break! Grant Bage "Presents the science of Earth's underground layer, including archeological finds, underground construction and mummification"--Provided by publisher. OL919015W