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  • Libyan Sands

    Travel in a Dead World

    by R.A. Bagnold ...
    In the 1920s and 30s, a band of British officers stationed in Egypt began to explore the Western Desert which straddles the borders with Libya and the Sudan. Adapting a series of Model T Fords, Bagnold and his colleagues set out across territory hitherto traversed only by camel caravans. They mapped new routes across 'impassable' sand seas, in 'regions untrodden by man since the Stone Age'. They ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes

    by R. A. Bagnold ...
    Series series Dover Earth Science
    An expert treatise on the origin and evolution of dunes, this classic work was used by NASA in studying sand dunes on Mars and is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. The first book to deal exclusively with the behavior of blown sand and related land forms, its accessible style makes it an enduring reference more than half a century after its initial publication.The author studied ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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    A Lisbeth Salander Novel

    by David Lagercrantz ...
    Series Book 4 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series
    **#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return to the Girl in the Dragon Tattoo series in this ripped-from-the-headlines, high-octane follow-up to Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. • Also known as the Millennium series“Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans—our punk hacker heroine is in good hands.… A twisty, bloody thrill ride.… An instant page-turner.” ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Martian

    A Novel

    by Andy Weir ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man’s struggle to survive. From the author of Project Hail Mary comes “a hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire” (Chicago Tribune).“Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling.”—The Wall ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Guesstimation

    Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin

    by Lawrence Weinstein, John A. Adam ...
    Guesstimation is a book that unlocks the power of approximation--it's popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten! The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life. More and more leading businesses today use estimation questions in interviews to test applicants' abilities to think on their feet. Guesstimation enables anyone with basic math and science skills to estimate ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • How it All Works

    All scientific laws and phenomena illustrated & demonstrated

    by Adam Dant, Brian Clegg ...
    In this beautiful and unique combination of art and science, this stunningly detailed book examines how the rules of science govern the the world around us, from the rooms in our houses to the planet, the solar system and the universe itself!The Universe is inconceivably complex. Its component parts though follow a set of unbreakable laws that have somehow been coded into their very fabric since ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Physical Geography

    A Self-Teaching Guide

    by Michael Craghan ...
    Series Book 184 - Wiley Self-Teaching Guides
    Learn physical geography at your own paceWhat is atmospheric pressure? How does latitude indicate the type of climate a specific place will have? Where are volcanic eruptions or strong earthquakes most likely to occur? With Physical Geography: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more about the basics of how our planet operates.Veteran geography teacher ... Read more

    $14.00 USD

  • Mathematics in Nature

    Modeling Patterns in the Natural World

    by John A. Adam ...
    From rainbows, river meanders, and shadows to spider webs, honeycombs, and the markings on animal coats, the visible world is full of patterns that can be described mathematically. Examining such readily observable phenomena, this book introduces readers to the beauty of nature as revealed by mathematics and the beauty of mathematics as revealed in nature.Generously illustrated, written in an ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • This Erratic Planet

    What Happens When the Earth Changes Its Axis of Rotation

    by Ian Niall Rankin ...
    This Erratic Planet is a book of vital importance to the future of our species. Drawing on a staggering range of references across disciplines including geology, astronomy, archaeology and palaeontology, Ian Rankin outlines his radical ideas about the worlds past. Contrary to conventional scientific thinking , the evidence he has examined has convinced him that the history of our planet is not one ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • On the Trail of Stardust

    The Guide to Finding Micrometeorites: Tools, Techniques, and Identification

    by Jon Larsen ...
    On the Trail of Stardust puts the heavens in your hands—in the form of cosmic dust, or micrometeorites. With this handy guide from the author of the international bestseller In Search of Stardust, Jon Larsen, you will learn how to find micrometeorites in your own neighborhood!Stardust—also known as micrometeorites—is the oldest matter anywhere. Nothing has traveled farther to reach Earth. For a ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Foundation of Structural Geology

    by R G Park ...
    Since the first edition was published in 1983, this highly-regarded introductory textbook has been used by many generations of students worldwide. It is specifically tailored to the requirements of first or second year geology undergraduates.The third edition has been extensively revised and updated to include many new sections and over 50 new or redrawn illustrations. There are now over 220 ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • Do you know Physics?

    Volume I

    by Yakov Perelman ...
    This book is different from other books of similar content, not in term of the material it contains but in term of the way this material is presented. It contains fascinating puzzles and stimulating quizzes designed to assess the reader knowledge of physics. While seemingly simple, the puzzles and their solutions often surprise the readers, allow them to understand some of nature’s fundamental ... Read more

    $5.93 USD