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This revealing book synthesizes research from many fields to offer the first complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. Author William B. Meyer characterizes weather events as neutral phenomena that are inherently neither hazards nor resources, but can become either depending on the activities with which they interact. Meyer documents the ways in which different kinds of weather throughout history have represented hazards and resources not only for such exposed outdoor pursuits as agriculture, warfare, transportation, construction, and recreation, but for other realms of life ranging from manufacturing to migration to human health. He points out that while the weather and climate by themselves have never determined the course of human events, their significance as been continuously altered for better and for worse by the evolution of American life.

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9780195131826 | Oxford Univ Pr, July 6, 2000, cover price $100.00 | About this edition: This revealing book synthesizes research from many fields to offer the first complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present.

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9780190212810 | Updated edition (Oxford Univ Pr, November 5, 2014), cover price $26.95

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9781421417189 | Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, August 17, 2015, cover price $29.95
9780521265591, titled "The Politics of Depression in France, 1932-1936" | Cambridge Univ Pr, October 1, 1985, cover price $69.95 | also contains The Politics of Depression in France, 1932-1936

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9781138821231 | Earthscan / James & James, May 21, 2015, cover price $145.00
9780471320135, titled "Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction" | John Wiley & Sons Inc, July 1, 1999, cover price $123.55 | also contains Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

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9781138821248 | Earthscan / James & James, May 14, 2015, cover price $52.95

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9780907791546 | Synergetic Pr, November 5, 2014, cover price $27.95

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9780907791553 | Synergetic Pr, November 5, 2014, cover price $19.95

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By Denes Loczy (editor)

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9789048130573 | Springer Verlag, June 10, 2010, cover price $179.00

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9789400791787 | Springer Verlag, November 2, 2014, cover price $179.00

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Product Description: Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9783540633426 | Springer Verlag, January 1, 1999, cover price $219.00 | About this edition: Will be shipped from US.

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9783642083273 | Springer Verlag, January 1, 1999, cover price $219.00 | About this edition: At the intersection of environmental science and human biology, this book deals with dry ecosystems, the societies so affected, and the inventiveness of those living under such conditions.

Text and maps focus on areas of the world in which human activity is destroying the natural balance.

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9780816028573 | Checkmark Books, March 1, 1993, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Text and maps focus on areas of the world in which human activity is destroying the natural balance.

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Product Description: Unsere Atmosphare, das Luftmeer, auf dessen Grunde wir leben, ist ein Gasgemisch, das neben den Hauptbestandteilen Stiekstoff und Sauerstoff eine Vielzahl von Spurengasen enthalt. Dieses Gasgemisch an sich ware reaktionstrage und somit von geringem chemischen Interesse, wiirde es nicht im Wechsel von Tag und Nacht und im Rhythmus der Jahreszeiten von der Sonne bestrahlt...read more

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9783540170990, titled "Atmosphare Und Umwelt: Chemische Prozesse · Menschliche Eingriffe Ozonschicht · Luftverschmutzung Smog · Saurer Regen" | 2 edition (Springer Verlag, March 9, 1987), cover price $69.99 | About this edition: Unsere Atmosphare, das Luftmeer, auf dessen Grunde wir leben, ist ein Gasgemisch, das neben den Hauptbestandteilen Stiekstoff und Sauerstoff eine Vielzahl von Spurengasen enthalt.

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By Klaus Rohde (editor)

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9781107019614 | Cambridge Univ Pr, March 29, 2013, cover price $110.00

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Product Description: Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity. Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved. Changes in environmental conditions initially influence behaviour, which in turn affects species interactions, population dynamics, evolutionary processes and, ultimately, biodiversity...read more
By Bob B. M. Wong (editor)

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9780199602568 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 7, 2012, cover price $135.00 | About this edition: Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity.

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9780199602575 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 7, 2012, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity.

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9780199895885, titled "Between God & Green: How Evangelicals Are Cultivating a Middle Ground on Climate Change" | Oxford Univ Pr, June 25, 2012, cover price $33.95

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9781622315277 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, September 9, 2014), cover price $29.99

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Product Description: The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local...read more

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9781844079209 | Routledge, April 30, 2010, cover price $170.00 | About this edition: The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local.

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9781844079216 | Routledge, April 30, 2010, cover price $62.95 | About this edition: The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local.

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Product Description: Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and cataloguing the major taxa and their evolutionary relationships, the authors have selected 18 groups of organisms and used these as a framework in which to discuss the species and their interactions with man and each other...read more

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9780470778067 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, June 15, 2011, cover price $197.95 | About this edition: Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity.

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9780470778074 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, June 15, 2011, cover price $94.95

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This book provides the first global synthesis of the biology of disturbed habitats and offers readers both the conceptual underpinnings and practical advice required to comprehend and address the unprecedented environmental challenges facing humans. Every habitat on earth has been impacted by natural disturbances such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, fires, floods, and droughts. Humans have contributed many additional disturbances such as mining, urbanization, forestry, agriculture, fishing, and recreation. These anthropogenic disturbances modify and often exacerbate the effects of the natural disturbances. Together, they result in the abrupt loss of biomass or ecosystem structure and function to create denuded surfaces where novel mixtures of native and non-native microbes, plants, and animals establish, grow, and die. The Biology of Disturbed Habitats examines both natural and anthropogenic disturbances in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. It explores how nutrients and productivity are altered in the disturbed habitats, the effects of disturbance on biodiversity, and the spatial and temporal dynamics of organisms that colonize disturbed habitats. This book also addresses how to manage disturbances through appropriate conservation and restoration measures, and discusses how climate change and overpopulation now represent the most challenging disturbances at a global scale.

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9780199575299 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, February 20, 2012, cover price $125.00 | About this edition: This book provides the first global synthesis of the biology of disturbed habitats and offers readers both the conceptual underpinnings and practical advice required to comprehend and address the unprecedented environmental challenges facing humans.

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9780199575305 | Oxford Univ Pr, February 20, 2012, cover price $60.00

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9780520289970 | Univ of California Pr, May 24, 2016, cover price $29.95

Product Description: In 1978, Richard Bloch, co-founder and honorary chairman of the board of H&R Block, Inc., contracted cancer. With the help of his wife, Annette, and the doctors who said he could lick the disease, and with a stubborn determination to survive, Bloch waged a bitter, painful, two-year war on the insidious disease...read more

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9780399128141, titled "Cancer, There's Hope" | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1983, cover price $7.95 | also contains Wildlife in the Anthropocene: Conservation After Nature | About this edition: In 1978, Richard Bloch, co-founder and honorary chairman of the board of H&R Block, Inc.

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Product Description: Focusing on topics of special concern to students, this series makes complex issues less intimidating and more accessible; each book presents 10 to 14 readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand the topic...read more
By Arthur Gillard (editor)

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9780737752052 | Greenhaven Pr, February 18, 2011, cover price $42.00 | About this edition: Focusing on topics of special concern to students, this series makes complex issues less intimidating and more accessible; each book presents 10 to 14 readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand the topic.

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9780521871648 | Cambridge Univ Pr, March 31, 2014, cover price $105.00

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9780521692182 | Cambridge Univ Pr, March 31, 2014, cover price $34.99

Human-induced climate change is a serious concern, drawing increasing attention from the media, policy makers and citizens around the world. This comprehensive and thought-provoking volume explains in easily understandable language the potential effects of climate change on our planet and our lives. Climate Change: Causes, Effects and Solutions examines the latest scientific findings without any advanced technical knowledge. It goes beyond a description of changes in the physical environment to consider the broader issues of ecological, economic and human effects of climate change. The book explains: the causes and effects of climate change from a natural and human environment perspective. mitigation options and policies that could reduce the impacts of climate change. global impacts -  with case studies are taken from North America, Europe, Australasia and elsewhere. Essential reading for undergraduates and general readers who want to heighten their knowledge and understanding of this important problem.

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9780470850183 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, July 16, 2003, cover price $273.95 | About this edition: Human-induced climate change is a serious concern, drawing increasing attention from the media, policy makers and citizens around the world.

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9780470850190 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, July 7, 2003, cover price $94.00 | About this edition: Human-induced climate change is a serious concern, drawing increasing attention from the media, policy makers and citizens around the world.

Miscellaneous:

9780470864937 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, November 3, 2003, cover price $220.00

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A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind that groundbreaking thought experiment was his hope that we would be inspired to find a way to add humans back to this vision of a restored, healthy planet-only in harmony, not mortal combat, with the rest of nature.But with a million more of us every 4 1/2 days on a planet that's not getting any bigger, and with our exhaust overheating the atmosphere and altering the chemistry of the oceans, prospects for a sustainable human future seem ever more in doubt. For this long awaited follow-up book, Weisman traveled to more than 20 countries to ask what experts agreed were probably the most important questions on Earth--and also the hardest: How many humans can the planet hold without capsizing? How robust must the Earth's ecosystem be to assure our continued existence? Can we know which other species are essential to our survival? And, how might we actually arrive at a stable, optimum population, and design an economy to allow genuine prosperity without endless growth?Weisman visits an extraordinary range of the world's cultures, religions, nationalities, tribes, and political systems to learn what in their beliefs, histories, liturgies, or current circumstances might suggest that sometimes it's in their own best interest to limit their growth. The result is a landmark work of reporting: devastating, urgent, and, ultimately, deeply hopeful.By vividly detailing the burgeoning effects of our cumulative presence, Countdown reveals what may be the fastest, most acceptable, practical, and affordable way of returning our planet and our presence on it to balance. Weisman again shows that he is one of the most provocative journalists at work today, with a book whose message is so compelling that it will change how we see our lives and our destiny.

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9780316097758 | Little Brown & Co, September 24, 2013, cover price $28.00
9780316239813 | Large print edition (Little Brown & Co, September 24, 2013), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.

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9780316097741 | Back Bay Books, May 6, 2014, cover price $18.00
9780316277433 | Hachette Book Group USA, September 24, 2013, cover price $16.00

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9781478924548 | Unabridged edition (Hachette Audio, October 22, 2013), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.

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