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Environmental Hazards from the Workplace Into the Community

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 07 Feb 2012 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

A remarkable account of Montana's efforts to save its trout streams and rivers from pollution and neglect.The fabled nature of Montana's streams cannot be taken for granted. In the late 1800s many of Montana's rivers were filled with pollution and dying fish. Certain key conservation and restoration policies between 1900 and 1940 set the stage for the waters that now draw visitors and anglers from around the world. Yet, many of those same rivers and streams are once again facing devastating environmental threats.
Montana is a paradigm for conservation issues that are faced around the nation and around the world. Yet, no one has ever managed to tell the story of the policies and unique policy makers who made this all possible. And, no one has therefore been able to turn back to that history as a source of direction for dealing with the ongoing environmental challenges facing streams everywhere. 10 black & white photographs, 1 map.

Toxic Circles

02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Helen E Sheehan

£39.95 02 Feb 2012 Hardback Rutgers University Press

When men and women who work with toxic materials get sick, everyone needs to worry. The toxic circles of industrial hazards spread in successive waves outward: from the workplace to the home, to the neighborhood, and to the community at large. These compelling essays tell how the links between cancers and working with radium, waxes, and dyes were uncovered and how poisoning from lead, mercury, dioxin, and chromium in and around the factory was detected. They document how corporations, government agencies, courts, unions, physicians, workers, and citizens have tried to ignore, evade, and finally battle the terrible legacy of industrial disease. The book focuses on New Jersey, the heart of Industrial America, where three centuries of experience with occupational and environmental disease offer hard-earned lessons to the rest of the country and the world.

Many of the contributors bring a direct personal involvement in the stories they have to tell. For example, Michael Gordon and Lynn D. Kelly represented workers and community in a major lawsuit against Diamond Shamrock over dioxin contamination; Ellen K. Silbergeld, Ph.D., a scientist at the University of Maryland, was an expert witness in the trial. Helene A. Stapinski was the reporter with The Jersey Journal who broke the story about chromium contamination in Jersey City. Dr. John J. Thorpe and Dr. John G. Lione, as corporation physicians in the oil refining industry, observed the consequences of their predecessors' efforts to prevent scrotal cancer in wax pressmen. Dr. Richard P. Wedeen has sought better ways to detect and prevent lead poisoning. Other contributors are: David Michaels, Ph.D., M.P.H., William D. Sharpe, M.D., Christopher C. Sellers, M.D., Ph.D., and Francis P. Chinard, M.D.

For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.

Outstanding in His Field

26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 26 Jan 2012 Hardback Purdue University Press

The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing the Costs of Prevention, Mitigation and Adaptation

By Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde

£35.00 20 Jan 2012 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Research on the economics of natural disasters has not kept up with the tremendous impacts of these phenomena on people's lives. However, large scale events such as Hurricane Katrina, the Tsunami in Asia and the more recent 2008 hurricane in Myanmar and earthquake in Sichuan, China, have sparked new interest in the field. This book brings together the work of academic researchers and practitioners covering methodological aspects of measuring natural disasters as well as relevant macro and microeconomic theory and evidence, trying to put forward a research agenda and policy options for the next decade.

The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing the Costs of Prevention, Mitigation and Adaptation

By Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde

£85.00 20 Jan 2012 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Toxic Circles

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental Hazards from the Workplace Into the Community

By Helen E Sheehan

£39.95 18 Jan 2012 Hardback Rutgers University Press

For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.

In Defense of Nature

15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.95 15 Jan 2012 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Originally published in 1969, "In Defense of Nature "is an eloquent and prescient plea on behalf of the natural world. Devoid of sentimentality yet lyrical and deeply moving in its portrayals of our despoliation of nature, Hay's classic work is now available to a new generation of readers.

Outstanding in His Field

11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 11 Jan 2012 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental Hazards from the Workplace Into the Community

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 09 Jan 2012 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Toxic Circles

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Helen E Sheehan

£39.95 03 Jan 2012 Hardback Rutgers University Press

For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.

Outstanding in His Field

27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 27 Dec 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Toxic Circles

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental Hazards from the Workplace Into the Community

By Helen E Sheehan

£38.95 19 Dec 2011 Hardback Rutgers University Press

For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.

Knights of the Plow

15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Oliver H. Kelley and the Origins of the Grange in Republican Ideology (Henry

By Oliver H Kelley, Thomas A Woods

£17.50 15 Dec 2011 Spiral / Comb Bound Purdue University Press

Knights of the Plow analyzes the ideological origins of the Grange. It traces the incubation adn the birth of a radical farm organization during the economic and social upheaval in rural America in the 1850s and 1860s, primarily through the life and ideas of Grange founder Oliver Kelley and his early Minnesota and Illinois Associates. Based on intensive research in newspapers and unpublished archival sources and on the material culture and symbolism of Grange ritual, this book depicts the tumultuous early years of the Grange from the perspective of its most important organizer.

Outstanding in His Field

12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 12 Dec 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental Hazards from the Workplace Into the Community

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 09 Dec 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Toxic Circles

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Helen E Sheehan

£38.95 02 Dec 2011 Hardback Rutgers University Press

For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.

Quantitative Studies in Agrarian History

25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniel Field Editor

£55.50 25 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

These essays were prepared for a conference held in Tallinn, Ethiopia, under the auspices of teh Soviet Academy of Sciences, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the International Research and Exchanges Board.

An Ecological History of Agriculture 10,000 BC to Ad 10,000

25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniel E Vasey

£46.95 25 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

An Ecological History of Agriculture, 10,000 B.C. - A.D. 10,000 opens with the first known agriculture and ends in a future in which we might have to use fewer resources to feed more people. The book describes past and present agriculture and looks at future possibilities.

Outstanding in His Field

25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 25 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Toxic Circles

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental Hazards from the Workplace Into the Community

By Helen E Sheehan

£38.95 17 Nov 2011 Hardback Rutgers University Press

For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.

In Defense of Nature

15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£18.50 15 Nov 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Knights of the Plow

15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Oliver H. Kelley and the Origins of the Grange in Republican Ideology (Henry

By Oliver H Kelley, Thomas A Woods

£18.50 15 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures

15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Ultimate Visual Reference to 1000 Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures of

By Dougal Dixon

£17.99 15 Nov 2011 Hardback Anness Publishing

This seminal book brings together every important dinosaur find from the last two centuries and from the world's richest fossil sites. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking book that details every kind of prehistoric creature known from the age of

Quantitative Studies in Agrarian History

10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniel Field Editor

£57.95 10 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

An Ecological History of Agriculture 10,000 BC to Ad 10,000

10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniel E Vasey

£48.95 10 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Outstanding in His Field

10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£43.50 10 Nov 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 10 Nov 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Mayfly Guide

01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Nov 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

For anglers looking to increase their catch, this indispensable guide reveals the steps to easily and confidently identifying the three stages--nymph, dun, and spinner--of many common mayfly species found in North America. Including information on when and where mayflies hatch and how trout feed on them along with illustrated species charts, this reference avoids the abstractions of complex scientific keys and words and instead favors a practical and visual approach that supports quick learning. Waterproof pages and a small trim size enhance the guide's portability, making it as sensible as it is useful.

Outstanding in His Field

26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£43.50 26 Oct 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

In Defense of Nature

15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£18.50 15 Oct 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals, Birds & Fish of the British Isles

15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Natural History and Identification Guide with Over 440 Native Species

By Tom Jackson

£14.99 15 Oct 2011 Hardback Anness Publishing

The British Isles provide a temperate climate and rich feeding ground for many species of animal, bird and fish. From the puffins of the Scilly Isles to the graceful red deer roaming the Scottish highlands, there is a surprising diversity of life in this small part of the world.

Saving Homewaters

12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 12 Oct 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Outstanding in His Field

11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£43.50 11 Oct 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Mayfly Guide

01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Oct 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Outstanding in His Field

26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 26 Sep 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 13 Sep 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Outstanding in His Field

09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 09 Sep 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Mayfly Guide

01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Sep 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Outstanding in His Field

25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 25 Aug 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 16 Aug 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Outstanding in His Field

10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 10 Aug 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Mayfly Guide

01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Aug 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Young Men & Fire

29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Norman MacLean

£18.77 29 Jul 2011 Audio Cd HighBridge Audio

On August 5, 1949, a crew of 15 of the U.S. Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in Montana wilderness. Less than an hour later, all but three were dead or fatally burned in a "blowup," an explosive 2,000 degree firestorm 300 feet deep and 200 feet tall. Winner of a 1992 National Book Critic Award, Young Men & Fire consumed 14 years of Norman Maclean's life. He sifted through grief and controversy in search of the truth about the Mann Gulch tragedy, then wrote about it in excruciating detail. The sobering story of the worst disaster in the history of the Forest Service also embraces the themes of honor, death, compassion, rebirth, and the human spirit.

Still Life

29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Adventures in Taxidermy

By Melissa Milgrom

£17.99 29 Jul 2011 Hardback Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Takes us on the journey that stretches from the anachronistic family workshop of the last chief taxidermist for the American Museum of Natural History to the studio where an English sculptor, granddaughter of a surrealist artist, preserves the animals for Damien Hirst's most disturbing artworks.

Outstanding in His Field

26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 26 Jul 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 19 Jul 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Outstanding in His Field

11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 11 Jul 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Owls

01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Book of Postcards

By Fitzharris, Tim

£7.95 01 Jul 2011 Postcard Book Firefly Books Ltd

About Firefly Postcard Books: Here's a set of attractive full-color books of postcards, featuring world-renowned photographer Tim Fitzharris. Each book is consistent with the themes we publish: nature and wildlife. The photographs in these beautifully reproduced postcard books bring elusive wildlife creatures up close. The books are standard postcard book dimensions (7" x 5"), but printed on a heavier stock than many.

Each book contains 23-24 color photographs that will thrill you and the person you send it to!

Mayfly Guide

01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Jul 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Outstanding in His Field

24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 24 Jun 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 21 Jun 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Life and Death Matters

15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£79.50 15 Jun 2011 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

Intends to re-assess the state of scholarship and grassroots activism in a new century when social and environmental systems are being reconceptualised within a post-9/11 biosecurity framework, when global warming and resource scarcity are not fears but realities, and when ecocide, ethnocide, and genocide are daily tragedies.

In Defense of Nature

15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 Jun 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Outstanding in His Field

09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 09 Jun 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

The Ripple Effect

01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century

By Alex Prud'homme

£19.29 01 Jun 2011 Hardback Simon & Schuster

Alex Prud'homme's remarkable work of investigative journalism shows how fresh water is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century.

Mayfly Guide

01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Jun 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Young Men & Fire

27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Norman MacLean

£18.77 27 May 2011 Audio Cd HighBridge Audio

Still Life

27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Adventures in Taxidermy

By Melissa Milgrom

£17.99 27 May 2011 Hardback Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Outstanding in His Field

25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 25 May 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Calamity

25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Heppner Flood of 1903

By Joann Green Byrd

£16.99 25 May 2011 Paperback University of Washington Press

In 1903 a flashflood overwhelmed the banks of Willow Creek and inundated a small but prosperous farming and trading town in northeastern Oregon. More than 200 people died and much of the town was destroyed. Byrd describes the flood and its aftermath, and tells the history of the individuals involved.Joanna Green Byrd is a retired journalist who wrote for the Washington Post and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Saving Homewaters

24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 24 May 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Wolves

19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Book of Postcards

By Fitzharris, Tim

£6.62 19 May 2011 Postcard Book Firefly Books Ltd

A set of beautiful postcards featuring photographs of Wolves.

Life and Death Matters

15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£79.50 15 May 2011 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 May 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Outstanding in His Field

10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.95 10 May 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Mayfly Guide

01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 May 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Saving Homewaters

26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 26 Apr 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Outstanding in His Field

25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.95 25 Apr 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Outstanding in His Field

08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.95 08 Apr 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Mayfly Guide

01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Apr 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Basilosaurus

01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Marc Zubludoff

£9.95 01 Apr 2011 Hardback Marshall Cavendish

This exciting series brings to life some of history's most interesting prehistoric creatures.

Dire Wolf

01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Marc Zubludoff

£9.95 01 Apr 2011 Hardback Marshall Cavendish

This exciting series brings to life some of history's most interesting prehistoric creatures.

Cranes and Storks

01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Steven Oftinoski

£9.95 01 Apr 2011 Hardback Marshall Cavendish

Young readers will find everything they want to know in these informative books about a wide variety of animals

Saving Homewaters

29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 29 Mar 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Outstanding in His Field

24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.95 24 Mar 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Plan B 4.0 (4.0)

20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 20 Mar 2011 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Life and Death Matters

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£80.95 15 Mar 2011 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 Mar 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Outstanding in His Field

09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 09 Mar 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Eden

03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Tim Smit

£16.99 03 Mar 2011 Paperback Transworld Publishers Ltd

Since Eden opened in 2001, well over ten million visitors have made their way to Eden, drawn by the astonishing, visionary ambition of its founders, the horticulture and developments on-site. More have discovered it as an extraordinary music venue, attending Eden's sessions. This title tells the story of Eden.

Mayfly Guide

01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Mar 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Saving Homewaters

01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 01 Mar 2011 Paperback Countryman Press Inc.

The Weather Wizard's 5-year Weather Diary

25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Mary Hunt

£11.22 25 Feb 2011 Calendar Workman Publishing

A handy, fact-filled way to track the weather year by year. Perfect for budding scientists or grown-up fishermen, gardeners, pilots, sailors, campers and weather buffs of all kinds. Full color. Wire-o-bound.

The Thirtymile Fire

25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John N. Maclean

£9.99 25 Feb 2011 Paperback Henry Holt & Company Inc

"Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--"National Geographic Adventure"

The Thirtymile Fire in the North Cascade Range near the Canadian border of Washington began as a simple mop-up operation; in a few hours, a series of catastrophic errors led to the entrapment and deaths of four members of the fire crew--two teenage girls and two young men. Each had brought order and meaning to their lives by joining the firefighting world. Then the very flames they pursued turned on them, extinguishing their lives.

Weaving together the astonishing stories told by the fire's witnesses and, later, the victims' family members and the response to the official reports, John N. Maclean creates a riveting account of the deadly Thirtymile Fire and the controversy and recriminations that raged in its aftermath.

Outstanding in His Field

22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 22 Feb 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Plan B 4.0 (4.0)

20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 20 Feb 2011 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Life and Death Matters

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£26.95 15 Feb 2011 Paperback Left Coast Press Inc

Life and Death Matters

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£76.50 15 Feb 2011 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 Feb 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Outstanding in His Field

07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 07 Feb 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Mayfly Guide

01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Feb 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Saving Homewaters

01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 01 Feb 2011 Paperback Countryman Press Inc.

Water in Central Asia

27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Victor A. Dukhovny, Joop de Schutter

£63.99 27 Jan 2011 Paperback Taylor & Francis Inc

Central Asia is the cluster of countries located in the basin of the 'Great Aral Sea'. It is an important geopolitical centre, where the USA, Russia, China, EU, Iran and India participate in the regional water game. This title unravels historical, socio-economic and political issues that are relevant in this water-scarce, landlocked region.

Water in Central Asia

27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Past, Present and Future

By Victor A. Dukhovny, Joop de Schutter

£114.00 27 Jan 2011 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

Central Asia is the cluster of countries located in the basin of the 'Great Aral Sea'. It originates from the ancient civilizations of the IV-III millennium BC known as 'Ariana' and is an important geopolitical centre, where the USA, Russia, China, EU, Iran and India participate in the regional water game.

Plan B 4.0 (4.0)

23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing the Costs of Prevention, Mitigation and Adaptation

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 23 Jan 2011 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde

£35.00 21 Jan 2011 Paperback Earthscan Ltd

The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing the Costs of Prevention, Mitigation and Adaptation

By Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde

£85.00 21 Jan 2011 Hardback Earthscan Ltd

Outstanding in His Field

21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£42.50 21 Jan 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Life and Death Matters

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£27.50 15 Jan 2011 Paperback Left Coast Press Inc

Life and Death Matters

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pronghorn & Human Interaction in Early America

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£76.95 15 Jan 2011 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 Jan 2011 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Prairie Ghost

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard E McCabe, Henry M Reeves

£18.50 15 Jan 2011 Paperback University Press of Colorado

The only one of fourteen pronghorn-like genera to survive the great extinction caused by human migration into North America, the pronghorn has a long and unique history of interaction with humans on the continent. This title presents this history.

Outstanding in His Field

06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 06 Jan 2011 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 04 Jan 2011 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Mayfly Guide

01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Jan 2011 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

The Weather Wizard's 5-year Weather Diary

31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mary Hunt

£10.99 31 Dec 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

The Thirtymile Fire

31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal

By John N. Maclean

£9.99 31 Dec 2010 Paperback Henry Holt & Company Inc

"Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--"National Geographic Adventure"

Plan B 4.0 (4.0)

26 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Heppner Flood of 1903

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 26 Dec 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Calamity

25 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Joann Green Byrd

£16.99 25 Dec 2010 Paperback University of Washington Press

Outstanding in His Field

22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 22 Dec 2010 Hardback Purdue University Press

Life and Death Matters

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£27.50 15 Dec 2010 Paperback Left Coast Press Inc

Life and Death Matters

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£76.95 15 Dec 2010 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 Dec 2010 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Outstanding in His Field

07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 07 Dec 2010 Hardback Purdue University Press

Saving Homewaters

07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 07 Dec 2010 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Mayfly Guide

01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Dec 2010 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Plan B 4.0

28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on American Agricultural History in Honor of Wayne D. Rasmussen

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 28 Nov 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Outstanding in His Field

22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Cartensen, Fred

£41.50 22 Nov 2010 Hardback Purdue University Press

Life and Death Matters

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£23.50 15 Nov 2010 Paperback Left Coast Press Inc

Life and Death Matters

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£61.50 15 Nov 2010 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.50 15 Nov 2010 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Saving Homewaters

09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 09 Nov 2010 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Mayfly Guide

01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Nov 2010 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Plan B 4.0

31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 31 Oct 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Radioactive Air Sampling Methods

18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mark L. Maiello, Mark D. Hoover

£82.00 18 Oct 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

Presents techniques for sampling radioactivity in the air. This book discusses radionuclides found in nature, developed during industrial operations, and those that appear in the aftermath of a catastrophe, such as a nuclear reactor release. It details methods for measuring airborne radioactive substances.

Life and Death Matters

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£23.95 15 Oct 2010 Paperback Left Coast Press Inc

Life and Death Matters

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barbara Rose Johnston

£62.95 15 Oct 2010 Hardback Left Coast Press Inc

In Defense of Nature

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Hay

£17.95 15 Oct 2010 Paperback University of Iowa Press

Saving Homewaters

12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 12 Oct 2010 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Plan B 4.0

03 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 03 Oct 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Mayfly Guide

01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Oct 2010 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

100 Bizarre Animals

30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mike Unwin

£16.99 30 Sep 2010 Paperback Bradt Travel Guides

Some animals just look weird. Take the mandrill, whose outrageous face is colored to mimic its genitals, or the star-nosed mole whose nose sprouts 22 fleshy tentacles. Others behave strangely--a mallee fowl builds huge mounds of rotting vegetation in which to incubate its eggs. Some are plain ingenious, such as the fog-basking beetle, which stands on its head to drink from fog on the breeze (the fog condenses on its body and then trickles down to its mouth), or the cartwheeling spider, which turns itself into a wheel to roll down sand dunes when it needs to make a sharp exit. Then there's the horned toad, which squirts blood from its eyes at attackers, and the African egg-eating snake, which has to dislocate its jaw to eat an egg three times bigger than its head. With glorious (and sometimes grotesque) full-color photography throughout, "100 Bizarre Animals" celebrates the antics and appearance of the world's wackiest creatures.

Federal Land Resources

28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Quintin R. Telles

£57.50 28 Sep 2010 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

The federal land resources include; national parks, monuments, and recreational areas; national trails; public lands; and, forests, wetlands, and wildlife. This book brings together important chapters on a variety of topics relevant to federal land resources.

The Weather Wizard's 5-year Weather Diary

24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mary Hunt

£10.99 24 Sep 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

The Thirtymile Fire

24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal

By John N. Maclean

£9.99 24 Sep 2010 Paperback Henry Holt & Company Inc

"Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--"National Geographic Adventure"

Saving Homewaters

14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 14 Sep 2010 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Running Out of Water

14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Rogers, Susan Leal

£16.99 14 Sep 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Deftly weaving science, politics, economics and human foibles, Running Out of Water offers a comprehensive look at the water crisis affecting our planet. Focusing on solutions, Running Out of Water lays out the political leadership, policy action and technology tools required to sustain out water supplies.

The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound

13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sallie Wolf

£9.99 13 Sep 2010 Hardback Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Poetry, sketches, and watercolors capture bird identification, behavior and appearance throughout the four seasons. This journal format may inspire readers to record, evaluate, and create their own observations.

Written in Water

07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource

By Irena Salina

£14.99 07 Sep 2010 Hardback National Geographic Society

A collection of essays authored by some of the notable personalities in the field of water solutions and innovations - a broad range of people from varied disciplines who have contributed their hearts and minds to bringing awareness to and conserving Earth's freshwater supply.

Plan B 4.0

05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 05 Sep 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Mayfly Guide

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Sep 2010 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

Thoroughbred Breeding

31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pedigree Theories and the Science of Genetics

By Matthew Binns, Tony Morris

£45.00 31 Aug 2010 Hardback Robert Hale Ltd

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About a Mountain

29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John D'Agata

£17.99 29 Aug 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

When John D'Agata helps his mother move to Las Vegas one summer, he begins to follow a story about the federal government's plan to store high-level nuclear waste at a place called Yucca Mountain, a desert range near the city of Las Vegas. Bearing witness to the parade of scientific, cultural, and political facts that give shape to Yucca's story, D'Agata keeps the six tenets of reporting in mind - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How - arranging his own investigation around each vital question.

Yet as the contradictions inherent in Yucca's story are revealed, D'Agata's investigation turns inevitably personal. He finds himself investigating the death of a teenager who jumps off the tower of the Stratosphere Hotel, a boy whom D'Agata believes he spoke with before his suicide.

Sick Building Syndrome and Related Illness

23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Prevention and Remediation of Mold Contamination

By Walter E. Goldstein

£82.00 23 Aug 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

Focuses on the serious contaminants that cause fungal infestations, commonly referred to as mold. This book provides information on how to counter problems as they occur and how to prevent infestations with proactive measures. It includes chapters on biology and metrics that explore how to approach measuring infestation and understanding it.

Saving Homewaters

17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Natural History and Identification Guide to the Indigenous Wildlife of

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 17 Aug 2010 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Animals, Birds and Fish of British Isles

14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Tom Jackson

£17.99 14 Aug 2010 Hardback Anness Publishing

An illustrated guide and identifier to the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and fish of the British Isles, with 1000 artworks and colour photographs. It provides information about British habitats and the creatures found in them. It includes a quick-glance information box for each featured creature plus accompanying commentaries.

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Animals, Birds and Fish of America

09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Natural History and Identification Guide to the Captivating Indigenous

By Tom Jackson

£17.99 09 Aug 2010 Hardback Anness Publishing

The ultimate illustrated guide and identifier to the mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish of the United States and Canada, with more than 1000 artworks, maps and colour photographs.

Plan B 4.0

08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Quick and Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, and Spinners

By Lester R. Brown

£17.99 08 Aug 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

"[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."-Katherine Salant, Washington Post

Water in Central Asia

06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Victor A. Dukhovny, Joop de Schutter

£63.99 06 Aug 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Water in Central Asia

06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Past, Present and Future

By Victor A. Dukhovny, Joop de Schutter

£114.00 06 Aug 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Mayfly Guide

01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Caucci, Bob Nastasi

£22.50 01 Aug 2010 Paperback Scott & Nix, Inc

About a Mountain

01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John D'Agata

£17.99 01 Aug 2010 Hardback WW Norton & Co

The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound

31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sallie Wolf

£9.99 31 Jul 2010 Hardback Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Running Dry

26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colarado River

By Jonathan Waterman

£14.99 26 Jul 2010 Hardback National Geographic Society

An account of the author's 1,450-mile trip down the overtaxed and drying Colorado River to reveal a pending ecological calamity and find ways to avert it. It focuses on forces exacerbating the River's threatened state, such as population pressures and a drought caused by climate change.

50 Simple Steps to Save the Earth from Global Warming

25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Green Patriot Working Group

£8.99 25 Jul 2010 Paperback Freedom Press Inc,US

Organized in a fun, easy-to-read format, this collection of 50 simple acts can help in the fight against global warming. The steps outlined are the most effective, practical ways to make the shift from a fossil-fuels based society to an exemplary and self-sustaining world power.

Saving Homewaters

20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Sullivan

£17.99 20 Jul 2010 Hardback Countryman Press Inc.

Plan B 4.0

11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT