A Cultural History of Climate

A vivid and perceptive book combining memoir, scientific and cultural history with a bewitching account of landscape and place, which will appeal t...

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DescriptionToday, weather extremes brought about by anthropogenic climate change pose relentless cognitive and imaginative challenges. Beyond news ...

The book is a first hand narration of the travel from Calcutta on SS Indus for Jamaica. It is a memorable account of achievements of how it contrib...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe images in this book document the intertwining of country and city in the character of Woodland, California, since the town's birth i...

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Reducere. Although chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of ethics of chemistry...

Reducere. DescriptionFort Pierce celebrates a rich and colorful history. The city, located along the Indian River, established in 1837 as a fort during the S...

Why did the passion for food-gastronomy-originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant ...

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This newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all i...

Thoroughly updated and revised, the ninth edition of the highly regarded British Civilization: An Introduction continues to be the ideal textbook o...

Few American towns went untouched by World War II, even those in remote corners of the country. During that era, the federal government forever cha...

Reducere. First published in 1985, William deBuys's Enchantment and Exploitation has become a New Mexico classic. It offers a complete account of the relatio...

Reducere. In French on Shifting Ground: Cultural and Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana, Nathalie Dajko introduces readers to the lower Lafourche Basin, Loui...

Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of fo...

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Reducere. The mystical culture and history of Atlantis is recounted by the author, who claimed to receive these insights from a mystical spirit known as Phyl...

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Reducere. Telling a powerful story is one of the most important actions you can take in your business.Never before has storytelling been more needed. Even th...

Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source...

Reducere. Erudite, wide-ranging, a work of dazzling scholarship written with extraordinary flair, Civilizations redefines the subject that has fascinated his...

Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and ter...

Reducere. Who wouldn't want to know the answer to the question: "WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?" For hundreds of years, philosophers, scientists, and mystics have st...

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Reducere. Do You Understand What You Are Reading? is an attempt to read the Ethiopian eunuch story in the historical, grammatical, and cultural contexts pres...

Reducere. The West Texas frontier--the area encompassing the region stretching from Fort Worth to the Caprock, from Palo Duro Canyon to the San Saba River--h...

Reducere. A greater understanding of China is no longer optional in our global village. It is necessary if we want to tackle global challenges such as the CO...