The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them, Paperback - Donald R. Prothero

Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's past. The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that sh...

In The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the most important fossil finds and the in...

DescriptionToday, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effort--and a lot of luck--to discov...

The theory of evolution unites the past, present, and future of living things. It puts humanity's place in the universe into necessary perspective....

Every fossil tells a story. Best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero describes twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils in a gr...

Publisher: Smithsonian BooksAuthor(s): Donald R. (Donald R. Prothero) ProtheroNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 14C...

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Presents an overview of the geological evolution of the island of Rum. This title provides a selection of excursions illustrating Rum's Paleocene i...

Reducere. Is the Earth relatively young or very old? We've all heard the controversy. The consensus regarding the age of the Earth, based on the best geologi...

Both authors have created this textbook to show students how sedimentary strata serves geologists as a continuous record of Earth's history. Writte...

Reducere. DescriptionA Story of oceans, uplift, and ice, Indiana's geological history is reflected in the vistas and landscapes you will see as you travel th...

The fascinating true story of the explosion of the Mount Toba supervolcano--the Earth's largest eruption in the past 28 million years--and its last...

A lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.Publisher: The Ivy PressAuthor(s): Philip ...

Reducere. This new edition of Donald L. Baars's classic The Colorado Plateau incorporates new text, maps, photographs, figures, tables, and bibliography to p...

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The first vertebrate animals appear in the fossil record over 520 million years ago. These lineages diversified and eventually crept ashore leading...

In Fantastic Fossils, Donald R. Prothero offers an accessible, entertaining, and richly illustrated guide to the paleontologist's journey. He detai...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live and work in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the ancient world? Spend a day with 24 Egyptians to...

R. Lee Copperhead has done extensive research on US President Donald Trump, travelling far and wide to interview countless sources to finally and d...

After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth...

Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a ...

Reducere. Finally, a diabetic cookbook you'll actually enjoy reading and using. Frank, complete, simple: your favorite sweets and comfort foods, reimagined a...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. ...

DescriptionAncient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted...

A celebration of modernist architecture as it is lived in todayPublisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Stefi OraziIllustration(s): 120 ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn Ohio Rocks , skilled writer and geologist Albert Dickas takes you to some of the state's most interesting geologic chapters. At Black...

Donald R. Prothero's Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the fossil record. Its engagin...

Reducere. Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock ...

DescriptionBetween Heaven and Earth explores the relationships men, women, and children have formed with the Virgin Mary and the saints in twentiet...

Publisher: British Geological SurveyPublication date: 2014Dimensions: 136 x 228 x 11Cover type: Sheet map, foldedRedescopera farmecul lecturii si a...

Publisher: British Geological SurveyCollection: Small Scale Geology MapsPublication date: 2002Dimensions: 890 x 640 x 1Cover type: Sheet map, flatR...

A delightful portrait of some of the UK's best-loved wild animals and birds and the colourful enthusiasts who champion their causes.Publisher: Simo...

Reducere. Color Your Mind: A Coloring Book for Those with Alzheimer's and the People Who Love Them is an innovative book filled with both information and ins...

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Reducere. Lucie Blackman--tall, blond, twenty-one years old--stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The follo...

After crashing his way to the presidency with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, Donald J. Trump was now faced with tackling the most important job st...

In In Search of Ancient Ireland, published by Ivan R. Dee in 2002, Carmel McCaffrey traced the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland...

Reducere. NOTE: This is a new version direct from the author with a new introduction. It all began with the Spanish Inquisition 500 years ago, when the first...

Reducere. An extraordinary and delightful true story. Tama was a homeless cat who lived in Japan. Her loving nature, goodwill and loyalty saved a railway com...

DescriptionVideo games are big business. They can be addicting. They are available almost anywhere you go and are appealing to people of all ages. ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Babylonian flood story of Atra-hasis is of vital importance to ancient Near Eastern and biblical scholars, as well as students of hi...

Reducere. Intrepid Kathleen Purvis traveled extensively throughout the South to create this first-ever guide to the region's burgeoning craft-liquor movement...

This edited volume provides readers with a deeper knowledge of the growth of personality assessment in North America over the past 40 years through...

Reducere. In Native American history, there are many legends about UFOs, gods and aliens. There has always been a connection between Native Americans and bei...

DescriptionFrom the pre-war Viennese Werkbund Estate (designed by the likes of Gerrit Rietveld and Adolf Loos), the post-war Swiss Siedlung Halen (...

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This is a very different book from the traditional speed-merchant genre. In his book Take Risk! Richard Noble tells the extraordinary stories of hi...