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AGENTS OF CHAOS: earthquakes, volcanoes, and other natural disasters. by Stephen L. Harris.
Presents Earth as a dynamic and changing platform subject to intermittent and long-separated but to
us chaotic pulses--quiet stability interrupted buy sudden and violent change, even meteorite impacts that have affected all life.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-87842-243-9. 1990. Order #: MOPR0829 paper$14.00.
THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF MAP AND COMPASS. by Cliff Jacobson.
Understand and use any type of
compass, orienteering or simple. Find your way to favorite spots--and back. Use your compass at night. Understand how to relate a map with a compass. Know the difference between U.S. and Canada maps. Triangulate for location and direction. 41 illustrations, 72 pages, table of common terms, index.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-934802-42-4. Order #: ICSB3887 paper$6.95.
BOOK OF PLANET EARTH (the Simon & Schuster Young Readers'). by Martyn Bramwell.
Looks at past, present, and future of Earth; origin, geology, evolution of life, endangered species, atmosphere, oceans, weather, problems and
solutions; for young readers. Touches on global warming and world hunger. Detailed diagrams and color illustrations, 192 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: . 0-671-71831-5. 1991. Order #: SISC7775 paper$8.00.
DIVING AND DIGGING FOR GOLD. by Hill.
Here is a guide for anyone interested in knowing where and how to find gold, and
what equipment to use. Where and
how to find, equipment to use in above- and below-water mining, where to sell.
Aimed at the beginning or part time prospector, the book contains
lists of equipment for gold trips, for diving and mining, dos and donts for the
field trippers, and hints from old time prospectors and professionals. The
information about diving for gold is particularly interesting.
6 photos, 73 drawings, 2 maps, 47p.
48 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 978-0-87961-005-0. Order #: NAGR0971 paper$7.95.
LIFE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. by Thomas D. Brock.
Story of microorganisms that live in the boiling waters and runoff channels of the geysers and hot springs. Although their vast numbers make their color visible to the naked eye, an individual microbial cell is so small it is invisible. Most of the microorganisms are bacteria but where temperatures are lower, algae and protozoa are also present. Discovered in the 1960s, they have had major uses in the biotechnology industry with the potential for billions of dollars of activity..
Called thermophiles, the types present vary with the temperature, acidity, and mineral content of the hot water. Explains origins of waters and of thermal features and characteristics of many of those in Yellowstone. Also tells how more familiar plants and animals relate to waters that are up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Color photographs, 32 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISB:0-9349480-7-0. 1994. Order #: YELL2731 paper$3.95.
FAMILIAR ROCKS AND MINERALS: North America. by Charles W. Chesterman.
Introduction distinguishes rocks from minerals, explains how to identify each and gives tips on collecting. Covers 68 minerals and 12 rocks with identifying characteristics of each, such as color, environment, occurrence, hardness, cleavage. Drawings of crystal shapes, color photographs of each entry. Glossary, 192 little pages for carrying in the field, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-394-75794-7. 1988. Order #: RAHO2397 paper$4.95.
GEMS OF WORLD OCEANS: a guide to world sea shell collecting. by A. Gordon Melvin.
Advantages of having a shell collection; how and where to look for shells on the beach, at the low tide mark, by wading, and in deep water, even by fishermen. How to prepare a shell for a collection. How shells have been regarded in history for their qualities. How to identify shells so you can learn more about their origins, distribution, and lifeways. Relative values of shells are given, and scientific names and practical names are discussed and included. Color plates, 96 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1964. Order #: NAGR1407 paper$4.95.
THE GRANITE LANDSCAPE: a natural history of America's mountain domes, from Acadia to
Yosemite. Wessels.
Note on cover: Uncorrected Proof.
Illustrated, 192
pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88150-429-7. Order #: MISC3256 paper$27.95.
MEASURING AMERICA. by Andro Linklatr.
How America came to adopt a uniform system of weights and measures based on a then-traditional system and not on decimal values. Following the war for freedom, the debts incurred winning that had to be paid, and land was to be the asset sold to raise money to do so. But some 100,000 units of measure were in place in the country and so Washington in his first presidential address to Congress proposed unification of measures as well as a monetary system. He, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Alexander Hamilton and many others championed a system based on increments of ten, each measurement type based on some universal constant. However, the use by surveyors of the 22-yard chain both in America and Britain led us instead to the American Customary System, the last traditional system in the world. A thorough discussion of how these units were applied and their effect on American culture and life. 310 pages, illustrations, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8027-1396-3. 2002. Order #: MISC2745 cloth$14.95.
PIONEER LUCKY STONES: gem and mineral lore. by Ferne Shelton.
For centuries legends and myths told the special significance of different stones. We now classify many of those early beliefs as superstitions and folklore and today jewels are enjoyed more for their personal and sentimental value. But for anybody who wears gems and jewelry, the legends and lore of earlier times might still entertain and awaken the sense of wonder. Includes gem customs, shapes and symbols, lucky stones, days-of-the-week stones, color superstitions, gems for names, state stones, birth and anniversary stones. Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1974. Order #: HUTC2833 paper$3.95.
SPOTTER'S GUIDE TO ROCKS & MINERALS. by Alan Woolley.
Identifies 85 different rocks and minerals describing their appearance, colors, origins, occurrences, associated types. Also includes common uses, forms, collecting, fossils, crystal patterns, cleavages, and more. Drawings and color photographs, 64 pages, index.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-8317-7426-6. 1979. Order #: MISC2388 paper$4.95.
THE TIME BEFORE HISTORY: 5 million years of human impact. by Colin Tudge.
Man's past from 5 million
years ago to 10,000 years ago, when history began. During this lengthy time period there have been ice ages; the continuing clash of continents; expanding diversity of mammal, birds, and modern reptiles; and the origination of man in a small area of Africa to invade most of the world. There is importance in becoming aware of the meaning of time to understand these events.366 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80726-2. Order #: SISC7771 cloth$27.50.
VOLCANOES.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-58355-6-6. Order #: WATE4790 paper$6.95
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