Geology category: 1681 books
by Richard Fortey
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2008
A remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary people, meticulous research, and driving passions that make London’s Natural History Museum one of the world’s greatest institutions.
In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Richard Fortey takes his readers to a place where only...
by Mason Inman
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
The first comprehensive biography of Marion King Hubbert, the "father of peak oil."
In 1956, geologist and Shell Oil researcher Marion King Hubbert delivered a speech that has shaped world energy debates ever since.
Addressing the American Petroleum Institute, Hubbert dropped...
Beyond Oil
The View from Hubbert's Peak
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2006
"This book explains both why the decline of our most precious fuel is inevitable and how challenging it will be to cope with what comes next."—Richard E. Smalley, University Professor, Rice University, and 1996 Nobel laureate
With world oil production about to peak and inexorably...
Rare Earths Industry
Technological, Economic, and Environmental Implications
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Rare Earths elements are composed of 15 chemical elements in the periodic table. Scandium and yttrium have similar properties, with mineral assemblages, and are therefore referred alike in the literature. Although abundant in the planet surface, the Rare Earths are not found in concentrated forms,...
The Elements of Power
Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
Our future hinges on a set of elements that few of us have even heard of. In this surprising and revealing book, David S. Abraham unveils what rare metals are and why our electronic gadgets, the most powerful armies, and indeed the fate of our planet depend on them. These metals have become the building...
by なかせよしみ
Language: Japanese
Release Date: June 2, 2013
Language: Japanese
Release Date: June 2, 2013
われわれは炭素。はじめは宇宙を漂っていた…。
炭素原子を主役に語った地球史。CO2と地球の関係を判り易く解説。 2008年2月に自費出版で発行の短編読切り漫画。
The Mesozoic Era
Age of Dinosaurs
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Dinosaurs have captured the imaginations of children and adults alike since the first fossil discoveries mapped them onto our general body of knowledge. This book journeys to an era long before humans, where dinosaurs were once masters of land, sky, and sea. In addition to accounts of significant...
Geochronology, Dating, and Precambrian Time
The Beginning of the World as We Know It
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Though it encompasses the majority of the Earth’s history, much about Precambrian time still remains unknown to us. With its climate extremes and unstable surfaces, Precambrian Earth hardly resembled the planet we see today. Yet for all its differences, it made the existence of future generations...
Rocks Of The World
Rocks and Minerals Book For Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2014
Kids find that their imagination starts to grow when they learn about new things and rocks and minerals are a natural aspect of the outdoors but kids tend to not take time to really look closely at each one. Learning about the big and little details of both helps kids imagine where rocks have been, how...
Why Does It Happen?: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Natural Disaster Books for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Earthquakes and volcano eruptions are natural disasters that are best faced prepared. Through this picture book, a child goes through multi-sensory learning that makes it easier to understand the intensity of quakes and volcanoes. With a picture book, a child gets to hear the stories, see the pictures, feel and even smell the pages. These create memories that make lessons stick. Grab a copy today!
The Great Quake
How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history—the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega—and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and...
by Robert Macfarlane
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
**National Bestseller
From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet’s past and future.**
Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author...
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven’s Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life...
Earthquake Storms
An Unauthorized Biography of the San Andreas Fault
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
A geologist explores the fault line that threatens disaster for millions in this “must-read for earthquake buffs—and West Coast residents” (Library Journal).
It’s a geological structure that spans almost the entire length of California. Dozens of major highways and interstates cross...