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  • Nomondi’s Basket
    Gael Whelan
    Two men entered a branch of Barclays Bank on Pearl Street in Salisbury this morning. They held the four bank employees at gunpoint whilst they robbed the vault that had just been opened for business hours. They escaped with five hundred thousand pounds. Along with the money, three newly minted seal matrixes and their molds were stolen. The seals are unique in that two of them a...
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    64,89 €

  • Water Security in the Middle East
    Water Security in the Middle East explores the extent and nature of water security problems in transboundary water systems in the Middle East. This collection of essays discusses the political and scientific contexts and the limitations of cooperation in water security. ...
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    165,68 €

  • All Roads Lead East
    Richard Neil Shaw
    This is the story of a journey to the East by a young Englishman in the 60's and early 70's, a journey that was perhaps typical of that time, of a striving for escape from a materialistic way of life in a search for the meaning of life. Three attempts are made to reach India, the third being successful. Among many experiences and adventures are a perilous passage throug...
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    98,35 €

  • Maggie
    Myrna Shafer Carpita
    In 1892, Maggie Halbert left her home and the newly-settled farmlands of North-central Kansas for the rugged and unsettled regions of the new state of Montana. She bravely ventured from a reasonably-civilized community into rough-hewn and hastily-built mining and ranching habitations resting in the valleys and on the mountainsides around Wise River, Montana. The youngest of sev...
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    32,16 €

  • Roughness Characteristics of New Zealand Rivers
    D. Murray Hicks / Peter D. Mason
    This book presents physical and hydraulic characteristics for 78 New Zealand river and canal reaches which may be used as reference reaches for estimating roughtness coefficients in similar channels. These reaches cover a wide range of mean flow (ranging from 0.1 to 353 m3/s), slope (ranging from 0.00001 to 0.042), and bed material (ranging from silt, through sand, gravel, and ...
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    112,31 €

  • WA IS WATER An Intimate Portrait
    Jennifer Preston Chushcoff / TBD
    Join award-winning poet and photographer Jennifer Preston Chushcoff as she journeys through Washington's foggy forests, waterfalls, cranberry bogs and nature preserves to gather 48 poems, 103 full-color photographs and hundreds of interesting facts. Combining her love of science, the natural world and language, Jennifer travels 3,700 miles, from the wild Pacific coastline t...
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    21,65 €

  • Fish Culture in Yellowstone National Park
    Ph.D. Frank H. Tainter
    This tiny record of a historical event in our history is what Fish Culture in Yellowstone National Park is all about. Frank H. Tainter’s father, uncles, and grandfather all worked on fish culture details for the former U.S. Bureau of Fisheries in the park during the teens and 1920s. Their experiences provided the inspiration for this book.         Frank never worked in the park...
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    12,65 €

  • Circle It, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Facts, Pocket Size, Word Search, Puzzle Book
    Lowry Global Media LLC / Mark Schumacher
    Do you love Great Smoky Mountains National Park, then your just found the right book!!!You already really like word searches, but most books are virtually the same with just lists of words. There must be something more, and now there is; in our books you can read interesting facts, the bold words within the text can be found in the puzzle on the opposite page. No more boring li...
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    10,25 €

  • Rainforest Frogs
    Caley Vickerman / Susan E. Newman / Susan ENewman
    Rainforest Frogs profiles ten exotic and endangered amphibian species with haiku poetry by Caley Vickerman, and is beautifully illustrated by Mark Lerer. The book is designed and edited by Susan Newman with a foreword by herpetologist and zoologist, Franco Andreone. Table of ContentsForeword by Franco AndreoneBlue Poison Dart frogAmazon Milk frogYellow-Banded Poison Dart frogNo...
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    16,41 €

  • Ramblings in the Field of Conservation
    Elliott S. Barker
    In this autobiography, Elliott S. Barker gives a graphic insight into why he was often called “Mr. Conservation.” Starting with his early boyhood days and ending with his thoughts on the future, the book covers throughout the influence he had on the wildlife scene. This impact while more strongly felt in New Mexico, also spread into national and international circles. He was fr...
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    16,70 €

  • Circle It, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Facts, Word Search, Puzzle Book
    Lowry Global Media LLC / Maria Schumacher / Mark Schumacher
    Do you love the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, then your just found the right book!!!You already really like word searches, but most books are virtually the same with just lists of words. There must be something more, and now there is; in our books you can read interesting facts, the bold words within the text can be found in the puzzle on the opposite page. No more borin...
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    17,12 €

  • Pafinna's Prophecy
    Gael Whelan
    In an attempt to discover why the mourning dove has changed its call, Tracey and her new friend Jonathan, stumble on a bigger problem! Two white lion cubs have been born and are already on a death list. Because of rife superstition, the local people believe that albino animals are portends of death. The children round up a group of adults and set off on an adventure to save the...
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    50,42 €

  • The Tale of Tom the Turtle
    Brian K.L. Kan
    James loves eating bananas at the beach. Longing for a tasty treat, he buys a plastic bag full of yummy fruits and sits on a big rock to eat. When he’s finished, he throws the bag into the sea, not knowing he’s just put Tom the Turtle’s life in danger. Tom thinks the plastic bag is a delicious jellyfish, so he gulps it and wonders why his favorite food has no taste. Will Tom be...
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    18,18 €

  • Oikos
    Steve Tapia
    Oikos: Ecology of Northern New Mexico is the fruit of the author’s nearly three decades of wildlife service in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In it, Steve Tapia—nature columnist for The Taos News and veteran wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Services—shares his knowledge, wit, and experience of local ecology. ...
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    18,53 €

  • Song of the Reel
    George Frederick Clarke
    “It is not all of fishing to fish.” – Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler George Frederick Clarke had an unwavering and well-practiced philosophy of fishing. He never tired of repeating Izaak Walton’s famous saying and he delighted in spelling out exactly what it means. He begins the story in his previous book, Six Salmon Rivers, and brings it to full expression in Song of the ...
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    23,19 €

  • Harnessing the Sun’s Energy
    Engr. Julian Kelechi Igbo
    Man has utilized energy for millions of years. Unfortunately, our usage of fossil fuel has given rise to global warming and climatic changes. Thankfully, there are better energy alternatives that do not pollute the environment.Engr. Julian K. Igbo relies on his education and professional experiences to delve into renewable energy alternatives, define energy, illustrate energy a...
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    20,53 €

  • Pepe and Paco
    Katharine Laura
    In Old-fashioned Story Series Book II, young readers with become familiar with more advanced vocabulary and savor the power of the descriptive word. This tale relates how the captivating kitten Pepito of yesteryear (Book I) metamorphoses into a formidable tomcat and takes it upon himself to teach a young newcomer tomcat, Paco, some savvy from his bag of tricks and he u...
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    33,43 €

  • Principles of Ecosystem Diversity
    Anne Offit
    Ecosystem diversity refers to the study of the various types of ecosystems found on the planet earth. It deals with the different terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and studies the diversity found in both. This book talks about the various principles related to ecosystem diversity. It sheds light on the basic to the most complex variations present in different ecosystems. This ...
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    182,92 €

  • Fire in the Forest
    Philip Smith
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    18,64 €

  • Forest Conservation, Planning and Management
    Malcolm Fisher
    Forest conservation, planning and management are the fields of forestry dealing with the preservation and optimum utilization of forest resource. Environmental pollution has led to increased research in the areas of forest conservation and management. It ensures protection of wildlife, forest generic resource, fish, water and wood products, among many other things. This book wi...
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    189,74 €

  • Shaken and Moved
    Mark Rasquinha
    Long form journalism writings are testimonies to the complexities of life in the Indian Sub-Continent, they bring out the stories of the most ordinary lives of people in the region. In an era where research, science and technology seek to simplify disaster management there is so much that we oversee. The oversight is not the fault of the well informed citizenry; it is the resul...
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    6,67 €

  • Ecological Forestry Management
    Malcolm Fisher
    Forestry is the practice of managing, planning, using, conserving and preserving the forests. Forestry management deals with administrating all the legal, social, scientific and technological aspects of forest regulation. It also includes managing urban values, wilderness, wood products, forest genetic resources, etc. This book traces the progress of this field and highlights s...
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    190,05 €

  • Forestry Management
    Aduardo Hapke
    The book aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of forestry management and the recent researches in this field. It is a science that is mainly concerned with conservation, management, and creation of forests. Human kind is heavily dependent on forest resources such as fiber for paper, timber for furniture and a lot more. These activities result in reduction of for...
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    190,05 €

  • Fire Mountain
    William K. Medlin
    What kind of relationship between the human being and nature will best serve the interests of both? Using the Lassen Volcanic National Park in California as an example, the author explores these complex issues from early times, and gives an absorbing, controversial and ultimately tragic story. * * * * * William K. Medlin was raised in Northern California and spent most summers ...
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    16,95 €

  • Cache Creek
    Susan Marsh
    Where do Jackson Hole locals hike?The definitive secret Jackson escape guidebook.Five minutes from the traffic of Jackson’s town square, Cache Creek offers the chance to immerse yourself in wild nature. It’s a place where you can see how the world works. Cache Creek shares some of the ways you can do it. No experience is required. The hiking is family-friendly.Hiking informatio...
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    25,60 €

  • Forestry and Forest Engineering
    Aduardo Hapke
    Forest engineering is a significant discipline as its focus lies on the conservation and management of the forests. This book aims to equip students and experts with the advanced topics and upcoming concepts in forest engineering. It is an assimilation of researches with reference to diverse aspects of forest engineering, such as forest ecology, forest genetics, biotechnology, ...
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    186,36 €

  • Comprehensive Analysis of Aquatic Environments
    Jeremy Harper
    Aquatic environments refer to the marine and aquatic ecosystems. They play a key role in maintaining the harmony between different ecosystems. The chapters included in this book provide a comprehensive understanding of this field with the help of topics such as microbial activity in underwater ecosystems, fresh water ecosystems, and physicochemical process in aquatic systems, e...
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    168,79 €

  • Forest Management
    Malcolm Fisher
    Forest management has become a significant field of study that emphasizes on controlling and regulating the use of forest resources. This book aims to cover significant concepts from various interdisciplinary subjects like forestry, agriculture, plant biology, etc. It provides an in-depth explanation of topics like plant breeding and cultivation, plant diversity and taxonomy, s...
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    181,53 €

  • Ecology of Aquatic Systems
    Simon Oakenfold
    Aquatic systems have a rich biodiversity. This book on aquatic ecology studies the interactions between species and their surroundings through lucid discussions. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in the pursuit of marine biology and associated sciences at various levels. Coherent flow of topics...
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    175,24 €

  • Forest Ecology, Management and Restoration
    Aduardo Hapke
    Forest ecology is one of the most important areas of study in today’s time. With issues like changing land use patterns and depleting area under green cover at hand, this book focuses on effective management and restoration of forests. It elucidates the topics such as climate change impacts, tropical forests and management, forest soil management, tree breeding, etc. This book ...
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    174,86 €