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1981

Basin and Range

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geology

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John McPhee - 1981

The first of John McPhee’s works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world—a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light.

The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells

National Audubon Society - 1981

The essential book for beach-combers and divers, this guide explores more than 705 seashells, living mollusks, abalone, periwinkles, conchs, limpets, oysters, clams, mussels, and cockles found on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts of North America and the West Indies.

The photographs are arranged by shape and color, making identification quick and easy.

Magic and Medicine of Plants

Reader's Digest Association - 1981

Learn to identify nearly 300 North American flowers and plants believed to have some therapeutic value.

The fact-packed text is filled with scientific information, historical background, and myths and legends about medicinal plants.

The New Solar System

J. Kelly Beatty - 1981

Knowledge of the solar system to the present day is summarized in this book which includes the story of the first decades of space exploration, told by some of the pioneers of the era.

In this third edition every article has been rewritten to incorporate recent discoveries and developments.

Field Guide To The Trees And Shrubs Of Britain (Nature Lover's Library)

Reader's Digest Association - 1981

A guide to 200 wild, garden and parkland trees and shrubs of Britain.

This illustrated handbook contains sections on forest and botanic gardens, forest parks and estates.

Best ofScience-Nature

1981

Basin and Range

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells

Magic and Medicine of Plants

The New Solar System

Field Guide To The Trees And Shrubs Of Britain (Nature Lover's Library)

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