The Earth: natural history: general interest

The essential aid for everyday cloudspotting, from the author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE'The perfect companion for a gloomy day'New Scientist'Float away with this unstuffy guide to all things fluffy'Good HousekeepingTHE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into pockets, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere.

Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis is the essential guide to what causes the most frightening geological events with which we are faced today.

Understand the Weather is a comprehensive and practical guide to the workings of the atmosphere.

Mountain ranges are the most conspicuous elements of the earth's architecture, and the manner in which the architectural units are arranged or disarranged has become the study of a subdivision of geology known as Tectonics.

The Moselle has been one of the main arteries of European Communication and transportation for centuries.

A symposium of the Royal Society of Canada was held in June 1962 to outline what is being done  in Canadian oceanography to map salinity, temperature, and plankton in the waters around Canada and in the North Atlantic across to Europe.

Here is a popular book with big set-piece descriptions accompanied by illustrations at its core, but with enough science to attract both the specialist reader and to educate the lay reader without scaring them off.

This handbook offers an in-depth discussion of the world's oceans.

The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth look at climate change facts and statistics.

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plantMonarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico.

'A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion' TRISTAN GOOLEYThe secret world of fungi is another kingdom.

From avalanches to volcanoes, and from the Gulf Oil Spill to bridge collapses, author Alvin JacQues explores the fascinating world of disastersboth manmade and natural.

Theres no doubt that Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating weather events to hit the United Statescosting lives, property, and prosperity.

Wild Men, Wild Alaska is more than just a bookit's an entry ticket into an untamed wilderness adventure in Alaska, written by professional hunting and fishing guide and outfitter Rocky McElveen.

Be prepared to survive weather disasters no matter where you live with this complete guide.

This book challenges the precedent that a mountain's worth scales with height.

Join celebrated naturalist Stephen Moss, host award-winning BBC series Springwatch and author of The Robin, for a year in the idyllic village of Mark on the Somerset Levels a watery wonderland rich in nature and wildlife, from birds to butterflies to badgersAs the year unfolds, Moss transports the reader to the entrancing landscape of flora and fauna that accompanies the dawn of each month.

Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged.

Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged.

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The lives and activities of seabirds as you've never seen them beforeSeabirds evoke the spirit of the earth's wildest places.

Instant Wind Forecasting is a quick reference guide for all who work or play outdoors whether dinghy, coastal or offshore sailors, fishermen, motorboaters, farmers, golfers, walkers or pilots.

Instant Storm Forecasting isan invaluable reference for anyone pursuing outdoor activities.

Most boating is done in coastal waters, yet being close to land canoften present greater dangers than sailing offshore.

Seabreezes are the lifeblood of cruising and racing sailors - but they are a fickle resource and it's vital to be able to predict and read the situations when they will blow strongly, change direction (annoyingly) or vanish altogether.

Seabreezes are the lifeblood of cruising and racing sailors - but they
are a fickle resource and it's vital to be able to predict and read the
situations when they will blow strongly, change direction (annoyingly)
or vanish altogether.

This book is the powerboating equivalent to Heavy Weather Sailing - the classic and bestselling sailing reference on the Adlard Coles list.

This book is the powerboating equivalent to Heavy Weather Sailing - the classic and bestselling sailing reference on the Adlard Coles list.

Seventy per cent of our planet's surface is covered with water, but most conventional atlases focus on the other thirty per cent.

Instant Storm Forecasting is an invaluable reference for anyone pursuing outdoor activities.

Most boating is done in coastal waters, yet being close to land canoften present greater dangers than sailing offshore.

Weather Wise is a highly practical, lively and very accessible guide to weather phenomena for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.

This is a book about practical weather forecasting, and it starts where most other books finish.

Instant Wind Forecasting is a quick reference guide for all who work or play outdoors whether dinghy, coastal or offshore sailors, fishermen, motorboaters, farmers, golfers, walkers or pilots.

In an age of rife consumption and increasing need for consideration of sustainable social practices, an exploration of the aesthetics of weather from various angles becomes vital in shedding light on its importance to our experience of the changing world.

The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plantMonarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico.

Why seismologists still can't predict earthquakesAn earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 2010 quake that took a devastating toll on the island nation of Haiti or a future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California, which scientists know is inevitable.

Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human healthIn 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles.

Enjoy the peace and tranquility of the lake and grow in your faith with lake-focused devotions and soothing nature photography.

Showcases the work of twenty leading paleoartists who expertly bring these extinct animals to life in exquisite detail.

Showcases the work of twenty leading paleoartists who expertly bring these extinct animals to life in exquisite detail.

Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature.

Delve deep into the trees and find wonder in our UK woodlands.

Delve deep into the trees and find wonder in our UK woodlands.

From icy polar tundra to lush tropical rainforests, readers can explore the wonders of the planet we call home in this spectacular visual guide.

This volume is concerned with those parts of the earth's surface where semiarid to subhumid climate determines that the potential vegetation is characterized by a more or less continuous layer of grasses and other associated herbs.

An insider account of how researchers unraveled the mystery of the thawing ArcticIn the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding.

An exploration of the history, nature, landscape, and literature of one of America's most iconic placesThis is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau's most defining place, visited by half a million people each year and widely known as the fountainhead of America's environmental consciousness.