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Grand Canyon
The centerpiece of scenic grandeur in the American West is the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the world. How it came to be has captured the imagination not only …
Dead Pool
Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In a provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of water in …
The 2084 Report
Mysteries of the Deep
A Companion to Sound in German-Speaking Cultures
Explores sonic events and auditory experiences in German-speaking contexts from the Middle Ages to the digital age, opening up new understandings. As a sub-discipline of cultural …
The 2084 Report: A Novel of the Great Warming
For fans of The Drowned World and World War Z, this "sobering and scary (and fascinating) novel--a look at where we're going if we don't quickly get our act together" (Bill …
Unlocking the Moon's Secrets
The Moon is the most viewed object in the sky, the Sun being too bright to look at directly and the planets too far away. The Greeks deduced everything that could be learned about …
Inquisition of Climate Science
Modern science is under the greatest and most successful attack in recent history. An industry of denial, abetted by news media and "e;info-tainment"e; broadcasters more …
Mysteries of the Deep
A groundbreaking chronicle of scientific ocean drilling--a crowning achievement of the twentieth century--and how it shaped our knowledge of Earth's past. Under the radar--or, …
Four Revolutions in the Earth Sciences
Over the course of the twentieth century, scientists came to accept four counterintuitive yet fundamental facts about the Earth: deep time, continental drift, meteorite impact, and …
Unlocking the Moon's Secrets
The Moon is the most viewed object in the sky, the Sun being too bright to look at directly and the planets too far away. The Greeks deduced everything that could be learned about …
Four Revolutions in the Earth Sciences
Over the course of the twentieth century, scientists came to accept four counterintuitive yet fundamental facts about the Earth: deep time, continental drift, meteorite impact, and …