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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Short History of Nearly Everything

By Bill Bryson ,

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
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Underland

By Robert Macfarlane ,

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Annals of the Former World
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Annals of the Former World

By John McPhee ,

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In the Distance
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In the Distance

By Hernan Diaz ,

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Everybody Needs a Rock
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Everybody Needs a Rock

By Byrd Baylor , Peter Parnall (illustrator) ,

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Rising from the Plains
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Rising from the Plains

By John McPhee ,

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The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
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The Story of Earth

By Robert M. Hazen ,

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Principles of Geology
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Principles of Geology

By Sir Charles Lyell ,

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Understanding Earth
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Understanding Earth

By Frank Press , Raymond Siever , Tom Jordan , John Grotzinger

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Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky Mountains
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Rough-Hewn Land

By Keith Heyer Meldahl ,

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Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault
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Earthquake Storms

By John Dvorak ,

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One Day the Ice Will Reveal All Its Dead
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One Day the Ice Will Reveal All Its Dead

By Claire Dudman ,

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In Limestone Country
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In Limestone Country

By Scott Russell Sanders ,

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Oil Notes
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Oil Notes

By Rick Bass ,

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Hard Road West: History & Geology Along the Gold Rush Trail
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Hard Road West

By Keith Heyer Meldahl ,

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Assembling California
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Assembling California

By John McPhee ,

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Land and Wine: The French Terroir
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Land and Wine

By Charles Frankel ,

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Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans
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Vast Expanses

By Helen M. Rozwadowski ,

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A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
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A Most Improbable Journey

By Walter Alvarez ,

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Hiking the Grand Canyon's Geology
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Hiking the Grand Canyon's Geology

By Lon Abbott , Terri Cook ,

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Geology of the Canyons of the San Juan River
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Geology of the Canyons of the San Juan River

By Four Corners Geological Society ,

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Geology of the American Southwest: A Journey Through Two Billion Years of Plate-Tectonic History
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Geology of the American Southwest

By W. Scott Baldridge ,

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Rocks and Minerals - A Guide to Minerals, Gems, and Rocks
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Rocks and Minerals - A Guide to Minerals, Gems, and Rocks

By Herbert S. Zim , Paul R. Shaffer , Raymond Perlman (illustrator)

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Children's Encyclopedia of Earth
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Children's Encyclopedia of Earth

By Michael Allaby ,

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Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park
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Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park

By Allen F. Glazner , Greg M. Stock ,

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The Mountains That Remade America: How Sierra Nevada Geology Impacts Modern Life
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The Mountains That Remade America

By Craig H. Jones ,

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Restless Earth
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Restless Earth

By Carolinda E. Hill (editor) , John G. Agnone (editor) , Bonnie S. Lawrence (editor)

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Life. An Unauthorized Biography. A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth
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Life. An Unauthorized Biography. A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth

By Richard Fortey ,

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Child of GONDWANA. The geological making of Tasmania
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Child of GONDWANA. The geological making of Tasmania

By Keith Corbett ,

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A Geologist Speculates
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A Geologist Speculates

By John M. Saul ,

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Sunken Cities. Some Legends of the Coast and Lakes of Wales
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Sunken Cities. Some Legends of the Coast and Lakes of Wales

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Jewelry: Concepts and Technology
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Jewelry

By Oppi Untracht ,

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Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up
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Earthshake

By Lisa Westberg Peters , Cathie Felstead (illustrator) ,

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Measures for Measure: Geology and the Industrial Revolution
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Measures for Measure

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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
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The Map That Changed the World

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The Hidden Landscape: A Journey into the Geological Past
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The Hidden Landscape

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Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks
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Stars Above, Earth Below

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Roadside Geology of Oregon
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Roadside Geology of Oregon

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The Street Beneath My Feet
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The Street Beneath My Feet

By Charlotte Guillain , Yuval Zommer (illustrator) ,

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Epping Forest: With Chapters on Forest Management, Geology of the District, Prehistoric Man and the Ancient Fauna, Entomology, Pond Life, and Fungi of the Forest
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Epping Forest

By Edward North Buxton ,

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The National Trust Rivers of Britain
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The National Trust Rivers of Britain

By Richard Muir , Nina Muir ,

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The Mediterranean was a Desert: A Voyage of the Glomar Challenger
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The Mediterranean was a Desert

By Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu ,

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The Nature of Remains
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The Nature of Remains

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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

By Stephen Webb ,

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Volcanic Worlds: Exploring The Solar System's Volcanoes
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Volcanic Worlds

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The High Sierra: A Love Story
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The High Sierra

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North Dakota's Geologic Legacy: Our Land and How It Formed
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North Dakota's Geologic Legacy

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Fundamental Planetary Science
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Fundamental Planetary Science

By Jack J. Lissauer , Imke de Pater ,

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