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Favorite Books

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Dinosaurs, the Encyclopedia
A handy reference tool for professional scientists and students, as well as less technical information of interest to the more casual dinosaur enthusiast.

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Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals
This introduction to the world of gems and minerals contains some 225 alphabetical entries. Each mineral entry list such scientific information as the characteristic mineral form, the specific gravity, the system of symmetry, the refraction, and the hardness of the mineral.

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Extreme Weather : A Guide & Record Book
This book presents informative text on various weather conditions--heat, drought, cold, floods, thunderstorms, windstorms, tornadoes, fog--but its heart is its many-faceted collection of extreme weather data for some 300 US cities, presented in tables.

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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing (4th ed.)
This book has become the standard introductory text for explaining the mechanics and the implications of global warming ... it provides one of the most readable and authoritative statements of the basic science and its implications.

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The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book
This reference text covers the highlights of the three main periods of geologic history and provides answers to 1,000 commonly asked dinosaur questions.

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The Handy Weather Answer Book
Provides answers to more than 1000 frequently asked questions about the weather, this reference also offers information on topics such as hurricanes, droughts, flashfloods and volcanoes. Weather-related phenomena such as the greenhouse effect, Aurora Borealis and St Elmo's fire are also covered

 
 

Web Sites of Interest

  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
    Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.
  • American Meteorological Society (AMS)
    The home page for the association of professional meteorologists. Most of the content of the popular journal, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is available free to non-members. Other journals allow full access to articles earlier than the last two full years.
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
    AGU is a worldwide scientific community that advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity.
  • The Paleozoic Organization
    An outstanding sampling of paleontology sites which, because of their content or design (or both), are particularly useful and enjoyable.
  • Web Geological Time Machine
    The geological ages of the earth displayed in linkable stratigraphic charts, from the University of California’s Museum of Paleontology.
  • National Geographic
    The news pages from one of the most popular natural science magazines.

Subject Specialist

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Frank Neumann
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Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Life sciences, Mathematics
 

Featured Magazines

  • National Geographic Magazine
    The National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.
  • Smithsonian Magazine
    Smithsonian.com expands on Smithsonian magazine's in-depth coverage of history, science, nature, the arts, travel, world culture and technology. Access the print version of the magazine.
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