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Dissapointed
The paper has a wax like feel.It is slippery for colored pencil.There is not enough tooth in the paper to hold the colored pencil.No fun. :(

Great filler and study guide
I needed a good 'filler' and study guide for my Anatomy classes and this seems to fill the need beautifully.Not used it yet but will come back after the year starts in Sept. and give an update.

Great book
I love this coloring book...It's so easy to understand...a great memory refresher for A&P ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anatomy    2. Environmental Science    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Physiology    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology   

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Could be better
It is a nice overview of the subject, however it lacks specifics. Ie it would be nice if it coverd more about installation and supplies.

Well written and lots of data
Includes lots of general data and instructions.Does not compare details of panels from different manufacturers and may be somewhat dated.

Essentials Are There
"Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual" has all the essential basics for disigning and building a system.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology    6. Energy conversion & storage    7. Sustainability    8. Technology / General   

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Useful
Useful book to collect all in one the main subjects about the topic. Useful handbook to have at hand a rigorous point to start to study the subject without loosing between information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Energy    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Environmental Science    5. Environmental Studies    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Renewable energy sources    9. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology    10. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

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thorough, well-defined, fluent
I was very happy to use this text throughout my course on Hydrogeology.The verbage was succinct, the problems were applicable and well-complimented with the website for explanations, and the chapter reviews were impendious.At the end of each chapter, Fetter cocnluded with a detail of symbols; which I found to be a nice touch.Often an author uses a symbol once and expects the reader to always retain its significance, which is an unreal circumstance.The case studies were necessary to hammer home a concept!They were well-written and facilitated the goal of explaining a hydrogeological problem, and a solution.
Relieved to find.
I found this book the easiest to read, compaired to a few other groundwater textbooks out there.It concentrates on the practical applications as opposed to formula derivations.

Did anyone proof read this text before it went to print?
I have the 3rd edition which I purchased in 1995 and although I enjoy the subject matter and use this book as a reference,I am still finding errors and making corrections to the textbook (typos in both text and problem sets).Someone should have paid closer attention to detail prior to submission to the publisher.I was going to get the 4th addition to add to my personal library, hoping there would be no errors.However, after a few minutes of research on the internet I found out that there are still errors in the 4th addition.However, the author does have a webpage with corrections posted.I wouldn't recommend this text to anyone unless they have time and are willing to go through the text to make the corrections.There are other texts in print covering the same subject matter with fewer or no errors. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Geology    2. Hydrogeology    3. Hydrology    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Water supply    7. Geology & the lithosphere    8. Hydrology (freshwater)    9. Science / Geology    10. Water supply & treatment   

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A very detailed analysis of sustainability
Just a couple comments and caveats to add not covered in the in-depth Spotlight Reviews.First, this book is absolutely loaded with stats and data and provides a more rigerous, academic treatment of working towards more sustainable way to grow businesses and communities.The fact that the references at the end go on for 55 pages attest to this level of detail!).Given that the authors are from one of the most prominent "think tanks" of eco-capitalism - The Rocky Mountain Institute - explains this level of detail and expertise.But, it really can come across as a "brain dump" where every fact the authors knew of are piled into the chapters (whose origins are earlier position papers). So, if you really need hard data and lots of factoids, this book is a top, well-researched and dependable reference.
Delivers its promise.
Full with advanced thinking and practical examples, this book really is a window (rather, a super-window) to the near future. It explains what is wrong with many systems: optimization of a component pessimizes the whole and gives advice for better available solutions. A must for everyone interested in economics and ecology. along with "Cradle to cradle", the best I have read so far.

Natural Capitalism - China's Future | America's ???
Just this morning I was watching Cashin' In on Fox News. One hot topic was how Oil / Energy prices not only affect gas prices, but ripple across the entire economy - creating potentially deadly inflation. The fact is, our oil addiction is 1) consuming non-renewable resources, and 2) polluting the air, water, and land all around us. This cannot continue for long without irreversible effects on the world.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Economics - Theory    5. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    6. International - Economics    7. Public Policy - Economic Policy    8. Business & Economics / Economics / International   

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New
Environmental Science/Tenth Edition.Excellent condition. No highlighting, torn pages or other marks. Sealed CD (Interactive Concepts in Environmental Science) included with book.

A great text for teaching Environmental Science
I began teaching with Miller's thicker text "living in the environment"but found that the main material was covered by this thinner and less expensive version.The graphics are helpful and the students enjoy reading the material as it is presented in an accessible and applicable fashion.The guest essays and case studies are from some of the top names speaking at conferences and so students are getting some really current views and information.Although there is not much of a lab book or teacher text-- there are plenty of other sources for field work and activity inspiration.The students also liked the website for activities and practice problems.

Excellent from multiple excellent thoughts ...
Thyler Miller's books (I have 5 of them) are always the source of inspiration for me. I started reading his book when I took my Environmental Health Class for my Master of Public Helath Program.
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Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Environmental Studies    3. Environmental protection    4. Environmental sciences    5. Human ecology    6. Life Sciences - General    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Science / Life Sciences / General   

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Can you believe people are still disbelieving after 40 years!?
It certainly doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that whatever "inputs" we put into a system (Earth, humans, water, air, etc.), will in turn impact the system and the systems "outputs."If we put poison into the soil, air, and water, we will ultimately re-ingest these materials and create a toxic environment that will be unable to support the system that we are purportedly trying to save.Do the logic yourself.What kind of logic is it that would say that malaria deaths justify the use of DDT?We have no idea of how many millions, or billions, of people globally have been impacted by its use in the forms of debilitating illnesses and death from cancer and the like.With this false rationale, just as in the current debate over the use and subsequent output of carbon materials, we are again showing our naivete in believing that we can put a "technological" fix on an issue that is better addressed by the way we live and consume.So, we save all these poor souls from malaria, but then we give them a planet that is poisonous?Nonsensical at best.

Very Informative
Although this book was published more than 40 years ago, it's still worth a read. I found it interesting, informative and disturbing. Although I know DDT has been banned, I can't help but worry about some of the lasting effects of it and other chemicals used as pesticides or insecticides.

A misguided mass killer
Before this misguided book was published, DDT was successfully reducing malaria deaths across the globe.After it, and the subsequent ban on DDT, millions of people have suffered and died needlessly.For example, in Sri Lanka in 1948, there were 2.8 million malaria cases and 7,300 malaria deaths. With widespread DDT use, malaria cases fell to 17 and no deaths in 1963. After DDT use was discontinued, Sri Lankan malaria cases rose to 2.5 million in the years 1968 and 1969, and the disease remains a killer in Sri Lanka today.
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Subjects:  1. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    2. Environmental Science    3. Environmental aspects    4. Nature    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Pesticides    7. Pesticides and wildlife    8. Toxicology    9. Conservation of the environment    10. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection    11. Pollution & threats to the environment   

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New Revolution?
This book is a really good read for anyone interested in technological partial solutions for modern environmental issues. Many great examples of processes which have been innovated, and what could be done.
Unqualified Author
Benyus' degree is in natural resource management and all her previous work has been with wildlife.She isn't qualified to write about many of the topics in this book.At one point she attempts to describe things like the conversion of sunglight energy into ATP in plants and obviously she doesn't understand it so the reader understands even less.Additionally she admits to not understanding and not trusting gene transfection.How can you write about something that you don't understand and don't trust?I was halfway through the book when she started getting stuff wrong about molecular biology (my specialty).At that point I asked myself how much other stuff did she get wrong that I didn't catch?Finally, the author spent too long talking about the scientists and places she visited.How nice they were, what their labs look like, how much wheat is growing outside, and in general a lot of fluff that does little to excite someone about the science.
Interesting but extremely detailed
This is a truely facinating book.It goes into a lot of detail about the particular areas of research which can get tedious.I would definately recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Sciences    2. Ecology    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Life Sciences - Ecology    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Biotechnology    8. Science / Ecology   

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I couldn't have lived through this hard time
The author has done a wonderful job of researching the years of the dust bowl. I found this book to be excellent although depressing, if that makes sense.I am in awe that anyone stayed on the prairies and survived at all. Eating pickled tumble weed to your family because nothing else would grow.
Absurd Voice Acting
This book was OK, I suspose I would actually give it 3 and 1/2 stars if I could. It did get a bit boring in my opinion, but then again perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for it at the time. The worst part about it is the guy who reads the audio book version. He tries to come up with a different voice for everyone in the book, and fails. Most of the people protrayed come off sounding like somecrazy old coot from a 1960's Disney movie. Sometimes it's so bad that it's funny. I certainly don't think it's what the author was going for.

An incredible book about a neglected part of American history...
This ranks as one of the best books I've ever read...The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan.It stunned me on a number of levels.
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Comprehensive and thorough
Comprehensive and thorough, clear and understanable even for youth. Ilustrations contribute a lot to the overall picture.

Pretty good overview of environmental science
I took a class which used this textbook at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which was co-taught by one of the authors, Ed Keller. This is an introductory book that provides a decent overview of the problems we are currently facing in regard to the environment, what we can do to solve those problems, and other opportunities that our environment can give us. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Environmental Studies    3. General    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Earth Sciences    7. Science / General    8. The Environment   

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Excellent, Mind and Eye-opening book
Just like the author, I've always been fascinated by clouds. I find myself constantly looking up at them. I don't know about other people, but they seem just as beautiful as they always have, even the ones that will pour down. When people come across new knowledge, it usually comes with new appreciation.
More Heads in the Clouds, Please
"Blue skies, smiling at me," goes the Irving Berlin song, "Nothing but blue skies do I see."Berlin thought that was a good thing, but Gavin Pretor-Pinney would not.For him, clouds are there to be enjoyed, and they make that blue more beautiful by its being in the background.He does not feel there is anything depressing about having "a cloud on the horizon" and he sees no reason that we should link clouds with catastrophe, as in "clouds of doom", or with ill-will as in "clouds of suspicion".He feels clouds are underappreciated, and so a couple of years ago, he founded the Cloud Appreciation Society, complete with badges.As he says, "Of course, an organization only exists when it has a website," and indeed the CAS has one, full of photographs and poems by members, a picture of the Cloud of the Month, and chat rooms, with this stated purpose: "If you've got something to tell us, we'd love to hear it. But only if it is about clouds. Otherwise we're not interested."Pretor-Pinney would like us all to be cloudspotters, and has produced _The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds_ (Perigee), a witty and informative volume for those who want to take an educated view of his favorite subject.He emphatically agrees with John Constable, who could paint clouds like no one else: "We see nothing truly until we understand it."The book cannot fail in its mission of increasing both understanding and seeing.
Cloud-lovers delight
This is a terrific book for anyone who likes clouds, the sky -- the outdoors, really. It's a delightful, readable combination of basic information (on cloud types, for example) and interesting, cloud- and weather-related anectdotes and stories. The humor can be corny, but there is plenty of it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Clouds    2. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    3. Meteorology (Specific Aspects)    4. Nature    5. Observer's manuals    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Weather    9. Nature / General   

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Required Reading!
When I first read the title, my first thought is "I know this, I've heard it before".
Sleeper's Awake -- Dr. Rapp is Calling
As a pediatric nurse, I am deeply concerned about the increasing numbers of children who are falling prey to the deadly combination of environmental illness and toxic foods.We need a modern Florence Nightingale to light the way and go to bat to save our children and the environment from the increasing numbers of toxins.Read this book, become informed and please help. Other truthtelling books you may find of interest are SEEDS OF DECEPTION by Jeffrey Smith, THE FLUORIDE DECEPTION by Christopher Bryson, OUR STOLEN FUTURE by Theo Colborn and THE WHOLE SOY STORY; THE DARK SIDE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE HEALTH FOOD by Kaayla Daniel.

Pioneer Doctor
As a naturopath who works with many allergic and environmentally sensitive patients, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.In great depth, Dr. Rapp talks about the multiple factors that are causing so much ill health and suffering in our toxic world. Readers will find the author to be kind, compassionate and practical with "nuts and bolts" tips. She was a pioneer in this field and in this book shows she is at the top of her game.I hope she'll do a cookbook next as so many of the existing allergy cookbooks contain so much poor information,Dr. Rapp has a great website [...]. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Toxicology   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Analysis    3. Congresses    4. Derivatives    5. Environmental Engineering & Technology    6. Environmental aspects    7. Humic acid    8. Organic Chemistry    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Soil Science    11. Technology    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Environmental science    14. Soil science, sedimentology   

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Lacks a Certain Whatsit
Kolbert's extended magazine article series on climate change (global warming) was slightly interesting.I appreciated that she was able to make her point in 187 pages, but I still felt like I was forcing myself to eat brussel sprouts.
good addition to the genre
Recent (March 2006) addition to the literature addressed to the mythical educated layman on the issue of anthrogenic climate change.
Are you guilty?
The "envirosceptic" remains a potent force.It's hard to know if that's merely depressing or downright dangerous.Envirosceptics are enthusiastic gardeners: they root about seeking an attractive seed.Once found, the seed is nurtured and pandered to ceaselessly in the hope that it will bear fruit.Such seeds are numbers.They reflect an "unknown" portion of what we understand about our changing world.While the sceptics would like that seed to become a glorious blossom, it always turns out to be a weed.The sceptics are working enclosed in mental greenhouses.Others are outside finding out how the changes are affecting people and places.
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Subjects:  1. Climate Changes    2. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental Studies    5. Global environmental change    6. Global temperature changes    7. Global warming    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Weather    11. Science / Environmental Science   

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"The End of the World" story has been a best seller for thousands of years...
Another left-wing, hippie idiot who dropped out of any sort of real career in 1975 has to sustain himself by writing this anti-technology dystopic rubbish.I'm sure that he has plenty of ideological fellow travelers in Hollywood with whom he should team up to make another version of "12 Monkeys" or "The Fight Club."This is just left-wing, nihilist, anti-human rubbish motivated by a hatred of humanity and mans' productive capacity.
end to the fossil fuel feast
About a month ago i finished this book, The Long Emergency, but James Howard Kunstler. I had read him before in Home from Nowhere: he is a very articulate voice about sprawl with great recognition of not just its environmental impacts but also its spiritual and community impacts.
hateful agenda posing as economic analysis
With so many serious perspectives available on "peak oil", there is no reason to waste time on this screed, which only uses peak oil as a platform to cast aspersions on everything the author hates.
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Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    2. Environmental Policy    3. Government - U.S. Government    4. Industries - Energy Industries    5. Petroleum    6. Petrology (General)    7. Political Science    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Public Policy - Environmental Policy    11. Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy   

Subjects:  1. Ecology    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Environmentalism    4. Green movement    5. Natural Resources    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Sustainable development    9. Environment; political science; ecology    10. Globalization    11. Nature / Ecology   

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On September 8, 1900, a massive hurricane slammed into Galveston, Texas. A tidal surge of some four feet in as many seconds inundated the city, while the wind destroyed thousands of buildings. By the time the water and winds subsided, entire streets had disappeared and as many as 10,000 were dead--making this the worst natural disaster in America's history.Read more

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Hurricanes, other killer storms & reporting on these to the public
Background
" ISAAC'S STORM"
NOT MUCH TO ADD TO THE GREAT REVIEWS I HAVE READ HERE SINCE READING THIS BOOK MYSELF . IF YOU ARE INTRIGUED OR JUST INTERESTED IN MAN AGAINS THE ELEMENTS ( and losing ) THIS IS ONE MORE TO ADD TO YOUR READING MUSTS .
Scary story of destructive weather
Isaac's Storm by Erik Larsen is a compelling read.It's the story of the events leading up to the 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas.The time was so different.Today we're starting to see the results of our indiscriminate destruction of the environment in the melting of the polar caps and global warming.In 1900, meteorologists were of the belief that someday they would be able to control the weather, stop hail, start rain, there was nothing they couldn't do.And they hoarded their responsibility and priviledge from any who might disagree.Into this political climate blew a storm that would change not only an entire city, but National Weather Bureau, but especially the people who lived through it.Larsen does an excellent job of building the timeline by focusing on just a few people to tell the tragedy.Occasionally he uses the tired technique of ending a chapter on a cliffhanger to heighten and maintain interest.It's not necessary; the story is powerful enough with cheesy literary devices.My only other complaint about the book is the lack of photographs.While it sounds gruesome, pictures of the city before and after the hurricane would help heighten the story.The Isaac in the title is Isaac Cline, head of the National Weather Bureau at the time who ignored the signs of the city's impending doom and suffered for it personally in many ways.This is a horrible story that still holds lessons for us today. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    3. Floods    4. Galveston    5. Galveston (Tex.)    6. History    7. History - U.S.    8. History: World    9. Hurricanes    10. Natural Disasters    11. Texas    12. United States - 20th Century    13. United States - 20th Century (1900-1945)    14. United States - General    15. United States - State & Local - South    16. History / United States / 20th Century   

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Great book!
Great book, clean language. A good start for anyone who want to learn statistics and somenting else.

Primer is truly helpful
I have found this treatment of statistics unusually lucid and practical for the ecologist (or, I imagine, other scientist) desiring a better understanding of statistics and guidance in practical use of various types of statistical analysis. Unlike many statistical texts, it takes an almost conversational tone in explaining many concepts, using clear examples to illustrate various statistical approaches. While it is not as complete or detailed as larger statistical texts, it covers the fundamentals of most of the important tests and methods ecologists use on a day-to-day basis. One area of weakness is the treatment of classical non-parametric analyses, which Gotelli trades in entirely for Bayesian or Monte Carlo methods.