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Light Pollution

Responses and Remedies

By: Bob Mizon

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There have been many developments in the field of light pollution over the last few years, and this second edition of 'Light Pollution - Responses and Remedies' will introduce them in detail. Examples include the appearance of anti-light pollution legislation in various countries, new departures in lighting design, human health implications, and the growing realization among the general public that lighting is not always a good thing. In this title, author Bob Mizon discusses the various ways in which wasted artificial light has damaged the quality of modern life, and suggest solutions. This book is for anyone who has experienced glare, discomfort, or nuisance from poorly directed lights; has wondered why we waste so much money lighting the sky; or anyone who simply wants to see the stars instead of a baleful urban glow. "Light Pollution, 2nd Edition" offers practical and inexpensive solutions to the world-wide problem of wasted artificial light, and emphasizes that light pollution is not just an astronomers' problem, but affects everyone in various ways.

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1461438225

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Finding a Million-Star Hotel

An Astro-Tourist’s Guide to Dark Sky Places

By: Bob Mizon

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Finding a Million-Star Hotel

An Astro-Tourist’s Guide to Dark Sky Places

By: Bob Mizon

Bob Mizon, one of the world’s best known campaigners against the veil of light pollution that has taken away the starry sky from most of the world’s population, takes readers to a hundred places in the UK and the USA where the wonders of the night sky might still be enjoyed in perfect or near-perfect night skies. Visiting small hotels and simple campsites, and savoring vast dark-sky reserves where the night sky is actively protected, The Million-Star Hotel celebrates the black skies of yesteryear – which may become a reality for more and more of us as modern technology reins in lighting and puts it only where needed. How can you prepare for your stay beneath the stars? What astronomy can you do during the daytime? What kind of equipment will you need? Questions such as these are answered, and if town dwellers return inspired – and, Bob hopes, also inspired to look with fresh eyes at their own local lighting – there is enough information here for them to equip themselves for some urban astronomy too.

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3319338552

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Finding a Million-Star Hotel

An Astro-Tourist’s Guide to Dark Sky Places

By: Bob Mizon

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An Astro-Tourist’s Guide to Dark Sky Places

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Light Pollution

Responses and Remedies

By: Bob Mizon

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Stargazers' Almanac 2012

Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

By: Bob Mizon

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Stargazers' Almanac 2012

Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

By: Bob Mizon

-- Perfect for beginners-- Perfect for children-- No telescope requiredExplore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets.This large-format almanac allows you to step outside and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the positions of the signs of the zodiac and watch meteor showers.Stargazers' Almanac 2012 is a beautiful month-by-month guide to the night skies. It's designed specifically for naked-eye astronomy -- no telescope required! -- making it ideal for beginners, children and backyard astronomers. It has become a popular Christmas gift -- and one which lasts the whole year round.Each monthly chart features two views of the night sky looking north and south, and a visual guide to the phases of the moon and the movements of the planets. The notes include fascinating insights into the science, history, folklore and myths of the stars and planets.This year the feature article is about how our world's calendars work. There is much talk about the Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world, or at least a cataclysmic transformation, on December 21, 2012. How does the Mayan calendar work? How does any other calendar work? Why do the dates of Chinese New Year, Ramadan or Christian Easter keep changing? Where does the week come from? Was there ever a February 30th?Stargazers' Almanac 2012 also features:-- Advice on how to navigate the night sky-- Overhead reference map of the sky-- Reference plan of constellations-- Glossary of constellations and Latin names-- Glossary of brightness of stars-- Guide to the signs of the zodiac and how they relate to the stars-- Loop and eyelet for easy wall hanging; presented in a sturdy cardboard gift envelopeThe almanac is endorsed by the British Astronomical Association's Campaign for Dark Skies. 'Sky glow' affects nearly all Britain's night skies with the result that the beauty of our starlit skies, twilight and emerging daybreak are being drowned in an orange sodium glow.Suitable for astronomy enthusiasts throughout the Northern Hemisphere's temperate latitudes.

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Stargazers' Almanac 2010

Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

By: Bob Mizon

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Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

By: Bob Mizon

Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets. This large-format almanac allows you to step outside and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the positions of the signs of the zodiac and watch meteor showers.Stargazers' Almanac 2010 is a beautiful month-by-month guide to the night skies. It's designed specifically for naked-eye astronomy -- no telescope required! -- making it ideal for beginners, children and backyard astronomers. It has become a popular Christmas gift -- and one which lasts the whole year round.Each monthly chart features two views of the night sky looking north and south, and a visual guide to the phases of the moon and the movements of the planets. The notes include fascinating insights into the science, history, folklore and myths of the stars and planets, with features on How to Make an Astrolabe, and Light Pollution. Stargazers' Almanac 2010 also features:-- Advice on how to navigate the night sky-- Overhead reference map of the sky-- Reference plan of constellations-- Glossary of constellations and Latin names-- Glossary of brightness of stars-- Guide to the signs of the zodiac and how they relate to the stars-- Loop and brass eyelet for easy wall hanging; presented in a sturdy gift envelopeThe almanac is endorsed by the British Astronomical Association's Campaign for Dark Skies. 'Sky glow' affects nearly all Britain's night skies with the result that the beauty of our starlit skies, twilight and emerging daybreak are being drowned in an orange sodium glow. Stargazers' Almanac 2010 shows how to reduce light pollution in the home and neighbourhood to reclaim the wonder of the night, as well as save energy

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Stargazers Almanac 2008

By: Bob Mizon

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Stargazers Almanac 2008

By: Bob Mizon

Explore the wonders of the night skies - no telescope required! Track the planets, locate the Milky Way, discover the heavenly Giraffe, Orion's dogs, and Draco the dragon, recognise the signs of the zodiac and watch meteor showers and other exciting planetary phenomena. Each monthly chart features two views of the sky looking south and north; a visual guide to the phases of the moon; key planets, constellations and other objects. Pithy astronomical detailsare interwoven with fascinating insights into science, history, folklore and mythology.

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1903458757

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The Business of Assassination

By: Bob Miller

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The Business of Assassination

By: Bob Miller

The Business of Assassination is a scathing indictment of President George W. Bush and other American political players.

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1419620444

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State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III

By: Bob Woodward

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State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III

By: Bob Woodward

In his unmissable new book Bob Woodward takes the reader on an inside journey from the start of the Iraq War in 2003 right up to the present day, providing a detailed, authoritative account of President Bush's leadership and the struggles among the men and women in the White House, the Pentagon, the CIA and the State Department. With Bush well into his second term, Woodward breaks new ground, as he has in his thirteen previous international bestsellers, including BUSH AT WAR and PLAN OF ATTACK. Woodward puts the Bush legacy in historical context as he shows this presidency in action in a way that is normally seen only years after a chief executive leaves office. He describes how Bush and his team have attempted to change the way that wars are fought, and put together a re-election campaign while re-inventing their strategy for the invasion and occupation of Iraq over and over again. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of this administration -- meetings, conversations, and memos; conflicts, manoeuvring, and anguish -- as key administration figures provide a full view of the first presidency of the twenty-first century.

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Simon and Schuster

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1847396038

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The End: The Death of Jim Morrison

By: Bob Seymore

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The End: The Death of Jim Morrison

By: Bob Seymore

A budget-priced edition of the top-selling investigation into the controversial death of Doors singer, Jim Morrison.

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Bush Versus the Environment

By: Robert S. Devine

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Bush Versus the Environment

By: Robert S. Devine

Since becoming president, George W. Bush has walked away from the Kyoto Protocol, pushed for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, undermined protections for endangered species and wilderness, and retreated from his campaign pledge to regulate carbon dioxide. But the president’s agenda reaches deeper than these well-known policies. In Bush Versus the Environment, Robert Devine shows how the White House is quietly undermining the entire system of environmental safeguards that has developed over the past thirty years. The administration's tactics include: -Encouraging lawsuits against the federal government that challenge existing environmental laws, and then feebly defending the cases in court. -Ignoring science that doesn’t support the president's goals, and pressuring government scientists to produce the results the administration wants. -Using fuzzy math to overestimate the costs and underestimate the benefits of regulations that protect human health and the environment, which can lead to the elimination of much-needed rules. These are just a few of the administration’s strategies, which are being pursued beneath the radar of a public that overwhelmingly supports environmental protections. Bush Versus the Environment is a compelling and important look at one of the most important issues facing America today, one that will have consequences that last long after Bush has left office.

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1400075211

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Plan of Attack

By: Bob Woodward

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Plan of Attack

By: Bob Woodward

The definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush, his war council, and allies launched a preemptive attack to topple Saddam Hussein and occupy Iraq. Based on interviews with 75 key participants and more than 3 1/2 hours of exclusive interviews with President Bush.

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1587247771

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The War Within

A Secret White House History 2006-2008

By: Bob Woodward

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The War Within

A Secret White House History 2006-2008

By: Bob Woodward

In his fourth book on President George W. Bush and his controversial 'War on Terror,' Bob Woodward takes us behind closed doors, into the hidden rooms of the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, and US intelligence agencies, where the details of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were fiercely debated and eventually determined. Today, the Iraq War is a major source of contention around the world, and may become the defining political, social and moral issue of this brief period in American history. In an attempt to understand the Bush presidency, and its divisive legacy, Woodward examines this conflict at its source: in Washington D.C. This fast-paced, groundbreaking book includes never-before-published information, as Woodward draws upon his vast experience a veteran political journalist to provide a richly detailed and meticulously researched examination of the war in Iraq over the past two years. In The War Within, Woodward expands upon his study of the Bush administration in his previous three books, with his signature authoritative, measured, and deeply human sense of perspective.

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1471104656

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Book's by Bob Mizon

Light Pollution

Light Pollution

Finding a Million-Star Hotel

Finding a Million-Star Hotel

Finding a Million-Star Hotel

Finding a Million-Star Hotel

Light Pollution

Light Pollution

Stargazers' Almanac 2012

Stargazers' Almanac 2012

Stargazers' Almanac 2010

Stargazers' Almanac 2010

Stargazers Almanac 2008

Stargazers Almanac 2008

The Business of Assassination

The Business of Assassination

State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III

State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III

The End: The Death of Jim Morrison

The End: The Death of Jim Morrison

Bush Versus the Environment

Bush Versus the Environment

Plan of Attack

Plan of Attack

The War Within

The War Within

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