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Field Methods in Remote Sensing

By: Roger M. McCoy

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Field Methods in Remote Sensing

By: Roger M. McCoy

This concise, much-needed guide takes readers step by step through planning and executing field work associated with many different types of remote sensing projects. Remote sensing texts and research reports typically focus on data-analytic techniques while offering a dearth of information on procedures followed in the field. In contrast, this book provides clear recommendations for defining field work objectives, devising a valid sampling plan, finding locations using GPS, and selecting and using effective measurement techniques for field reflectance spectra and for studies of vegetation, soils, water, and urban areas. Appendices feature sample field note forms, an extensive bibliography on advanced and specialized methods, and online metadata sources.

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Guilford Press

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1593850794

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9781593850791

The Arctic Climate System

By: Mark C. Serreze,Roger Graham Barry

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The Arctic Climate System

By: Mark C. Serreze,Roger Graham Barry

A comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the Arctic climate system for researchers and advanced students.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521814189

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9780521814188

The Global Cryosphere

Past, Present, and Future

By: Roger G. Barry,Thian Yew Gan

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The Global Cryosphere

Past, Present, and Future

By: Roger G. Barry,Thian Yew Gan

A comprehensive account of all components of the Earth's cryosphere, including their past characteristics, and future states.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108487556

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9781108487559

Setting Up a Weather Station and Understanding the Weather

A Guide for the Aamateur Meteorologist

By: Roger Brugge

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Setting Up a Weather Station and Understanding the Weather

A Guide for the Aamateur Meteorologist

By: Roger Brugge

This fascinating and well-illustrated book, which is packed with valuable information and advice, provides a complete guide to observing, recording and understanding the weather and to setting up an amateur weather station. As the author explains, the advent of relatively modern electronic weather sensors means that weather observing is now within the reach of almost everybody. Moreover, thanks to computer software and the internet, it is easier than ever before to record and share with others your weather data and observations. The book considers why it is useful and interesting to set up a weather station and observe the weather, and outlines many different types of weather. It explains how to get started and describes the instruments that are available to the amateur meteorologist. It further demonstrates how good observations can be made using some simple instruments, or, in some instances, no instruments at all. It discusses clouds, snow, wind, optical phenomena, thunder dust, ash and hail and examines atmospheric pressure, precipitation, thermometer screens, air temperature and humidy, soil and surface temperatures and evaporation. It covers sunshine and solar radiation, and also local weather and climate and includes a valuable chapter on instrument and computer software suppliers. Essential reading for all those with an interest in observing and understanding the weather, and superbly illustrated with 132 colour photographs and 20 charts & graphs.

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The Crowood Press

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1785001620

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9781785001628

The Physics of Christmas

From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey

By: Roger Highfield

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The Physics of Christmas

From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey

By: Roger Highfield

Why might Rudolph's nose have been red? Why do we actually give Christmas gifts? Why has smell become an important component in the Christmas shopping experience? Roger Highfield, science editor of London's Daily Telegraph and co-author of the highly acclaimed The Arrow of Time, has taken a long-overdue look at our most cherished holiday from the rigorous (but highly entertaining) viewpoint of a scientist. What are the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey? What are the likely celestial candidates for the Star of Bethlehem? Is the concept of a virgin birth scientifically feasible? What happens to us physically when we overindulge in alcohol? How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten- thousands of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) The Physics of Christmas is that rare science book that manages to be as delightful as it is informative.

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Back Bay Books

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0316054518

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9780316054515

Principles of Glacier Mechanics

By: Roger LeB. Hooke

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Principles of Glacier Mechanics

By: Roger LeB. Hooke

The third edition of this successful textbook will supply advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the tools they need to understand modern glaciological research. Practicing glacial geologists and glaciologists will also find the volume useful as a reference book. Since the second edition, three-quarters of the chapters have been updated, and two new chapters have been added. Included in this edition are noteworthy new contributions to our understanding of important concepts, with over 170 references to papers published since the second edition went to press. The book develops concepts from the bottom up: a working knowledge of calculus is assumed, but beyond that, the important physical concepts are developed from elementary principles. Emphasis is placed on connections between modern research in glaciology and the origin of features of glacial landscapes. Student exercises are included.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108603971

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9781108603973

Mountain Weather and Climate

By: Roger G. Barry

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Mountain Weather and Climate

By: Roger G. Barry

This book provides a comprehensive text describing and explaining mountain weather and climate processes. It presents the results of a broad range of studies drawn from across the world. The book is useful for specialist courses in climatology as well as for scientists in related disciplines.

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Routledge

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1134910959

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9781134910953

Microclimate and Local Climate

By: Roger G. Barry,Peter D. Blanken

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Microclimate and Local Climate

By: Roger G. Barry,Peter D. Blanken

This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive treatment of the variables and processes of microclimate and local climate, including radiation balance and energy balance. It describes and explains the climate within the lower atmosphere and upper soil, the region critical to life on Earth. Topics that are covered include not only the physical processes that affect microclimate, but also biological processes that affect vegetation and animals, including people. A geographic tour of the microclimates of the major ecosystems around the world is included. All major biomes and surface types, including urban areas, are examined, and the effects of climate change on microclimate are described. This book is invaluable for advanced students and researchers in climatology in departments of environmental science, geography, meteorology, agricultural science, and forestry.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316652335

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9781316652336

The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats

Ecology, Behavior, and Management

By: Carolyn M. King,Roger A. Powell

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The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats

Ecology, Behavior, and Management

By: Carolyn M. King,Roger A. Powell

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. "Organized natural history" became one of the roots of the science of ecology in the 1920s and by the 1960s scientists had begun to study the biology of weasels with all the critical, objective advantages of modern theory and equipment. Until the first edition of this book appeared in 1989 no one had attempted to explain these results to non-specialist naturalists. Now thoroughly revised, this book will continue to be the main one-stop reference for professionals. But both kinds of knowledge are brought together here-- observations for the traditional naturalist and rigorous measurements and interpretations for modern scientists, integrated into a single, readable account. This new edition provides a comprehensive summary of the extensive advances over the last 15 years in our knowledge of these fascinating animals. A new U.S.-based co-author reshapes the content to be more U.S.-centric. Stories about North America trappers and backwoodsmen interacting with weasels replace some (not all) of the previous stories about English gamekeepers. These changes permeate the book, so readers familiar with the first edition will recognize some material, but will find a lot that is new. Much less reliable European information quoted in the first edition was there at the time when no better information was available. Now a new NZ chapter focuses on predation problems of the species introduced to that country. This edition, much more than a simple update, is now truly an international treatment and a more valuable resource.

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Oxford University Press

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0190293691

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Human Impacts on Weather and Climate

By: William R. Cotton,Roger A. Pielke, Sr

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Human Impacts on Weather and Climate

By: William R. Cotton,Roger A. Pielke, Sr

This 2007 edition of Human Impacts on Weather and Climate examines the scientific and political debates surrounding anthropogenic impacts on the Earth's climate and presents the most recent theories, data and modeling studies. The book discusses the concepts behind deliberate human attempts to modify the weather through cloud seeding, as well as inadvertent modification of weather and climate on the regional scale. The natural variability of weather and climate greatly complicates our ability to determine a clear cause-and-effect relationship to human activity. The authors describe the basic theories and critique them in simple and accessible terms. This fully revised edition will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in atmospheric and environmental science, and will also appeal to policy makers and general readers interested in how humans are affecting the global climate.

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Cambridge University Press

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113946180X

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Atmosphere, Weather and Climate

By: Roger Barry,Richard Chorley,Roger G. Barry,The late Richard Chorley

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Atmosphere, Weather and Climate

By: Roger Barry,Richard Chorley,Roger G. Barry,The late Richard Chorley

Atmosphere, Weather and Climate presents a comprehensive introduction to weather processes and climatic conditions around the world, their observed changes and projected future trends. This updated and expanded eighth edition of Atmosphere, Weather and Climate will prove invaluable to those studying the earth's atmosphere and world climate, whether from environmental and earth sciences, geography, ecology, agriculture, hydrology or related disciplinary perspectives.

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Routledge

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1134486545

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9781134486540

Birds at Rest

The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep

By: Roger F. Pasquier

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Birds at Rest

The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep

By: Roger F. Pasquier

A wide-ranging account of how birds spend the quiet half of their lives Birds at Rest is the first book to give a full picture of how birds rest, roost, and sleep, a vital part of their lives. It features new science that can measure what is happening in a bird’s brain over the course of a night or when it has flown to another hemisphere, as well as still-valuable observations by legendary naturalists such as John James Audubon, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Theodore Roosevelt. Much of what they saw and what ornithologists are studying today can be observed and enjoyed by any birder. From the poles to the tropics, how, when, and where birds sleep reflect the ecology and behavior of each species, as well as their evolution from dinosaur ancestors. Some sleep briefly, their brain half awake, others spend long cold nights in torpor, and a few can sleep while flying. Their roosting habits are also varied. Most birds sleep alone, some in pairs or families, while others in flocks of millions. Birds at Rest explains how each strategy works over the course of a season, a year, or a lifetime by providing protection, mating opportunities, information about food, and other survival benefits. With evocative drawings by artist and illustrator Margaret La Farge, Birds at Rest discusses how environmental challenges such as artificial lights and noise, invasive species, and climate change are disrupting avian sleep and proposes solutions to ensure that birds get the rest they need.

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Princeton University Press

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0691259968

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9780691259963

Off By Heart

Poems for Children to Learn, Remember and Perform

By: Roger Stevens

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Off By Heart

Poems for Children to Learn, Remember and Perform

By: Roger Stevens

A brilliant, dip-in collection of poems to be read aloud, with tips and advice on how to be the best poetry performer! This wonderful anthology is full of poems that are easy to remember and perfect for reciting out loud. It includes new, modern and classic poems, ranging from very short to long and written by a diverse range of poets from Joshua Seigal to Christina Rossetti and from Lewis Carrol to Debjani Chatterjee. The poems are arranged in order of length, making it easy to select the right poem for every level. Featuring tips for readers, teachers and parents on how to memorise poems and on performing them out loud, this book is perfect for the memorising and performance elements in the primary National Curriculum. Book Band: Brown Aimed at readers aged 7+

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A&C Black

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1408192950

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9781408192955

Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology

By: Roger G. Barry,Andrew M. Carleton

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Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology

By: Roger G. Barry,Andrew M. Carleton

Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology provides the first comprehensive account of the dynamical behaviour and mechanisms of the global climate system and its components, together with a modern survey of synoptic-scale weather systems in the tropics and extratropics, and of the methods and applications of synoptic climate classification. It is unrivalled in the scope and detail of its contents. The work is thoroughly up to date, with extensive bibliographies by chapter. It is illustrated with nearly 300 figures and plates. *Part 1 provides an introduction to the global climate system and the space-time scales of weather and climate processes, followed by a chapter on climate data and their analysis *Part 2 describes and explains the characteristics of the general circulation of the global atmosphere and includes the nature and causes of global teleconnection patterns *Part 3 discusses synoptic weather systems in the extratropics and tropics and satellite-based climatologies of synoptic features. It also describes the applications of synoptic climatology and summarises current climatic research and its directions.

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Routledge

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1134969740

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9781134969746

Toxophilus - The School of Shooting (History of Archery Series)

By: Roger Ascham

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Toxophilus - The School of Shooting (History of Archery Series)

By: Roger Ascham

Toxophilus, originally published in 1545, is considered to be the first book on archery written in English. This comprehensive treatise on longbow archery provides a fascinating insight into historical shooting. "how honest a pastime for the mind, how wholesome an exercise for the body" - Roger Ascham The work comprises two books combined together: The First Book of the School of Shooting and The Second Book of the School of Shooting. They are written in the form of a dialogue between Toxophilus 'A lover of the bow' and Philogus 'A lover of learning'. In the discussion, Toxophilus justifies his love of archery as a pastime, puts forward his reasons for retaining the bow as a weapon of war instead of the newly favoured hand gun, and he gives practical instructions on the technique of shooting in the bow. This antiquarian book will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of the use of a bow and arrow, and it would make for the perfect addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this text in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author. Contents include: Introduction Chronicle of Life, Work, and Times of Roger Ascham Apologia The Royal Arms Dedication to King Henry VIII To All Gentlemen and Yeoman of England The First Book of the School of Shooting The Second School of Shooting Glossary of Old Words Imprints of the first two editions of Toxophilus Notes on the Glossary of Old Words Additional Archery Terminology

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Read Books Ltd

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1446548899

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Can Reindeer Fly?

The Science of Christmas

By: Roger Highfield

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Can Reindeer Fly?

The Science of Christmas

By: Roger Highfield

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees, and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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147460272X

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9781474602723

Polar Environments and Global Change

By: Roger G. Barry,Eileen A. Hall-McKim

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Polar Environments and Global Change

By: Roger G. Barry,Eileen A. Hall-McKim

Surveys atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric processes, present and past conditions, and changes in polar environments.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108423167

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9781108423168

Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003

By: Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003

By: Roger Ebert

Every single new Ebert review.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740726919

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9780740726910

Structural Design of Low-Rise Buildings in Cold-Formed Steel, Reinforced Masonry, and Structural Timber

By: J. R. Ubejd Mujagic,J. Daniel Dolan,Chukwuma G. Ekwueme,David A. Fanella,Roger A. LaBoube

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Structural Design of Low-Rise Buildings in Cold-Formed Steel, Reinforced Masonry, and Structural Timber

By: J. R. Ubejd Mujagic,J. Daniel Dolan,Chukwuma G. Ekwueme,David A. Fanella,Roger A. LaBoube

A concise guide to the structural design of low-rise buildings in cold-formed steel, reinforced masonry, and structural timber This practical reference discusses the types of low-rise building structural systems, outlines the design process, and explains how to determine structural loadings and load paths pertinent to low-rise buildings. Characteristics and properties of materials used in the construction of cold-formed steel, reinforced masonry, and structural timber buildings are described along with design requirements. The book also provides an overview of noncomposite and composite open-web joist floor systems. Design code requirements referenced by the 2009 International Building Code are used throughout. This is an ideal resource for structural engineering students, professionals, and those preparing for licensing examinations. Structural Design of Low-Rise Buildings in Cold-Formed Steel, Reinforced Masonry, and Structural Timber covers: Low-rise building systems Loads and load paths in low-rise buildings Design of cold-formed steel structures Structural design of reinforced masonry Design of structural timber Structural design with open-web joists

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071767932

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9780071767934

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson

Identification of birds of North America.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618966145

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9780618966141

Railroad Postcards in the Age of Steam

By: H. Roger Grant

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Railroad Postcards in the Age of Steam

By: H. Roger Grant

Out of the tradition of those long-gone days of great, heaving steam locomotives and endless rail lines comes this remarkable selection of vintage cards, a treasure trove selected from John Vander Maas' consummate collection at the University of Iowa Libraries. This lavish volume is the first general book-length work devoted to the once-ubiquitous railroad picture postcard. It comprises an introductory essay and an album of cards. The former fully examines the nature of the postcard craze, which reached its zenith about 1910, and discusses why images of American railroads played such an important part in the card phenomenon. The album divides an engaging assortment of more than 150 representative views into five sections: "Trains and Rolling Stock," "Depots and Railway Structures," "The Railroad Corridor," "People and Railroads," and "The Lighter Side of Railroading." Railroad historians, train enthusiasts, postcard collectors, and all other readers will find much to interest them in this selection of images. Not only are the cards themselves visually striking, but they convey a sense of how important railroads once were to the nation's citizenry. The sight of steaming locomotives and the hustle and bustle associated with "train time" caused hearts to quicken. These feelings made views of railroad scenes popular with buyers of postcards and now with latter-day railroad fans and card collectors.

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University of Iowa Press

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0877454655

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9780877454656

Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Western North America, Fifth Edition

By: Roger Tory Peterson

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Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Western North America, Fifth Edition

By: Roger Tory Peterson

A new edition of the best-selling field guide with 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii. For decades, the Peterson Field Guide to Birdsof Western North America has been a popular and trusted guide for birders of all levels, thanks to its famous system of identification and unparalleled illustrations. Following the Spring 2020 update to Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, this guide will feature updated text and range maps, and art updated to reflect current knowledge in ornithology. Now that the American Birding Association has expanded its species Checklist to include Hawaii, this guide will include 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii.

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HarperCollins

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0358346258

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9780358346258

Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Arizona

By: Roger Tory Peterson

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Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Arizona

By: Roger Tory Peterson

Identifying a bird is just a tap away with the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Arizona. Peterson's art, conveying each bird's essence, and the innovative Peterson Identification System, are all at the casual bird watcher's disposal. 507 species are in this visual treasure chest. Arrows point to the key field marks that distinguish each species, and range maps tell users where and when to find the birds. Add in descriptions of habitats, vocalizations, similar species, and an easy-to-use index, and a bird watcher is fully prepared to enjoy the natural wonders of Arizona.

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0544021746

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