Euclid's Elements: all thirteen books complete in one volume : the Thomas L. Heath translation

By Euclid

Publishing Date: 2003

Classification: 500

Call Number: 516 EUC

The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy sewn hardcover student and teacher edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new index/glossary. - (NBN)

The bones: a hand where-to-find-it pocket reference companion to Euclid's Elements

By Euclid

Publishing Date: 2002

Classification: 500

Call Number: 516 EUC

My brief history

By Hawking, Stephen

Publishing Date: [2013]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 530.092 HAW

The physicist explores his life and intellectual evolution.

Alice in Quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics

By Gilmore, R. S.

Publishing Date: [1995]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 530.1 GIL

Alice is about to enter a whole new Wonderland. It's Quantumland--a kind of intellectual amusement park, smaller than an atom, where each attraction demonstrates a different aspect of quantum theory. There she'll meet an Emperor who thinks his new clothes into existence, dance with the Three Quark Brothers at the Particle MASSquerade, travel back in time (running into herself), and experience all kinds of quantum effects. Readers will learn about the Uncertainty Principle, wave functions, the Pauli Principle, and other elusive concepts.

The wavewatcher's companion

By Pretor-Pinney, Gavin

Publishing Date: 2010

Classification: 500

Call Number: 531.1133 PRE

A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. - (Gardners)

Here on earth: a natural history of the planet

By Flannery, Tim F.

Publishing Date: c2010

Classification: 500

Call Number: 551 FLA

An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species.

Superstorm: nine days inside Hurricane Sandy

By Miles, Kathryn

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 500

Call Number: 551.552 MIL

" The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded-a hurricane like no other. The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The storm's immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly coiled bands so huge they filled the windows of the Station. It was the largest storm anyone had ever seen. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? By the time anyone decided, it was too late. And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the entire nation was left flat-footed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn't issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn't know what to do. In Superstorm, journalist Kathryn Miles takes readers inside the maelstrom, detailing the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homes-and lives-were torn apart and then left to wonder. When is the next superstorm coming?"--

Water: the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization

By Solomon, Steven

Publishing Date: c2010

Classification: 500

Call Number: 553.7 SOL

"A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher.

Adventures in the anthropocene: a journey to the heart of the planet we made

By Vince, Gaia

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 577.27 VIN

"We live in times of enormous change on Earth. While previous shifts from one geological epoch to another were caused by events beyond human control, our addition of carbon to the atmosphere over the past century has moved many scientists to declare the dawn of a new era: the Anthropocene--the Age of Man. This latest geological epoch is rarely associated with positive news. Pointing to climate change, overpopulation, and species extinction, the writers weighing in on the change widely assert that this dark cloud has no silver lining. Watching this consensus develop from her seat as an editor at Nature, Gaia Vince couldn't help but wonder if the greatest cause of this dramatic planetary change--humans' singular ability to innovate--might also hold the key to our survival. And so she left her professional life in London and set out to travel the world in search of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to adapt, and, in many cases, to thrive. She meets Nepalese engineers creating artificial glaciers, a man in the Caribbean who created an entire island out of garbage, and numerous other innovators--from Uganda, the Maldives, Columbia, and countless points between. Part science journal, part travelogue, Adventures in the Anthropocene recounts Vince's journey, and introduces an essential new perspective on the future of life on earth." --

A zoo in my luggage

By Durrell, Gerald

Publishing Date: 1964, c1960

Classification: 500

Call Number: 591 DUR

Chronicle of a six-month trip to Bafut, a mountain grassland kingdom in the British Cameroons in West Africa.

About trout: the best of Robert Behnke from Trout magazine

By Behnke, Robert J.

Publishing Date: c2007

Classification: 500

Call Number: 597.57 BEH

Trout Unlimited, the national cold-water conservation group with membership of more than 152,000, has featured Robert Behnke in its quarterly magazine, Trout, for more than twenty years. Professor of ichthyology at Colorado State University, Behnke is our nation’s pre-eminent authority on trout biology, as well as a conservationist and superb fisherman. Known as ?The Trout Doctor,” Behnke writes about topics such as native species introductions, genetic markers, endangered species, improving habitats, angling tips, and improved conservation in the wake of the efforts of Trout Unlimited. Illustrated with full-color images throughout by world-renowned fish artist Joseph Tomelleri, this book is the collection of Behnke’s best columns and most meaningful insights about trout, the environment, and the future of fishing. The perfect gift for anglers everywhere. Robert Behnke is professor emeritus at Colorado State University.- (Globe Fearon Co)

Paleofantasy: what evolution really tells us about sex, diet, and how we live

By Zuk, M. (Marlene)

Publishing Date: c2013

Classification: 500

Call Number: 599.938 ZUK

Debunks beliefs based on the assumption that human beings have finished evolving and defends the assertion that modern man is not biologically the same as our caveman ancestors.