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  • "I'm Just a Comic Book Boy"

    Essays on the Intersection of Comics and Punk

    Edited by Keegan Lannon, Michael David MacBride, Christopher B. Field ...
    Comics and the punk movement are inextricably linked--each has a foundational do-it-yourself ethos and a nonconformist spirit defiant of authority. This collection of new essays provides for the first time a thorough analysis of the intersections between comics and punk. The contributors expand the discussion beyond the familiar U.S. and UK scenes to include the influence punk has had on comics ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Tell Me a Story

    Using Narratives to Break Down Barriers in Composition Courses

    by Anthony Tate Fulton, Christopher B. Field, Michael MacBride ...
    Stories have great power. This book attempts to harness that power to help students grow and develop as writers. It argues that stories and narratives can be utilized in the composition classroom, specifically first-year composition (FYC) to break down barriers. Throughout a given semester, stories and narratives can help students in composition courses to overcome academic, personal, and creative ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Scaling Physiological Processes

    Leaf to Globe

    by Jacques Roy, James R. Ehleringer, Christopher B. Field ...
    Series series Physiological Ecology
    Traditional plant physiological ecology is organism centered and provides a useful framework for understanding the interactions between plants and their environment and for identifying characteristics likely to result in plant success in a particular habitat. This book focuses on extending concepts from plant physiological ecology as a basis for understanding carbon, energy, and biogeochemical ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • The Global Carbon Cycle

    Integrating Humans, Climate, and the Natural World

    by Susan Hill MacKenzie ...
    Series series SCOPE Series
    While a number of gases are implicated in global warming, carbon dioxide is the most important contributor, and in one sense the entire phenomena can be seen as a human-induced perturbation of the carbon cycle. The Global Carbon Cycle offers a scientific assessment of the state of current knowledge of the carbon cycle by the world's leading scientists sponsored by SCOPE and the Global Carbon ... Read more

    $49.69 USD

  • Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation

    Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Edited by Christopher B. Field, Vicente Barros, Thomas F. Stocker, Qin Dahe ...
    This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SREX) explores the challenge of understanding and managing the risks of climate extremes to advance climate change adaptation. Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. Changes in the frequency and severity of the physical events affect disaster ... Read more

    $80.39 USD

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  • The Complete Guide to Climate Change

    by Brian Dawson, Matt Spannagle ...
    For anyone trying to separate the fact from the fiction, The Complete Guide to Climate Change is an indispensable resource. Taking you through the A to Z of the key scientific, geographical and socio-political issues involved in the study of the environment and the implications of mankind’s effect upon it, topics covered include:environmental Science – the Carbon Cycle and the "Greenhouse Gases ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Climate Change

    Biological and Human Aspects

    by Jonathan Cowie ...
    The second edition of this acclaimed text has been fully updated and substantially expanded to include the considerable developments (since publication of the first edition) in our understanding of the science of climate change, its impacts on biological and human systems, and developments in climate policy. Written in an accessible style, it provides a broad review of past, present and likely ... Read more

    $62.39 USD

  • Chill, A Reassessment of Global Warming Theory

    Does Climate Change Mean the World is Cooling, and If So What Should We Do About It?

    by Peter Taylor ...
    Although the world's climate has undergone many cyclical changes, the phrase 'climate change' has taken on a sinister meaning, implying catastrophe for humanity, ecology and the environment. We are told that we are responsible for this threat, and that we should act immediately to prevent it. But the apparent scientific consensus over the causes and effects of climate change is not what it appears ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Earth: The Operators' Manual

    The Operators' Manual

    by Richard B. Alley ...
    The book—companion to a PBS series—that proves humans are causing global warming and offers a path to the future.Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing-our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Paris Climate Agreement: Beacon of Hope

    by Ross J. Salawitch, Timothy P. Canty, Austin P. Hope, Walter R. Tribett, Brian F. Bennett ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This volume presents an Empirical Model of Global Climate developed by the authors and uses that model to show that global warming will likely remain below 2ºC, relative to preindustrial, throughout this century provided: a) both the unconditional and conditional Paris INDC commitments are followed; b) the emission reductions needed to achieve the ... Read more

    Free

  • Environment, Power, and Society for the Twenty-First Century

    The Hierarchy of Energy

    by Howard Odum ...
    Howard T. Odum possessed one of the most innovative minds of the twentieth century. He pioneered the fields of ecological engineering, ecological economics, and environmental accounting, working throughout his life to better understand the interrelationships of energy, environment, and society and their importance to the well-being of humanity and the planet.This volume is a major modernization of ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science

    Edited by Kathleen C. Weathers, David L. Strayer, Gene E. Likens ...
    Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides a compact and comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science. This book covers major concepts of ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and energetics. It addresses, contrasts, and compares both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It combines general lessons, concepts, frameworks, and challenges in highly accessible synthesis chapters. It presents ... Read more

    $49.49 USD