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1. Earth Science (With CD-ROM) by Edward J. Tarbuck,
Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis Tasa, Hardcover: 736 pages,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
A textbook for an introductory undergraduate course for
students who have little background in science and may
be taking the course to satisfy the school's breadth
requirements, or for readers needing a basic
informational book about Earth Science. This textbook
offers a reader-friendly overview of our physical
environment for the reader with little or no exposure to
science. The emphasis is on readability, with clear
explanations and examples, superb illustrations by
Dennis Tasa, and an incredible collection of full color
photographs and topographical maps. Topics covered in
this highly readable and interesting book are geology,
oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology.
2. Earth Science and the Environment (with
EarthScienceNow and InfoTrac) by Graham R. Thompson, Jon
Turk, Hardcover: 688 pages, Publisher: Brooks Cole
Provides a rich overview of all Earth-related
disciplines, including geology, meteorology, hydrology,
oceanography, and astronomy, providing a sense of how
Earth functions as a single system composed of
interacting subsystems. Designed for use by students in
an Earth Science course with an environmental and/or
Earth Systems emphasis. Thompson and Turk's commitment
to the Earth systems approach is integrated throughout
the text and is emphasized graphically in the new
thematic flow chart, SYSTEMS INTERACTIONS, which
illustrates the interconnectivity of the Earth's four
spheres (geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and
biosphere). Environmental issues are emphasized and
integrated into the text, and stunning multi-part
visuals emphasize the beauty of Earth science.
3. Essentials of World Regional Geography (with
InfoTrac) by Christopher L. Salter, Joseph J. Hobbs,
Hardcover: 720 pages, Publisher: Brooks Cole
The authors build the story of each region using
contemporary concerns, global issues, and historical
themes to create a complete picture of our ever-changing
planet and its people. The authors help students
understand what aspects of a place give it identity and
personality by detailing what features make it
newsworthy now and what features might make it critical
in the 21st century. This is a market leading text with
a unique chapter layout that allows for flexibility of
topic coverage. "Profile Chapters" introduce a region in
global terms by discussing the overall physiographic,
economic, historical, economic, and cultural attributes
that characterize a large world region (such as Europe
or Monsoon Asia). Subsequent chapters then elaborate at
a more local level (i.e., subregions and countries)
about the finer-scale details, e.g. what geographical
factors have made Germany a very different place from
France. The advantages of this approach are that the
profile chapters allow an instructor a great amount of
latitude in how to cover a region.
4. Essentials of Geology (8th Edition) by Frederick
K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa, Paperback:
480 pages, Publisher: Prentice Hall
Building on the tremendous reception to its parent
volume, Earth 8th edition, the same groundbreaking media
package is now integrated into the brief version of the
best-selling introductory physical geology volume.
Represents a thorough revision, yet retains the
hallmarks readers have come to expect from Tarbuck and
Lutgen. Reader friendly writing style, carefully crafted
illustrations by Dennis Tasa that are both geologically
accurate and visually appealing, and updated coverage of
the most recent geologic events. The volume provides an
introduction to geology covering minerals, igneous
rocks, volcanoes and other igneous activity, weathering
and soil, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, mass
wasting, running water, groundwater, glaciers and
glaciation, deserts and wind, shorelines, the ocean
floor, earthquakes and earth's interior, plate
tectonics, mountain building, geologic time, and earth
history. For individuals interested in an introduction
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