November 20, 2009
New Arrivals · Earth Sciences
These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Gemstones of the world
November 19, 2009
Schumann, Walter.
New York : Sterling, 2009.
319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
"Gemstones of the World" is an essential resource for every hobbyist, jeweler, or jewelry maker. More than 1,500 full-color photos showcase each precious and semiprecious stone in its rough, natural, polished, and cut renditions.
Maps on endpapers.
The snow tourist : [a search for the world's purest, deepest snowfall]
November 10, 2009
English, Charlie.
Berkeley : Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2009]
280 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: London : Portobello, 2008.
Subtitle from cover.
Oil : a beginner's guide
November 6, 2009
Smil, Vaclav.
Oxford : Oneworld Publications, 2008.
xiii, 202 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
A world without ice
October 26, 2009
Pollack, H. N.
New York : Avery, c2009.
xv, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
A co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize offers a clear-eyed explanation of the planet's imperiled ice. "A World Without Ice" answers the most urgent questions about this pending crisis, laying out the necessary steps for managing the unavoidable and avoiding the unmanageable.
Foreword by Al Gore.
Maps on lining papers.
Over the coasts
October 22, 2009
Collier, Michael.
New York : Mikaya Press, c2009.
120 p. : col. ill., map ; 32 cm.
Geology comes alive as Michael Collier flies over North America's coasts.
Jacques Cousteau : the sea king
October 21, 2009
Matsen, Bradford
New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
xvii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Matsen provides the first full picture of the remarkable life of the world's most renowned oceanographer.
The complete Ice Age : how climate change shaped the world
October 14, 2009
New York : Thames & Hudson, 2009.
240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 27 cm.
A detailed look at this critical period in Earth's history, from two million years ago to c. 10,000 BC, beautifully illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and reconstruction scenes.
1937 flood views of Vanceburg, Kentucky : showing Ohio River at its crest and property damage after the waters receded.
October 12, 2009
Voiers, W. A.
Vanceburg, KY : W.A. Voiers, 1937.
[23] p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes 45 photos. with brief captions.
Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, has original blue printed wrappers.
"These pictures specially made for this edition by Voiers Studio, during the flood period of January 20 to February 2, 1937."
Vesuvius : a biography
October 9, 2009
Scarth, Alwyn.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009.
ix, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives, Vesuvius provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.--From publisher's description.
Introduction -- Campanian volcanoes: in the beginning -- The Avellino eruption: a prelude to Pompeii -- The eruption in AD 79: the day of wrath -- From antiquity to the Renaissance: tall stories -- The eruption of Monte Nuovo: a new approach -- The eruption in 1631: the Counter Reformation -- The old cities rediscovered: antiquity protected -- Hamilton and Vesuvius: volcano-watching -- Vesuvius as a tourist attraction: the Grand Tour -- Persistent activity, 1822-1944: scientific scrutiny -- The Campi Flegrei: an eruption that failed -- The future: the eruption to be avoided -- Appendix 1. The two letters of Pliny the Younger to Tacitus about the eruption of AD 79 -- Appendix 2. Cassiodorus: Variae epistolae, letter 50.
Originally published in the UK and Republic of Ireland by Terra Publishing.
The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean's are one
September 24, 2009
Earle, Sylvia A., 1935-
Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2009.
303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
A world-famous oceanographer hailed as Time magazine's first Hero for the Planet, and 2009 recipient of the coveted TED Prize, National Geographic's renowned Explorer-in-Residence explains how human pollution and other destructive activity is destroying Earth's ocean, why our neglect risks global catastrophe, and what we can do to restore the health of our blue world. Book jacket.
Rediscovering Ohio's waterways
September 18, 2009
Ohio. Division of Water Transportation.
Columbus : Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Division of Water Transportation, 1989.
1 folded sheet (6 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Title from cover.
"Publication date: 8/89"--P. 6.
The Courier-Journal magazine : January 18, 1987 : the flood.
September 8, 2009
Louisville, Ky. : Courier-Journal, 1987.
29 p. : ill. (part col.), map ; 29 cm.
Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, is the complete magazine section.
Issue commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the 1937 flood. (Article is p. 12-23, by Ira Simmons).
International oil and gas development: yearbook review.
August 25, 2009
Austin, Tex. : International Oil Scouts Association, <c1942-c2009>
v. : ill., ports., maps ; 28 cm.
Yearbook is issued at least one year later than the date of the Review; ie., v.63-<v.75> yearbook was issued Dec. 1993-<Jan. 2009> but reviews 1992-<2004>.
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