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  • Water Stress: Some Symptoms and Causes

    A Case Study of Ta'iz, Yemen

    by Chris D. Handley ...
    Series series King's SOAS Studies in Development Geography
    Why is the bread basket of Arabia importing more water via grain than is pumped locally by all sectors and why does nobody notice? How can the same water be sold to different users at prices varying by five orders of magnitude? How can the biggest names in development throw millions of dollars at supplying water to a city and not an extra drop has emerged? Why do some of the wealthiest companies ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Vacuums Suck Hard! Adventures of the USS Big Stick

    by J. R. Handley, Chris Winder ...
    What could possibly go wrong?Gunnery Sergeant John Doe is frustrated. He didn't join the Space Corps to be shuttled-around in a ship. He joined to fight. The only real action he's seen so far have been a few small skirmishes. Bad guys died. The good guys won. Just a typical day.For years he's been itching for a big fight. Something he can use to impress his junior Space Marines. Something that'll ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Contact This!: A First Contact Anthology

    by J. R. Handley, Chris Winder, Walt Robillard, Corey Truax, Aaron Seaman, Nathan Pedde, J. R. Frontera, Tim Niederriter, I. Ronik, IQ Malcom0, J. Daniel Sawyer1, Rick Shaw2, Luke T. Barnett3, Lawrence N. Oliver4, R. Max Tillsley5, J. R. Murdock6, Paul E. Cooley7, Rick Partlow8, various authors9 ...
    Narrated by Veronica Giguere0 ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Bayonet Books Anthology Series

    Unabridged

    16 hours 23 min

    They came in peace …… or so they said. Here are eighteen examples of how they lied. This is an exciting collection of first contact science fiction stories, all completely different! Take a risk—venture into the unknown with us. Who is out there? What will they want from us? Come join us in our adventure to find out how first contact pans out. It will be a great adventure! ... Read more

    $34.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Alberto Canen ...
    The Genesis has been a mystery for thousands of years. No one had been able to understand what the text spoke about, whether it was just an introductory poem to the Holy Scriptures, or it actually contained information about the Creation.The text of Genesis divided the waters of creationists and scientistics long until today.With this book I hope to dilute this separation between scientistics and ... Read more

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  • The Science of Earthquakes: Understanding Weather Just for Kids!

    by KidCaps ...
    Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters known to man--but what makes them tick? In this book (just for kids), you will learn about how Earthquakes start, and the different types.This easy to understand book will help you understand Earthquakes in no time at all.KidCaps is an imprint of BookCaps; each month we are adding more history books (just for kids!) to our library. Stop ... Read more

    $4.22 CAD

  • Tsunami Hazard

    A Practical Guide for Tsunami Hazard Reduction

    Edited by E.N. Bernard ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The Fourteenth International Tsunami Symposium held from 31 July to 3 August 1989 in Novosibirsk, U.S.S.R., was sponsored by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Sixty-five scientists from 13 countries met to exchange information on recent advances in tsunami research. The Symposium was a great success due to the enthusiasm of the participants, the quality of research presented, and ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Environmental Contaminants

    Using natural archives to track sources and long-term trends of pollution

    Edited by Jules M. Blais, John P. Smol, Michael R. Rosen ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The human footprint on the global environment now touches every corner of the world. This book explores the myriad ways that environmental archives can be used to study the distribution and long-term trajectories of chemical contaminants. The volume first focuses on reviews that examine the integrity of the historic record, including factors related to hydrology, post-depositional diffusion, and ... Read more

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  • Modeling, Control and Optimization of Water Systems

    Systems Engineering Methods for Control and Decision Making Tasks

    by Thomas Bernard, Albrecht Gnauck, Marco Jacobi, Divas Karimanzira, Oliver Krol, Torsten Pfützenreuter, Buren Scharaw, Thomas Westerhoff ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides essential background knowledge on the development of model-based real-world solutions in the field of control and decision making for water systems. It presents system engineering methods for modelling surface water and groundwater resources as well as water transportation systems (rivers, channels and pipelines). The models in turn provide information on both the water quantity ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Runoff, Infiltration and Subsurface Flow of Water in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

    Edited by Arie S. Issar, S.D. Resnick ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Arid and semi-arid regions can be defined as environments in which water is the limit ing factor for bio-systems. This means that survival of life in these regions involves a constant struggle to obtain this limited commodity and draw the maximum benefit out of it. However, despite the difficulties for plants, animals, and man to live in, these regions, they are being utilized more and more ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Water-Quality Hydrology

    Edited by Bhishm Kumar, V.P. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Water is vital to life, maintenance of ecological balance, economic development, and sustenance of civilization. Planning and management of water resources and its optimal use are a matter of urgency for most countries of the world, and even more so for India with a huge population. Growing population and expanding economic activities exert increasing demands on water for varied needs--domestic, ... Read more

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  • Proceedings of the 4th Congrès International de Géotechnique - Ouvrages -Structures

    CIGOS 2017, 26-27 October, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Edited by Hoang-Hung Tran-Nguyen, Cuong Ha-Minh, Frederic Ragueneau, Henry Wong ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This proceedings volume for the 4th international conference CIGOS 2017 (Congrès International de Géotechnique - Ouvrages - Structures) presents novel technologies, solutions and research advances, making it an excellent guide in civil engineering for researchers, students, and professional engineers alike.Since 2010, CIGOS has become a vital forum for international scientific exchange on civil ... Read more

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  • Overland Flow Dynamics and Solute Transport

    by Vyacheslav G. Rumynin ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides essential background knowledge on a wide range of hydrological processes governing contaminant transport from soil to surface water across a range of scales, from hillslope to watershed. The mathematical description of these processes is based on both well-known and unique analytical solutions of different initial and boundary problems (primarily using methods from the kinematic ... Read more

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