Tag: Earth

Spaceship Earth in the Environmental Age, 1960-1990


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2014 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1848935099 | PDF | 4 MB
The idea of the earth as a vessel in space came of age in an era shaped by space travel and the Cold War. Höhler’s study brings together technology, science and ecology to explore the way this latter-day ark was invoked by politicians, environmentalists, cultural historians, writers of science fiction and many others across three decades.

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This Bitter Earth


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English | 2002 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 0452283817, 0525946365 | EPUB | 0,3 mb
This powerful sequel to Bernice L. McFadden’s bestselling debut Sugar follows a young African-American woman back to her Arkansas hometown, where she must confront difficult truths about her parentage and a curse in her family’s past.

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How the Earth Turned Green A Brief 3.8-Billion-Year History of Plants


Free Download Joseph E. Armstrong, "How the Earth Turned Green: A Brief 3.8-Billion-Year History of Plants"
English | ISBN: 022606977X | 2015 | 576 pages | PDF | 11 MB
On this blue planet, long before pterodactyls took to the skies and tyrannosaurs prowled the continents, tiny green organisms populated the ancient oceans. Fossil and phylogenetic evidence suggests that chlorophyll, the green pigment responsible for coloring these organisms, has been in existence for some 85% of Earth’s long history―that is, for roughly 3.5 billion years. In How the Earth Turned Green, Joseph E. Armstrong traces the history of these verdant organisms, which many would call plants, from their ancient beginnings to the diversity of green life that inhabits the Earth today.

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Earth Restorer’s Guide to Permaculture (2024)


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 0648845907 | PDF | pages: 514 | 97.3 mb
With decades of hands-on teaching experience in a wide range of settings and circumstances, Rosemary Morrow brings a lifetime of global knowledge to this completely revised and updated edition of her classic text.

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Why Does the Earth Need the Moon With 200 Amazing Questions About Our Planet (Why)


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English | April 4th, 2019 | ISBN: 024135837X | 146 pages | True EPUB | 47.68 MB
Explore the science behind more than 200 questions about our planet. DK’s exciting new Earth encyclopedia answers children’s biggest, and weirdest, geography questions, covering volcanoes, earthquakes, oceans, and more!

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Why Does the Earth Need the Moon With 200 Amazing Questions About Our Planet (Why)


Free Download Why Does the Earth Need the Moon?: With 200 Amazing Questions About Our Planet (Why?) by Devin Dennie
English | April 4th, 2019 | ISBN: 024135837X | 146 pages | True EPUB | 47.68 MB
Explore the science behind more than 200 questions about our planet. DK’s exciting new Earth encyclopedia answers children’s biggest, and weirdest, geography questions, covering volcanoes, earthquakes, oceans, and more!

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