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An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere
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Gabrielle Walker's "An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere" is really more about the scientists who studied the atmosphere than it is about the atmosphere. Walker traces mankind's scientific discoveries about the atmosphere from the seventeenth century discovery that air had weight, through the discovery he air or ou... »
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Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement
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I wanted to love this book, because I wanted to find some hope in the matter of global warming. But I couldn't find much within the covers that I would call practical. There is little here to appeal to ordinary citizens. It makes me think of the Federalist Papers, the theoretical arguments in favor of representative government. It just doesn't have... »
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Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery
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This book is a readable account of the historical explanations for the ice ages. It provides some details of the lives of those involved in the building of the theory and the issues encounter in bring it to the front on science. The book also provide details on the current theory including the geological and astronomical evidence to support it. In addi... »
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