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  • Disaster Deferred

    How New Science Is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest

    par Seth Stein ...
    A geologist takes readers inside contemporary earthquake research to offer a new account of the Midwest's legendary New Madrid fault—"an exceptional read" ( Choice).In the winter of 1811-12, a series of large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone shook the Midwest. These historic geological events are often incorrectly described as the biggest ever to hit the United States. Today the federal ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Sexual and Gender Difference in the British Navy, 1690-1900

    Modifié par Seth Stein LeJacq ...
    This volume is a collection of a variety of important records that will give readers insight into key themes into the history of what its criminal code called “the unnatural and detestable sin of buggery”- sex between males - in the Royal Navy. The richest sources are transcripts of trials, including ones that erupted into public scandals and ones that provide a vivid window into the sexual ... En savoir plus

    $107.99 CAD

  • Playing against Nature

    Integrating Science and Economics to Mitigate Natural Hazards in an Uncertain World

    par Seth Stein, Jerome Stein ...
    Collections series Wiley Works
    Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build levees to protect against floods, or to prevent development in the areas at risk? Would more lives be ... En savoir plus

    $74.99 CAD

  • An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure

    par Seth Stein, Michael Wysession ...
    An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structures is an introduction to seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.The fundamentals of seismic wave propagation are developed using a physical approach and then applied to show how refraction, reflection, and teleseismic techniques are used to study the ... En savoir plus

    $130.99 CAD

  • Subduction Dynamics

    From Mantle Flow to Mega Disasters

    Modifié par Gabriele Morra, David A. Yuen, Scott D. King, Sang Mook Lee, Seth Stein ...
    Collections Livre 211 - Geophysical Monograph Series
    Subduction dynamics has been actively studied through seismology, mineral physics, and laboratory and numerical experiments. Understanding the dynamics of the subducting slab is critical to a better understanding of the primary societally relevant natural hazards emerging from our planetary interior, the megathrust earthquakes and consequent tsunamis.Subduction Dynamics is the result of a meeting ... En savoir plus

    $179.99 CAD

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  • 1666

    Plague, War and Hellfire

    par Rebecca Rideal ...
    1666 was a watershed year for England. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions.Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based on original archival research and drawing on little ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Bounty

    The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

    par Caroline Alexander ...
    Has history been wrong for 200 years? Read the startling truth about the mutiny on the Bounty, its characters, causes, and aftermath. Television rights are now in development with Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions.More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $18.99 CAD Maintenant $14.99 CAD

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  • Charles II and his Escape into Exile

    Capture the King

    par Martyn R. Beardsley ...
    The English king's epic escape from his own country is thrillingly recounted in this authoritative history.Though the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed him king in 1649, Charles II faced a formidable enemy in England. His attempt to reclaim the throne ended in defeat at the Battle of Worcester—and thus began the battle to save his own life.Pursued wherever he went by soldiers from the conflict as ... En savoir plus

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  • Crime and Criminals of Victorian England

    par Adrian Gray ...
    Dark and foggy Victorian streets, the murderous madman, the arsenic-laced evening meal - we all think we know the realities of Victorian crime. Adrian Gray's thrilling book recounts the classic murders, by knife and poison, but it also covers much more, taking the reader into less familiar parts of Victorian life, uncovering the wicked, the vengeful, the foolish and the hopeless amongst the ... En savoir plus

    $18.39 CAD

  • The Vandemonian War

    par Nick Brodie ...
    Britain formally colonised Van Diemen’s Land in the early years of the nineteenth century. Small convict stations grew into towns. Pastoralists moved in to the aboriginal hunting grounds. There was conflict, there was violence. But, governments and gentlemen succeeded in burying the real story of the Vandemonian War for nearly two centuries.The Vandemonian War had many sides and shades, but it was ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Great Convict Stories

    Dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years

    par Graham Seal ...
    Graham Seal brings to life the brutal Australian convict transportation system with stories of notorious criminals, colourful characters, and harsh punishments. There were also happy endings for the men and women for whom transportation was an opportunity to start afresh in a new land.'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller'Warren Fahey AMGraham Seal takes us back to Australia's ignominious ... En savoir plus

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  • Trafalgar

    par Paul O'Keeffe ...
    A vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war, by a brilliant military historian'A striking success' The Times'Fresh, original and brilliantly vivid' Telegraph'The best all-round book on the subject yet' SpectatorAt about 1.15 in the afternoon of 21 October 1805, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was struck b... ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

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