Автор: Andrew D. Miall
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 3642050263
Количество страниц: 480
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
It has been more than a decade since the appearance of the First Edition of this book. Much progress has been made, but some controversies remain. The original ideas of Sloss and of Vail (building on the early work of Blackwelder, Grabau, Ulrich, Levorsen and others) that the stratigraphic record could be subdivided into sequences, and that these sequences store essential information about basin-forming and subsidence processes, remains as powerful an idea as when it was first formulated. The definition and mapping of sequences has become a standard part of the basin analysis process. The main purpose of this book remains the same as it was for the first edition, that is, to situate sequences within the broader context of geological processes, and to answer the question: why do sequences form? Geoscientists might thereby be better equipped to extract the maximum information from the record of sequences in a given basin or region. Tectonic, climatic and other mechanisms are the generating mechanisms for sequences ranging over a wide range of times scales, from hundreds of millions of years to the high-frequency sequences formed by cyclic processes lasting a few tens of thousands of years
Автор: Е. Прудникова
Издательство: Олма Медиа Групп
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 978-5-373-03348-0
Количество страниц: 448
Язык: русский
Формат: DJVU
Книга известного петербургского журналиста Е.Прудниковой представляет собой журналистское расследование, посвященное мифам о Сталине. Совсем другим предстает на страницах книги "вождь всех времен и народов" - бескорыстным романтиком в юности, умным и трезвым прагматиком в зрелом возрасте и просто хорошим человеком. Как это сопоставить с преступлениями режима - коллективизацией, репрессиями, культом личности? Для этого надо отбросить в сторону ярко раскрашенную картинку, которой прикрыли нашу историю творцы мифов, и взглянуть в лицо фактам.
Автор: Campbell Loughmiller, Lynn Loughmiller
Издательство: University of Texas Press
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 0292712863
Количество страниц: 304
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
For two decades and counting, Texans have relied on Texas Wildflowers to identify the common and rare flowers we see along the roadsides and in the pastures, fields, and forests of our state. Compiled by naturalists Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller, with the technical assistance of Lynn Sherrod, Texas Wildflowers is an authoritative field guide with a personal touch in the many notes the Loughmillers included about the plants they described and photographed. This new edition of Texas Wildflowers retains the charm of the Loughmillers' book while emphasizing 61 additional species and bringing the plant taxonomy and nomenclature up to date. Like its predecessor, it includes all the features you need to identify the wildflowers of Texas: • 381 full-color, close-up photos that show every wildflower in the book, including over 200 photos that are new to this edition. • 370 species accounts that include the plant's scientific and common names, a description of its appearance, and its range, habitat, and blooming season. • Descriptions of 73 wildflower families, from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae. • Indexes to help you identify flowers by their Latin name and common name. • A guide to taxonomic updates in this edition. • A map, glossary, illustrated glossary, and bibliography for further reading. Lady Bird Johnson, author of the first edition's foreword, says of this new edition of Texas Wildflowers, "How delighted I am the University of Texas Press and the Wildflower Center are preserving Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller's legacy by revising and updating this beautiful and invaluable book about Texas wildflowers! Not only does it contain a wealth of knowledge, it also awakens our awareness of the splendor of nature and joyous lift of spirit it brings."
Автор: Richard A. Crooker, Zoran Pavlovic
Издательство: Chelsea House Publications
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1604136227
Количество страниц: 128
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Excellent introductory texts.; These information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture; Full-colour illustrations and full-colour maps throughout Comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture Since Fidel Castro staged a coup half a century ago and assumed power of Cuba in 1959, the United States has been obsessed with this small island nation, only 90 miles south of the Florida Keys. America's fixation on Cuba has only grown due to the large waves of Cuban immigrants and Castro's larger-than-life persona. But because of the country's isolation, the island and its people have remained a mystery. Cuba is among the most literate countries in Latin America, with a literacy rate of 99.8 percent. Its healthcare system compares favorably with those in developed nations, and life expectancy ranks third in the Americas, behind only Canada and Chile, and ahead of the United States. In 2006, Castro transferred powers over to his brother, Raul, who has promised to remove some of the restrictions that have limited the average Cuban's daily life. This revised edition of Cuba takes readers through the country's storied history, its people, and what the future holds for this island nation
Издательство: Chelsea House Publications
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 2010-03-30
Количество страниц: 134
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Describes the history, geography, government, economy, people and culture of China. Home to the world's oldest continuous civilization and largest population, China has been a communist country since the end of World War II. But since the late 1970s, the country has experienced profound social, economic, and political change. Its rapidly developing market economy stands as the second largest in the world after the United States, and hundreds of millions of its citizens have been lifted out of poverty. This rapid growth has resulted in an emerging middle class whose spending power has redefined the Chinese market. After 30 years of economic liberalization, what were once luxuries—dining out with friends, vacations, and multiple cars—are now seen as rights by the younger Chinese, some of whom are calling for increased freedoms from the communist government. In this new edition of China, learn how the economic changes have started to inspire change in other areas of Chinese life and culture. This revised edition covers recent events, such as the Beijing Olympics, the May 2008 earthquake that killed an estimated 80,000 citizens, and the first spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut.
Автор: Jean de Lagarde
Издательство: Histoire & Collections
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 2-915239-35-5
Количество страниц: 138
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Новое издание книги Jean de Lagarde, представлено как фотографическое эссе о немецких мундирах второй мировой войны. Показана униформа III Рейха различных периодов войны, примеры ношения, знаки отличия и всевозможные бытовые армейские вещи.
Автор: коллектив
Издательство: Murator
Год издания: 2010
Количество страниц: 124
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Самый популярный журнал, посвященный строительный тематике. Для читателей является как практическим пособием, так и экспертом в вопросах строительства и ремонта дома.
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