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Sand Dunes Conservation, Types and Desertification


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English | ISBN: 1613241089 | 2011 | 153 pages | PDF | 12 MB
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the conservation, types and desertification of sand dunes. Topics discussed include the aridisation, dune dissipation and pedogenesis in the Quarternary of Eastern Pampean sand sea; desert sand dunes for sulfur concrete production; Allocosa brasiliensis as a model towards the conservation of coastal sand dunes in Uruguay; and, the causes, impacts and control of desertification.

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The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave


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English | ISBN: 1467124427 | 2017 | 128 pages | EPUB | 84 MB
Floyd Collins is perhaps the most famous person you’ve never heard of, but this young man’s tragic death made him celebrated as "the Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known."

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Sand-Catcher A Novel


Free Download Sand-Catcher: A Novel by Omar Khalifah, translated by Barbara Romaine
English | December 3, 2024 | ISBN: 1566897335 | True EPUB | 224 pages | 1.5 MB
A sardonic, thrilling fable about collective memory and the many ways it can be saved or subverted.

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Empires of the Sand The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations


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English | September 15, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DH5CGY9T | 102 pages | EPUB | 1.36 Mb
Empires of the Sand: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations invites you on a captivating journey through the world’s most legendary ancient civilizations. This enthralling exploration reveals the grandeur and dramatic downfall of historic empires that shaped our past and continue to captivate our imaginations.

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The Sand Dog


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English | 2018 | ISBN: 0008165815 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 3.3 mb
Grandfather had been gone for two years but I never thought it would be an ordinary day he’d come back, like a Monday or a Tuesday… I always knew he’d return across the water, triumphing over a few monsters on the way, I just didn’t know when… When Azi’s grandfather leaves their small Mediterranean island, Azi waits every day for him to return. The arrival of a nesting turtle and a tall sandy dog convinces Azi that it must mean that Grandfather is on his way. As Azi digs deeper into the past, he begins to unravel hidden secrets and starts to find out just how alike he and his grandfather really are. And without him, Azi knows he will never feel complete…

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Sand and Sandstone


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English | PDF | 1972 | 632 Pages | ISBN : 0387900713 | 102 MB
This book is the outgrowth of a week-long conference on sandstone organized by the authors, first held at Banff, Alberta, in 1964 under the auspices of the Alberta Association of Petroleum Geologists and the University of Alberta, and again, in 1965, at Bloomington, Indiana, under the sponsorship of the Indiana Geological Survey and the Department of Geology, Indiana University. A 2- page syllabus was prepared for the second conference and published by the Indiana Geological Survey. Continuing interest in and demand for the syllabus prompted us to update and expand its contents. The result is this book. We hope this work will be useful as a text or supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in sedimentation, sedimentary petrology, or general petrology and perhaps will be helpful to the teachers of such courses. Though we have focussed on sandstones we have necessarily included much of interest to students of all sediments. We hope also that it will be a useful reference work for the professional geologist, especially those concerned with petroleum, ground-water, and economic geology either in industry or government. Because the subject is so closely tied to surface processes it may also be of interest to geo morphologists and engineers who deal with beaches and rivers where sand is in transit.

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SUN-SAND AND SURVIVAL – An Analysis Of Survival Experiences In Desert Areas


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English | 2015 | pages: 106 | ASIN: B06XGJ2F5Q | EPUB | 0,8 mb
Desert survival presents unique problems not met in other non-temperate areas. Recognizing this, the Arctic, Desert, Tropic Information Center commissioned Dr. Richard A. Howard to assemble and analyze desert survival experiences of World War II, for the purpose of increasing our knowledge of desert survival techniques and procedures. To know what World War II survivors did, what they thought, and what they recommended after having experienced desert survival conditions is of paramount importance. Sun, Sand and Survival relates and evaluates these experiences.

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Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere, Volume 2


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 103226943X | 309 Pages | PDF (True) | 56 MB
Volume 2 of the book ‘Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere’ is sub-titled Characteristics, Dynamics and Provenance of Sand Dunes in the Northern Hemisphere. It brings together a vast body of information and insight into sand dune and desert systems from North Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. Chapters from the Russian Federation include studies on dune systems within the permafrost zone and there is a case study from temperate zone dune system in coastal Japan.

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