Earth Materials: Components of a Diverse Planet

There is a large and growing need for a textbook that can form the basis for integrated classes that look at minerals, rocks, and other Earth materials. Despite the need, no high-quality book is available for such a course. Earth Materials is a wide-ranging undergraduate textbook that covers all the most important kinds of (inorganic) Earth materials. Besides traditional chapters on minerals and rocks, this book features chapters on sediments and stratigraphy, weathering and soils, water and the hydrosphere, and mineral and energy deposits. Introductions to soil mechanics and rock mechanics are also included. This book steers away from the model of traditional encyclopedic science textbooks, but rather exposes students to the key and most exciting ideas and information, with an emphasis on thinking about Earth as a system. The book is written in such a manner as to support inquiry, discovery and other forms of active learning. All chapters start with a short topical story or vignette, and the plentiful photographs and other graphics are integrated completely with the text. Earth Materials will be interesting and useful for a wide range of learners, including geoscience students, students taking mineralogy and petrology courses, engineers, and anyone interested in learning more about the Earth as a system.

Science & Math

Perkins, Dexter

Henke, Kevin

Simon, Adam

Yarbrough, Lance

Earth Sciences

CRC-Press

Learning ® Magazine 2020 Teachers’ Choice℠ Award for the Classroom • Winner of a Parents’ Choice Gold Award • Recommended by Mensa Mind Games® The Kickstarter-funded, uniquely fragmented word game, intuitive and fun for 2-8 players ages 8+ of all skill levels! Every letter counts in a game of Rewordable! Each of the 120 cards has been selected for optimal word crafting. Build a new word and be rewarded—or add to other players’ words to steal their points. Create the largest lexicon of words by the end of the game to become the Rewordable champion. This variable deck was carefully crafted to make it easier to form longer, more common words, and offers a fresh linguistic experience every game. Happy word-making! Includes: • 120 cards with one-, two-, and three-letter sequences, selected through linguistic research, computational analysis, and extensive playtesting • 16 tokens add different goals, strategies, and rewards to every game • Nifty fold-out rules with easy to follow how-to-play diagrams

Clarkson Potter Rewordable Card Game: The Uniquely Fragmented Word Game

Humor & Entertainment

Parrish, Allison

Szetela, Tim

Puzzles & Games

Clarkson/Potter

As the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized, zoning is ultimately defined by local circumstances, which change from town to town and year to year. Land uses that were prohibited in the past may be celebrated in the future, and vice versa. Land Use Law: Zoning in the 21st Century was created to provide land use professionals with practical advice on zoning issues and up-to-date analyses of the legal issues they are likely to encounter in their practice. These tools go beyond the black letter law and focus on modern examples. In some cases the tools are familiar, but used in unique ways. In others, the circumstances demand truly “outside-the-box” thinking. A range of modern topics is covered in this volume, including:
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<li>Harmonizing zoning goals</li>
<li>Promoting economic development</li>
<li>Managing stormwater</li>
<li>Promoting pedestrian- and transit-oriented development</li>
<li>Regulating adult use establishments</li>
<li>Setting standards for gun sales and use</li>
<li>Planning for urban agriculture</li>
<li>Addressing foreclosures and blight</li>
<li>Zoning for cellular communications</li>
<li>Regulating hydraulic fracturing</li>
<li>Planning for wind-generated energy</li>
<li>Regulating digital signage</li>
</ul>
 Additionally, this volume provides appendices containing checklists, tips and guidelines, as well as sample ordinances, agreements, forms and other documents that land use professionals will find practical and helpful.

Land Use Law: Zoning in the 21st Century

Silverman, David

Jones, Gregory

Bolin, Daniel

Brent, Denzin

Tappendorf, Julie

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Law Journal Press

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