COVER:  http://i.imgur.com/1sPzUYS.jpg
TITLE: Earth Science: The Earth, The Atmosphere, and Space, 1st edition
       (2017)
AUTHOR: Stephen Marshak, Robert Rauber
ISBN-13: 9780393614107
BOOK SPECS: https://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad.aspx?id=4294992825
FILE SPECS: true PDF, logical page numbers as in the print version,
            bookmarks, 170 MB

DESCRIPTION: Experience Earth Science with fresh eyes! The leading authors in their respective fields - physical geology and extreme weather - Stephen Marshak and Robert Rauber bring years of classroom and research experience to this remarkable new book and media package. The authors' narrative approach to the content and innovative integration of new visual and interactive resources guides students to a clearer, more applicable understanding of the entire Earth System.

BRIEF CONTENTS:
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PRELUDE: Welcome to Earth Science!
PART I: OUR DYNAMIC PLANET
 1 From the Big Bang to the Blue Marble
 2 The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
 3 Introducing Minerals and the Nature of Rock
 4 Up from the Inferno: Volcanism and Igneous Rocks
 5 A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
 6 A Process of Change: Metamorphism and the Rock Cycle
 7 Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Mountain Building and Geologic Structures
 8 A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes
 9 Deep Time: How Old Is Old?
 10 A Biography of the Earth
 11 Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources
PART II: EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPES
 12 Shaping the Earth’s Surface: Landscapes, the Hydrologic Cycle, and
    Mass Wasting
 13 Freshwater: Streams, Lakes, and Groundwater
 14 Extreme Realms: Desert and Glacial Landscapes
PART III: RESTLESS SEAS
 15 Ocean Waters: The Blue of the Blue Marble
 16 Marine Geology: The Study of Ocean Basins and Coasts
PART IV: A BLANKET OF GAS: THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
 17 The Air We Breathe: Introducing the Earth’s Atmosphere
 18 Winds of the World: The Earth’s Major Weather Systems
 19 Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Local Weather Systems
 20 Climate and Climate Change
PART V: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM ... AND BEYOND
 21 Introducing Astronomy: Looking Beyond the Earth
 22 Our Neighborhood in Space: The Solar System
 23 The Sun, the Stars, and Deep Space
appendixes
glossary
index