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Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains (John MacRae Books)
by Bowen, Mark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805064435
- ISBN 13
- 9780805064438
- Seller
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La Grande, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Henry Holt and Co, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed on the half-title page: "Hey Bott--Mountain thinks you'll find this a good read. Mark Bowen." A whimsical/zen-sounding inscription, but "Mountain" may refer to Keith Mountain, another key character in the book. Also signed by Lonnie Thompson, the book's main scientist-climber-character, and members of his research team, presumably: Ellen Mosely Thompson, Mary Davis, Richard Kerr, Victor Zagorodnov, and Henry Brecher, all of whom are listed in the index. A tale of risk and adventure at high altitudes in pursuit of climate change data. Bowen is himself a scientist, with a PhD in physics from MIT. Blurbs by Bill McKibben, James Hansen, and Carl Safina. A very good book with one 1/8-inch-deep nick at the top of the spine, soiling/toning to the base of the boards, and a little dust soiling to corners of text block. In a very good or better dust jacket. We invite you to explore our dedicated, growing collection of signed and inscribed climate change books. Please inquire for photos.
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- Bookseller
- Rural Hours (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1595174242682
- Title
- Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains (John MacRae Books)
- Author
- Bowen, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805064435
- ISBN 13
- 9780805064438
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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Rural Hours
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La Grande, Oregon
About Rural Hours
Rural Hours (formerly Wood + River = Books, est. 2019) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, environmental literature, and contemporary essay, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We draw our name from the popular-but-then-forgotten book by Susan Fenimore Cooper (published in 1850), generally considered the first work of environmental creative nonfiction by a woman in the U.S. We are interested in challenging and expanding the canon of environmental literature and finding books that tell remarkable stories and illuminate the tradition of writing about place and natural history.
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