Oxford Very Short Introductions (VSI)

• Author(s): Mark Maslin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: WeatherIn this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the d...

• Author(s): Storm Dunlop • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: WeatherFrom deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impac...

• Author(s): John Finney • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Natural ResourcesWater dominates the surface of Earth and is vital to life on our planet. It is a remarkable liquid which...

• Author(s): Dorrik Stow • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - HydrologyThe importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more th...

• Author(s): Tim Lenton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeneralReading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kind...

• Author(s): Jan Zalasiewicz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyRanging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encomp...

• Author(s): Redfern • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyFor generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 ...

• Author(s): Mark V. Lomolino • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyBiogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life - ranging...

• Author(s): Peter Molnar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyStudents of Earth Sciences and the physical sciences, as well as interested general and popular ...

• Author(s): Matthews • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyModern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, and sim...

• Author(s): Klaus Dodds And Jamie Woodward • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeneralAbout the Book The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, meltin...

• Author(s): Paul Palmer • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Meteorology & ClimatologyThe atmosphere is the thin, diffuse fluid that envelops the Earth's surface...

• Author(s): Jamie Woodward • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Historical GeographyIn this Very Short Introduction Jamie Woodward examines the environmental shifts that took place d...

• Author(s): Zalasiewicz Branney • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earthquakes & VolcanoesAbout the Book Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tec...

• Author(s): David George Bowers • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - OceanographyThe tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop o...

• Author(s): Jan Zalasiewicz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyAbout the Book Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid str...

• Author(s): David Vaughan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - MineralogyMinerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evoluti...