Ice
The Nature, the History, and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance
576 pages
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19 halftones, 33 line drawings
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6 x 9
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© 2005, 2007
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Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Lakes
Chapter Two: Rivers
Chapter Three: Great Lakes
Chapter Four: Loading
Chapter Five: Breakup
Chapter Six: Alps
Chapter Seven: Surging Glaciers
Chapter Eight: West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Chapter Nine: Coring
Chapter Ten: On Glaciers
Chapter Eleven: Icebergs I
Chapter Twelve: Icebergs II
Chapter Thirteen: Sea Ice I
Chapter Fourteen: Sea Ice II
Chapter Fifteen: Ground Ice I
Chapter Sixteen: Ground Ice II
Chapter Seventeen: Plants
Chapter Eighteen: Animals I
Chapter Nineteen: Animals II
Chapter Twenty: Animals III
Chapter Twenty-One: Animals IV
Chapter Twenty-Two: Human I
Chapter Twenty-Three: Human II
Chapter Twenty-Four: Games I
Chapter Twenty-Five: Games II
Chapter Twenty-Six: Uses I
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Uses II
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Uses III
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Other Forms of Ice
Chapter Thirty: Atmosphere I
Chapter Thirty-One: Atmosphere II
Chapter Thirty-Two: Atmosphere III
Chapter Thirty-Three: Space I
Chapter Thirty-Four: Space II
Chapter Thirty-Five: Ice Ages
Chapter Thirty-Six: Lake of the Woods
Acknowledgment
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Chapter One: Lakes
Chapter Two: Rivers
Chapter Three: Great Lakes
Chapter Four: Loading
Chapter Five: Breakup
Chapter Six: Alps
Chapter Seven: Surging Glaciers
Chapter Eight: West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Chapter Nine: Coring
Chapter Ten: On Glaciers
Chapter Eleven: Icebergs I
Chapter Twelve: Icebergs II
Chapter Thirteen: Sea Ice I
Chapter Fourteen: Sea Ice II
Chapter Fifteen: Ground Ice I
Chapter Sixteen: Ground Ice II
Chapter Seventeen: Plants
Chapter Eighteen: Animals I
Chapter Nineteen: Animals II
Chapter Twenty: Animals III
Chapter Twenty-One: Animals IV
Chapter Twenty-Two: Human I
Chapter Twenty-Three: Human II
Chapter Twenty-Four: Games I
Chapter Twenty-Five: Games II
Chapter Twenty-Six: Uses I
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Uses II
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Uses III
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Other Forms of Ice
Chapter Thirty: Atmosphere I
Chapter Thirty-One: Atmosphere II
Chapter Thirty-Two: Atmosphere III
Chapter Thirty-Three: Space I
Chapter Thirty-Four: Space II
Chapter Thirty-Five: Ice Ages
Chapter Thirty-Six: Lake of the Woods
Acknowledgment
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Elizabeth Royte | New York Times
"By the time you finish this remarkable book . . . you'll never think about freezing and melting in quite the same way. . . . Frozen frogs can be thawed overnight in a refrigerator, but it will be 24 hours before you can expect them to jump. Cool."
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