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  Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Human-Environment Interactions in Forest Ecosystems

  Throughout much of human history, changes to forest ecosystems have come about through natural climatic changes occurring over long periods of time. But scientists now find changes in forest cover dramatically accelerated by such human activities as large-scale agriculture, the building of dams and roads, and the growth of cities with vast areas of asphalt. Changes that once took centuries now take only decades. ... (more)
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  The Men Who Stare at Goats

  by Jon Ronson

  In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the U.S. Army. Defying all known accepted military practice -- and indeed, the laws of physics -- they believed that a soldier could adopt a cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls, and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them. Entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries, they were the First Earth... (more)
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  GIS for Everyone

  by David E. Davis

  With a personal computer using technology known as geographic information systems (GIS), anyone can easily access information about which highways to travel to get to work, school, or vacation spots; how close a home is to stores, parks, and schools; and which areas are at risk from floods, fires, earthquakes, or pollution. Using the GIS software that comes with this book, readers will be able to use this... (more)