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Turquoise Stone of Heaven    by Robert Beauford
Price: $5.99 USD. 21440 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Geology.

This book offers an in-depth look at the geology and cultural history of one of humanity’s oldest and most beautiful gemstones, by an author with twenty years of experience as a jeweler, gem and mineral retailer, and research scientist.
Cenozoic Age    by Giancarlo Varnier
Price: $3.00 USD. 23020 words. Language: English. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on September 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Paleontology.

The Cenozoic or Tertiary Era, derives its name from the greek and means "recent life". It covers the long period of time ranging from 65 to 1.8 million years ago. For the great success of the Mammals, the Cenozoic is also called the Age of Mammals.Birds conquer the heavens, no longer dominated by the flying reptiles. Toward the end of this Age will come out early hominids.
Mesozoic Age    by Giancarlo Varnier
Price: $3.00 USD. 25500 words. Language: English. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on September 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Paleontology.

The Mesozoic or Secondary Era, extends for a period ranging from 251 to 65 million years ago. Also called as the Age of Reptiles, derives its name from the greek mesos, "middle", because it was placed in between the ancient (Paleozoic) and recent (Cenozoic) where he witnessed a veritable explosion in the number of living species and formed the majority of sedimentary rocks.
Paleozoic Age    by Giancarlo Varnier
Price: $3.00 USD. 13420 words. Language: English. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on September 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Geology.

The Palaeozoic or Primary Era spans a period of time ranging from 542 million to 251 million years ago. The name Paleozoic, derives from the fact that, in the past, it was considered the first geological age. The Paleozoic covers a range of about 300 million years, giving rise to many forms of life, until the appearance of thecodonts, commonly believed to be the ancestors of dinosaurs.
Precambrian Age    by Giancarlo Varnier
Price: $3.00 USD. 17150 words. Language: English. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on September 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Earth sciences.

The Precambrian is the oldest era of Earth's history, and, of its origins (4 billion and 500 million years ago), the appearance of the first invertebrates with exoskeletons (542 million years ago). In this long period of time, the planet, newly formed, was affected by cosmic events and geological shocking that border on the limits of imagination.
Children Find Diamonds in Arkansas    by Glenn W. Worthington
Price: $0.99 USD. 2800 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » National Parks.

It is amazing to realize that there is a state park in Arkansas that has genuine diamonds and visitors are allowed to keep the gems they find. Even more fascinating is the fact that many children have found valuable diamonds there. This ebooks tells the fascinating, true stories of some of the larger, more remarkable finds children have made at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Atlantis the Eyewitnesses, Part III Destruction of Atlantis    by Walter Parks
Price: $3.99 USD. 27220 words. Language: English. Published on July 28, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Ancient.

We found an account of Atlantis written 9,250 years before Plato. We provide archeological finds and scientific facts that convincing prove that Atlantis really did exist. And we have found the remains. We present the evidence for the creation; the destruction; and the legacy of Atlantis. This is Part III The Destruction of Atlantis.
Summary for the book    by Alexander Novitskiy
Price: Free! 9630 words. Language: Russian. Published on June 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Geology.

This is a summary of the book published back in 1953 by George D. Khizanashvili in Tbilisi, Georgia. / Предлягаем Вашему вниманию краткое содержание книги опубликованной в 1953 году Георгием Хизанашвили в Тбилиси, Грузия.
The Teton Range Formation in the Rocky Mountains of North America    by Elizabeth Rowan Keith
Price: $3.99 USD. 8450 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Geology.

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This book describes the land and water formations that became the Teton Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Photographs and references included.
L'Era Primordiale    by Giancarlo Varnier
Price: $3.00 USD. 17400 words. Language: Italian. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Earth sciences.

Il Precambriano è l'era più antica della storia della Terra, e, va dalle sue origini (4 miliardi e 500 milioni di anni fa), alla comparsa dei primi invertebrati con esoscheletro (542 milioni di anni fa). In questo lunghissimo lasso di tempo, il pianeta, appena formatosi, venne interessato da eventi cosmici e geologici sconvolgenti che rasentano i limiti dell’immaginario.