Books most popular in the United States●Earth Sciences

Check out the latest list of books that people in the United States are enjoying the most right now. The list is ordered by popularity and the genre of the list is Science & Nature > Earth Sciences.

1. Reading the Glass - Elliot Rappaport. A Captain's View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships

Release date: 2023-02-14 $15.99
2. Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond - Robin George Andrews

Release date: 2021-11-02 $14.99
3. The Ocean of Life - Callum Roberts. The Fate of Man and the Sea

Release date: 2012-05-24 $14.99
4. The World in 2050 - Laurence C. Smith. Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future

Release date: 2010-09-23 $12.99
5. H2O - Philip Ball. A Biography of Water

Release date: 2015-04-30 $3.99
6. Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens - Mack

Release date: 2009-12-15 Genre:Science & Nature $15.99
7. The Snowflake - Kenneth Libbrecht & Rachel Wing. Winter's Frozen Artistry

Release date: 2015-09-01 $14.99
8. No Miracles Needed - Mark Z Jacobson. How Today's Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air

Release date: 2023-02-02 $14.99
9. 2023-Countdown to Doomsday - Chuck Barrett. AnA.I. Perspective

Release date: 2023-03-15 $2.99
10. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology - James R. Holton & Gregory J Hakim

Release date: 2012-12-17 $87.99
11. Unsettled - Steven E. Koonin. What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

Release date: 2021-04-27 $12.99
Comments

1. One book about climate science to read and understand . . . - What this book does well is it gives a basic overview of climate science in a way the average reader can understand, and allows us to think about the subject more effectively in order to make informed decisions with great care about the future of Earth.
2023-01-10

2. Compelling, rigorous, highly informative - A science-based dissection of how popular science and media, “The “Science,” so drastically and misleadingly depart from the actual science they purport to represent. From one of America’s leading and most fearless scientists. Utterly without polemics or hyperbole, Dr. Koonin shows through detailed analysis how the complex and imperfect climate models and data underlying UN and US reports do not support the Consensus among politicians and climate scientists that mere mortals may not challenge. A must read for any non-scientists serious about truly understanding the state and reliability of climate science and projections.
2022-08-14

3. Masterpiece - For years now if you question even one wildest predictions about climate change you’re thought of as a knuckle-dragging, Trump-supporting climate change denier. Koonin is not a climate change denier, but he is a disciplined scientist who is not afraid to look at the data and provide meaningful insight into the problem of man-made climate change and what to do about it. Given that our global leaders are poised to spend trillions of dollars and in the process, change the quality of life on the planet, the least we can do is listen to Koonan and the science.
2022-07-20
12. Oceanology - DK. The Secrets of the Sea Revealed

Release date: 2020-09-29 $19.99
13. The Weather Machine - Andrew Blum. A Journey Inside the Forecast

Release date: 2019-06-25 $13.99
14. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte. A New History of a Lost World

Release date: 2018-04-24 Genre:Science & Nature $15.99
Comments

1. Beginning lags - The writing in this book is acceptable. Much of the beginning is in first person, and heavy biases of this author are sprinkled throughout the book. Some of the writing is I skimmed through a lot of was bone discovery writing which was often dull, finding that I just wanted him to skip the fluff and just keep the good stuff. There is a good part where he talks about finding sauropod tracks in Europe. He argues that previously dinosaurs were seen as stupid, stating they weren’t actually so primitive, yet says later that many ornithischians were incredibly dumb animals, unlike the super King T. Rex. That said, this book shines in it’s gripping detail of certain descriptions and the author’s extensive knowledge in dinosaurs. I can say I learned a lot of names of dinosaurs I never saw before. Overall, one of the better dinosaur books and worth getting if you like learning about dinosaurs.
2020-05-06

2. This book about dinosaurs seems well thought out - This book about dinosaurs seems well thought out and detailed, with just the right amount of technical jargon but still allows the reader to get immersed in the history of dinosaurs (and their cousins, etc). Please enjoy as I have, and I also will enjoy finishing this informative guide to the earth’s past...
2018-06-18
15. The Wild Trees - Richard Preston. A Story of Passion and Daring

Release date: 2007-04-10 $13.99
Comments

1. The Wild Trees - I purchased this book because it was written by Mr Preston. I have enjoyed all of the books I've read which were written by him. I quickly read the description and assumed this book was fiction and about people who lived in trees. I was wrong. This book is much more complex, and absolutely factual. From the beginning to the end it was interesting and exhilarating. It was a real page turner. I accidentally learned many facts while thoroughly enjoying this exciting story. I highly recommend this book.
2015-05-18

2. Mind blowing - Preston is truly the master of narrative non-fiction, breaking down and building up mind blowing concepts from the tiniest indiscriminate hot viruses to foot ancient trees with oceanic plankton living in their crowns. Each book teaches me something new and this is one of his best works.
2012-08-24

3. One of My All-Time Favorites - I love Preston's style of creative non-fiction, he can make just about anything interesting. This book was no different. He told the tale of the hunt for the world's largest trees, from the dawn of the movement to the present day. His descriptions are truly lovely, I couldn't put this book down.
2012-01-25
16. The Collapse of Western Civilization - Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway. A View from the Future

Release date: 2014-07-01 Genre:Science & Nature $8.99
Comments

1. Short and insightful - This short story essentially asks why we are not doing enough to solve the climate crisis despite knowing it is coming. It also questions some essentially arbitrary statistics dogmas about significance levels, ie why we put so much weight on % significance levels, and the idea that success is based on GDP. The fallacy that all regulation or government control is intrinsically bad and that the free market is the solution are exposed as logical fallacies. It is salutory to realize that as far back in , science was concerned about the west Antarctic ice shelf disintegrating.
2019-05-30

2. Fascinating and frightening - Actually more of a Syfy thesis rather than a book but far from a quick read. If you buy this in electronic format and I recommend that you do, you’ll find yourself following links to the factual information that supports the authors views from the future. Before reading this I would have told you I was a Climate Change Agnostic somewhere between the extremes of Climate Change Deniers and Climate Change Alarmist. I am now a believer and keenly concerned for a future that, at my age, I am unlikely to see. No matter where you think you stand on the issue of Climate Change, I’d highly recommend this book before you engage in even one more conversation on the topic.
2017-12-09
17. The Mother Plane: UFO's - Elijah Muhammad. UFO's

Release date: 2011-08-19 $5.99
18. Where the Water Goes - David Owen. Life and Death Along the Colorado River

Release date: 2017-04-11 $9.99
Comments

1. Infinitely Digestible - Mr. Owen does an extraordinary job of making one of the most complex and potentially terrifying subjects of modern life infinitely digestible. His ability to find humor in some truly desperate situations is a credit to his journalistic roots. The resource section at the end of the book supplies ample additional sources for further understanding. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to EVERYONE, because the availability of healthy water literally does effect EVERYONE!
2017-08-10
19. The New Climate War - Michael E. Mann. The Fight to Take Back Our Planet

Release date: 2021-01-12 Genre:Science & Nature $12.99
20. Plastic Ocean - Charles Moore. How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans

Release date: 2011-10-27 $9.99
21. Rain - Cynthia Barnett. A Natural and Cultural History

Release date: 2015-04-21 $15.99
22. Tambora - Gillen D’Arcy Wood. The Eruption That Changed the World

Release date: 2014-04-27 $13.99
23. The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars - Michael Mann. Dispatches from the Front Lines

Release date: 2012-03-06 Genre:Science & Nature $18.99
24. The Fourth Phase of Water - Gerald H. Pollack & Ethan Pollack. Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor

Release date: 2014-01-01 Genre:Science & Nature $19.99
25. Uranium - Tom Zoellner. War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

Release date: 2009-03-05 $12.99
26. The Power of the Sea - Bruce Parker. Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters

Release date: 2012-03-13 $11.99
27. Charles Darwin's Collection [ 4 books ] - Charles Darwin

Release date: 2012-11-06 $0.99
28. Lukewarming - Patrick J. Michaels & Paul C. Knappenberger. The New Climate Science that Changes Everything

Release date: 2016-09-13 $9.99
29. The Madhouse Effect - Michael Mann & Tom Toles. How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy

Release date: 2016-09-27 Genre:Science & Nature $17.99
30. Oxygen - Nick Lane. The molecule that made the world

Release date: 2002-09-26 $12.99
31. Dark Winter - John L. Casey. How the Sun Is Causing a 30-Year Cold Spell

Release date: 2014-08-19 Genre:Science & Nature $24.99
32. Nose Dive - Harold McGee. A Field Guide to the World's Smells

Release date: 2020-10-20 $4.99
33. End Times - Bryan Walsh. A Brief Guide to the End of the World

Release date: 2019-08-27 Genre:Science & Nature $14.99
34. 28 Climate Change Elevator Pitches - Rob Honeycutt. Short Explanations on the Scientific Basis of Man-made Climate Change

Release date: 2017-01-16 $3.99
35. Climate Change - Joseph Romm. What Everyone Needs to Know®

Release date: 2018-04-02 Genre:Science & Nature $15.99
36. Life at the Extremes - Frances Ashcroft

Release date: 2010-08-19 Genre:Science & Nature $9.99
37. The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism - Steve Goreham. Mankind and Climate Change Mania

Release date: 2012-08-30 Genre:Science & Nature $11.99
Comments

1. Save your Money - Aside from being sheer fraud. The writer fails to identify any favorable motive as to why anyone would spread false information about AGW where as fossilized energy companies stand to gain a lot if they can successfully pull the wool over your eyes. Figures can lie and liars can figure as well.
2013-03-07
38. A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves - Walter Alvarez

Release date: 2016-11-15 $11.99
39. Earth - Richard Fortey. An Intimate History

Release date: 2004-11-02 $13.99
40. Jacques Cousteau - Brad Matsen. The Sea King

Release date: 2009-10-20 $11.99
41. On Shaky Ground - John J. Nance. America's Earthquake Alert

Release date: 2016-01-19 $7.99
42. Environmental Geology Lab Manual - James E. Baxter, P.G.

Release date: 2017-09-18 $14.99
43. 21st Century Ultimate Guide to Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms: Forecasting, Meteorology, Safety and Preparedness, Tornado History, Storm Spotting and Observation, Disaster Health Problems - Progressive Management. Forecasting, Meteorology, Safety and Preparedness, Tornado History, Storm Spotting and Observation, Disaster Health Problems

Release date: 2011-05-05 $9.99
44. Gemstones - Cally Oldershaw

Release date: 2013-11-28 $3.99
45. A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation - Grant W. Petty. Second Edition

Release date: 2006-07-01 $35.99
Comments

1. Equation problem was due to a bug in iOS , not the book - The problem reported by another reviewer concerning poor formatting of equations was valid, but it was due to a temporary bug in Apple's iOS version . The book displays correctly on iPads with versions . and .. I hope that reviewer tries viewing it again after upgrading iOS!
2013-07-27
46. An Ocean of Air - Gabrielle Walker. Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere

Release date: 2008-08-04 $17.99
47. Zetetic Astronomy - Samuel Birley Rowbotham. Earth Not a Globe (Illustrated)

Release date: 2017-12-31 $2.99
48. Climate of Corruption - Larry Bell. Politics and Power Behind the Global Warming Hoax

Release date: 2011-01-01 $12.99
49. Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime - Ellen Prager. The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter

Release date: 2011-11-22 Genre:Science & Nature $16.99
50. The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change - Robert Henson. Second Edition

Release date: 2019-02-15 Genre:Science & Nature $29.99