Bruce Bauer (218 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Sextant Handbook: Adjustment, Repair, Use and History This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 0. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Covers creased and edgeworn. Text appears clean, binding is sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Light spine lean, slight rubbing on the jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The journal's binding is secure. Pages are clean, unmarked, and undamaged. Uneven coloring to the exterior covers from light exposure. Trace of soiling in places on the book's outer covers. Slight rubbing to front and back covers. Light wear to edges of front and back covers, spine. One light crease in the front cover. The journal will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Macrolevel Theory and Local-Level Inequality: Industrial Structure, Institutional Arrangements, and the Political Economy of Redistribution, 1970 and 1990" by Linda Lobao, Jamie Rulli and Lawrence A. Brown; "Authenticity on the Ground: Engaging the Past in a California Ghost Town" by Dydia DeLyser; "Labor Location, Conservation, and Land Quality: A Case Study of West Jilin, China" by Lee Liu; "Place, Distance, and Environmental News: Geographic Variation in Newspaper Coverage of the Spotted Owl Conflict" by Jacob Bendix and Carol Liebler; "On Methodology in Physical Geography: Current Status, Implications, and Future Prospects" by Barnard O. Bauer; "Old Methodological Sneakers: Fashion and Function in a Cross-Training Era" by Bernard O. Bauer, Thomas T. Veblen, and Julie A. Winkler; "Methodology in Geomorphology: Traditions and Hypocrisy" by Douglas J. Sherman; "A Room with a View: Some Geographic Perspectives on Dilettantism, Cross-Training, and Scale in Hydrology" by Katherine K. Hirschboeck; "Particulars in Context: Maintaining a Balance in Soil Geography" by Linda Barrett; "Methodology in Climatology" by Andrew M. Carleton; "Dynamic Modeling, Geostatistics, and Fuzzy Classification: New Sneakers for a New Geography?" by John P. Wilson and Peter A. Burrough; "Considering Complexity" by George Malanson; "Methodology, Scale and the Field of Dreams" by Jonathan D. Phillips; "Beyond Pragmatism: The Value of Philosophical Discourse for Physical Geography" by Bruce Rhoads; "Afterword: A Shoe for All Occassions or Shoes for Every Occassion: Methodological Diversity, Normative Fashions, and Metaphysical Unity in Physical Geography" by Bernard O. Bauer, Julie A. Winkler and Thomas T. Veblen.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Just a trace of dust soiling to the covers. Pages clean, unmarked and undamaged. Discoloration to spine and adjacent edges of covers from light exposure. Very little wear otherwise. Will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Diagnosis of Extratropical Variability in Seasonal Integration of the ECMWF Model" by L. Ferranti, F. Molteni, C. Brankovic, and T.N. Palmer; "Diurnal Heating and Cloudiness in the NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM2)" by Ruth S. Lieberman, Conway B. Leovy, Byron A. Boville, and Bruce P. Briegleb; "Sensitivity Properties of a Biosphere Model Based on BATS and a Statistical-Dynamical Climate Model" by Taiping Zhang; "Continental-Scale River Flow in Climate Models" by James R. Miller, Gary L. Russell, and Guilherme Caliri; "Improved Global Sea Surface Temperature Analyses Using Optimum Interpolation" by Richard W. Reynolds and Thomas M. Smith; "Optimal Averaging of Seasonal Sea Surface Temperatures and Associated Confidence Intervals (1860-1989)" by Thomas M. Smith, Richard W. Reynolds, and Chester F. Ropelewski; "The Influences of Type 1 El Nino and La Nina Events on Streamflows in the Pacific Southwest of the United States" by Ercan Kahya and John A. Dracup; "Anomalous North Pacific Atmospheric Circulation and Large Winter Floods in the Southwestern United States" by Lisa L. Ely, Yehouda Enzel, and Daniel R. Cayan; "Relationship between Clouds and Sea Surface Temperatures in the Western Tropical Pacific" by Albert Arking and Daniel Ziskin; "Homogenizing Long Norwegian Precipitation Series" by Inger Hanssen-Bauer and Eirik J. Forland; "Some Sensitivity Evaluations of Potential 2xCO2 Climate Impact on Deep Convection over Water Bodies" by M. Segal, M.J. Mitchell, and R.W. Arritt; "On the Influence of the Andes on the General Circulation of the Southern Hemisphere" by Kevin Walsh; "On the Sensitivity of Sample L Moments to Sample Size" by Nathaniel B. Guttman.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. All pages clean and unmarked. Several vertical scratch marks on the front cover. Previous owner's name written in the upper right corner of the front cover. Slight rubbing to the back cover. Spine is not creased. Light wear to edges of covers and spine. All pages bent a little in the lower right corner. Will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: Macrolevel Theory and Local-Level Inequality: Industrial Structure, Institutional Arrangements, and the Political Economy of Redistribution, 1970 and 1990 by Linda Lobao; Jamie Rulli and Lawrence A. Brown; Authenticity on the Ground: Engaging the Past in a California Ghost Town by Dydia DeLyser; Labor Location, Conservation, and Land Quality: A Case Study of West Jilin, China by Lee Liu; Place, Distance, and Environmental News: Geographic Variation in Newspaper Coverage of the Spotted Owl Conflict by Jacob Bendix and Carol Liebler; On Methodology in Physical Geography: Current Status, Implications and Future Prospects by Bernard O. Bauer; Thomas T. Veblen and Julie A. Winkler; Methodology in Geomorphology: Traditions and Hypocrisy by Douglas J. Sherman; A Room with a View: Some Geographic Perspectives on Dilettantism, Cross-training, and Scale in Hydrology by Katherine K. Hirschboeck; Particulars in Context: Maintaining a Balance in Soil Geography by Linda Barrett; Methodology in Climatology by Andrew M. Carleton; Dynamic Modeling, Geostatistics, and Fuzzy Classification: New Sneakers for a New Geography? by John P. Wilson and Peter A. Burrough; Considering Complexity by George Malanson; Methodology, Scale, and the Field of Dreams by Jonathan D. Phillips; Beyond Pragmatism: The Value of Philosophical Discourse for Physical Geography by Bruce Rhoads; Afterword: A Shoe for All Occasions or Shoes for Every Occasion: Methodological Diversity, Normative Fashions, and Metaphysical Unity in Physical Geography by Bernard O. Bauer, Julie A. Winkler and Thomas T. Veblen; plus many book reviews.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Sextant Handbook. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. Cmdr. Bruce Bauer, a professional navigator and master mariner with the U.S. Merchant Marine, has distilled years of hands-on experience into an eminently readable guide to buying, adjusting, using, and repairing sextants.The Sextant Handbook is dedicated to the premise that electronic navigation devices, while too convenient to disregard, are too vulnerable to rely on exclusively. The book is designed to make beginner and expert alike conversant with this most beautiful and functional of the navigator's tools. Topics include:Assembly and DisassemblyVital AdjustmentsAvoiding ProblemsRough Weather SightingsOiling and CleaningImmersion BathsEmergency SilveringFinding and Buying Used SextantsAnd Much MoreYou'll also find a list of distributors, manufacturers, and dealers worldwide, a discussion of future trends, and numerous helpful hints, including sighting with eyeglasses and using a Rude starfinder. All in a thoroughly revised edition of a book acclaimed by navigation professionals.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The history of sextants and how to adjust, repair, and use the sextant by a USN retired commander. An easy to use and detailed manual. Illustrated.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Very Good. 0870216643 Cover creases.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. Cmdr. Bruce Bauer, a professional navigator and master mariner with the U.S. Merchant Marine, has distilled years of hands-on experience into an eminently readable guide to buying, adjusting, using, and repairing sextants.The Sextant Handbook is dedicated to the premise that electronic navigation devices, while too convenient to disregard, are too vulnerable to rely on exclusively. The book is designed to make beginner and expert alike conversant with this most beautiful and functional of the navigator's tools. Topics include:Assembly and DisassemblyVital AdjustmentsAvoiding ProblemsRough Weather SightingsOiling and CleaningImmersion BathsEmergency SilveringFinding and Buying Used SextantsAnd Much MoreYou'll also find a list of distributors, manufacturers, and dealers worldwide, a discussion of future trends, and numerous helpful hints, including sighting with eyeglasses and using a Rude starfinder. All in a thoroughly revised edition of a book acclaimed by navigation professionals. A guide to buying, adjusting, using, and repairing sextants. It includes a list of distributors, manufacturers, and dealers worldwide, a discussion of various trends, and hints, including sighting with eyeglasses and using a Rude starfinder. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.