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Paperback. Condition: Good. Black tides of spilled oil pollute the world's coasts with depressing regularity, giving scientists ample opportunity to observe their environmental impacts and learn how to clean up and restore the affected shorelines. Miles O. Hayes has been a leader in this work for over twenty years. In this highly readable autobiography, he describes his evolution as a scientist, his work in coastal oil spill contingency planning and cleanup, and his personal philosophy of one's relationship with nature.A skilled raconteur, Hayes tells engrossing stories of responding to most of the recent, headline-grabbing oil spills, including the Gulf War spills, the Exxon Valdez, the Amoco Cadiz spill in France, and the Ixtoc I blowout in Mexico. Interspersed among them are personal events and adventures, such as his survival of a plane crash while mapping a remote part of Alaska. From this life story emerges a compelling statement of the ongoing conflict between environmental preservation and the exploitation of natural resources to sustain our modern society.President of Research Planning, Inc., in Columbia, South Carolina, Miles O. Hayes is a geologist and marine scientist with over thirty-five years of research experience. In 1997, he was awarded the Francis P. Shepard Medal in Marine Geology by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In a drowned city where hope kills and dreams are deadly, one wrong thought can end your life. Cole's haunted by a trickster spirit, down to her last chance, and desperate to hide her macabre obsession with the corpses of the Mara-taken before she joins them. But the body count is rising and the ghost who won't leave her side isn't the only one with something to hide. When a stranger with unsettling gold eyes offers the chance to escape from her rule-bound existence, it--and he--proves a dangerous distraction. Things take a turn for the deadly when she uncovers the dark secret behind her home and the monsters it was supposed to protect her from. She seeks out allies on a mission of revenge and restitution that takes her from the perilous heights of the Towers of Refuge to the glittering, extravagant club lurking below the floodwaters. But with the dead piling up at every turn, what hope does she have of untangling the lies and stopping the dying before the nightmares eat her alive? A not-quite-alive girl and her not-quite-dead ghost discover trusted authorities lie, allies have their own agendas and even the monsters wear masks in a journey of betrayal, revenge, and finding the power to fight back. YA dark fantasy with echoes of Daughter of the Burning City, This Savage Song, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Masque of the Red Death for fans of Brenna Yovanoff, Laini Taylor, and Melissa Marr.Read the atmospheric and twisty paranormal gothic horror-meets-dystopian action hit that made the NetGalley Most Requested Fantasy and Barnes & Noble Press's 25 Beach Reads for Your Summer Holiday lists today.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In a drowned city where hope kills and dreams are deadly, one wrong thought can end your life. Cole's haunted by a trickster spirit, down to her last chance, and desperate to hide her macabre obsession with the corpses of the Mara-taken before she joins them. But the body count is rising and the ghost who won't leave her side isn't the only one with something to hide. When a stranger with unsettling gold eyes offers the chance to escape from her rule-bound existence, it--and he--proves a dangerous distraction. Things take a turn for the deadly when she uncovers the dark secret behind her home and the monsters it was supposed to protect her from. She seeks out allies on a mission of revenge and restitution that takes her from the perilous heights of the Towers of Refuge to the glittering, extravagant club lurking below the floodwaters. But with the dead piling up at every turn, what hope does she have of untangling the lies and stopping the dying before the nightmares eat her alive? A not-quite-alive girl and her not-quite-dead ghost discover trusted authorities lie, allies have their own agendas and even the monsters wear masks in a journey of betrayal, revenge, and finding the power to fight back. YA dark fantasy with echoes of Daughter of the Burning City, This Savage Song, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Masque of the Red Death for fans of Brenna Yovanoff, Laini Taylor, and Melissa Marr.Read the atmospheric and twisty paranormal gothic horror-meets-dystopian action hit that made the NetGalley Most Requested Fantasy and Barnes & Noble Press's 25 Beach Reads for Your Summer Holiday lists today.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Black tides of spilled oil pollute the world's coasts with depressing regularity, giving scientists ample opportunity to observe their environmental impacts and learn how to clean up and restore the affected shorelines. Miles O. Hayes has been a leader in this work for over twenty years. In this highly readable autobiography, he describes his evolution as a scientist, his work in coastal oil spill contingency planning and cleanup, and his personal philosophy of one's relationship with nature.A skilled raconteur, Hayes tells engrossing stories of responding to most of the recent, headline-grabbing oil spills, including the Gulf War spills, the Exxon Valdez, the Amoco Cadiz spill in France, and the Ixtoc I blowout in Mexico. Interspersed among them are personal events and adventures, such as his survival of a plane crash while mapping a remote part of Alaska. From this life story emerges a compelling statement of the ongoing conflict between environmental preservation and the exploitation of natural resources to sustain our modern society.President of Research Planning, Inc., in Columbia, South Carolina, Miles O. Hayes is a geologist and marine scientist with over thirty-five years of research experience. In 1997, he was awarded the Francis P. Shepard Medal in Marine Geology by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In a drowned city where hope kills and dreams are deadly, one wrong thought can end your life. Cole's haunted by a trickster spirit, down to her last chance, and desperate to hide her macabre obsession with the corpses of the Mara-taken before she joins them. But the body count is rising and the ghost who won't leave her side isn't the only one with something to hide. When a stranger with unsettling gold eyes offers the chance to escape from her rule-bound existence, it--and he--proves a dangerous distraction. Things take a turn for the deadly when she uncovers the dark secret behind her home and the monsters it was supposed to protect her from. She seeks out allies on a mission of revenge and restitution that takes her from the perilous heights of the Towers of Refuge to the glittering, extravagant club lurking below the floodwaters. But with the dead piling up at every turn, what hope does she have of untangling the lies and stopping the dying before the nightmares eat her alive? A not-quite-alive girl and her not-quite-dead ghost discover trusted authorities lie, allies have their own agendas and even the monsters wear masks in a journey of betrayal, revenge, and finding the power to fight back. YA dark fantasy with echoes of Daughter of the Burning City, This Savage Song, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Masque of the Red Death for fans of Brenna Yovanoff, Laini Taylor, and Melissa Marr.Read the atmospheric and twisty paranormal gothic horror-meets-dystopian action hit that made the NetGalley Most Requested Fantasy and Barnes & Noble Press's 25 Beach Reads for Your Summer Holiday lists today.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In a drowned city where hope kills and dreams are deadly, one wrong thought can end your life. Cole's haunted by a trickster spirit, down to her last chance, and desperate to hide her macabre obsession with the corpses of the Mara-taken before she joins them. But the body count is rising and the ghost who won't leave her side isn't the only one with something to hide. When a stranger with unsettling gold eyes offers the chance to escape from her rule-bound existence, it--and he--proves a dangerous distraction. Things take a turn for the deadly when she uncovers the dark secret behind her home and the monsters it was supposed to protect her from. She seeks out allies on a mission of revenge and restitution that takes her from the perilous heights of the Towers of Refuge to the glittering, extravagant club lurking below the floodwaters. But with the dead piling up at every turn, what hope does she have of untangling the lies and stopping the dying before the nightmares eat her alive? A not-quite-alive girl and her not-quite-dead ghost discover trusted authorities lie, allies have their own agendas and even the monsters wear masks in a journey of betrayal, revenge, and finding the power to fight back. YA dark fantasy with echoes of Daughter of the Burning City, This Savage Song, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Masque of the Red Death for fans of Brenna Yovanoff, Laini Taylor, and Melissa Marr.Read the atmospheric and twisty paranormal gothic horror-meets-dystopian action hit that made the NetGalley Most Requested Fantasy and Barnes & Noble Press's 25 Beach Reads for Your Summer Holiday lists today.…

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and bring people together, the book chronicles the ways in which African Americans overcame racial discrimination to achieve success in an institution often described as America's only true meritocracy. African Americans have often glorified sport, viewing it as one of the few ways they can achieve a better life. In reality, while some African Americans found fame and fortune in sport, most struggled just to participate - let alone succeed at the highest levels of sport. Thus, the book has two basic themes. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and bring people together, the book chronicles the ways in which African Americans overcame racial discrimination to achieve success in an institution often described as America's only true meritocracy. African Americans have often glorified sport, viewing it as one of the few ways they can achieve a better life. In reality, while some African Americans found fame and fortune in sport, most struggled just to participate - let alone succeed at the highest levels of sport. Thus, the book has two basic themes. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race.…

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

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Issue 2. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The essays presented here examine the complexity of black American sports culture, from the organization of semi-pro baseball and athletic programs at historically black colleges and universities, to the careers of individual stars such as Jack Johnson and Joe Louis, to the challenges faced by black women in sports.…

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

Hardback. Condition: Good. A chronicle of significant athletic events and the lives and careers of numerous black sports heroes---and the very significant role of sports in the history of race relations in the U.S.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A chronicle of significant athletic events and the lives and careers of numerous black sports heroes---and the very significant role of sports in the history of race relations in the U.S.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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