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Books by James Lainsbury
  | | Atlantic Coast Beaches(1st Edition) A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore by William J. Neal, Joseph T. Kelley, Orrin H. Pilkey, James Lainsbury, Orrin Pilkey Jr. Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Mountain Press Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-534-1, ISBN: 0-87842-534-9 "At first glance, the beach may appear to be an endless, flat, monotone landscape meant only for swimming, snoozing, or working on your tan. Upon closer inspection, though, the beach reveals that it has myriad treasures for the curious to locate, such as ephemeral beach ripples decorating the sand, traces of miniature organisms inscribed on dunes, and armored mudballs. Atlantic Coast Beaches, from Maine to Florida, are full of amazing fe ..." |
 | | Charles M. Russell(1st Edition) Printed Rarities from Private Collections by Larry Len Peterson, James Lainsbury, Charles M. Russell Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2008 by Mountain Press Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-550-1, ISBN: 0-87842-550-0 "Charles M. Russell cowboy, painter, sculptor, writer was an advocate of the people, animals, landscapes, and ideals of the West. Perhaps most importantly, he was an archivist. Through his detailed and honest paintings, sculptures, line drawings,and prose, he memorialized the Western way of life as it was at the turn of the twentieth century. Far from romanticizing the West, Russell s art captured the harsh and beautiful reality of the e ..." |
 | | Charles M. Russell(1st Edition) Printed Rarities from Private Collections by Larry Len Peterson, James Lainsbury, Charles Marion Russell Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2008 by Mountain Press Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-551-8, ISBN: 0-87842-551-9 "Charles M. Russell―cowboy, painter, sculptor, writer―was an advocate of the people, animals, landscapes, and ideals of the West. Perhaps most importantly, he was an archivist. Through his detailed and honest paintings, sculptures, line drawings, and prose, he memorialized the Western way of life as it was at the turn of the twentieth century. Far from romanticizing the West, Russell’s art captured the harsh and beautiful reality of the ..." |
 | | Living Mountains(1st Edition) How and Why Volcanoes Erupt by Jacques Kornprobst, Christine Laverne, James Lainsbury Paperback, 99 Pages, Published 2006 by Mountain Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-513-6, ISBN: 0-87842-513-6 "Santorini, a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, exploded violently around 1500 BC, wiping out the entire Minoan civilization. A volcanic-ash-rich mudflow swept down the slopes of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985, killing 23,000 people in Colombia. Oral and written histories are rife with tales of volcanic calamities that destroyed entire civilizations and killed thousands of people. But why do volcanoes occur and how do they work? Only recently ..." |
 | | Roadside Geology of Ohio(1st Edition) by Mark J. Camp, James Lainsbury Paperback, 410 Pages, Published 2006 by Mountain Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-524-2, ISBN: 0-87842-524-1 "Ohio’s bedrock reveals a rich story of the ancient landscapes and animals–massive meat-eating reptiles, foot–long clams, lumbering mammoths–that existed thousands to hundreds of millions of years ago. Fluctuating seas full of marine life, widespread floodplains and rivers choked with sediment, and mile-thick ice sheets from the north all shaped Ohio’s present landscape. But Ohio’s geologic tale has a human side, too. Native Americans fa ..." |
 | | Roadside Geology of Florida(1st Edition) (Roadside Geology Series) by Jonathan R. Bryan, Thomas M. Scott, Guy H. Means, Lainsbury, James Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2008 by Mountain Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-542-6, ISBN: 0-87842-542-X "Visitors planning a trip to Florida may envision the state’s entertainment spots, amazing natural areas, and stunning beaches, but they may not consider examining Florida’s remarkable geology. Yet, according to the authors of a new book about Florida’s geology, “Of all the fifty states, with the exception of volcanic Hawaii, Florida is the land most recently emerged from the sea, and it is covered with geologic evidence of its submarine ..." |