Deserts: A Very Short Introduction

by Nick Middleton

Book Overview

Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A sandy wasteland? A drought-parched dust bowl? An alien landscape devoid of all life forms? In this marvelous Very Short Introduction, geographer and popular science writer Nick Middleton reveals that deserts are places of immense natural charm and rich biodiversity. Typified by drought and extremes of temperature, they can be harsh and hostile,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B005OQH0E4
• ISBN13: 9780199564309
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"