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| fixed length control field |
01730cam a2200385 a 4500 |
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00012497 |
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DLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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100420161221 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
030117s2003 ilua j b 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2003001106 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1403437211 (lib. bdg.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1403442304 (pbk.) |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
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lcac |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QC929.A8 |
| Item number |
.S65 2003 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
551.57/848 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Spilsbury, Louise. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Crushing avalanches / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Louise and Richard Spilsbury. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Chicago : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Heinemann Library, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2003. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
32 p. : |
| Other physical details |
col. ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Heinemann infosearch |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Awesome forces of nature |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
What is an avalanche? -- Where do avalanches happen? -- What causes an avalanche? -- Case study : Yungay, Peru, 1970 -- What happens in an avalanche? -- Case study : Les Orres, France, 1998 -- Who helps after an avalanche? -- Case study : Anchorage, Alaska, 2000 -- Can avalanches be predicted? -- Can avalanches be prevented? -- How do people prepare for avalanches? -- How about avalanches in the future? -- Some avalanche disasters of the past. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Describes the causes and effects of avalanches, case studies of past avalanches, and how they can be predicted or prevented in the future. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Avalanches |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Avalanches. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Spilsbury, Richard, |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
551.5 SPI |
| c |
343 |
