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Don't Know Much About Geography by New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis is a fascinating and fun exploration of our planet. Geography is the hub from which other disciplines radiate: meteorology, ecology, geology, oceanography, demographics, cartography, agricultural studies, economics, and political science. In addition to presenting geographical trivia that'll impress your friends, Davis explores 21st-century topics of global concern,...
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Aurum Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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It is perhaps the eighth wonder of our world that despite modern mapping and satellite photography our planet continues to surprise us. Hidden lairs beneath layers of rock, forgotten cities rising out of deserted lands and even mankind's own feats of engineering eccentricity lie in the most unusual of destinations.Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and estranged. Taking in the defiant relics of ancient cities...
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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What is a country? Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton brings to life the origins and histories of fifty states that, lacking international recognition and United Nations membership, exist on the margins of legitimacy in the global order. From long-contested lands like Crimea and Tibet to lesser-known territories such as Africa's last colony and a European republic that enjoyed independence for a single day, Middleton presents...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"This book covers the 3,000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and relates the familiar stories of the sacred texts with the fruits of modern scholarship. Beginning with the origins of the people who became the Israel of the Bible, it follows the course of the ensuing millennia down to the time when the Ottoman Empire succumbed to British and French rule at the end of the First World War. Parts of the story, especially...
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Geographer John C. Hudson provides a comprehensive regional geography of North America (US and Canada) in the second edition of Across This Land. The new edition incorporates the latest data available and updated place names, along with general revisions throughout. He divides the continent into ten regions: Atlantic Canada and Quebec, the Northeast, the Upland South, the Lowland South, the Middle West, the Central Plains, the Western Plains and...
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Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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"Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Occasionally they explode violently. A few slip away almost unnoticed. Often the cause of death is either "got too greedy" or "Napoleon turned up." Now and then they just hold a referendum and vote themselves out of existence. This is an atlas of 48 nations that fell off the map."--Dust...
11) North America
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2001
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English
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A simple introduction to the geographic features, people, and animals of the continent of North America.
12) Explore Europe
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Pogo
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the unique and defining characteristics of Europe. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about this continent's landscape, biomes, climate, wildlife, culture, and more. Strong STEM connections promote multi-subject learning. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, maps help...
18) The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
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Random House
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “ambitious and challenging” (The New York Review of Books) work, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts offers a revelatory prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world.
In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories...
In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories...
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