Geography Books

My husband Jerry and I stayed busy seven days a week running our commercial construction company. After we moved out to the country, we enjoyed the peace and quiet during our off-work hours. More than a decade later, extraordinary things began happening...

In Russian Sources on Iran, 1719-1748, polyglot scholar Willem Floor brings together annotated translations of reports by officials in Russian service that so far have either been used rarely by scholars, or not at all. It includes a detailed account of...

Northern Australia stands out as one of the largest natural areas remaining on Earth- alongside such global treasures as the Amazon rainforests, the boreal conifer forests of Alaska and Canada, and the polar wilderness of Antarctica. Nature remains in...

'Strictly speaking, there was no such thing as "the Pacific" until in 1520-1 Fernao de Magalhãis, better known as Magellan, traversed the huge expanse of waters, which then received its name.'With these opening words, Oskar Spate launches his account of...

Want to learn about the most INSPIRING figures in history, without the information overload? Then keep reading.Whether it's the Greatest: Military Leaders, Flawed Geniuses, Religious Leaders, Polar Explorers,...

Do you want to learn about the GIANTS of history without the information overload? Then keep reading.Whether it's the Greatest: Military Leaders, Flawed Geniuses, Religious Leaders, Polar Explorers, Revolutionaries, or Ground-Breaking...

In a world where we often prioritize our own wants and needs, it's important to remember that animals deserve the same kindness, caring, and love as we do. They play a crucial role in maintaining the delicate balance of our ecosystem, and without them,...

Using an innovative theoretical approach based on 'networks of conventions', the book investigates the 'regionalisation' of the English countryside through case studies of the 'preserved', the 'contested' and the 'paternalistic' countryside.

An examination of different theoretical, methodological and practical approaches towards the management of risk. Seven dimensions of the debate are identified, and the case for each position is put forward, the whole discussion being set in context

A work summarizing the pioneering approach of the author to public-interest decision-taking in the field of urban & regional planning. This book is aimed at students, researchers and professionals in planning.

First published in 1995. Since its establishment as a separate discipline within the social sciences in the post-war world, development sociology has undergone a number of theoretical transformations, each of which attempted to overcome the inadequacies...

First published in 1996. "Environment" challenges modern knowledge and its institutions: academic disciplines, research groups, journals and presses, syllabuses and texts, professions and data banks, media experts and policy advisors. The language of...

Although much is known about the processes and effects of land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them. Less still is known about how these processes are likely to interact in different social-ecological systems...

Botswana's rapid transition between 1965 and 2016 from one of the poorest countries in the world to one rated as middle income has been extraordinary. Fifty years of change has seen the widespread disappearance of coal-fired locomotives and...

The Great Depression was one of the worst catastrophes the United States as a nation has ever faced, and its effects were much more far-reaching than just the damage done to the American economy. Because of it, seeds of desperation would spread far and...

The bulk of this collection is devoted to the achievements of two pioneers, Joshua Slocum and Percy Fawcett. Captain Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone - between 1892 and 1895 in a converted oyster fishing boat, on his return...

The Bounty from the Beach is a collection of cross-disciplinary essays, capitalising on a widely shared fascination for the Bounty story in order to draw scholarly attention to Oceania. It aims to reorient the Bounty focus away from the West, where most...

Author Robert U. Montgomery and Sam Griffin have been friends for about 30 years. And for well over a decade, Montgomery has traveled annually from Missouri to fish with Sam and friend Dave Burkhardt on Lake Okeechobee. As a Senior Writer for B.A.S.S...

“During the past three centuries the spread of the English-speaking peoples over the world's waste spaces has been not only the most striking feature in the world's history, but also the event of all others most far-reaching in its effects...

“During the past three centuries the spread of the English-speaking peoples over the world's waste spaces has been not only the most striking feature in the world's history, but also the event of all others most far-reaching in its effects...

“During the past three centuries the spread of the English-speaking peoples over the world's waste spaces has been not only the most striking feature in the world's history, but also the event of all others most far-reaching in its effects...

“During the past three centuries the spread of the English-speaking peoples over the world's waste spaces has been not only the most striking feature in the world's history, but also the event of all others most far-reaching in its...

Master Your Map Skills with This Essential Manual on Topographic SymbolsPrepare yourself and brush up on your skills with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition reissue of the official Topographic Symbols FM 21-31 US Army War Department...

""A Colored Man Round The World"" is a travel narrative written by David F. Dorr, an African American man who embarked on a journey around the world in 1856. The book chronicles Dorr's experiences as he travels through Europe, Asia, and Africa,...

When Culture Goes to Market encompasses an ethnographic study of Washington, DC's Eastern Market, a popular weekend produce and flea market, and the people who constitute it: vendors, market supervisors, and customers. By analyzing how this marketplace,...

The International Geography V2 is a book written by Hugh Robert Mill and published in 1908. It is a comprehensive guide to the geography of the world, covering topics such as physical geography, political geography, climate, vegetation, and wildlife. The...

Die Parasitischen Exoasceen: Eine Monographie (1893) von Richard Sadebeck ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Erforschung von parasit�����ren Insekten befasst. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Monographie �����ber Exoasceen, eine Familie von parasit�����ren...

""De Expeditien naar Dali in 1846, 1848, 1849 en 1868: en de daaruit te putten lessen"" is een boek geschreven door George Nypels en gepubliceerd in 1897. Het boek beschrijft de expedities naar Dali in China in de jaren 1846, 1848, 1849 en 1868, die...

Le Catalogue Synonymique Des Coleopteres D'Europe Et D'Algerie (1849) de Gaubil, Jean est un livre qui r�����pertorie les diff�����rents types de col�����opt�����res pr�����sents en Europe et en Alg�����rie. Il s'agit d'un guide de r�����f�����rence pour...

Botanique Cryptogamique V1: Pharmaco-Medicale (1883) est un livre �����crit par L�����on Marchand. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage de botanique qui traite des plantes cryptogames, c'est-������-dire des plantes qui ne produisent pas de graines, comme les algues,...

Das Buch ""Beytrage Zur Beforderung Geometrischer Und Geographischer Messungen"" wurde im Jahr 1804 von Karl Wichand Tabor ver������ffentlicht. Es enth�����lt eine Sammlung von Beitr�����gen zur F������rderung der geometrischen und geographischen...

Algarum Unicellularium Genera Nova Et Minus Cognita est liber auctore Alexandro Braun anno 1855 editus. In hoc libro, Braun nova genera algarum unicellularium describit et praeterita cognita minora. Praemissa sunt observationes de algis unicellularibus...

Le livre ""Elements De Takymerie: Geometrie Naturelle (1880)"" de Jules Dalseme est un ouvrage sur la g�����om�����trie naturelle. Il s'agit d'une �����tude approfondie des formes et des structures g�����om�����triques pr�����sentes dans la nature,...

""�����ber oligodynamische Erscheinungen in lebenden Zellen"" ist ein Buch des Schweizer Botanikers Carl von N�����geli, das im Jahr 1900 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit der Wirkung von Spuren von Metallen wie Silber, Kupfer...

Liber Antonii Goveani Icti Ad DD. Titulum Ad Senatus Consultum Trebellianum Commentariorum Quae Supersunt (1864) a Caillemer, Exuperio editus, est opera quae tractat de Senatus Consulto Trebelliano, quod in tempore Imperatoris Hadriani constitutum est...

Voyages Au Mont-Perdu: Et Dans La Partie Adjacente Des Hautes-Pyrenees (1801) est un livre �����crit par Louis Ramond. Il s'agit d'un r�����cit de voyage dans les Hautes-Pyr�����n�����es, en particulier dans la r�����gion du Mont-Perdu. Ramond d�����crit...

Das Buch ""Verzeichniss Und Erklarung: Amerikanischer Historischer, Geographischer Und Politischer Bei, Spitz Und Spott-Namen"" wurde im Jahr 1869 von Mussehl, W. verfasst. Es handelt sich um ein Verzeichnis von amerikanischen historischen,...

Dit boek, getiteld ""Verslagen der zittingen van de Wis en Natuurkundige Afdeeling: der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (1893)"", is geschreven door Johannes Muller Publisher. Het boek bevat verslagen van de bijeenkomsten van de Wis en...

The crossing of national state borders is one of the most-discussed issues of contemporary times and it poses many challenges for individual and collective identities. This concerns both short-distance mobility as well as long-distance migration...

Originally published in 1970 Social Planning Techniques for Town Planners introduces social research methods for town planners. The book places an emphasis on social research within the planning process, and addresses the problem faced by the research...

Originally published in 1989, America's Suburban Centers looks at how America's suburban workplaces are being increasingly designed for automobiles rather than people. The emergence of sprawling office complexes devoid of housing, shops and other...

Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which petty landlordism is developing not just in the African urban settlements that have sprung up but in government-sponsored low-cost housing estates. The first part of the book traces...

Rural Geographies provides a critical, contemporary and accessible introduction to rural change by using geographical ideas to understand current issues affecting the countryside.The book discusses how the countryside has been studied by geographers...

This Handbook introduces and systematically explores the thesis that the economy, economic practices and economic thought are of a profoundly theological nature. Containing more than 40 chapters, this Handbook provides a state-of-the-art reference work...

Countering the many claims that the best days of capitalism are over following the economic meltdown of 2008 onwards, this book provocatively argues that a new golden age of capitalism - or upwave - began around 2002, and despite the unstable markets in...

First published in 1991. This is a more portable version of the Booker Tropical Soil Manual, in which the format (and weight) of the first edition have been reduced whilst retaining as much as possible of the original clarity. It also includes new...

First Published in 2004. Capitalism continues to degrade ecosystems and create social injustice. The 1992 Earth Summit demonstrated that the powerful vested interests behind Western capitalism have no intention of radically changing their goals and...

First published in 1988. There are many excellent texts on water supply and irrigation engineering, irrigation economics, agricultural development and the problems which often plague such efforts. Few syntheses of such writings have been made, despite a...