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Alistair Cooke's Americaby Alistair CookeISBN 0786710365 (0-7867-1036-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alistair Cooke's America'Book summary:Classics stand the test of time, and Alistair Cookes history of America is a classic. Nearly three decades have passed since the original edition of Americabased on journalist-historian Cookes extraordinarily popular thirteen-part television seriessold more than a million copies. Yet Cookes view of Americas dynamic past and its impact upon the always-changing present continues to provide striking insights into the singular character of a nation. Those thirty years since award-winning America first rose to the top of best-seller lists have themselves wrought further dramatic changes. Presidents have been impeached, economies have toppled, empires have collapsed, and towers have fallen. In light of such events, Cooke has written for this new edition a compelling introduction and final chapter that bring his story of America up to date with the wisdom of the inimitably grand old man of correspondents. And what a story this book tells. From the discovery of America by European explorers to modern times; from the fighters for independence to the pioneers who tamed the West; from the slaves who fled to freedom to the huddled masses that sought a new life in the New World. And through it all, Cooke describes the essential forces that make America work so vitally. Updated in light of the September 11th tragedy, this new edition is complimented with full-color illustrations throughout. The first and maybe the finest, tribute to the nation. Newsweek A panoramic book, traveling fast and high, and the view it gives of our land and its people is exhilarating. Atlantic Monthly[via]More editions of Alistair Cooke's America:
Atlas of Medieval Europeby Donald MatthewISBN 0714823023 (0-7148-2302-3)
Hardcover, Phaidon
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Atlas of World HistoryISBN 0782509401 (0-7825-0940-1)
Softcover, Nystrom
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Atlas of World Historyby Jeremy BlackISBN 078944609X (0-7894-4609-X)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Atlas of World History'Book summary:With its multicultural orientation and dazzling maps, photos, and artworks, the DK Atlas of World History is the first truly global chronicle of humankind's experience on Earth. Remote-sensed data and digital cartography provide the most accurate mapping ever used in a historical atlas. Every map is enhanced by photographs, artworks, diagrams, timelines, and expertly researched and clearly written annotations and text. Produced in consultation with a team of over 30 academic historians, geographers, and cartographers, the atlas uses a two-tier approach: Part One-the Eras of World History-presents a global overview of the last 60,000 years, while Part Two-Regional Histories-focuses on specific geocultural areas, including coverage of places and peoples often ignored by more traditional atlases. All these elements combine to create a historical atlas that is a joy to explore, easy to use, and unmatched in its breadth and depth of information. [via]
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Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directoryby Richard J.A. Talbert, Richard J. A. TalbotISBN 0691049459 (0-691-04945-9)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Be Expert With Map & Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbookby Bjorn KjellstromISBN 0684142708 (0-684-14270-8)
Softcover, Macmillan General Reference
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Be Expert With Map and Compass: The Orienteering Handbookby Bjorn KjellstromISBN 0684164132 (0-684-16413-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Beneath a Blue Umbrellaby Jack Prelutsky, Garth WilliamsISBN 0688064299 (0-688-06429-9)
Hardcover, Greenwillow
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Canadian Landscape: Map and Air Photo Interpretationby C. BlairISBN 0773049851 (0-7730-4985-1)
Softcover, Copp Clark Pitman
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Children's Atlas of the Bible: A Photographic Account of the Journeys in the Bible from Abraham to St. Paulby Henry WansbroughISBN 0764150502 (0-7641-5050-2)
Hardcover, Barrons Juveniles
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Classical Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Ancient Sitesby William HazlittISBN 0788194704 (0-7881-9470-4)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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Collins Atlas of World Historyby Geoffrey BarracloughISBN 0681502886 (0-681-50288-6)
Softcover, Borders Pr
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Cry, the Beloved CountryISBN 0743262174 (0-7432-6217-4)
Softcover, Scribner
Find This BookBook summary:Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much."
The most famous and important novel in South Africa's history, and an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948, Alan Paton's impassioned novel about a black man's country under white man's law is a work of searing beauty. The eminent literary critic Lewis Gannett wrote, "We have had many novels from statesmen and reformers, almost all bad; many novels from poets, almost all thin. In Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country the statesman, the poet and the novelist meet in a unique harmony."
Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. [via]
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The Dorling Kindersley World Reference Atlasby Jo Edwards, Jane Oliver, Catherine Day, Debra Clapson, Ian Castello-CortesISBN 0789410850 (0-7894-1085-0)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Earthsongby Bernhard Edmaier, Angelika Jung-HuttlISBN 0714844519 (0-7148-4451-9)
Hardcover, Phaidon Press
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The Eyewitness Atlas of the WorldISBN 0789408414 (0-7894-0841-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Financial Times World Desk ReferenceISBN 0756603439 (0-7566-0343-9)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Financial Times World Desk Reference 2003by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, IncISBN 0789493748 (0-7894-9374-8)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Financial Times World Desk Reference 2005by Dorling Kindersley Publishing StaffISBN 0756610990 (0-7566-1099-0)
Softcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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The Fraserby Bruce HutchisonISBN 0772013942 (0-7720-1394-2)
Softcover, Irwin Pub
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Fundamental Place-Name Geographyby Robert FusonISBN 0697377946 (0-697-37794-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Science Engineering
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Geography for Dummiesby Charles A. HeatwoleISBN 0764516221 (0-7645-1622-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The Geography of Thoughtby Richard E. NisbettISBN 0743216466 (0-7432-1646-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Geography of Thought'Book summary:Everyone knows that while different cultures may think about the world differently, they use the same equipment for doing their thinking. Everyone knows that whatever the skin color, nationality, or religion, every human being uses the same tools for perception, for memory, and for reasoning. Everyone knows that a logically true statement is true in English, German, or Hindi. Everyone knows that when a Chinese and an American look at the same painting, they see the same painting.
But what if everyone is wrong?
When psychologist Richard E. Nisbett showed an animated underwater scene to his American students, they zeroed in on a big fish swimming among smaller fish. Japanese subjects, on the other hand, made observations about the background environment -- and the different "seeings" are a clue to profound underlying cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. For, as Professor Nisbett shows in The Geography of Thought, people actually think about -- and even see -- the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China and that have survived into the modern world. As a result, East Asian thought is "holistic" -- drawn to the perceptual field as a whole and to relations among objects and events within that field. By comparison to Western modes of reasoning, East Asian thought relies far less on categories or on formal logic; it is fundamentally dialectic, seeking a "middle way" between opposing thoughts. By contrast, Westerners focus on salient objects or people, use attributes to assign them to catergories, and apply rules of formal logic to understand their behavior.
The Geography of Thought documents Professor Nisbett's groundbreaking international research in cultural psychology, a series of comparative studies both persuasive in their rigor and startling in their conclusions, addressing questions such as:
" Why did the ancient Chinese excel at algebra and arithmetic, but not geometry, the brilliant achievement of such Greeks as Euclid?
" Why do East Asians find it so difficult to disentangle an object from its surroundings?
" Why do Western infants learn nouns more rapidly than verbs, when it is the other way around in East Asia?
" What are the implications of these cognitive differences for the future of international politics? Do they support a Fukuyamaesque "end of history" scenario or a Huntingtonian "clash of civilizations"?
From feng shui to metaphysics, from comparative linguistics to economic history, a gulf separates the children of Aristotle from the descendants of Confucius. At a moment in history when the need for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration have never been more important, The Geography of Thought offers both a map to that gulf and a blueprint for a bridge that might be able to span it. [via]
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The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Whyby Richard E. NisbettISBN 0743255356 (0-7432-5535-6)
Softcover, Free Pr
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When Richard Nisbett showed an animated underwater scene to his American students, they zeroed in on a big fish swimming among smaller fish. Japanese subjects, on the other hand, made observations about the background environment. These different seeings are a clue to profound underlying cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. For, as Nisbett demonstrates in The Geography of Thought, people think about and see the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China and that have survived into the modern world. [via]
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Geopgraphy for Life: National Geography Standards, 1994by Richard BoehmISBN 0792227751 (0-7922-2775-1)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Society
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The Global City: New York, London, Tokyoby Saskia SassenISBN 0691070636 (0-691-07063-6)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo'Book summary:The author explores the parallel changes that have occurred in New York City since the late 1970s and in both London and Tokyo since the 1980s, in terms of transforming these urban centres into global cities that share comparable economic and social structures. [via]
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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the Worldby Marjorie Priceman, T. GatesISBN 0679880836 (0-679-88083-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activitiesby Arthur Getis, Judith Getis, Jerome Donald FellmannISBN 0697290387 (0-697-29038-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College - Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities: ISBN 0697132897 (0-697-13289-7)
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Indiaby Bobbie KalmanISBN 0778797503 (0-7787-9750-3)
Softcover, Crabtree Pub Co
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Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond: 2,000 Years Of Exploring The Eastby Kenneth NebenzahlISBN 0714844098 (0-7148-4409-8)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond: 2,000 Years Of Exploring The East'Book summary:Mapping Asia presents an authoritative selection of the most important antique maps of Asia and the Middle East produced from the time of Alexander the Great to the early nineteenth century, by cartographers from England, France, Portugal, Holland, Turkey, Italy, and China. A fascinating visual chronicle of the maps and their makers, this book explores the history of Europe's discovery of lands to the east, from Constantinople to present-day Alaska. It tells the stories of the thriving trade that linked east and west beginning with the ancient Silk Road, the explorers - such as Magellan and Sir Francis Drake - who continually searched for new lands and routes to reach the east beginning in the fifteenth century, and the indigenous peoples who struggled to retain their autonomy in the face of European missionary activity and influence. Mapping Asia reproduces in full color 80 beautifully rendered and rare maps, more than 40 of which have never been published for the general public. Each map is accompanied by an accessible essay that provides extensive background on the mapmaker and how the map was originally produced, and describes the geography, sites, and details on the map. Most [via]
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Mapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their Worldby Evelyn EdsonISBN 0712345361 (0-7123-4536-1)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their World'Book summary:Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quaint, amusing and simply wrong. This text studies these maps differently, showing that the medieval world view, as expressed in maps, was not only a matter of measuring space, but of placing the Earth in a philosophical and religious setting. A major component of this setting was the passage of time, and many medieval maps show a narrative of human spiritual development: creation, the giving of the law, the coming of Christ, and the Last Judgement. Viewing medieval maps, not as isolated pieces of parchment, but in the context of the manuscripts in which they appear (not necessarily geographies, but more often calendar manuscripts, scientific treatises and histories) reveals the roles played in medieval thought, and how, in turn, medieval thinking determined the form and content of maps. [via]
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Maps Globes and Graphs: Level E United StatesISBN 0739809695 (0-7398-0969-5)
Softcover, Steck-Vaughn Co
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Maps, Globes, Graphsby Henry BillingsISBN 0739809679 (0-7398-0967-9)
Softcover, Steck-Vaughn Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maps, Globes, Graphs'Book summary:This is a comprehensive program and reinforces the basic skills of geography:location, direction, scale, longitude, and latitude. What is a map? Symbols, keys, and cardinal directions. [via]
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Maps, Globes, Graphs: Level Bby Henry BillingsISBN 0739809660 (0-7398-0966-0)
Softcover, Steck-Vaughn Co
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Maps, Globes. Graphs: Level FISBN 0739809709 (0-7398-0970-9)
Softcover, Steck-Vaughn Co
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My Streetby Rebecca Treays, Rachel WellsISBN 0746030770 (0-7460-3077-0)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Street'Book summary:Written for very young children the First Geography series of books introduce basic concepts of geography to encourage them to think about the intriguing world just outside their front door' [via]
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My Townby Rebecca TreaysISBN 0746030797 (0-7460-3079-7)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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My Worldby Prue Greener, Anne MillardISBN 0789465132 (0-7894-6513-2)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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National Geographic Atlas of the Middle Eastby National GeographicISBN 0792250664 (0-7922-5066-4)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Society
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National Geographic Atlas of the Worldby National Geographic Society (U.S.)ISBN 0792230361 (0-7922-3036-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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National Geographic Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walkby John L. Esposito, Susan HitchcockISBN 0792259106 (0-7922-5910-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk'Book summary:From its introduction by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu to the epilogue by the Dalai Lama, Geography of Religion encourages new understanding of the world's great religions and of their evolution from ancient roots to vital roles in modern life. With a text as fascinating as it is authoritative; vivid photographs that evoke the reverence, rituals, and rewards of each spiritual tradition; and a rich variety of essays, sidebars, and maps, this magnificent book charts the many paths that guide us to God.
Chapters on each of the 5 major religionsHinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islamexplore the landscapes and cultures where they took hold and flourished. Eminent scholars share the faiths they live and study, revealing their sacred scriptures and rites. Every page offers new insights into religious history and doctrine, along with stunning images of believers at prayer, the holy places they cherish, and their houses of worshipfrom soaring cathedrals and magnificent mosques to humble shrines infused with a blessed simplicity.
Fittingly, each chapter closes with a photo-essay on pilgrims and their devotional journeysa wonderful visual reminder that no matter which faith we may embrace, we are all fellow travelers in our search for the truth.
"The 200 photographs demonstrating the diversity of architecture, people, and terrain, are stunning in their beauty and simplicity." Publishers Weekly [via]More editions of National Geographic Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk:
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National Geographic Historical Atlas of the United Statesby National GeographicISBN 0792261313 (0-7922-6131-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic Historical Atlas of the United States'Book summary:More often than not, we think of a country's history as a narrative, a sequential tale of great people and important events. But sometimes it's more revealing to think of history as a map of the eras, inventions, ideas, and people that have shaped our country for more than five hundred years, from the first visitors to North America's shores to the first years of the 21st century.
Combining the unparalleled cartography and the extraordinary graphic archive of the National Geographic Society, this marvelous volume charts an engrossing web of connections, vividly displayed in a series of concise, self-contained essays and scores of maps that are the heart of a stunning visual chronicle that unfolds our history in a new and fascinating way. Each chapter is introduced by a time line that sets its subjects in context, then dozens of photographs, period maps, and illustrations capture the flavor of life in eras and places as varied as Texas cow towns and Tennessee coal mines, colonial Boston and gold-rush California.
Subject maps trace the great rivers and rough trails settlers followed as they fanned out across an unexplored continent, with a lively text that explains who they were and why they headed West, and are accompanied by a sidebar in which Mark Twain reminisces about life as a Mississippi steamboat pilot. We learn how an 1859 gusher at Titusville, Pennsylvania, led to a nationwide search for "black gold," and how John D. Rockefeller channeled it into Standard Oil. We learn how Eli Whitney's cotton gin, Henry Ford's Model T, and dozens of other inventions transformed our landscape; and we watch as social movements--labor unions, women's suffrage, civil rights--Sstruggle to include the disenfranchised in the American Dream. In these pages we find political battles and military campaigns, immigrants and industrialists, ordinary people and Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.
Wide-ranging, entertaining, and as expansive as America itself, the Historical Atlas of the United States is an important reference and an indispensable guide to the many intertwined paths that have led to the nation we know. [via]
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A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropicsby John Kricher, William E. DavisISBN 0691009740 (0-691-00974-0)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Neotropical Companion'Book summary:A second revised edition of John Kricher's well-received 1989 text, A Neotropical Companion distills whole libraries of information on the Americas' tropics. Kricher explores the workings of a rainforest with admirable clarity, discussing matters such as regeneration pathways and ecological succession. He also takes a sidelong glance at current issues in evolutionary theory, using his deep knowledge of the tropics to add to the literature on speciation and various hypotheses surrounding it. Ethnobotanists in particular will want to have a look at Kricher's catalog of tropical medicinal plants, in which lie the promise of cures and reliefs for a host of modern illnesses. [via]
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The New York Public Library Desk Referenceby Paul FargisISBN 0786868465 (0-7868-6846-5)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New York Public Library Desk Reference'Book summary:Curious to know about the wind chill factor or how to make a Rob Roy or locate the time in China? Why not peruse a list of common crossword-puzzle words, catch up on the latest computer terms, learn how to carve a turkey the right way, or find out who invented what and when? The most reliable, useful, and entertaining information is once again just a page-turn away in the fourth edition of The New York Public Library Desk Reference. This timeless resource originates from one of the world's great storehouses of knowledge. With collections totaling over 50 million items, The New York Public Library's vast collections continue to expand at a rate of approximately 10,000 items per week. Fully updated with more than 1,000 pages, The New York Public Library Desk Reference is packed with answers to the most frequently asked questions, as well as easy-to-read charts, graphs, and tables, insightful sidebars, full-color maps, and illustrations, plus cross-references and web addresses to aid more in-depth research. From the serious to the trivial, the most frequently sought information from more than 50 reference books is readily at hand in this one comprehensive and accessible guide.
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Oceans and Riversby Barbara TaylorISBN 0753454912 (0-7534-5491-2)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
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Off the Beaten Path: A Travel Guide to More Than 1,000 Scenic and Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Invitingby Reader's DigestISBN 0762104244 (0-7621-0424-4)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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On the Goby Ann Morris, Ken HeymanISBN 0688136370 (0-688-13637-0)
Softcover, Mulberry Books
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Peoples of the World: Customs and Culturesby Amiram Gonen, Barbara P. SutnickISBN 0717292371 (0-7172-9237-1)
Hardcover, Grolier Academic Reference
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Peoples of the World : Their Cultures, Traditions, and Ways of Lifeby David Maybury-LewisISBN 0792264002 (0-7922-6400-2)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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Place-Names of the Worldby Adrian RoomISBN 0715363905 (0-7153-6390-5)
Hardcover, David & Charles
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Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design As a Healing Artby Christopher DayISBN 0750659017 (0-7506-5901-7)
Softcover, Architectural Pr
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Pocket Atlas of the Worldby Bartlett Patricia P.ISBN 0764111302 (0-7641-1130-2)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Ride a Purple Pelicanby Jack Prelutsky, Garth WilliamsISBN 0688156258 (0-688-15625-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Shell Guide to Reading the Celtic Landscapesby Richard MuirISBN 0718125339 (0-7181-2533-9)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctionsby David QuammenISBN 0684827123 (0-684-82712-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Seaby Vera B. Williams, Jennifer WilliamsISBN 0688167012 (0-688-16701-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Ultimate Pocket Flags of the WorldISBN 0789420856 (0-7894-2085-6)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Usborne Book of World Geography With World Atlasby Jenny Tyler, Lisa Watts, Carol Bowyer, Roma Trundle, Annabe WarrenderISBN 0746018487 (0-7460-1848-7)
Hardcover, Edc Pub
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World Atlasby Dorling Kindersley Publishing StaffISBN 0756613752 (0-7566-1375-2)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'World Atlas'Book summary:A compelling journey spanning more than 20,000 years -- from the first humans to the dawn of the new millennium -- this beautiful, accessible, and up-to-date portrait of world history gives fascinating insights into the rise and fall of empires, the birth of nations, and the development of commerce, culture, language, and religion. [via]
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World Desk ReferenceISBN 0789448947 (0-7894-4894-7)
Softcover, Dk Pub
Find This BookBook summary:Set aside a little extra time when you're looking up information from the DK World Desk Reference--you won't be able to keep yourself from browsing. The large, gorgeous pages are colorful and well designed, and while the facts you need are readily available, their neighbors are clamoring for your attention, too. Beginning with a set of physical, historical, and economic maps of the world and its continents, the Desk Reference quickly gets to its heart: several pages devoted to each nation of the world (as of the year 2000), from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Clear, detailed maps, synopses of political, economic, environmental, historical, and demographic information, and exquisitely helpful charts bring each country to life and serve as a brief but thorough lesson on its place in the world. The four-page spread on Yugoslavia will help you understand the situation there better and faster than a pile of history textbooks, and your awareness of the importance of groups such as the G7, WTO, and IMF will expand tremendously after just a few minutes of browsing. Despite its entertainment and educational value, though, the DK World Desk Reference is also a sharply focused reference tool: The index and gazetteer will bring you to the right page without fail time and again. --Rob Lightner [via]
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World Desk Referenceby Financial TimesISBN 0789483564 (0-7894-8356-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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The World Encyclopedia Of Flagsby Alfred ZnamierowskiISBN 0681602805 (0-681-60280-5)
Hardcover, Anness Pub Ltd
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The World Encyclopedia of Flags: The Definitive Guide to International Flags, Banners, Standards and Ensignsby Alfred ZnamierowskiISBN 0754801675 (0-7548-0167-5)
Hardcover, Lorenz Books
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World Geographyby Richard RayburnISBN 0743937996 (0-7439-3799-6)
Softcover, Teacher Created Resources
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World Reference AtlasISBN 078943251X (0-7894-3251-X)
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Yo Sacramento (And All Those Other State Capitals You Don't Knowby Mark Alvarez, Will ClevelandISBN 0761302522 (0-7613-0252-2)
Hardcover, Lerner Pub Group
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Yo, Sacramento!: And All Those Other State Capitals You Don't Knowby Will Cleveland, Mark AlvarezISBN 0761302379 (0-7613-0237-9)
Softcover, Lerner Publishing Group
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