This title presents off the beaten track locations and doors into local culture including expanded coverage of Northern Spain. It includes themed colour highlights to cater to readers' interests and introduce them to new areas of Spain. All authors are Spain-based and experts in their respective areas of hiking, surfing and more. This work ...
This illustrated history of cartography provides an accessible profile of artistic and technological innovations in mapmaking throughout the centuries, while emphasizing the importance of this science to world events and space exploration.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter of The New York Times presents here a "lively introduction to many of the fascinating characters who have pursued and studied dinosaur bones, and a survey of two centuries of scientific thought on evolution" (The New York Times). Black-and-white halftones.
This guide covers the former Soviet States of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It includes tips on visas, border crossings and getting around for independent travellers. Accommodation and restaurant listings are included for all budgets. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Karakoram ...
John Noble Wilford and "New York Times" reporters offer a guide to astronomy at the beginning of the 21st century. The scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries of the universe are among the most imaginative and provocative explorers of the time. Like the geographic explorers of earlier centuries, they venture into uncharted spaces, come upon ...
Offers information with sections on outdoor activities, architecture and food and drink. This book provides coverage of Andalucia's hot spots - Seville, Granada, Cordoba and the Costa del Sol. It features theme-based itineraries like tapas, sherry, flamenco and architecture.
An inquiry into issues and concerns of the heart, this book seeks to touch the core of what it means to bring life into harmony and to discover a path amidst the contradictions that challenge us daily.
This illustrated history of cartography provides an accessible profile of artistic and technological innovations in mapmaking throughout the centuries, while emphasizing the importance of this science to world events and space exploration.
Details on finding Mayan archaeological sites off the usual tourist path, great coffee and hot showers are included in this guide, as well as activities, and a Mayan and Spanish glossary of terms.
The Lonely Planet Regional Guides are the complete guides for independent travellers. They feature inspirational colour highlights sections, tailored itineraries, insider tips and opinionated reviews from authors with intimate ties to the region.
hangout with howler monkeys near a Mayan ruin, scale the Pico de Orizaba (Mexico's tallest mountain), visit mummies on Day of the Dead, or nap in a Yucatecan hamock - this guide has it all - ventures beyond tacos to discover the best of Mexican cuisine - special section on artesanias (handicrafts) - 161 detailed maps for discovering Mayan temples, ...
fascinating 'The Mayan World' chapter written by a specialist author in-depth coverage of archaeological sites, including cross-border trips to Tikal, Guatemala discover hidden Belize with new itineraries, 40+ maps and insider tips tourist arrivals (over 220,000 annually) set record highs in 2004 English is the official language of Belize, ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer John Noble Wilford traverses the vast physical and cognitive distances between earth and Mars, offering an informed vision of the future of Martian exploration. MARS BECKONS is a fascinating synthesis of myth, history, politics, and high technology, written with the momentum of a grand adventure story.
The financial crises across Asia in 1997-98 ignited fierce debate about domestic economic weaknesses and flaws in the international financial system. Some analysts blamed Asian governments for inadequate prudential supervision, widespread failures of corporate governance and even 'crony capitalism'. Others assailed the inherent instability of ...
Was Christopher Columbus a visionary or an opportunist, a rapacious colonist or a Christian mystic? The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mapmakers gives us a truly judicious portrait of the great navigator--one that is as much about the accretion of the Columbus mythos as it is an absorbing account of his life and character.
Psychiatric genetics is an exciting new discipline that explores how our minds and behavior are influenced by our genes. Increased interest in this area of medical genetics has been sparked by advances in molecular genetic techniques, the genome project, the neurosciences, the role of genes in somatic diseases, and the linking of specific genes ...
Doll collectors and scholars alike will welcome this collection of 35 articles by the renowned John Darcy Noble. curator emeritus of the prestigious Toy Collection at the Museum of the City of New York. Selected from the many stories published in Dolls magazine between 1982 and 1995, this group focuses on some of Mr Noble's favourite antique dolls ...
Traces the development of America's space program, the selection of the astronauts, and the efforts of the team that achieved the moon landing in 1969.
This second edition addresses the clinical problems encountered by primary care physicians in the office or community practice of adult medicine. It has been updated to reflect the latest in primary care medicine. The text includes comprehensive information on aspects of medicine that confront physicians in primary care practice and contains ...
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The Dollhouse Book: An Illustrated Guide to Miniature Mansions, Little Living-Rooms, Cozy Castles, Diminutive Dwellings, Small Shops and the Dolls and Furnishings That Inhabit Them
