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1	The Librarian Who Measured the Earth more books like this by Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) add to wishlist Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization more books like this by Neil Smith add to wishlist An American Empire, constructed over the last century, long ago overtook European colonialism, and it has been widely assumed that the new globalism it espoused took us 'beyond geography.' Neil Smith debunks that assumption, offering an incisive argument that American globalism had a distinct geography and was pieced together as part of a powerful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.14! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Mrs P's journey : the remarkable story of the woman who created the A-Z map more books like this by Sarah Hartley add to wishlist Disproving the theory that women can't read maps, this is the story of Phyllis Pearsall, the eccentric British artist who single-handedly mapped London's A-Z and created a publishing phenomenon. Born Phyllis Isobella Gross, her lifelong nickname was PIG. The artist daughter of a flamboyant Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and an Irish Italian mother, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Genius of C. Warren Thornthwaite, Climatologist-Geographer more books like this by John R. Mather, Marie Sanderson add to wishlist This well-written biography of outstanding climatologist C. Warren Thornthwaite (1899-1963) was written from unpublished letters and other accounts by his contemporaries, and includes a complete bibliography of his published works. For both general readers and specialists, it traces the chronology of Thornthwaite's achievements and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions
5	The Astonished Traveler: William Darby, Frontier Geographer and Man of Letters more books like this by J. Gerald Kennedy add to wishlist see all copies from $3.19! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Explorations: Great Moments of Discovery from the Royal Geographic Society more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary, Royal Geography Society, Richard Leakey add to wishlist Here, in one volume, "Explorations" captures in photos and interviews the expeditions and emotions of some of the most daring adventurers of the last century. Organized according to geographical region, and accompanied by essays by such famous names as Wilfred Thesiger, Richard Leakey, and Edmund Hillary. 300 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.81! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Living with Nature's Extremes: The Life of Gilbert Fowler White more books like this by Robert E Hinshaw add to wishlist Gilbert White has been called the most internallionally renown geographer of the twentieth century, and one who personifies the ideal of a natural resources scientist committed to stewardship of our planet. He has educated the nation and the world on how to change the ways we manage water resources, mitigate natural hazards, and assess the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Purchas handbook : studies of the life, times and writings of Samuel Purchas, 1577-1626, with bibliographies of his books and of works about him more books like this by L. E. Pennington add to wishlist see all copies from $39.50! new only from $133.00! \| first editions
9	Geographers more books like this by Patrick H Armstrong (Editor), Geoffrey J Martin (Editor) add to wishlist This is a collection of studies on individuals who have made contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. International in scope, both in terms of personalities and contributors, in this work subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known: ... see all copies from $23.30! new only from $30.23! \| SVS
10	They Made Their Mark: An Illustrated History of the Society of Woman Geographers more books like this by Jane Eppinga add to wishlist "They Made Their Mark" covers the wide spectrum of women's curiosity in the fields of art, science and culture and chronicles the history of the Society of Woman Geographers--from the first meeting in 1925 to today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.65! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Who Am I: An Autobiography of Emotion, Mind, and Spirit more books like this by Professor Yi-Fu Tuan add to wishlist An accomplished and decorated geographer, the author turns his pen on himself after years of writing on the landscape and the environment. His account of himself is unforgiving as he reviews his professional motivations and his personal failings. see all copies from $8.36! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Biographical Dictionary of Geography more books like this by Robert P Larkin, Gary L Peters add to wishlist This biographical dictionary provides sketches of 77 individuals - explorers, writers, and scholars - from Aristotle to David W. Harvey, who made significant contributions to the development of the discipline of geography. The work examines a cross section of geographers from a variety of subfields within the discipline, from ancient to modern. ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Placing Autobiography in Geography more books like this by Pamela J Moss (Editor) add to wishlist This work comprises a collection of autobiographical essays by geographers. The contributors use autobiography as a tool to document the history of geography, as a method of data collection, and as a mode of analysis. see all copies from $5.18! new only from $21.95! \| first editions
14	Leaders in American Geography more books like this by Thomas F. Barton (Editor), Pradyumna P. Karan, P. P. Saran (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.99! new only from $11.53! \| first editions
15	The Association of American Geographers, the First Seventy-Five Years, 1904-1979 more books like this by Preston E. James, Geoffrey J. Martin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Geographers Volume 26: Biobibliographical Studies more books like this by Charles Withers (Editor), Hayden Lorimer (Editor) add to wishlist This twenty-sixth volume of "Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies" brings together essays on leading figures in time geography and regional theory, on GIS, on regional, cultural and political geography, on scriptural geography, historical geography and methodology, and on African exploration. Each essay engages with the individual's ... see all copies from $84.59! new only from $191.37!
17	Prince Henry the Navigator more books like this by John Ure add to wishlist see all copies from $9.75! first editions
18 view cover	Geography Inside Out more books like this by Richard Symanski add to wishlist Taking sharp aim at complacent geography scholars, this irreverent book turns the world of academic geography upside down. The author joins with his alter ego, the incorrigible Korski, to draw fire from his own personal and professional experience, exposing a discipline soiled by cerebral litter. see all copies from $22.00! new only from $31.95!
19	American geography: inventory & prospect. more books like this by Preston Everett James (Editor), Clarence Fielden Jones add to wishlist see all copies from $5.99! first editions
20 view cover	Geographical Voices: Fourteen Biographical Essays more books like this by Professor Peter Gould (Editor), Forrest Ralph Pitts (Editor) add to wishlist This text contains essays by 14 influential geographers that provide examples of practical geographical scholarship and a useful antidote to "ivory tower" theories. see all copies from $30.00! new only from $50.70!
21 view cover	Carl Sauer on Culture and Landscape: Readings and Commentaries more books like this by William M Denevan (Editor), Kent Mathewson (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $27.93! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22	The makers of modern geography more books like this by Robert Eric Dickinson add to wishlist see all copies from $7.98! first editions \| SVS
23	Geography and Gender: Intro more books like this by Explorations In Feminism Collective add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! first editions
24 view cover	Bernhard Varenius (1622-1650) more books like this by Margret Schuchard (Editor) add to wishlist This fresh portrait of Varenius presents a young German scholar, whose books on Japan (1649), the first one from a European perspective, and on General Geography (1650) were written and published in Amsterdam and led to establishing geography as a science. see all copies from $88.50! new only from $132.96! \| SVS
25	Carl O. Sauer, a tribute more books like this by Martin S. Kenzer add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions

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