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1	Earth Science more books like this by Edward J Tarbuck This book offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The emphasis is on readability, with clear, example-driven explanations refined by over twenty years of feedback. It takes full advantage of the subject's visual appeal. Discussions are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The World Without Us more books like this by Alan Weisman Weisman, an award-winning journalist, offers readers a penetrating--and sometimes terrifying--take on how the planet would respond without the relentless pressure of the human presence. see all copies from $3.67! new only from $3.67! \| signed copies \| SVS
3	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies more books like this by Jared Diamond This history examines the influences of geography and environment on the development of civilization and seeks to find large patterns that might explain why, in the modern period, some groups seem to have significantly greater material wealth than others. The author is an evolutionary biologist and his scientific approach to human history draws ... see all copies from $2.22! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed more books like this by Jared Diamond In this fascinating book, Diamond seeks to understand the fates of past societies that collapsed for ecological reasons, combining the most important policy debate of this generation with the romance and mystery of lost worlds. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	1421: The Year China Discovered America more books like this by Gavin Menzies Based on 15 years of in-depth research, "1421" traces the voyages of an extraordinary fleet of Chinese ships, whose crews actually charted America 70 years before Columbus. Four 8-page color inserts. 37 maps & diagrams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.61! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation more books like this by Tom L McKnight Focusing thematically on landscape appreciation, this best-seller fosters a solid understanding of Earth and its physical geography. A clear, user-friendly writing style, superior art program, and abundant learning aids appeal to a wide variety of readers. Chapter topics include an introduction to Earth and atmosphere, insolation and temperature, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.28! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition more books like this by Jared Diamond With a new chapter. The phenomenal bestseller--over 1.5 million copies sold--is now a major PBS special. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $15.49! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography more books like this by Robert W Christopherson Earth is a place of great physical and cultural diversity, yet people generally know little of it. An informed citizenry requires meaningful education about our life-sustaining environment, and that is the purpose of this book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.12! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Elemental Geosystems more books like this by Robert W Christopherson This book offers a treatment of the elements of physical geography without sacrificing scientific content. The book is written, organized, and illustrated to give an accessible, systematic, and visually appealing start in physical geography. It presents the most up-to-date information about Earth's physical systems available in an introductory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.25! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development more books like this by Lester Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price D"iversity Amid Globalization "explicitly acknowledges the geographic changes in today's world by emphasizing both the homogenizing and diversifying forces inherent to the globalization process. This approach allows the authors to "emphasize the interconnections "that bind people and places together. The globalization approach challenges students ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| SVS
11 view cover	Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet more books like this by Jeffrey D Sachs From one of the world's greatest economic minds and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The End of Poverty" comes this clear map of the road to sustainable and equitable global prosperity, and a warning of the economic collapse that lies ahead if policies arent changed. see all copies from $14.50! new only from $14.50! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography more books like this by Professor James M Rubenstein Trusted for its timeliness and readability, this book introduces geography by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Two years after Rubenstein's Update Edition was created to encompass the events of September 11, 2001, this revision also begins the careful process of putting those events into perspective. Provides new ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World more books like this by Eric Weiner Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, The Geography of Bliss takes us from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness. Using a beguiling mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor, Eric Weiner investigates not what happiness is, but where it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is ... see all copies from $11.67! new only from $11.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography more books like this by Paul L Knox This exciting contemporary approach to human geography covers compelling topics that integrate today's local, regional and global perspectives. It provides not only a body of knowledge about places and regions, but also a deep understanding of the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world. Coverage throughout has been designed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.95! \| first editions
15 view cover	Atlas of the World more books like this by Oxford University Press (Creator) This fourth edition is an up-to-date, international reference and includes balanced coverage of every part of the globe. It is filled with informative and comprehensive articles, graphs, and charts and contains computer-generated maps from a digital database for enhanced clarity, and a wealth of supplemental information. In addition, the book ... see all copies from $2.92! new only from $14.28! \| SVS
16 view cover	Geography Coloring Book more books like this by Wynn Kapit Using the ingenious color key system developed by Coloring Concepts, "The Geography Coloring Book" provides unique hands-on participation in the study of geography. Detailed color exercises allow the "artist" to recognize countries by shape as well as location, gain a sense of the relative sizes of nations and states, and visualize the location of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.86! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Discoverers more books like this by Daniel J Boorstin In THE DISCOVERERS, historian Boorstin explores the major scientific and technical inquiries and inventions of the West and how they contributed to mankind. THE DISCOVERERS is the first of a trilogy; it is followed by THE CREATORS and THE SEEKERS. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.73! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why more books like this by Richard E Nisbett, PH.D. An esteemed psychologist explores the divergent ways Eastern and Western societies see and understand the world, demonstrating how readers might bridge cognitive divides in today's interdependent global culture. 13 illustrations. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.28! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts more books like this by Harm J de Blij Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts 2000 This Ninth Edition of Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts reports the state of the world as well as the state of the discipline of geography at the end of the twentieth century. To understand our fast-changing world you need a geographic perspective, and this book contains some 230 maps depicting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| first editions
20 view cover	Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts more books like this by Harm J de Blij, Dr. Peter O Muller First published in 1971, this new tenth edition reaffirms a reputation earned through nine editions as the most authoritative, accurate, and complete world regional geography book available! With its outstanding visual presentation comprised of unmatched cartography (including chapter-opening maps by Rand-McNally and author-sketched, computer ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Introduction to Geography more books like this by Arthur Getis This market-leading book introduces college students to the breadth and spatial insights of the field of geography. The authors' approach allows the major research traditions of geography to dictate the principal themes. Chapter 1 introduces students to the four organizing traditions that have emerged through the long history of geographical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World more books like this by Lester B Rowntree "Globalization and Diversity" is an exciting contemporary approach to World Regional Geography that explicitly acknowledges the geographic changes that accompany today's rapid rate of globalization. Organizes each regional chapter into five thematic sections: Environmental Geography; Population and Settlement; Cultural Coherence and Diversity; ... see all copies from $61.18! new only from $74.00! \| SVS
23 view cover	Geography the World and Its People more books like this by Richard G Boehm, David G Armstrong, Francis P Hunkins Geography: The World and Its People is the only program specifically developed for inquiring middle school students and co-authored by the National Geographic Society. It brings the world to your classroom with bold graphics, hands-on activities, a variety of themes, and the vivid, in-depth research and resources for which the National Geographic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	National Geographic Student Atlas of the World Revised Edition more books like this by National Geographic Society This edition of the award-winning original features 16 brand-new pages, more than 100 full-color photographs, illustrations and satellite images, plus new charts, graphs, and fact boxes that reflect the latest statistical data. see all copies from $6.93! new only from $7.31! \| SVS
25 view cover	Glencoe World Geography more books like this by Richard G Boehm (TofC Cont.) Cultural geography of South Asia; South Asia today -- East Asia: Physical geography of East Asia; Cultural geography of East Asia; East Asia today -- Southeast Asia: Physical geography of Southeast Asia; Cultural geography of Southeast Asia; Southeast Asia today -- Australia, oceania, and Antarctica: Physical geography of Australia, ... see all copies from $2.65! new only from $18.23! \| first editions

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