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1	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies more books like this by Jared Diamond add to wishlist 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 $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Barron's AP Human Geography more books like this by Meredith Marsh, Peter S Alagona add to wishlist Updated to reflect the latest actual exams, this new edition presents two full-length practice exams in AP Human Geography with answers and explanations, plus a detailed eight-chapter subject review. The new second edition also includes a brand-new diagnostic test to help students target specific areas where they need more study. Topics covered ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.83! \| SVS
3	World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives more books like this by Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher, Alex Pulsipher add to wishlist The third edition of this revolutionary and innovative text shows how individuals are affected by, and respond to, economic, social, and political forces at all levels of scale: global, regional and local. It offers a vivid and inclusive picture of people in a globalizing world - men, women, children, both mainstream and marginalized citizens - ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography more books like this by Paul L Knox add to wishlist For introductory courses in Human or Cultural Geography found in Geography, Anthropology, or Social Science departments. Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography includes the most recent information available providing professors with a tool to more effectively help their students understand the today's world. "In order to understand ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography more books like this by Professor James M Rubenstein add to wishlist For one-semester, introductory courses in Human Geography.This best-selling text covers basic principles in human geography. It follows a thematic approach that emphasizes where human activities are located, why they are located in particular places, and what significance these arrangements represent. The revised seventh edition has been reworked ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Ecological imperialism the biological expansion of Europe, 900-1900 more books like this by Crosby add to wishlist People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.11! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The City Reader more books like this by Richard T LeGates (Editor), Frederic Stout (Editor) add to wishlist The fourth edition of the highly successful "The City Reader" brings together the very best of publications on the city. It includes classic writings by such authors as Lewis Mumford, Ernest W. Burgess, LeCorbusier, Lewis Wirth, Jane Jacobs, and Kevin Lynch meet the best contemporary writings of, among others, Sir Peter Hall, Richard Florida, Mike ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $49.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Hidden Dimension more books like this by Edward Twitchell Hall add to wishlist Hall examines the various cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society. The Hidden Dimension demonstrates how man's use of space can affect personal and business relations, cross-cultural exchanges, architecture, city planning, and urban renewal. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.96! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism more books like this by Harm J De Blij add to wishlist To many, geography is a high-school subject that is little regarded in everyday life. Selecting three front-burner issues--terrorism, China, and climate change--geographer Harm de Blij applies the geographic lens, highlighting relevant facts and fascinating perspectives that illuminate the issues at hand and also underscore his thesis that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life more books like this by Richard Florida add to wishlist From the best-selling author of "The Rise of the Creative Class", a brilliant new book on the surprising importance of place, with advice on how to find the right place for you.It's a mantra of the age of globalization that where we live doesn't matter. We can innovate just as easily from a ski chalet in the Alps or a cottage in Provence as in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment more books like this by Edward F Bergman add to wishlist For courses in Introductory Geography. This up-to-date revision continues to affirm that what happens at places depends increasingly on what happens among places, and mapped patterns can be understood only if we understand the patterns of movement that create and continuously rearrange them. The authors introduce the major tools, techniques, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.49! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture more books like this by Harm J De Blij, Alexander B Murphy, Dr. Erin Hogan Fouberg add to wishlist "Human Geography: Culture, Society and Space" challenges students to think geographically across scale and across a wide range of geographical phenomena and global issues. The authors engage the students throughout the text by posing geographical questions that encourage students to think critically about their own locality, region, nation, and ... see all copies from $11.63! new only from $39.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	The end of nature more books like this by Bill McKibben add to wishlist This is an examination of man's new relationship with nature ranging from consequences of the greenhouse effect, global heating, changing weather patterns, rising sea levels and evaporating rivers to changes in the world's economic and political power structure. The author sees this new phase in our planet's history as profoundly sad as the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World more books like this by Lester B Rowntree add to wishlist For undergraduate World Regional Geography courses, or for a course on globalization where instructors desire a BRIEF TREATMENT of the CORE IDEAS in World Regional Geography. Globalization and Diversity 2e is an exciting contemporary approach to World Regional Geography that explicitly acknowledges the geographic changes that accompany today's ... see all copies from $29.85! new only from $70.40! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography more books like this by Terry G Jordan-Buychkov, Professor Mona Domosh, Donna Domosh add to wishlist Authoritative and lucidly written, The Human Mosaic spans the full breadth of traditional human geography while incorporating the best of recent insights from cultural studies. Its distinctive thematic approach (chapters are organized around the themes of culture region, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural integration, and cultural ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.50! \| SVS
16 view cover	World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments more books like this by Sallie A Marston, Paul L Knox, Diana M Liverman add to wishlist For courses in World Regional Geography. For courses in World Regional Geography. World Regions in Global Context employs an explicitly global approach to world regional geography that emphasizes global connections, the stories behind the maps, and presents explicit discussions of how these forces and processes play themselves out in individual ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Design with Nature more books like this by Ian L McHarg add to wishlist "In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and human delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world." -Lewis Mumford "...important to America and all the rest of the world in our struggle to design rational, wholesome, and productive landscapes." -Laurie Olin, Hanna ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $35.97! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II: Volume I more books like this by Professor Fernand Braudel add to wishlist The focus of this work is the Mediterranean world in the second half of the 16th century. However, the book also ranges back in history to the world of Odysseus and forward to our time, moving out from the Mediterranean area to the New World and other destinations of Mediterranean traders. see all copies from $18.85! new only from $38.88! \| SVS
19 view cover	Earth from Above more books like this by Yann Arthus-Bertrand add to wishlist After five years of traveling the planet, Arthus-Bertrand presents the fruits of his labors: 170 color photographs, shot from a helicopter, of the farthest reaches of the Earth. EARTH FROM ABOVE also offers Arthus-Bertrand's thoughts on the the planet, its future, and who we are as a global population. see all copies from $5.41! new only from $27.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Living in the Environment more books like this by G Tyler Miller add to wishlist Miller's LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT is the book that defined the Environmental Science course. This significantly revised Twelfth edition incorporates the most talked-about and notable developments today, reflecting major shifts in environmental education and environmental policy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	College Atlas of the World more books like this by Harm J De Blij (Consultant editor), Roger M Downs (Consultant editor) add to wishlist In this work: 90 pages of stunning world thematic maps cover the vital natural and human topics of today; striking satellite images open each continent; oceans are mapped from coast to coast, revealing incredible illustrations of depth and seafloor topography; each continent receives special economic coverage assessing regional and global activity ... see all copies from $4.78! new only from $8.35! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Control of Nature more books like this by John McPhee add to wishlist Concentrating on three contemporary stories of peoples battling against the earth and its elements, this book examines humankind's attempts to tame the forces of nature. see all copies from $2.26! new only from $3.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Human Geography in Action more books like this by Michael Kuby add to wishlist The new fifth edition enhances coverage in the field by enabling economists and political geographers to work online with GIS maps, spreadsheets, simulations, and animated graphs. The book has been updated to use maps of traditional foods and vernacular phrases for soft drinks to illustrate culture regions. Expanded discussions of migration ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Human Geography: Culture, Society, and Space more books like this by Harm J De Blij add to wishlist Taking us from our hominid ancestors to the megacities of today, this text brings an emphasis to the political and economic issues of human geography. Covering the major elements of the subject, this book addresses the two binding themes of geography; the spatial perspective, and the relationships between human societies and natural environments. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| first editions
25 view cover	Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture more books like this by Dr. Erin Hogan Fouberg, Alexander B Murphy, H J De Blij add to wishlist "Human Geography" gets general readers to think geographically across scale and across a wide range of geographical phenomena and global issues. All concepts and themes are touched on with the historical background one would expect, but also with current examples to make the reading more relevant. The content is written in such a way that it is ... see all copies from $50.73! new only from $50.73! \| SVS

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