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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 $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts more books like this by Harm J De Blij add to wishlist This new edition reports on major world events of geographic significance, concentrating on the 21st century. Updated features include a new numbering system, and a website featuring "Virtual Field Trips". Concepts, ideas, and terms, that appear in the text, have been numbered at the beginning of each chapter to provide students and instructors ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| 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 Discoverers more books like this by Daniel J Boorstin add to wishlist 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 $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	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
7	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 $4.95! new only from $19.11! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Earth Science more books like this by Edward J Tarbuck add to wishlist For introductory Earth Science courses found in departments of Geology, Geography, or Atmospheric Sciences for students with little or no exposure to college-level science.Earth Science offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The emphasis ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development more books like this by Lester B Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price add to wishlist For undergraduate World Regional Geography courses, or for a courses on globalization or cultural diversity. Diversity 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.75! \| SVS
10	Elemental Geosystems more books like this by Robert W Christopherson add to wishlist Elemental Geosystems offers a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography than its parent text, Geosystems 3/E. The book maintains Geosystems popular systems organization which organizes topics in a logical order consistent with the flow of energy and matter in nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop: Basics of ArcView, Arceditor, and Arcinfo more books like this by Tim Ormsby, Eileen J Napoleon, Rob Burke add to wishlist "Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo, Second Edition Updated for ArcGIS 9.3", is a systematic update for the latest release of the world-leading geographic information system (GIS) software by ESRI. The second edition acquaints readers with the principles of GIS as it teaches them the fundamentals of using ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $47.29! \| SVS
12 view cover	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
13 view cover	The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography more books like this by Harm J De Blij, Dr. Peter O Muller add to wishlist As its new, elaborated title suggests, "The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography" focuses on the geography of the world toward the close of the first decade of the twenty-first century and serves as a guide to geographic ideas and perspectives, past and present. Authors H. J. de Blij and Peter Muller continue in their tradition of ... see all copies from $2.44! new only from $10.28! \| SVS
14 view cover	World Cultures and Geography more books like this by Sarah Witham Bednarz, Ines M Miyares, Mark C Schug add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| SVS
15 view cover	Glencoe World Geography more books like this by Richard G Boehm add to wishlist (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 $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	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
17 view cover	Understanding Weather and Climate more books like this by Edward Aguado, James Burt add to wishlist This text, intended for introductory courses in Meteorology, employs an emphasis on physical principles to help students develop an understanding of the atmosphere. Each text comes with eight tutorial software modules on CD-ROM to help students grasp the more difficult concepts generally taught in the course. Reviewers praise the text's clear, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.38! \| SVS
18 view cover	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 $5.56! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	World Regional Geography: A Development Approach more books like this by Christopher A Airriess (Editor), Robert L Argenbright (Editor), Samuel A Aryeetey-Attoh (Editor) add to wishlist For introductory courses in World Regional Geography. This unique volume covers the world's regions by 11 experts in their respective fields who are intimately familiar with their material through research, fieldwork, and teaching. Each author employs the central theme of human development to present a vital, issues-oriented overview of the topic. ... see all copies from $8.01! new only from $22.73!
20 view cover	Don't Know Much about Geography: Everything You Need to Know about the World But Never Learned more books like this by Kenneth C Davis (Read by) add to wishlist Examines the amusing perceptions that people historically have had about the world and the universe, with a look at the world map today and passages from memorable travel writers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Geography Coloring Book more books like this by Wynn Kapit add to wishlist The Geography Colouring Book provides a reference book of facts regarding population, land size, languages, religions, exports, climate, etc., plus information about unique geographic features and events of historic significance. Each section begins with a plate containing a political map, a physical map and regional maps. Through active ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.69! \| SVS
22 view cover	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
23 view cover	Geographic Information Systems and Science more books like this by Paul A Longley, Michael F Goodchild, David J Maguire add to wishlist Geographic Information Systems and Science is a landmark in the evolution of GIS. It is a book that captures and redefines the richness and diversity of GIS, in an accessible form. It presents a clearly-defined path to a world of learning about GIS, using the Internet and closely-couples reference sources. It is richly produced and illustrated ... see all copies from $3.58! new only from $19.49! \| SVS
24 view cover	Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation more books like this by Tom L McKnight add to wishlist Designed for introductory physical geography courses, this accessible text focuses thematically on landscape appreciation, conveying an understanding of Earth and its physical geography. The book is illustrated with maps, photographs, line and multi-part illustrations, aimed at enabling students to view Earth's features from multiple perspectives ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mastering Arcgis more books like this by Maribeth Hughett Price add to wishlist "Mastering ArcGIS" is an introductory GIS lab manual that employs a carefully developed learning system to help students use ArcView 8.x to set up and solve GIS problems. An innovative and unique feature of "Mastering ArcGIS" is its accompanying CD-ROM with narrated videoclips that show students exactly how to perform chapter tutorials before ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $59.28! \| first editions \| SVS

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