Features National Geographic's some of the best photographs created since 1890. This book lets readers take a virtual tour around the world to see rice sellers in the Mekong Delta, teenagers in Brazil, duck hunters in Nebraska, and stingrays in the Cayman Islands, to name a few examples.

Paul Nicklen's bold expeditions take him underwater to deliver close-up, first-ever documentation of the lives of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, bearded seals, and narwhals. And he travels over the ice to look at muskoxen, grizzly bears, caribou, foxes, wolves, and much more.

Containing over 300 maps and illustrations, this atlas features the tremendous changes occurring within China as well as their implications for the rest of the world. It maps the entire country with detailed sections covering all provinces - their towns, cities, and transportation networks.

Gives readers a view of our avian world. This book includes 970 species with 700 enlarged range maps.

A book that asks the reader to find the same color in more photographs (Orange tangerines, orange eyes, orange hair) from all over the world (the orange tangerines are on an assembly line in Japan, the orange eyes are in a robot toy in Britain, the orange hair is on a boy in Ireland).

Contains eighty-five rare period map examples that track the Civil War's development. This book also contains documentary photographs and art that offer glimpses of 19th century life: prewar images of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, a white child in the care of an enslaved African American, and young recruits confident of a quick resolution.

An atlas that introduces people and places of USA. It features large maps that make it easy to find each state's physical features, state capitals, and other towns and cities.

Showcases various kinds of celebrations, expected and unexpected including: coronations of monarchs and inaugurations of presidents, weddings, reunions, and graduations, carnival, Olympics, sports victories, national holidays, military victories, independence days, New Years, Christmas, Passover, and other religious and cultural traditions.

Includes images of the more common and well-loved trucks like dump trucks and bulldozers and also the exotic, such as the million mining truck that's 'like driving a house'.

Every cuisine tells a unique story about the local landscape, climate, history, and culture. This book introduces you to the farmers, fishermen, bakers, and chefs who transform nature's bounty into a gustatory delights.

The human impact on oceans and subsequently on climate change is effecting the future of the planet. Through personal stories, this book puts the peril of the ocean and its life in perspective.

Contains four themes that include 'Wilderness, Exploration and Adventure'; 'Wildlife'; 'Peoples, Cultures and Lifestyles'; and 'Science and Climate Change'. This book describes the evolution of photography, both technically and aesthetically.

Focuses on geography, people and culture, history, government and economy, and nature. This title highlights physical features, vegetation and ecosystems, history, population, and political organization.

A guide to Egypt that covers Cairo, Delta and Suez, Alexandria, the Western Desert, Middle Egypt, Luxor, Aswan, and the Red Sea and Sinai. It includes three-dimensional drawings of the Al-Azhar Mosque and the Pyramids, as well as floor plans, including one for the Egyptian Museum.

Includes chapters that focus on Japan's geography, people and culture, history, government and economy, and nature. This book contains: special feature sidebars that introduce intriguing people, places, and events; a glossary to aid in comprehension of unfamiliar terms; and, a bibliography that lists books, and National Geographic articles.

Chronicles the changing visions of wilderness from the 17th century, when the first settlers built towns around shared lands known as commons, to 1916, when the National Park Service initiated a new kind of common - unspoiled parkland held in trust for Americans everywhere for generations.

A photographic saga about the 44 days surrounding the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the violent Iranian Revolution. This book recounts the revolution and provides insight into how it has shaped modern-day Iran.

Pumpkins! Big, round, orange pumpkins growing in a field. Children piling off school busses to pick one of their very own. Carving funny faces, friendly smiles, or scary frowns into pumpkins to illuminate a doorstep on Halloween. This book presents pumpkins as a symbol, a scent, a flavour of an entire season.

Includes chapters that focus on Italy's geography, people and culture, history, government and economy, and nature. This book contains: special feature sidebars that introduce intriguing people, places, and events; a glossary to aid in comprehension of unfamiliar terms; and, a bibliography that lists books, and National Geographic articles.

Helps readers understand the disappointments of the Mexican Revolution, the limits of the single-party system, social inequalities, the economy, emigration to the United States, and the effects of the tourist boom on the environment.