Best of
Geography

1995

Children Just Like Me


Barnabas Kindersley - 1995
    . . each of these children has hopes and fears, dreams and beliefs. Their cultures are different, yet in many ways their daily lives are very similar, as are their hopes for the future and their ways of looking at the world.Over the past two years, a photographer and a teacher have traveled to more than 30 countries, meeting and interviewing children. Each child's story is recorded in this remarkable book, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Extraordinary photographs bring to life the children's families and homes, their clothes and food, their friends and favorite games, and other aspects of their daily lives.The children live in places as diverse as New York, Mongolia, and the Amazon Basin. These are children from both industrialized and developing nations, children from busy cities and remote rural communities, and children from tribal cultures. Their environments include mountains, deserts, rain forests, plains, and polar regions. Most live in families, but Suchart, a novice monk, lives in a monastery, and Tadesse, an Ethiopian boy, lives in an orphanage. Children everywhere will enjoy reading about the lives of these children who share their world.Those who want to make friends with children around the world can join the Children Just Like Me Penpal Club, details of which are included in this book. Part of the Penpal Club membership fee goes to support UNICEF, helping children all over the world.

The Encyclopedia of New York City


Kenneth T. Jackson - 1995
    It covers subjects throughout the five boroughs from prehistory to the present.

Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature


William Cronon - 1995
    Among the ironies and entanglements resulting from this goal are the sale of nature in our malls through the Nature Company, and the disputes between working people and environmentalists over spotted owls and other objects of species preservation.The problem is that we haven't learned to live responsibly in nature. The environmentalist aim of legislating humans out of the wilderness is no solution. People, Cronon argues, are inextricably tied to nature, whether they live in cities or countryside. Rather than attempt to exclude humans, environmental advocates should help us learn to live in some sustainable relationship with nature. It is our home.

Deluxe Then and Now Bible Map Book with CD-ROM


Rose Publishing - 1995
    The clear plastic overlays make it easy to see where Bible places are today.People say, "I've been looking for this for years!"Make your Bible reading more interesting by telling Bible stories using today's geography and events in the news. For example, you could say...* Daniel was taken as a POW to Iraq (where the ruins of Babylon are today south of Baghdad) and lived there the rest of his life.* The ruins of Nineveh are in Northern Iraq near Mosul in Kurdish areas.* Noah's Ark probably landed in Turkey (Mt. Ararat is in northeastern Turkey).* Paul was brought up in what would be Turkey today (Tarsus). He preached in Syria, Turkey, Greece and Italy.* The wise men were probably from Iran or Saudi Arabia.* Jesus went to four countries: Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon (Sidon and Tyre).* Abraham crossed Iraq and Syria to get to the Promised Land (the Holy Land today).Includes the following maps and clear plastic modern overlays:* The Middle East during Old Testament Times* Clear Overlay of modern-day Middle East* Map of the Assyrian Empire* Clear Overlay of same areas with modern-day countries* The Holy Land during the time of the Old Testament (12 Tribes)* Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries* The Holy Land with territory of Kings Saul, David, and Solomon.* Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries* The Holy Land showing the United and Divided Kingdoms* Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries* Map of the Babylonian Kingdoms and Persian Empire* Clear Overlay of same areas with modern-day countries* The Holy Land during the time of Jesus* Clear Overlay of modern-day Holy Land* Paul's Journeys (Roman Empire at AD 60)* Clear Overlay of modern-day Mediterranean area

Circling The Globe: A Young Peoples Guide To Countries And Cultures Of The World


Sue Grabham - 1995
    It's easy to find your way with this informative and up-to-date guide to the countries and cultures of the world.

Geography, an Integrated Approach


David Waugh - 1995
    The bestselling A Level text which contains advice from leading authorities in the field of geography research.

A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic


E.C. Pielou - 1995
    It is packed with answers to naturalists' questions and with questions—some of them answered—that naturalists may not even have thought of.

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany


Aubrey Burl - 1995
    This practical guidebook deals comprehensively with the stone circles of Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic horseshoes of Brittany.

The Great World Tour


Kamini Khanduri - 1995
    Each picture brings to life a different place, from a market in Thailand to a ski resort in the Alps. Small pictures around the edge of the page show things to spot, and easy-to-read captions provide snippets of information. There is also a present to find on every double-page spread and clues on where to go next - it won't be the next page in the book.

Princess Florecita and the Iron Shoes


John Warren Stewig - 1995
    John Stewig's enchanting retelling of this Spanish fairy tale is filled with echoes of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty but with a refreshing twist--a strong, able heroine. Richly detailed pastels with a contemporary edge bring this fairy tale to strikingly beautiful life.

Countries Fly Flags: and Other Questions About People And Places


Philip Steele - 1995
    The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading.

The Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food & Fun Around the World


Deanna F. Cook - 1995
    It covers the areas: Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the Americas, and the South Pacific.

Somewhere in the World Right Now


Stacey Schuett - 1995
    School Library Journal called Stacey Schuett's stunning authorial debut "a book that is perfect for sparking an interest in geography, emphasizing the amazing concept that at the same moment we are getting ready to sleep, other people are starting a new day." And in a starred review, Publishers Weekly added, "Schuett proves as nimble with words as with a paintbrush."  It's a good-night wish that circles the globe.

San Francisco: The City's Sights and Secrets


Leah Garchik - 1995
    Some of San Francisco's most renowned photographers, including Bill Hanapple, Richard Blair, Don Kellogg, and Tom Tracy, have captured new perspectives of the City with spectacular images of its most celebrated landmarks, from Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid to lesser-knownbut equally beautifulfeatures, such as the flower-lined Filbert Street steps and the charming alleys of Russian Hill. In addition to the more than 150 breathtaking color photographs of the city as it is today, this distinctive volume contains historic black-and-white photographs and text documenting some of San Francisco's most notable events and monuments, including the building of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges and the Great Earthquake of 1906. Complete with an insider's explanation of each photograph by San Francisco Chronicle writer and editor Leah Garchik, San Francisco: The City's Sights and Secrets offers a fresh visual celebration of the city for residents to savor and visitors to explore.

Aurel Stein: Pioneer of the Silk Road


Annabel Walker - 1995
    For thirty years, in the face of fierce rivalry, this brilliant archaeologist led the race to uncover a long-lost Buddhist civilization which had lain for a thousand years beneath China's deserts. Today the treasures which he and his competitors - from Germany, France, Japan, Sweden and America - removed from the sand-covered tombs and temples of the ancient Silk Road are scattered among the museums of a dozen countries. In all Stein marched some 25,000 miles across Central Asia, often in appalling conditions, accompanied always by a small fox-terrier. Festooned with international honours, including a British knighthood, the Jewish Hungarian-born orientalist today lies in the lonely Christian cemetery at Kabul, where he died in 1943, aged 80, on the eve of one last great journey into the past.

Thunder in My Soul: A Mohawk Woman Speaks


Patricia Monture-Angus - 1995
    These essays document the struggles against oppression that Aboriginal people face, as well as the success and changes within Aboriginal communities.

Secure the Shadow: Death and Photography in America


Jay Ruby - 1995
    Photographs and other forms of pictorial imagery play an important role in these investigations. "Secure the Shadow" is an original contribution that lies at the intersection of cultural anthropology and visual analysis, a field that Jay Ruby's previous writings have helped to define. It explores the photographic representation of death in the United States from 1840 to the present, focusing on the ways in which people have taken and used photographs of deceased loved ones and their funerals to mitigate the finality of death.Sometimes thought to be a bizarre Victorian custom, photographing corpses has been and continues to be an important, if not recognized, occurrence in American life. It is a photographic activity, like the erotica produced in middle-class homes by married couples, that many privately practice but seldom circulate outside the trusted circle of close friends and relatives. Along with tombstones, funeral cards, and other images of death, these photographs represent one way in which Americans have attempted to secure their shadows.Ruby employs newspaper accounts, advertisements, letters, photographers' account books, interviews, and other material to determine why and how photography and death became intertwined in the nineteenth century. He traces this century's struggle between America's public denial of death and a deeply felt private need to use pictures of those we love to mourn their loss. Americans take and use photographs of dead relatives and friends in spite of and not because of society's expectation about the propriety of these means. Ruby compares photographs and other pictorial media of death, founding his interpretations on the discovery of patterns in the appearance of the images and a reconstruction of the conditions of their production and utilization.

The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan


Aaron Shepard - 1995
    Based on a tale in Andrew Lang's Brown Fairy Book.

West Point Atlas of War: World War I


Vincent J. Esposito - 1995
    From Europe in 1914 to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, detailed maps delineate the course of the many, sometimes confusing, conflicts that defined World War I. They also create a fascinating visual tribute to the ingenuity of troop movements by detailing the progress of forces from day to day (and sometimes from hour to hour). The accompanying text provides insight into the many twists and turns of the war, as well as the motivation of the leaders directing the troops who carried them out.Considered a classic of military history, the original volumes were prepared by distinguished members of the Department of Military Art and Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy and used as instructional tools for cadets. This mammoth and invaluable work was created under the direction of Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito, a faculty member at West Point for more than twenty years. His highly respected endeavor allows readers to easily follow the entire course of a campaign or battle in detail while gaining a greater understanding of World War I.

More Women Travel: Adventures and Advice from More Than 60 Countries


Miranda Davies - 1995
    More Women Travel chronicles 93 tales from women who have traveled the world from Australia to Zimbabwe and all stops in between.

The Girl The Fish And The Crown


Marilee Heyer - 1995
    While on a dangerous quest which requires her to take the form of different wild animals, a selfish young girl learns about compassion and generosity.

Earth Facts


Cally Hall - 1995
    Includes color photos, drawings, and reference sections with charts, graphs or maps.

Philosophy in the Mass Age


George Parkin Grant - 1995
    He criticized the Western notion of progress and affirmed the role of philosophy in teaching and assisting people in understanding. Robert Fulford described it then as stunningly effective: 'Grant's talks, obviously the product of a supple and curious mind, were models of their type - learned but clear, original but persuasive, highly personal but intensely communicative.'Grant's analysis of lhe paradox of modernity is no less intriguing today. The need to reconcile freedom with the moral law 'of which we do not take the measure, but by which we are measured and defined' is still an issue in our times.William Christian has restored the text of the original 1959 edition. He has supplemented it with material from the broadcast version of the lectures, including a ninth lecture, not previously published, in which Grant responded to listeners' questions. The controversial introduction to the 1966 edition appears as an appendix.

Ocean


Miranda MacQuitty - 1995
    Explore the incredible diversity of life in the sea--from the haunting, hour-long songs of humpback whales to the fantastic coral colonies that spawn all their young in a single night.

The Fractured Metropolis: Improving The New City, Restoring The Old City, Reshaping The Region


Jonathan Barnett - 1995
    Targeted at architects, students, urban designers and planners, landscape architects, and city and regional officials, The Fractured Metropolis provides a thorough analysis of not only cities but also the entire metropolitan region, considering how both are intrinsically linked and influence one other.

Literature Against Philosophy, Plato to Derrida: A Defence of Poetry


Mark Edmundson - 1995
    It argues that the institutionalization of literary theory, particularly in American universities, has led to an intellectual sterility in which the actual power and scope of literature are overlooked. The book demands to be read by all teachers of literature and theory, and by anyone concerned with the future of literary studies.

Admitting the Holocaust: Collected Essays


Lawrence L. Langer - 1995
    Langer, our age clings to the stable relics of faded eras, as if ideas like natural innocence, innate dignity, the inviolable spirit, and the triumph of art over reality were immured in some kind of immortal shrine, immune to the ravages of history and time. But these ideas have been ravaged, and in Admitting the Holocaust. Langer presents a series of essays that represent his effort, over nearly a decade, to wrestle with this rupture in human values--and to see the Holocaust as it really was. His vision is necessarily dark, but he does not see the Holocaust as a warrant for futility, or as a witness to the death of hope. It is a summons to reconsider our values and rethink what it means to be a human being. These penetrating and often gripping essays cover a wide range of issues, from the Holocaust's relation to time and memory, to its portrayal in literature, to its use and abuse by culture, to its role in reshaping our sense of history's legacy. In many, Langer examines the ways in which accounts of the Holocaust--in history, literature, film, and theology--have extended, and sometimes limited, our insight into an event that is often said to defy understanding itself. He singles out Cynthia Ozick as one of the few American writers who can meet the challenge of imagining mass murder without flinching and who can distinguish between myth and truth. On the other hand, he finds Bernard Malamud's literary treatment of the Holocaust never entirely successful (it seems to have been a threat to Malamud's vision of man's basic dignity) and he argues that William Styron's portrayal of the commandant of Auschwitz in Sophie's Choice pushed Nazi violence to the periphery of the novel, where it disturbed neither the author nor his readers. He is especially acute in his discussion of the language used to describe the Holocaust, arguing that much of it is used to console rather than to confront. He notes that when we speak of the survivor instead of the victim, of martyrdom instead of murder, regard being gassed as dying with dignity, or evoke the redemptive rather than grevious power of memory, we draw on an arsenal of words that tends to build verbal fences between what we are mentally willing--or able--to face and the harrowing reality of the camps and ghettos. A respected Holocaust scholar and author of Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memory, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism, Langer offers a view of this catastrophe that is candid and disturbing, and yet hopeful in its belief that the testimony of witnesses--in diaries, journals, memoirs, and on videotape--and the unflinching imagination of literary artists can still offer us access to one of the darkest episodes in the twentieth century.

Counting Our Way to Maine


Maggie Smith - 1995
    Objects packed for the trip and things seen along the way are all happily counted, finishing in a shining finale as the family tallies 20 fireflies found during their last evening in Maine.

Rand Mc Nally Quick Reference World Atlas


Rand McNally & Company - 1995
    

Map Projections: A Reference Manual


Lev M. Bugayevskiy - 1995
    The central focus of this book is on the theory of map projections. Mathematical cartography also takes in map scales and their variation, the division of maps into sets of sheets and nomenclature, and addresses the problems of making measurements and conducting investigations which make use of geodetic measurements and the development of graphical methods for solving problems of spherical trigonometry, marine- and aeronavigation, astronomy and even crystallography.

Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites


Robert G. Bailey - 1995
    From f- est to tundra, to desert, to steppe, the world's ecosystems vary vastly. To manage them effectively we need to understand their geographic d- tribution better. We need to do this at various levels of detail because ecosystems exist at multiple scales in a hierarchy, from regional to local. Maps are needed to display ecosystem distribution and hierarchy. Until now, information on de?ning ecosystem boundaries has been scarce. This book is the ?rst to clarify and systematize the underlying principles for their mapping. It presents a synthesis of the knowledge in this ?eld and provides a guide to its use. I recommend this book to all who are involved in the study and m- agement of ecosystems. Chief, USDA Forest Service Jack Ward Thomas v Preface to the Second Edition his book outlines a system that organizes the Earth into a hierarchy T of increasingly ?ner-scale ecosystems that can serve as a consistent framework for ecological analysis and management. The system consists of a three-level hierarchy of nested ecosystem units and their associated mapping criteria. Delineation of units involves identifying the envir- mental factors controlling the spatial geography of ecosystems at va- ous levels and establishing boundaries where these factors change s- ni?cantly. Macroscale units (ecoregions) are climatically controlled and delineated as Koppen-Trewartha climate zones.

The History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 2: Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies


J.B. Harley - 1995
    This essential reference presents the enormous value of maps to societies worldwide and explores the many ways they have been used to depict the earth, sky, and cosmos from ancient times to the present.Volume 2, book 2, considers the cartographic traditions of China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Tibet, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines, presenting significant new research and interpretation of archaeological, literary, and graphic sources. Richly illustrated with forty color plates and over five hundred black and white illustrations, the book includes a number of rare and elaborate maps, many previously unpublished.

How Maps Work: Representation, Visualization, and Design


Alan M. MacEachren - 1995
    Explored are the ways in which the many representational choices inherent in mapping interact with information processing and knowledge construction, and how the resulting insights can be used to make informed symbolization and design decisions. A new preface to the paperback edition situates the book within the context of contemporary technologies. As the nature of maps continues to evolve, Alan MacEachren emphasizes the ongoing need to think systematically about the ways people interact with and use spatial information.

Inventing New England: Regional Tourism in the Nineteenth Century


Dona Brown - 1995
    In Inventing New England, Dona Brown traces the creation of these calendar-page images and describes how tourism as a business emerged and came to shape the landscape, economy, and culture of a region.By the latter nineteenth century, Brown argues, tourism had become an integral part of New England's rural economy, and the short vacation a fixture of middle-class life. Focusing on such meccas as the White Mountains, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, coastal Maine, and Vermont, Brown describes how failed port cities, abandoned farms, and even scenery were churned through powerful marketing engines promoting nostalgia. She also examines the irony of an industry that was based on an escape from commerce but served as an engine of industrial development, spawning hotel construction, land speculation, the spread of wage labor, and a vast market for guidebooks and other publications.

Cactus Desert


Donald M. Silver - 1995
    That is, until children ages 6 - 9 up look a little closer to find tortoises, toads, and lizards, not to mention the scary rattlesnake and scorpion. Here, plants send their roots deep into the earth to find water, beetles stand on their head and shoot a stinky spray to fight off enemies, and roadrunners whiz by sleepy turtles and nervous desert mice on their way to ... where? Kids need only light clothes and a few simple pieces of equipment to explore the enchantments of cactus country.

The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History


John S. Major - 1995
    But thousands of years ago, the production of silk cloth was one of China's most prized secrets. So how did silk become one of the most sought-after materials in the world?With lavish illustrations and a highly informative text, The Silk Route traces the early history of the silk trade—from the mulberry groves of China to the marketplace in Byzantium—and explores how two of the world's greatest empires were brought together, forever opening the channels of commerce between East and West.A treasure through the years, this book is perfect for the classroom and independent book reports.

The Seven States of California: A Natural and Human History


Philip L. Fradkin - 1995
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The Atlas of Dream Places: A Grand Tour of the World's Best-Loved Destinations


Rand McNally & Company - 1995
    A lyrical journey in words, photographs, and maps to more than 30 of the best-loved places around the world, The Atlas of Dream Places explores the enchanting and exciting cities, monuments, shrines, and landscapes of Seville, New Orleans, Victoria Falls, Kathmandu, Havana, and more.

Edinburgh and Lothian


Roger Smith - 1995
    There is an exhilarating variety - from the grandeur of the city itself (including Holyrood Palace and Park, the Royal Mile, the New Town, Corstorphine, Leith and Craigmillar) to the outlying attractions at Roslin Glen, Musselburgh, the Union Canal with its five aquaducts, Linlithgow Palace and the steep ascent of North Berwick Law.

India


Anita Ganeri - 1995
    In addition to providing geographical and historical information, each book includes craft ideas, games, and an introduction to the featured country's language.

Padres in No Man's Land, First Edition: Canadian Chaplains and the Great War


Duff Crerar - 1995
    Refuting the widely held view that chaplains serving overseas were cloistered from front-line realities, Crerar describes the padres' experiences in camps, hospitals, and on the battlefield. He examines how they maintained their faith in the face of death and destruction, and explores the bonds forged between chaplains and troops. Padres in No Man's Land concludes in the postwar era with the decline of the chaplains' hopes for spiritual renewal upon their return to Canada - their dreams dashed not by the war, but by the subsequent peace.

Our Big Island


Frané Lessac - 1995
    Our Big Island is the third in the extremely popular series that began with Magic Boomerang and Outback Adventure (as featured on Australian Television). This book sees them departing from Sydney Harbour by yacht to enjoy the stunning natural wonders around the Australian coastline. They cross mountainous seas passing the Twelve Apostles. Southern right whales and dolphins swim by as they sail the western coast to Ningaloo Reef. Even Sheila the dog can't resist snorkelling on the reef brought to life with the brilliant colours painted by the renowned artist Frané Lessac.

Mastering Space: Hegemony, Territory and International Political Economy


John Agnew - 1995
    Mastering Space identifies the essential features of this state-centredness and suggests an optimistic alternative more in keeping with the contemporary post-Cold War climate. Drawing on recent geopolitical thinking, the authors claim that the dynamism of the international political economy has been obscured through excessive attention on the state as an unchanging actor. Dealing with such topical issues as Japan's rise to economic dominance and America's perceived decline, as well as the global impact of continued geographical change, the book discusses the role of geographical organization in the global political economy, and the impact of increasing economic globalisation and political fragmentation in future international relations. The authors identify the present time as crucial to the global political economy, and explore the possibilities of moving the world from mastering space to real reciprocity between peoples and places. John Agnew is a Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Stuart Corbridge is a lecturer in Geography at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College.

Environmental Accounting: Emergy and Environmental Decision Making


Howard T. Odum - 1995
    Odum, widely acknowledged asthe father of systems ecology, lucidly explains his concept ofemergy, a measure of real wealth that provides a rational, science-based method of evaluating commodities, services, andenvironmental goods. Using specific real-world examples, Dr. Odumclearly demonstrates the revolutionary role of emergy inenvironmental management and policy making.Environmental Accounting: Emergy and Environmental Decision Makingoffers environmental professionals--policymakers, managers, ecologists, planners, developers, and activists--a systematicapproach to environmental and economic valuation that willeliminate much of the rancor and adversarial decision making thatoften plagues environmental issues. Specifically, this book: * Describes the theoretical basis, calculation procedures, andapplications of emergy * Introduces the concept of transformity, the ratio of emergy(work put into a product) and energy (value received from theproduct) * Provides formulas for emergy calculations, procedures for makingan emergy evaluation table, and parameters for updating evaluations * Demonstrates the use of emergy to evaluate environments, minerals, waters, primary energy sources, economic developments, and international trade * Compares the emergy approach to environmental evaluation withothersEnvironmental Accounting: Emergy and Environmental Decision Makingwill help environmental decision makers and the society they servemaximize economic vitality with less trial and error, innovate withfewer failures, and adapt to change more rapidly. It provides thetools they need to arrive at the best policies in resourcemanagement, economics, and the environment.Balancing the economy and the environment-- from the father ofsystems ecologyIncreasing economic dependence on diminishing natural resources hassparked a highly charged debate over the use and fate of the worldenvironment. Environmental Accounting: Emergy and EnvironmentalDecision Making presents a unique method of environmentalmanagement based on maximizing real wealth, the whole economy, andthe public benefit.Renowned ecologist Howard T. Odum introduces the concept of emergyto provide a rational alternative to the tug-of-war over theworld's most vital assets. Emergy measures the energy put intomaking a product and is the cornerstone of Odum's revolutionarytext. This timely and important book offers key insights into: * Determining the real value of a product or service * Transformity, or the relationship between emergy (input) andenergy (output) * Stored wealth, available energy, and the final product * Balancing economic and environmental needsEnvironmental Accounting: Emergy and Environmental Decision Makingwill help economists, ecologists, policymakers, and planners makemore responsible, informed decisions to sustain economic andenvironmental development.