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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler Publisher Comments In this "eminently relevant and important book" (Library Journal), the author traces the evolution of America's landscape, where every place looks like no place in particular, and where accommodating the automobile jeopardizes the individual and the... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment by Jacques Leslie Publisher Comments If the wars of the last century were fought over oil, the wars of this century will be fought over water. -Ismail Serageldin, The World Bank The giant dams of today are the modern Pyramids, colossally expensive edifices that generate monumental amounts... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Make Your Own Maps: 160 Color Maps Ready to Personalize on Your Computer with CDROM by Graham Davis Publisher Comments This multimedia book and DVD kit covers the entire world! Featuring 160 ready-made maps of every country and major geographical area, it’s a revolutionary new resource for the home (to remember a vacation, for example) and the classroom. The DVD... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Water: A Natural History by Alice Outwater Publisher Comments Important reading for students of environmental studies, the heart of this history is a vision of our land and waterways as they once were, and a plan that can restore them to their former glory: a land of living streams, public lands with hundreds of... (read more) List Price $16.50 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Planetary Overload: Global Environmental Change and the Health of the Human Species by A J Mcmichael Publisher Comments The human species faces a new threat to its health--perhaps to its survival. Our burgeoning numbers, the spread of technology, and our conspicuous consumption are overloading Earth's capacity to replenish and repair itself. Taking a unique perspective... (read more) List Price $56.75 Your price: $15.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of Our Changing World by Fred Pearch Publisher Comments 300 stunning before-and-after photographs that show the staggering transformation of our world. Earth Then and Now records the dramatic way our planet has changed over the past century. On one page is a specific part of the world as it was 10, 50 or even... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Atlas Maior by Peter Van Der Krogt Publisher Comments Der prachvollste und volständigste Atlas der Frühen Neuzeit - Der Atlas Maior des niederländischen Verlegers Joan Blaeu ist einer der schönsten Atlanten des Barock. Das vom TASCHEN Verlag komplett faksimilierte Exemplar in... (read more) Your price: $200.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Deserts (Very Short Introductions) by Nick Middleton Publisher Comments Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A sandy wasteland? A drought-parched dust bowl? An alien landscape devoid of all life forms? In this marvelous Very Short Introduction, geographer and... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $7.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cartographic Encounters: Indigenous Peoples and the Exploration of the New World by John Rennie Short Publisher Comments Theres no excuse for getting lost these days—satellite maps on our computers can chart our journey in detail and electronics on our car dashboards instruct us which way to turn. But there was a time when the varied landscape of North America... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $29.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art by Peter Barber Publisher Comments Maps are often as much a visual art form as they are a practical tool for navigation. Of particular visual interest are display maps—maps that often used size and beauty to convey messages of regional and social status and power. Despite their... (read more) List Price $50.95 Your price: $32.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Mapping the World: Stories of Geography by Caroline Laffon Publisher Comments An illustrated history of explorers' maps and the questions they answer. More than the detailed representation of the geographical areas that their makers explored, maps reveal their makers' worldview as well as the myths, beliefs and legends of their... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Weighing the World: The Quest to Measure the Earth by Edwin Danson Publisher Comments At the start of the 18th century there were no maps, anywhere in the world. No one knew, with any certainty, the shape of the earth or what lay beneath its surface. Was it hollow or solid? Were the Andes the highest mountains on the Earth or was it the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mapping the Zone: Improving Flood Map Accuracy by National Research Co Book News Annotation This report from the National Research Council of the National Academies assesses current FEMA flood map accuracy and notes that despite recent conversions to digital media, only 21% of all maps meet or exceed data quality thresholds. Written... (read more) List Price $37.25 Your price: $21.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Water Stewardship: A 30 Day Program to Protect and Conserve Our Water Resources by David Gershon Publisher Comments In Water Stewardship: A 30 Day Program to Protect and Conserve Our Water Resources... One Drop at a Time, environmental behavior change pioneer David Gershon uses his time-tested empowerment methodology to empower readers to take an active role in... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Field Guide to Rivers of North America by Arthur Benke Publisher Comments Based on the comprehensive, award-winning book Rivers of North America, the new Field Guide to Rivers of North America describes 200 of North America's most significant rivers in a reader-friendly, concise format. The guide is organized by geographic... (read more) List Price $41.95 Your price: $26.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population by Matthew Connelly Publisher Comments Listen to a short interview with Matthew Connelly Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.95 Sale - Hardcover
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No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control by Mark Monmonier Publisher Comments Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. These maps control behavior, regulating activities from flying to fishing, prohibiting students from one part of town from being schooled on the other, and banishing certain... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mapping the World: Stories of Geography by Caroline Laffon Publisher Comments An illustrated history of explorers' maps and the questions they answer. More than the detailed representation of the geographical areas that their makers explored, maps reveal their makers' worldview as well as the myths, beliefs and legends of their... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Firefly Guide to Mountains (Firefly Guides) by Doug Scott Publisher Comments Illustrated comprehensive guide to mountains, including their formation and erosion, geology and physical geography, snow, ice, avalanches and weather. Also includes the people and cultures of mountainous regions and mountain sports.... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of Our Changing World by Fred Pearce Publisher Comments 300 stunning before-and-after photographs that show the staggering transformation of our world. Earth Then and Now records the dramatic way our planet has changed over the past century. On one page is a specific part of the world as it was 5, 20, 50 or... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $29.95 Sale - Hardcover
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