Geography

Allein über die AlpenMit Zelt und Gaskocher im Gepäck wandert die junge Schweizerin Christina Ragettli auf der herausfordernden roten Via Alpina vier Monate lang durch sechs Länder.

Nicht weit von Berlin entfernt liegt eines der schönsten Binnenreviere in Mitteleuropa: die Mecklenburger Kleinseenplatte.

An award-winning journalist presents a tour-de-force analysisdrawing from history, economics, sociology, and popular cultureof the profound and transformative years of the early 2020s, both for individuals and for the global economy.

No es muy frecuente encontrar en el ámbito de la Geomorfología y sus prácticas un libro que integre el rigor científico, la minuciosidad descriptiva y el ritmo de una narración; tanto, que pueda ser documento referente para el estudioso del tema y también significativa fuente de información y placer de lectura para quien solo desee conocer el patrimonio natural de Mendoza en Argentina.

"Arroyos" y "paisaje" no parecen ser temas compatibles en el Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (AMBA).

Wave Fields in Real Media examines the differences between an ideal and a real description of wave propagation, where ideal means an elastic (lossless), isotropic and single-phase medium, and real means an anelastic, anisotropic and multi-phase medium.

The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the worldThe Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States.

During the 1990s, the United States underwent a dramatic transformation: investing in stocks, once the province of a privileged elite, became a mass activity involving more than half of Americans.

Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less.

A comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to Japan's astonishing animals and plants-and the natural forces that have shaped themThis richly illustrated guide is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary natural history of the Japanese archipelago.

This is a story about the lust for gold and treasure,"e; Fine writes.

The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots.

For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet.

From Kim Heacox, the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park.

This richly illustrated book takes a different angle on Robert E.

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historical cases during the early 20th century, to modern tales of harrowing struggle in the mountains and wilderness.

Lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket or tucked into your backpack, Survive Snow Country is the must-have item to keep with you in case you find yourself in a snowy survival situation.

This is the ultimate guide to big mammals of the Rocky MountainsElk, Grizzly Bears, Wolves, Bison, Black Bears, Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Lions, and Whitetail Deer.

Annie Dillard observes "e;The best of Edward Hoagland is the best in the land.

America's prairies are home to some of the most abundant and beautiful wildflowers in the country.

The climate of the Earth is always changing.

The author argues that, after five decades of debate about the interactive of solar wind with the magnetosphere, it is time to get back to basics.

The skeptic's guide to everything you thought you knew about life outside.

A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbesYou can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps.

The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in biogeography.

A rare collection of photographs that are the heart of The Springs of Florida was obtained over a period of many years.

Descubre las maravillas de este fabuloso país con Atlas del Perú , el primer y único atlas ilustrado para niños con reseñas de lo mejor y másrepresentativo de cada región.

'Windswept is a wonderful work, prose painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist's canvas' ROBERT MACFARLANE'An instant classic of British nature-writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHA few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or croft on the west coast of Scotland.

+ Bücher, die Kinder gerne lesen wollen + Beliebtes Thema: Weltraum + Ausgewogenes Text-Bild-Verhältnis + Große Schrift + Kurze Kapitel + Geeignet zum ersten Selberlesen + Hochwertiges Hardcover + Mit vielen farbigen Illustrationen + Das Original + Bewährte Qualität + Seit Jahrzehnten Marktführer + Mit Pädagogen entwickelt + Von Lehrkräften empfohlen +Kurz nach dem Start stellt Astronaut Marc fest, dass ein Meteorit auf die Rakete zurast.

La escritora Clara Obligado coordina este necesario Atlas de literatura latinoamericana que pretende visibilizar y reivindicar la rica variedad de tradiciones literarias presentes en esos países y que con demasiada frecuencia se desconocen en España y en las naciones vecinas.

Este volumen pretende acercar al lector a ese desconocido mundo de arena y rocas esculpidas por el viento, así como mostrarle algunas de sus más sorprendentes formas de vida, como la welwitschia, la planta más rara del mundo, las hormigas "tarro-de-miel" o las serpientes que "ven" el calor.

Es la pintora mexicana y latinoamericana más importante de todos los tiempos, por el tratamiento original de su obra.

The study and application of spatial information systems have been developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences.

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems.

How 19th-century soldier, adventurer and scholar Henry Rawlinson deciphered cuneiform, the world's earliest writing, and rediscovered Iraq's ancient civilisations.

Some of the maps in this title are best viewed on a tablet device.

Advanced Remote Sensing is an application-based reference that provides a single source of mathematical concepts necessary for remote sensing data gathering and assimilation.

The treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible until recently.

An Introduction to Solar Radiation is an introductory text on solar radiation, with emphasis on the methods of calculation for determining the amount of solar radiation incident on a surface on the earth.

The Geologic Time Scale 2012, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award Honorable Mention for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth.

How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable.

This updated edition of Thomas Nelson's popular Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts has everything you need to visualize the events, places, and people in the Old and New Testaments.

The economy is so powerful in determining the results of U.

Take a guided tour of more than 15,000 years of life in TexasMr.

The Mountain Encyclopedia is the first A to Z compendium on all matters related to mountains including geological, geographical, and zoological terms and concepts as well as climbing and historical details.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASSWilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.

The Gold Rush era was an amazing time in our country's history.

The Florida Keys Paddling Atlas, a first of its kind detailed color atlas of the Florida Keys, from Key Largo to Key West, is specifically designed for paddlers, fly fishers, snorkelers, and other small craft water enthusiasts interested in shallow water exploration.

Rhythm of the Heart is a compelling memoir about Kim Heacox's 30+ year relationship with the most iconic landscape in Alaska, a sister book to his 2005 Lyons book The Only Kayak, a PEN USA Literary Award finalist now in its seventh printing.

In Field Guide to Rivers & Streams, Dr.