Geography

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers help students improve...

A large-format, folded paper map with a protective card cover. Printed by the best cartographic press in the UK with special pantone inks to highlight amazing walks and fun activities. Double-sided, with a city atlas on the reverse. It shows Glasgow in...

The third edition of Fundamentals of Hydrology provides an absorbing and comprehensive introduction to the understanding of how fresh water moves on and around the planet and how humans affect and manage the freshwater resources available to them. The...

This boredom-busting activity pad that will keep children entertained for hours is the ideal travel companion for young art lovers. Each page explores a different location, from Newgrange to Bunratty, the Giant's Causeway to the Cliffs of Moher...

Britain's foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to Zanzibar'Funny, furious writing from the queen of intrepid travel' Daily Telegraph'Intrepid and sparky, full of canny quips and lightly poetic...

In photographs, artworks, and words Gloria Wilson celebrates the rugged fishing village where she was brought up, and from which she set her course to a career recording, both visually and verbally, the North Sea fishery she loves. She writes: In this...

Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Geography exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913627126Author Helen MortFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Candlestick PressPublisher Candlestick Press

Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource.In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been...

Capitalism has become so dominant that it is difficult to ever imagine a world in which its injustices and inequalities are not violently present. In this ambitious and compelling book, Oli Mould turns his diagnosis of capitalism's perversions towards...

The transatlantic slave trade forced millions of Africans into bondage. Until the early nineteenth century, African slaves came to the Americas in greater numbers than Europeans. "In the Shadow of Slavery" provides a startling new assessment of the...

'Extraordinary... A fascinating and intelligent book.' Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing or fragmenting because of rising sea levels. It is a...

Reinforce understanding throughout the course with clear topic summaries and sample questions and answers to help students target higher grades.Written by experienced teacher and subject experts David Redfern and Catherine Owen, this Student Guide is...

Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of cliches such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This...

Animals have played a fundamental role in shaping human history, and the study of their remains from archaeological sites--zooarchaeology--has gradually been emerging as a powerful discipline and crucible for forging an understanding of our past. The...

Coastal Geomorphology, Second Edition is a comprehensive and systematic introduction to this subject and demonstrates the dynamic nature of coastal landforms, providing a background for analytical planning and management strategies in coastal areas that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788480905190Page Count 1Imprint Alpina, Editorial, S.L.Publisher Alpina, Editorial, S.L.Weight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998547749Author Anita GraserFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Locate PressPublisher Locate PressWeight(grams) 685gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 14mm

Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Geography, presented in global contexts.- Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788232102112Author Paul WassmannFormat HardbackPage Count 348Imprint Akademica PublishingPublisher Akademica PublishingWeight(grams) 2485g

Risk compensation postulates that everyone has a "risk thermostat" and that safety measures that do not affect the setting of the thermostat will be circumvented by behaviour that re-establishes the level of risk with which people were originally...

Coral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined effects of human activity have led to a rapid decline in the health of reefs...

A world-class introduction to the historical and continuing impact of classical theory on sociological debate The latest edition of Classical Sociological Theory offers students a definitive guide to the theoretical foundations of sociology and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839408717Author Geordie TorrFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

The first book of its kind, Decolonizing Geography offers an indispensable introductory guide to the origins, current state and implications of the decolonial project in geography. Sarah A. Radcliffe recounts the influence of colonialism on the...

Exam board: WJECLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level)Maximise your chance of coursework success with this step-by-step guide to the WJEC A-level History NEA.- Explains how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838343606Format PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Author's PenPublisher Author's PenWeight(grams) 600gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm * 13mm

Widely acclaimed insight on the human condition, updated to view modern issues through a sociological lens Now in its third edition, Thinking Sociologically continues to offer a stimulating exploration of the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations...

This is the first volume of a new series of research publications in geography which is published for the Department of Geography, University of Toronto. The Hydrologic Cycle and the Wisdom of God traces the development of the idea of the hydrologic...

An undergraduate dissertation is your opportunity to engage with geographical research, first-hand. But completing a student project can be a stressful and complex process. Your Human Geography Dissertation breaks the task down into three helpful...

This guide will help you to survive and thrive during your degree and on into the workplace. Everything you do at university can be useful in your career. Packed with practical hints, study tips, short cuts, real-life examples and careers advice, the new...

Highlighting and examining the vital role of nurses in protecting children from maltreatment, this book explores the input of nurses from different disciplines to the work of protecting children and young people. It draws on relevant theoretical,...

From his childhood in Melbourne, David Neilson (b. 1946) has been motivated by his twin loves of mountaineering and photography. He has made multiple expeditions to southwest Tasmania, Patagonia, and Antarctica, and published critically acclaimed photo...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616899950Author Easkey BrittonFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Princeton Architectural PressPublisher Princeton Architectural PressWeight(grams)...

Pelion Peninsula with Mt Mavrovouni on a waterproof and tear-resistant, double-sided, contoured and GPS compatible hiking map at 1:45,000 from Anavasi highlighting 20 recommended hiking trails, beaches, campsites, etc. All place names are in both Greek...

Written with fell walkers and other countryside enthusiasts in mind this thoroughly engaging and absorbing book shows that there is much more to the Lake District than simply 'stanes and watter'. Have you ever wondered why Scafell is different from...

In the Anthropocene, the thawing of frozen earth due to global warming has drawn worldwide attention to permafrost. Contemporary scientists define permafrost as ground that maintains a negative temperature for at least two years. But where did this...

In litter-strewn Epping Forest on the edge of London, might a writer find that magical moment of transcendence? He will certainly discover filthy graffiti and frightening dogs, as well as world-renowned artists and fading celebrities, robbers, lovers,...

Presenting the best poems from the nationwide Places of Poetry project, selected from over 7,500 entries Poetry lives in the veins of Britain, its farms and moors, its motorways and waterways, highlands and beaches. This anthology brings together...

The allure of the Appalachian Trail has drawn hikers from all around the world to walk its 2,193 miles from Georgia to Maine. In Killing the Buddha on the Appalachian Trail John Turner hikes those rugged miles with us on a journey that begins in the...