Geography

An easily accessible, highly illustrated guide to the geology, geography and geomorphology that form landscapes. Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of us have little knowledge of the 4 billion years of history that formed...

One of National Geographic Adventure's "The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time", this is the 100th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount McKinley. The new edition includes a revised preface, new prologue and new afterword describing more recent...

Geologists are among that group of scientists who must factor the passage of time into their investigations and they thus have a perspective on time that sets them apart from many other researchers. The proposition that geological time is vast,...

Exam Board: IBLevel: Standard levelSubject: Environmental Systems & SocietiesFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; providing clear and concise...

In a globalised world, the wealthy elite and the rough sleeper negotiate the same streets, jostling for space in the doorways of shops selling luxury goods, thus the winners and losers of global capitalism meet in the same urban spaces. While the...

The ax is an indispensable tool for every woodsman. The Ax Book is a thorough guide to cutting wood with hand tools. Even those who use chainsaws and other power equipment need to be familiar with the hand tools of their craft. An ideal resource for...

The contemporary challenge of postmodernity draws our attention to the nature of reality and the ways in which experience is constructed.Sensuous Geographies explores our immediate sensuous experience of the world. Touch, smell, hearing and sight - the...

A refreshing source of ideas to help you explore all aspects of maps, this book encourages you to travel through the exciting world of cartography. It features 52 fun and creative map-related activities set into weekly artistic exercises. Travel through...

The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens. In 1992, the archaeologists Francis and Maisie Pryor acquired a large field in a remote corner of the Lincolnshire fens. The soil was...

'We have a responsibility, every one of us' David AttenboroughAround 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals. By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish...

Colourful and hardy succulents meet the simple principles of Japanese Bonsai and Ikebana in this unique guide to container gardening. Inexpensive projects presented along with the spare aesthetic of Japanese design will appeal to everyone from interior...

Develop students' subject knowledge and skills. This fully revised edition features updated case studies, practice questions and clear presentation of key terms.> Contains coherent coverage of every core and optional theme in a single volume, with clear...

'One of the greatest mountaineering survival stories never told.' - The Sunday Times Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both. On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683056416Author Baby ProfessorFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Baby ProfessorPublisher Baby ProfessorWeight(grams) 216g

One hundred years ago, Captain Scott, naval officer and explorer wanted to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Was he the first to reach it? Discover what happened to him and his men when they went to the coldest place on Earth. ...

Feel confident in full coverage of the curriculum requirements with an atlas specially created to cover Social Studies, Geography and History. - Encourage awareness of the whole Caribbean region with a 44-page Caribbean section, containing detailed maps...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789609412162Imprint AnavasiPublisher Anavasi

Exam Board: SQALevel: National 4 and National 5Subject: GeographyFirst teaching: August 2017First exam: Summer 2018Exam board: SQALevel: National 4 and National 5Subject: GeographyFirst teaching: August 2017First exam: Summer 2018Meet the individual...

In The Ancient Pinewoods of Scotland, Clifton Bain gives a personal and passionate account of the human interventions that have shaped the ancient pinewoods and on the triumph of their conservation and renewal. Details are provided on how to reach each...

Twenty years have passed since the Rochdale Canal reopened following a restoration scheme that faced almost impossible hurdles. One of three commercial waterways across the Pennines, the canal links the industrial North West and North East, flowing...

Doctrines of Development sets out a critique of the idea of practice of development by exploring the history of development theory and action from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century, from Britain to Quebec and Kenya.About the...

Orthographic Projection Simplified is an introductory approach to understanding mechanical drawings.About the AuthorMcGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241132149Author P A WhittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 430Imprint British Library, Historical Print EditionsPublisher British Library, Historical Print...

This second edition, enhanced with more than 30 new figures, provides an up-to-date overview of physical geography suitable for all those with a personal or professional interest in environmental processes, climate change and understanding of the Earth's...

Are you considering studying geography at university, having fallen in love with the subject at school? Are you a fan of in-depth discussion and independent research? Are you looking to support responsible citizenship? Are you ready to develop a...

Shortlisted - Cross British Sports Book Awards 2015. Grand Prize Winner - 2014 Banff Mountain Book Festival. 'The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession.' In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna...

Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of forest loss and transformation, and yet even in our increasingly urbanized societies we remain surprisingly...

The Reader is the first comprehensive history of the noosphere and biosphere. Drawing on classical influences, modern parallels, and insights into the future, the Reader traces the emergence of noosphere and biosphere concepts within the concept of...

The Amazon is a land of superlatives. The complex ecosystem covers an area about the size of the continental U.S. The Amazon River discharges 57 million gallons of water per second--in two hours, this would be enough to supply all of New York City's 7.5...

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...

Longlisted for the Wainwright PrizeShortlisted for the Richard Jeffries AwardThe story of one woman's passion for glaciersAs one of the world's leading glaciologists, Professor Jemma Wadham has devoted her career to the glaciers that cover one-tenth of...

They define landscapes, people risk their lives to climb them, and they can even make their own weather. Mountains often serve as geographic features that determine natural borders of countries. Their height can influence weather patterns, stalling...

"Eye-popping proof that water-wise gardens are bold, beautiful and brilliantly hued." -San Diego Home and Garden Dry weather defines the Southwest, and it's getting dryer. As water becomes more precious, our gardens suffer. If we want to keep gardening,...

This affordable, illuminating softcover atlas features essential maps of the world and its regions, vivid graphics illustrating timely issues of the day, and flags and facts on all 195 countries around the globe. With more than 250 maps, graphics, and...

A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'. The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and...

Equip your students for the OCR GCSE (9-1) Geography A specification with our fully revised second edition Student Book. Our expert author team bring you new and revised case studies and a wealth of practice questions to help your students apply their...

This book sets out the discussion on how cities can contribute solutions to some of the challenges the urbanised world is facing, such as the pressure of growing populations, mitigation of effects of, and adaptation to globally changing environmental,...

The diversity of Scotland's mountains is remarkable, encompassing the isolated summits of the far northwest, the serrated ridges of Skye, the tor-studded high plateau of the Cairngorms and the rolling hills of the Southern Uplands. Born on ancient...

A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world's rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystemsFrom the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth's rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world's oceans through...

Reinforce geographical understanding throughout the course with clear topic summaries and sample questions and answers to help your students target higher grades. Written by teachers with extensive examining experience and fully updated for 2020 by...