This book describes the author`s experience while walking the Appalachian Trail and reflects his opinions relating to those experiences

Brilliantly attuned to the transience of nature and painfully aware of the precariousness of a polar environment facing global warming, Peter Matthiessen provides an exquisite account of his voyage through the islands surrounding Antarctica. In lyrical prose, Matthiessen describes the wildlife he encounters and the region it inhabits, along with historical information regarding the greatest pioneers and adventurers who preceded him

This compact, easy-to-use format is the first product built on our cutting-edge cartographic database and offers the convenience of smaller scale without sacrificing clarity or detail. Identically scaled maps on a given continent enable readers to compare physical, political, and regional information simply and accurately. After a fascinating explanation of the latest technology, the atlas examines our world as a whole, presenting 25 global themes, from tectonics and the biosphere to population, health, literacy, and more, along with such timely topics as environmental stress and flash points for conflict and terror

Maps of each state in the United States, organized by region, accompanied by facts and figures

Profiles eight scientists whose work shaped the development of ecology as a field of study, including Alexander von Humboldt, E. Lucy Braun, Aldo Leopold, and Sherry Rowland

Albert Einstein`s universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as Andrew Robinson in this authoritative, accessible, illustrated biography

This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available

This book exhibits all of the diversity of the American states even as it ties the country into one awesome entity. The authors

Find out all about our planet, from its devastating volcanoes and earthquakesto the amazing creatures surviving in the hottest deserts, coldest plains, and deepest ocean abysses

Combining biographical information with vivid illustrations and photographs, an introduction to five noted explorers tells the stories of Mae Jemison, Esteban, James Beckwourth, Jean Baptiste Pointe duSable, and Matthew Henson