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 highly illustrated Atlas takes you around the world via beautiful maps and action packed pages. There are flags and fact boxes, colour photographs and artworks showing customs, places of interest, products and wildlife. The lively text guides the reader on a fascinating journey around the globe

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

Geographical situation of America

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

The orbicular rocks of Finland are various plutonic rocks. In this publication 29 bedrock and 61 boulder occurrences are described. Solitary boulders ad boulder fans of orbicular rock are evidently derived from at least 50 separate bedrock occurrences. Most of the orbicular rocks are recorded from Proterozoic bedrock (age 1.50 - 1.90 Ga), with relatively few discoveries from the Archaean basement areas (age 2.50 - 3.20 Ga)

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