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Contemporary World Regional Geography

Textbook - Contemporary World Regional Geography ISBN: 0073051500
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Author(s): Michael Bradshaw, Joseph Dymond, George White, Elizabeth Chacko
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Number of Pages: 640

Contemporary World Regional Geography provides a current balanced geographical study of world issues through analysis of ten world regions and the countries in each It integrates the themes of "global connections" and "local voices" and utilizes a consistent structure within each chapter Per reviewer requests each chapter is now organized to begin with environmental issues of the region followed by historical geography global and local issues and economic political cultural and social issues The greatest advantage of the new organization is that students will be able to easily compare one region with another to understand similarities and differences

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The Geography of Love: A Memoir

Textbook - The Geography of Love: A Memoir ISBN: 0767928709
Binding: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Author(s): Glenda Burgess
Publisher: Broadway
Number of Pages: 320

When Glenda Burgess and Kenneth Grunzweig met in 1988 Kenneth had already lost two wivesthe first in a fatal car crash and then years later his second wife in a brutal murder for which Kenneth remained for many years the prime suspect

What possesses a woman to fall in love with a man fourteen years her senior with a troubled teenage daughter and a past shadowed with so much suspicion and misfortune And why would a man who has loved and lost in such tragic ways take a chance on opening his heart to another woman despite the odds

Beautifully written and heart-wrenchingly honestThe Geography of Love is a poignant and unforgettable chronicle of a relationship that defies convention and survives the unthinkable

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Strabo: Geography, Books 15-16 (Loeb Classical Library No. 241)

Textbook - Strabo: Geography, Books 15-16 (Loeb Classical Library No. 241) ISBN: 0674992660
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Vol. 7, Books 15-16
Author(s): Strabo
Publisher: Loeb Classical Library
Number of Pages: 400

Strabo (ca 64 BCE to ca 25 CE) an Asiatic Greek of Amasia in Pontus studied at Nysa and after 44 BCE at Rome He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of Italy various near eastern regions including the Black Sea various parts of Asia Minor Egypt as far as Ethiopia and parts of Greece He was a long time in Alexandria where he no doubt studied mathematics astronomy and history Strabo's historical work is lost but his most important Geography in seventeen books has survived After two introductory books numbers 3 and 4 deal with Spain and Gaul 5 and 6 with Italy and Sicily 7 with north and east Europe 810 with Greek lands 1114 with the main regions of Asia and with Asia Minor 15 with India and Iran 16 with Assyria Babylonia Syria and Arabia 17 with Egypt and Africa In outline he follows the great mathematical geographer Eratosthenes but adds general descriptions of separate countries including physical political and historical details A sequel to his historical memoirs Geography is planned apparently for public servants rather than studentshence the accounts of physical features and of natural products On the mathematical side it is an invaluable source of information about Eratosthenes Hipparchus and Posidonius The Loeb Classical Library edition of Strabo is in eight volumes

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NY Glencoe World History, Global History and Geography Prep, NewYork Regents, Student Edition

Textbook - NY Glencoe World History, Global History and Geography Prep, NewYork Regents, Student Edition ISBN: 0078883539
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1
Author(s): Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Embodied Geographies (Critical Geographies)

Textbook - Embodied Geographies (Critical Geographies) ISBN: 0415184401
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1
Author(s): N/A
Publisher: Routledge
Number of Pages: 288

Embodied Geographies presents how life crises develop our identities and affect how we live our lives Several types of life moments and stages are presented which play roles as to how we create who we are Embodied Geographiesshows how we develop from middle childhood to the teenage years to parenthood The stages provide insight to the relationship between body place and identity The geographical spread includes the United States Canada the UK Australia New Zealand Singapore and Hong Kong

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Ready-To-Use World Geography Activities for Grades 5-12

Textbook - Ready-To-Use World Geography Activities for Grades 5-12 ISBN: 0876289456
Binding: Spiral-bound
Edition:
Author(s): James F. Silver
Publisher: Center for Applied Research in Education
Number of Pages: 320

This spiral-bound book is a complete set of lessons and worksheets for building basic location skills and knowledge of the continents and countries of the world The book contains 200 reproducibles with activities puzzles games and maps interspersed with instructor's pages with extra questions diagrams and other graphics

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Toward a Geography of Art

Textbook - Toward a Geography of Art ISBN: 0226133125
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1
Author(s): Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Number of Pages: 504

Art history traditionally classifies works of art by country as well as period but often political borders and cultural boundaries are highly complex and fluid Questions of identity policy and exchange make it difficult to determine the "place" of art and often the art itself results from these conflicts of geography and culture Addressing an important approach to art history Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann's book offers essays that focus on the intricacies of accounting for the geographical dimension of art history during the early modern period in Europe Latin America and Asia

Toward a Geography of Art presents a historical overview of these complexities debates contemporary concerns and completes its exploration with a diverse collection of case studies Employing the author's expertise in a variety of fields the book delves into critical issues such as transculturation of indigenous traditions mestizaje the artistic metropolis artistic diffusion transfer circulation subversion and center and periphery What results is a foundational study that establishes the geography of art as a subject and forces us to reconsider assumptions about the place of art that underlie the longstanding narratives of art history

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Latitude and Longitude (Rookie Read-About Geography)

Textbook - Latitude and Longitude (Rookie Read-About Geography) ISBN: 0516277650
Binding: Paperback
Edition:
Author(s): Rebecca Aberg
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Number of Pages: 32

The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe With this series all about geography emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities nations waterways and habitats around the worldand right in their own backyards

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Geographies of Global Change: Remapping the World

Textbook - Geographies of Global Change: Remapping the World ISBN: 0631222863
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 2
Author(s): N/A
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number of Pages: 544

The second edition presents 28 specially commissioned essays by leading geographers across the world addressing questions about how and why the world has changed is changing and will continue to change Softcover

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The Encyclopedia of World Geography

Textbook - The Encyclopedia of World Geography ISBN: 1871869587
Binding: Hardcover
Edition:
Author(s): Graham Bateman
Publisher: Andromeda
Number of Pages: 512

A comprehensive reference guide to every country in the world This authoritative resource includes detailed profiles of each of the 192 nations of the world from the United States to the Solomon Islands Countries are grouped by region with detailed mapping informative facts and figures and hundreds of full-color photographs Each countrys profile includes: - Current statistics
- Illustrated articles about history culture and other unique aspects
- Locator maps
- The national flag
- And more An indispensable addition to every reference bookshelf

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