Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
National Geographic Monographs
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
National Geographic Monographs
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
National Geographic Monographs
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
America's Majestic Canyons
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications DivisionPublisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN: 9780870442711
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Text and photographs provide a look at the unique landscape and wildlife of North America's canyons, from the canyon of West Virginia's New River to Hawaii's Alaska Falls State Park and from the gorge of the Upper Iowa River to the canyons of Mexico's Tarahumara Indians.
National Geographic Monographs
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Drives of a Lifetime
Author: National GeographicPublisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1426210965
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
National Geographic presents the great outdoors through the world’s best auto trips, for nature lovers, hikers, and adventurers. Pack your suitcase, load up the car, and head for the open road! This lavishly illustrated, hardcover travel planner and gift book gives you every bit of information you'll need to navigate 400 amazing driving routes in some of the world's most fascinating locales. This practical travel planner provides specific, in-depth descriptions of the sights each drive offers. A clear, detailed, easy-to-read map of each route. Useful information on the best time to travel. And insider tips to help you get the most out of every fabulous trip. Abundant sidebars call your attention to standout sights along the drive or entertaining background information on the region and its culture. While handy indeed as a planner, Drives of a Lifetime doubles as a full-color gift book with more than 200 dazzling, large-format photos and crisp, evocative text that will enchant armchair travelers. The book immerses you in the unique appeal and beauty of hundreds of inviting locales. Sample entries include the road to the spectacular ancient ruins in and around Angkor Wat in Cambodia; the Natchez Trace Parkway, along an ancient Native American trail through Mississippi; the scenic old coastal route from Dublin to Wexford in Ireland; an off-road dune drive in Dubai; the famous ocean views along the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada; the Winelands Route through South Africa's Western Cape; a drive among the incredible land formations in South Dakota's Badlands; and an archaeological tour through Syria. In addition, you'll find several fun Top Ten lists: skyscraping drives, Mediterranean island roads, African wildlife excursions, and more. Chapters organized by theme include Ultimate Road Trips, featuring famous drives such as Highway One down the California coast; Over Hill and Mountains; By Sea and Shore; The Road Less Traveled, highlighting unpaved an
National Geographic Monographs
Author: John Wesley PowellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Ecological Niches and Geographic Distributions (MPB-49)
Author: A. Townsend PetersonPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691136882
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Terminology, conceptual overview, biogeography, modeling.
William Albert Allard, Five Decades
Author: William Albert AllardPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206372
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book contains 50 years of photography by the author, a National Geographic photographer. He was a pioneer of color photography with a style that called for entering people's homes and hearts; by winning their confidence he was able to capture "off guard" moments, and reveal the depth of human nature. His work reveals beauty, mystery, and a sense of adventure. Part photography retrospective and part personal memoir, this book paints a full picture of the life of a globe-trekking photographer over the past half century.
Women of Vision
Author: Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426212720
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"For 125 years, National Geographic has documented the world and all that is in it with stunning photography that captures the soul of a story beyond the words on a page. Some of the most powerful narratives of the past decade have been produced by a forward-thinking generation of women photojournalists as different as the places and the subjects they have covered"--Page [2] of cover.