Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. Inspiring equal parts wonder & wanderlust, ” Atlas Obscura” celebrates over 600 of the strangest & most curious places in the world. Here are natural wonders the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zeal&, or a baobob tree in South Africa that s so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan`s 45-year hole of fire called the Door of Hell, coffins hanging off a side of a cliff in the Philippines, eccentric bone museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by leeches, still on display in Devon, Engl&. ” Atlas Obscura” revels in the weird, the unexpected, the overlooked, the hidden, & the mysterious. Every page expands our sense of how strange & marvelous the world really is. & with its compelling descriptions, hundreds of photographs, surprising charts, maps for every region of the world, it is a book you can open anywhere. But with caution: It`s almost impossible not to turn to the next entry, & the next, & the next. ...

Get busy with this activity book packed with stickers, maps, global wildlife, cultural activities & exciting adventures from around the world. Colour in every continent & put together your own adventure as you decide whether you`d prefer to stay in a treehouse, an igloo or a lighthouse, whether you`d rather to travel by camel, tuk tuk or hot air balloon & if you`d like to party at the Rio Carnival, go trick or treating or row a Viking longship. Pull out the huge double-sided poster to see the country flags of the world, or flip it to find a world map, ready for you to customise over 50 stickers. ...

Set your spirit of adventure free with this lavishly illustrated trip around the world. Whether you`re visiting the penguins of Antarctica, joining the Carnival in Brazil or a canoe safari down the Zambezi River, this book brings together more than 100 activities & challenges to inspire armchair adventurers of any age. Find hundreds of things to spot & learn new facts about every destination. With epic adventures from the four corners of the globe & discoveries to be made on your own doorstep, this book full of colourful illustrations will inspire children & young teenagers to set off on a journey of discovery, & will amuse the grown-ups. ...

From the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures comes this awe-inspiring journey of discovery. Travel around the world to scale the Eiffel Tower, trek the Great Wall of China, & raft through the Yosemite Valley. Showcasing the globe`s most impressive landscapes, iconic buildings & evocative antiquities from both the modern & ancient worlds, this is the most wonderful Atlas adventure yet! ...

The Atlas of African Affairs is divided into five sections dealing with environmental, historical, political & economic issues & with Southern Africa. Throughout, the book presents an interdisciplinary, integrated perspective on African affairs. Most of the chapters deal with continent-wide themes & are illustrated by maps of Africa as a whole drawn to a standardised outline of the same map projection & scale. Other chapters, often by way of example, discuss parts of the continent or individual countries & are illustrated with appropriate maps. The basic format of integrated text & maps is supplemented by guides to further reading at the end of each section as well as a series of detailed statistical tables at the end of the book. ...

The Routledge Atlas of American History presents a series of 163 clear & detailed maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts & figures. The complete history of America is unravelled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including: Politics
- from the struggle against slavery & the battle for black voting rights to the present day, including the results of the 2008 Presidential election Military Events
- from the War of Independence to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam & the Gulf, including additional new maps covering the war in Iraq & the American campaign in Afghanistan. Social History
- including the fate of the American Indians, the growth of female emancipation, & recent population movements & immigration Transport
- from nineteenth-century railroads & canals to the growth of air travel & recent ventures into space Economics
- from early farming & industry to urbanisation & the ecological struggles of the present day This revised edition is fully updated to cover the 2008 presidential election, & also addresses President Obama`s healthcare policy & first overseas travels. New maps have been drawn which detail the problem of pollution, as well as the most recent developments in US relations with Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan.




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Winner of the National Book Tokens Children’s Travel Book of the Year 2016. From the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures. Head off on a journey of discovery, with this book that collects together nature`s most unmissable events from between the two poles, including epic migrations, extraordinary behaviours, & Herculean habits. Find hundreds of things to spot & learn new facts about every animal. ...

The most visually stunning & comprehensive beer atlas available, this richly illustrated book

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A superlative reference work against which the Bible & its stories can be fully appreciated & understood. The story of the Bible is also the story of the ancient Near East, the home of the first civilizations & scene of the clashes between the great empires of Egypt, the Hittites, Assyria & Babylon. Records of this period are replete with wars, conquerors & exiles, the rise & fall of empires & the divisions of kingdoms, linking prophets, judges & kings & of course the life of Jesus himself. From the earliest evidence of mankind in Palestine, to the establishment of the kingdoms of Judah & Israel, the Jewish revolts against the Romans & the rise of the Christian Church, the whole of Biblical history in its geographical context is covered here. Richly illustrated with over 100 detailed maps & diagrams, & authoritative accompanying text, the content has been specially created to appeal to students, historians of religion & anyone with a passion for the period. It conveys a tangible sense of the l&, events & people portrayed in the world's most famous book, making it an outstanding work of reference. ...

This is the only book to thoroughly document the world`s finest examples of Brutalist architecture. More than 850 buildings
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