Best Selling Books by National Geographic Society

Identifies hidden treasures and lesser-known points of interest in each of America''s national parks.

Bursting with full-colour maps and graphics, this essential atlas provides in-depth geographical coverage as it highlights the dramatic cultural and economic changes now occurring in China. National Geographic''s renowned cartographers ahve mapped the entire country - all its administrative regions and their cities, towns, and transportation networks - to create a complete and meticulously researched panorama of the world'' sfasted growing economy and most populous nation. In addition to newly compiled political and physical maps, colourful thematic presentations post information on trade, energy, natural resources, environment, military strength, religion, ways of life, communications, and more. An exhaustive place-name index helps readers navigate to thousands of specific locations. State-of-the-art satellite imagery and mosaics - at the highest resolution ever published by National Geographic - reveal incredible variety and amazing details of China''s sweepin physical landscapes. Ten major cities chosen from various regions throughout China receive close-up treatment, wiht maps laying out each metropolitan area and quick-read fact boxes listing local climate, time zone, population, and more. The profile of Beijing, the captial, pinpoints sites of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Also charted extensively is Shanghai, host of the 2010 World''s Fair - China''s first - expected to draw 70 million visitors. Since the nation''s turn toward openness in the late 1970s, tourism has become a major growth industry in this land of bustling cities, spectacular vistas, ethnic diversity, and cultural and historical marvels. One of the 21 thematic topics focuses on tourism, with a map locating popular attractions such as the Great Wall, the Terra-cotta Warriors, Zhalong Nature Reserve, the Silk Road, the Imperial Palace, and Hong Kong''s Star Ferry. A history section covers China''s primary dynasties and then with a time line highlights the events of the twentieth century to the present. Charts, graphs, and photographs complete the visual coverage of China today, with expert commentaries adding insight on topics that range form teh workings of China''s government to the lifestyles of its people to the global implications of its stunning emergence as a major player on the world scene.

In the spirit of the bestselling "National Geographic Photographic Field Guide" renowned photograher Robert Caputo offers the first specialized guidebook in National Geographic''s new, standard-setting photography instruction series. 114 photos.

Combining cartographic technology with physiographic and cultural content, this atlas has a section on the physical and natural world with core topics such as evolution of earth, geology, climate and biodiversity, a section on human activities such as population and migration as well as the seven continents

Presents world maps as well as essays about each continent.

This guide to Barcelona highlights places of interest, walks and drives in areas surrounding the city, a More Places to Visit section detailing places off the beaten track, a directory of hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment listings, opening times and useful telephone numbers. It also includes cut-away illustrations of important buildings and descriptions of major cultural, architectural and historical sites.

Brace yourself for some serious (seriously fun) ickiness! This delightfully disgusting book is a tribute to all kinds of everyday nastiness! Discover yucky jokes, laugh-out-loud lists, kooky knock-knocks, funny puns, strange tongue twisters, and more to share with friends and family. Funny profiles of super-gross animals and weird-but-true science show that grossness is also downright fascinating.

Gathers political, social, and physical maps of the world.

Cities and towns -- United States -- Guidebooks.

A journey along the continental Divide in words and pictures.

A protrayal of the geographical and human diversity of China.

Distinguished scholars write of the lives and customs of eight groups- Lohars of India, etc. who wander over long distances in search of food and water for their families and animals.

Authors journey the length of the Amazon River from its five-inch-wide source high in the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean.

Features some of the world''s most transformative locales, from Norway''s western fjords and Cambodia''s Angkor Wat to Kyoto''s Moss Garden and the urban surprises of Denver, Pittsburgh, and Vancouver.

Offers detailed information on every bird family in the world, including their physical characteristics, behaviors, conservation status, taxonomy, and photographs of individual species.

Discusses the work of photographers doing stories on the United States for "National Geographic" and shows examples on various subjects

Photographs, articles from newspapers, posters, etc about American history.

A guidebook to the human body, examining conception, heredity, and stages of life, the circulatory and immune systems, the heart, brain, senses, digestion, and much more.

Maps and text provide information on the geography, industries, and other vital facts of the countries of the world.

Examines the Earth''s geologic history, climate, vegetation, population, food, economies, and mineral resources, and offers physical, political, and subject maps of each continent.

Afrika - Anthropologie - Akten/Kongressberichte.