The Atlas Paradox

The Atlas Paradox
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Publisher : Tor Books
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9781250855121
ISBN-13 : 1250855128
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis The Atlas Paradox by : Olivie Blake

The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos. Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. Two paths lie before them. All must pick a side. Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way. "The Atlas Six introduced six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library, and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals. As much a delicious contest of wit, will, and passion as it is of magic...half mystery, half puzzle, and wholly a delight."—New York Times bestselling author Holly Black Also by Olivie Blake Alone With You in the Ether One For My Enemy Masters of Death At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Atlas of the Year 1000

Atlas of the Year 1000
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 150
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0674541871
ISBN-13 : 9780674541870
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Atlas of the Year 1000 by : John Man

Shows empires, trade routes, military activity, etc. on all continents ca. 900-1100.

The Revenge of Geography

The Revenge of Geography
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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages : 450
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780812982220
ISBN-13 : 0812982223
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Revenge of Geography by : Robert D. Kaplan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “ambitious and challenging” (The New York Review of Books) work, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts offers a revelatory prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world. In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories of great geographers and geopolitical thinkers of the near and distant past to look back at critical pivots in history and then to look forward at the evolving global scene. Kaplan traces the history of the world’s hot spots by examining their climates, topographies, and proximities to other embattled lands. The Russian steppe’s pitiless climate and limited vegetation bred hard and cruel men bent on destruction, for example, while Nazi geopoliticians distorted geopolitics entirely, calculating that space on the globe used by the British Empire and the Soviet Union could be swallowed by a greater German homeland. Kaplan then applies the lessons learned to the present crises in Europe, Russia, China, the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, Iran, and the Arab Middle East. The result is a holistic interpretation of the next cycle of conflict throughout Eurasia. Remarkably, the future can be understood in the context of temperature, land allotment, and other physical certainties: China, able to feed only 23 percent of its people from land that is only 7 percent arable, has sought energy, minerals, and metals from such brutal regimes as Burma, Iran, and Zimbabwe, putting it in moral conflict with the United States. Afghanistan’s porous borders will keep it the principal invasion route into India, and a vital rear base for Pakistan, India’s main enemy. Iran will exploit the advantage of being the only country that straddles both energy-producing areas of the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. Finally, Kaplan posits that the United States might rue engaging in far-flung conflicts with Iraq and Afghanistan rather than tending to its direct neighbor Mexico, which is on the verge of becoming a semifailed state due to drug cartel carnage. A brilliant rebuttal to thinkers who suggest that globalism will trump geography, this indispensable work shows how timeless truths and natural facts can help prevent this century’s looming cataclysms.

Human Geography of the UK

Human Geography of the UK
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 218
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781848608658
ISBN-13 : 1848608659
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Human Geography of the UK by : Danny Dorling

`Using up-to-date data, modern cartographic methods, and an approach that addresses students' everyday lives, Danny Dorling has produced an engaging introduction to the contemporary geography of the UK. It will be the focus of many lively discussions of patterns and trends’ - Ron Johnston, School of Geography, University of Bristol Using statistics from many sources in an engaging and accessible way, Human Geography of the UK is written from the perspective of a beginning undergraduate, it's objective is to define the key elements of population geography and show how they fit together. Highly visual – with maps and figures on every page – the text uses different data to describe the social landscape of the United Kingdom. Organized in ten short thematic chapters, explaining the nuts and bolts of population, including: birth, inequality; education; mobility; work; and mortality. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of UK in global context. Human Geography of the UK features practical exercises, and clear summaries in tables and specially drawn maps.

New Cosmopolitan World Atlas

New Cosmopolitan World Atlas
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 376
Release :
ISBN-10 : LCCN:map66000008
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis New Cosmopolitan World Atlas by : Rand McNally and Company

Around the World

Around the World
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 88
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0528836919
ISBN-13 : 9780528836916
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Around the World by : Rand McNally and Company

Visit all the countries of the world through beautifully illustrated, three-dimensional maps and pictures. There are more than 200 illustrations to enjoy, facts and figures to browse--even an opportunity to meet some children from far away places.

Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas

Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 364
Release :
ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112024542075
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas by : Rand McNally and Company

The New Cosmopolitan World Atlas

The New Cosmopolitan World Atlas
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Publisher : Thomas Allen Publishers
Total Pages : 340
Release :
ISBN-10 : 052883553X
ISBN-13 : 9780528835537
Rating : 4/5 (3X Downloads)

Synopsis The New Cosmopolitan World Atlas by :

This remarkable atlas has been the best-known, bestselling atlas title in the Rand McNally World Atlas line for more than 40 years. Filled with colorful maps which present the world in great detail and reflect world changes, the atlas contains large-scale maps of continents, countries, states, and provinces. It's comprehensive place-name index includes more than 69,000 entries.

The New Cosmopolitan World Atlas

The New Cosmopolitan World Atlas
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 340
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0528834428
ISBN-13 : 9780528834424
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Cosmopolitan World Atlas by : Rand McNally and Company

Contemporary maps of the world, states, and provinces, including special environmental section, latest 1990 Census information, geographic tables, and index.

Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas

Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 396
Release :
ISBN-10 : LCCN:79318206
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas by : Rand McNally and Company