Earth's Last Great Places: Exploring the Nature Conservancy Worldwide

Science & Math

Grove, Noel

Biological Sciences

National Geographic Society

Natl Geographic Society

Provides a look at human civilization from the emergence of culture through such recent events as the breakup of the Soviet Union

Atlas of World History

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

National Geographic

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 The challenge to understanding history lies in the tendency to focus on single scenes instead of the big picture, akin to looking at a tapes-try by examining individual stitches instead of the entire design. The Atlas of World History undertakes a fair-minded journey through the human story by mingling close-up looks at events with broader views of what was then happening elsewhere in the world. 
 Each of this book's six sections, arranged chronologically, opens with a world map that shows developments at various points of the compass, along with an essay about what was happening and why. 
 Cross-cultural time lines run through the book like a thick thread, tying all of history together. Thus, as one reads a section on Charlemagne, for example, the time line shows selected events happening in Nubia, in India, in China, and in Cyprus. 
 The text by author Noel Grove, a staff writer for 25 years with the National Geographic magazine, continues with a world-wide perspective usually ignored in works of history: "By A.D. 100, when the Roman Empire was in full swing, some Maya cities were already in decline." 
 Events are examined for their local as well as global impact: "Great empires butted heads and power changed hands, but these episodes fed a...kinship with a wider community." 
 Here, then, as Daniel J. Boorstin says in his foreword, "...is an invitation to discover both the mystery and the miracle of human experience on our planet," as Grove shapes complex history into an understandable tale with a storyteller's eye for little-known details: "Russia's...Peter the Great died at the age of 53 after diving into the Neva River in winter to rescue drowning sailors." And "Vikings were not just ruthless killers; they traded as often as they raided, and their wives knew rights that other medieval women could scarcely imagine." 
 Artwork, maps, and photographs complement the text to tell the story of human history in a single volume. 
 The challenge to understanding history lies in the tendency to focus on single scenes instead of the big picture, akin to looking at a tapes-try by examining individual stitches instead of the entire design. The Atlas of World History undertakes a fair-minded journey through the human story by mingling close-up looks at events with broader views of what was then happening elsewhere in the world. 
 Each of this book's six sections, arranged chronologically, opens with a world map that shows developments at various points of the compass, along with an essay about what was happening and why. 
 Cross-cultural time lines run through the book like a thick thread, tying all of history together. Thus, as one reads a section on Charlemagne, for example, the time line shows selected events happening in Nubia, in India, in China, and in Cyprus. 
 The text by author Noel Grove, a staff writer for 25 years with the National Geographic magazine, continues with a world-wide perspective usually ignored in works of history: "By A.D. 100, when the Roman Empire was in full swing, some Maya cities were already in decline." 
 Events are examined for their local as well as global impact: "Great empires butted heads and power changed hands, but these episodes fed a...kinship with a wider community." 
 Here, then, as Daniel J. Boorstin says in his foreword, "...is an invitation to discover both the mystery and the miracle of human experience on our planet," as Grove shapes complex history into an understandable tale with a storyteller's eye for little-known details: "Russia's...Peter the Great died at the age of 53 after diving into the Neva River in winter to rescue drowning sailors." And "Vikings were not just ruthless killers; they traded as often as they raided, and their wives knew rights that other medieval women could scarcely imagine." 
 Artwork, maps, and photographs complement the text to tell the story of human history in a single volume.

National Geographic Society Atlas of World History

John Muir called the Sierra Nevada ''the range of light'', and this volume explores the 400 mile long expanse of natural beauty, featuring snow-capped mountain peaks, shimmering alpine lakes, vast fir and pine forests, hot springs and a volcano.'

Range of Light: The Sierra Nevada (National Geographic Destinations)

Schermeister, Phil

Americas

Book by Grove, Noel, Schermeister, Phil

A look at The Nature Conservancy describes the group's efforts to educate the public about wildlife concerns, chronicling the group's beginning, discussing plants and animals that are valuable sources of medicines, and more.

Preserving Eden

Harry N. Abrams

n between those covers are the birds of North America, a varied bunch that is handled relatively uniformly, at least within families. Every species is illustrated by at least two photographs and many by more than that. Almost every duck, wader, shorebird, larid, tubenose, and raptor has a flight shot included, and swallows and martins are particularly well-represented with beautiful, crisp, flight shots, which are not easy to get. The many plumages of gulls are illustrated with lots of pictures: most gulls have from nine to eleven shots included.

Birds of North America

Bauer, Erwin

Beaux Arts Editions

More than two hundred photographs introduce songbirds, raptors, game birds, "specialists," shorebirds, and waterbirds

Arts & Photography

Hugh Lauter Levin Assc

In collaboration with the White House Historical Association, National Geographic presents this authoritative overview of America's first home featuring never-before published stories and photographs. Organized by theme, discover what makes the White House tick--from its beginnings to the modern day, from the architecture, to the staff, to the first families. Learn fascinating details of the real-life Downton Abbey staff who run this grand home. Marvel at the elaborate detail that goes into hosting a state dinner. Meet the beloved pets who've inhabited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Read about celebrity visitors, the media, and the security so critical in today's world. Sidebars contain tidbits of rare information, and an appendix includes an illustrated time line of all White House First Families as well as a complete index. Photos include intimate and candid glimpses of life inside the White House--some never before seen, others long forgotten, and most never displayed in such large format.

Inside the White House: Stories From the World's Most Famous Residence

Photography & Video

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Earth's Last Great Places: Exploring the Nature Conservancy Worldwide

Earth's Last Great Places: Exploring the Nature Conservancy Worldwide

Atlas of World History

National Geographic Society Atlas of World History

Range of Light: The Sierra Nevada (National Geographic Destinations)

Range of Light: The Sierra Nevada (National Geographic Destinations)

Preserving Eden

Birds of North America

Birds of North America

Inside the White House: Stories From the World's Most Famous Residence