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You Are Here
You Are Here
Written by Colin Ellard
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385528061
Our Price: $25.00
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You Are Here
Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall
Written by Colin Ellard


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $25.00

A fascinating exploration of human navigation, both feat and foible, in the age of GPS and GoogleEarth

We live in a world crowded by street signs and arrows. With the click of a computer mouse we can find exact directions to just about anywhere on earth, and with a handheld GPS we...

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You Are Here
You Are Here
Written by Colin Ellard
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385530422
Our Price: $25.00
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You Are Here
Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall
Written by Colin Ellard


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $25.00

A fascinating exploration of human navigation, both feat and foible, in the age of GPS and GoogleEarth

We live in a world crowded by street signs and arrows. With the click of a computer mouse we can find exact directions to just about anywhere on earth, and with a handheld GPS we... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Snowball Earth
Snowball Earth
Written by Gabrielle Walker
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307421661
Our Price: $13.95
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Snowball Earth
The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It
Written by Gabrielle Walker


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.95

Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth, gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman’s quest to prove a theory so audacious and profound that it... Read more >
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Mapping the World
Mapping the World
Written by Ralph E Ehrenberg
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780792265252
Our Price: $40.00
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Mapping the World
An Illustrated History of Cartography
Written by Ralph E Ehrenberg


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $40.00

Mapping the World is a one-of-a-kind collection of cartographic treasures that spans thousands of years and many cultures, from an ancient Babylonian map of the world etched on clay to the latest high-tech maps of the earth, seas, and the skies above. With more than one hundred maps and other illustrations... Read more >
National Geographic Almanac of Geography
National Geographic Almanac of Geography
Written by National Geographic Society
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780792238775
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National Geographic Almanac of Geography

Written by National Geographic Society


Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2005
Price: $40.00

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Lost in My Own Backyard
Lost in My Own Backyard
Written by Tim Cahill, Read by Michael Prichard
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415904749
Our Price: $9.95

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Lost in My Own Backyard
A Walk in Yellowstone National Park
Written by Tim Cahill
Read by Michael Prichard


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 5, 2004
Price: $9.95

“Let’s get lost together . . . ”

Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of his—and America’s—favorite destinations: Yellowstone, the world’s first national park. Cahill has been “puttering around in the park” for a quarter of a century, slowly covering its vast scope and exploring... Read more >
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Snowball Earth
Snowball Earth
Written by Gabrielle Walker
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400051250
Our Price: $13.95
 Quantity: 1 
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Snowball Earth
The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It
Written by Gabrielle Walker


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2004
Price: $13.95

Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth, gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman’s quest to prove a theory so audacious and profound that it... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Land's End
Land's End
Written by Michael Cunningham, Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415904343
Our Price: $12.95

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Land's End
A Walk in Provincetown
Written by Michael Cunningham
Read by Scott Brick


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 9, 2004
Price: $12.95

In this celebration of one of America's oldest towns (incorporated in 1720), Michael Cunningham, author of the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hours, brings us Provincetown, one of the most idiosyncratic and extraordinary towns in the United States, perched on the sandy tip at the end of Cape Cod.

Provincetown, eccentric, physically remote... Read more >
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