Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide,

Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide 

Language: English 

New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2024. 

528 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.

ISBN: 9780744069839, 9780241515617, 0744069831, 0241515610 

Summary: Now, in its third edition, this landmark encyclopedia celebrates our planet and explains the science underpinning the forces and processes that have made and shaped it. Artworks, photographs, terrain models, and maps are combined to capture the power of landscapes and natural events and show their hidden sides, explaining, for example, how an earthquake is triggered and how burning fossil fuels is driving a climate emergency.

Great Rivers: An Illustrated History of the Waterways that Shaped Civilizations

Great Rivers: An Illustrated History of the Waterways that Shaped Civilizations 

by Geordie Torr 

Language: English 

London: Sirius Publishing, a division of Arcturus Publishing Limited, 2023. 

255 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. 

ISBN: 9781398830264, 9781839408717, 1398830267, 1839408715 

Summary: "From the majestic waters of the Nile to the mighty Yellow and Yangtze rivers to the grand Mississippi to the immense Amazon river, the great rivers of the world have captured the human imagination and shaped our history. In this fascinating guide, Geordie Torr explores the natural forces that have created these rivers, their impacts on the environment, and the myriad ways they have affected societies and cultures."-- Provided by publisher

Fragile Earth : views of a changing world

Fragile Earth : views of a changing world
[S.l.] : Collins, 2006.
272 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 9780061137310 (hbk.)

$34.95 (trade cloth)

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