The ax is an indispensable tool for every woodsman. The Ax Book is a thorough guide to cutting wood with hand tools. Even those who use chainsaws and other power equipment need to be familiar with the hand tools of their craft. An ideal resource for anyone who wants to fell trees and take lumber or firewood from the wood lot or forest. The author ......
The Australian mainland is surrounded by over 8,000 islands, islets and rock stacks. These offers unique habitats for animals and plants, which has driven the evolution of thousands of species that occur nowhere else on Earth. Exploring the islands, via outstandingcontributions from key conservationists and 360 beautiful images.
A comprehensive update, the fourth edition of this leading text features numerous chapters by new authors addressing the latest trends and topics in the field. The book presents the foundational concepts and methodological tools that readers need in order to engage with today's pressing urban transportation policy issues. Coverage encompasses ......
This ism-busting text is an enormously accessible account of the key philosophical and theoretical ideas that have informed geographical research. It makes abstract ideas explicit and clearly connects it with real practices of geographical research and knowledge. Written with flair and passion, A Student's Introduction to Geographical Thought: Explains the key ideas: scientific realism, anti-realism and idealism / positivism / critical rationalism / Marxism and critical realism/ social constructionism and feminism / phenomenology and post-phenomenology / postmodernism and post-structuralism / complexity / moral philosophy. Uses examples that address both physical geography and human geography. Use a familiar and real-world example - 'the beach' - as an entry point to basic questions of philosophy, returning to this to illustrate and to explain the links between philosophy, theory, and methodology. All chapters end with summaries and sources of further reading, a glossary explaining key terms, exercises with commentaries, and web resources of key articles from the journals Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography. A Student's Introduction to Geographical Thought is a completely accessible student A-Z of theory and practice for both human and physical geography.
What a collection plants! From a carnivorous plant that catches rats, a skull-shaped flower, an electric blue begonia or a Darth Vader begonia, Even weirder - bat flowers, parasitic Rhizanthes, snake fruit, iridescent-leaved plants that shimmer blue, ancient dragon’s blood trees, ghost pipes.
What physical and cultural features make up the world we inhabit? The answer to this question can easily be found in our newest 6 page study guide, which serves as a handy reference tool for students and teachers alike. The guide's easy-to-use format includes comprehensive definitions and examples of various geographical terms related to Earth; ......
For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet. Its a legendary oasis, where a man just back from the Gobi Desert might kick back and, over some port, have a chat with a fellow off to Bandung.This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the 44th ......
A photographic guide to the common plants and animals that inhabit the intertidal zone--the area covered by water at high tide and exposed during low tide--on the Atlantic coast from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to Cape Breton, Canada.
