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National Geographic Atlas of the World  •  National Geographic REFERENCE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES $50 off the $175 cover price. A classic, ever-popular world atlas, the product of Allen Carroll and his team of cartographers at the National Geographic Society. The maps, densely printed with place names and features, are instantly familiar, adapted from the country, regional and thematic maps included with the magazine. This ninth edition includes new maps covering volatile regions such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. World thematic spreads reveal freshwater scarcity, global warming, world economies, energy resources and consumption, and other critical trends. Dramatic ocean floor maps show more features and detail than any other atlas. Sturdily bound (with 416 jumbo 19 x 13-inch pages), the atlas weighs in at 10 pounds. (GEN05, $125.00)
Oxford New Concise World Atlas  •  Oxford Univ. Press REFERENCE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES Thoroughly revised, this cartographic reference includes a 55,000-entry quick-reference index. It contains updated statistical information on world population, climate, and geography, an illustrated "Earth in Space" section with a broad overview of the planet's human and natural processes, fully digitized, computer-generated maps, star charts and satellite images, and instructive charts and graphs. (WLD149, $39.95)
Atlas of World History  •  Patric O'Brien REFERENCE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 312 PAGES This fully revised second edition of the Oxford Atlas of World History traces religions, populations, languages, trade, people and places from the first civilizations of Mesopotamia to the 21st-Century in hundreds of charts and maps, color illustrations and essays by dozens of contributors. (REF32, $49.95)
Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World  •  Times of London REFERENCE •  2011 •  BOXED  • 544 PAGES • FAVORITE Get this latest edition of the world's most authoritative atlas at 25% off the $200 selling price. Worth every penny for its coverage, size and quality, each double-page spread is a whopping 16" x 22" and gorgeous. With excellent physical and political detail, superb coverage of polar areas, and a new and expanded index of 200,000 place names and geographic features. Complete with a slipcase, this revised and updated 13th edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative world atlas includes a bonus 1922 archival world map. New features to this edition include 30 city plans from major cities around the world; flags for every country in the world; the new independent country of Kosovo; and major new place name updates in China, Russia, Kazakhstan, India, Afghanistan, and Iran. The detailed thematic information contains contributions from experts in their relevant geographical field. New topics discussed include migration, the global impact of recession, migration, and polar regions. (GEN71, $150.00)
National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers  •  National Geographic Society GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES • FAMILY This colorful guide is brimming with readable information, colorful illustrations and photographs, and 115 pages of clear maps for kids. (WLD116, $24.95)
National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World  •  National Geographic REFERENCE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 400 PAGES Clear, well-organized and visually arresting, this second edition of National Geographic's popular atlas includes thematic maps on tectonics, the Biosphere, World Energy, World Health, Nutrition, Literacy, Technology and Globalization. Regional maps are all presented at the same scale. (REF35, $40.00)

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