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National Geographic Atlas of the World (National Geographic Atlas of the World)
by National Geographic SocietyU.S.

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com 
When National Geographic published its first Atlas of the World more than 35 years ago, the world was indeed a different place. In order to cover today's world--including its oceans, stars, climate, natural resources, and more--National Geographic has published its seventh edition of the Atlas of the World. With each new edition, National Geographic strives to make its atlas more than just maps. You'll learn that the coldest place in the world is the Plateau Station in Antarctica, where the average daily temperature is minus 56.7 degrees Celsius; the most populated continent is Asia, with more than 3.6 billion people, or 60.8 percent of the world's population; the driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile; a flight from New Delhi to Rio de Janeiro covers 14,080 kilometers; life expectancy in the Republic of Zambia is 37 years; and the literacy rate in Turkmenistan is 98 percent.

The New York Times Book Review, John Noble Wilford 
...remarkable for more than its revisions, scope and artistry. It is also the product of--and showcase for--dramatic technological innovations that are transforming the ancient art and science of cartography. 


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Traveler's Tool Kit : How to Travel Absolutely Anywhere
by Rob Sangster

Editorial Reviews
Midwest Book Review 
Interested in foreign travel but stymied by customs, foreign languages and currencies? This starter kit for beginners tells how to become a savvy world traveler, from handling the challenges of other countries to affording the trip in the first place. Packed with practical advice, this tells how to travel in style. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

National Geographic 
"Readable and thorough how-to on the art of international travel."



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What Am I Doing Here
by Bruce Chatwin

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com 
This is the last of Bruce Chatwin's works to be published while he was still alive (he penned the introduction in 1988, a few months before he died). It's a collection of Chatwin gems--profiles, essays, and travel stories that span the world, from trekking in Nepal and sailing down the Volga to working on a film with Werner Herzog in Ghana and traveling with Indira Gandhi in India. Chatwin excels, as usual, in the finely honed tale.

Synopsis 
Here is a journey into the interior of a celebrated novelist and traveler, charged with all of the narrative power and intellectual challenge of his fiction. 

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