Travel Geography

Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world.

This is the ultimate geography trivia book. With head-scratching questions on the subject of geography, it is a fun and challenging test for all ages and the perfect addition to any trip. The Late-Night Adventures with Geography Trivia Book has a total of 10 sets each with 10 questions. This is perfect for social get-togethers, being stuck in on a rainy day, and even long family trips. This trivia book is truly the ultimate gift for all of you geography and trivia lovers!

Do you know which African country is home to the most pyramids? (Hint: It's not Egypt!) Do you know which African country boasts the highest fertility rate in the world? Do you know what percent of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa? Travel Trivia: African Edition will have you boasting these answers, and so many more!

All hell breaks loose when PJ is discovered alive by her friends after she faked her own suicide. Alex, Jay, Olivia, and Zack all vow to protect her and keep her hidden in Paris, but one by one she turns their lives into a nightmare. Despite her angelic looks, destruction follows PJ everywhere. Then Alex uncovers a scandal that could rock the Lyce to its core If told. But with each character personal journey resolved at the end of a wild year abroad, what's most important is that they got through it together.

In this sexy, mysterious and romantic follow up to Beautiful Americans, snow falls over the French countryside as Alex, Olivia, and Zack search for their missing classmate, PJ. But while they have been looking for their beautiful troubled friend, they've been losing themselves along the way.

In examining the 424 units of the U.S. national park system, geographers Joe Weber and Selima Sultana focus attention on the historical geography of the system as well as its present distribution, covering the diversity of places under the control of the National Park Service (NPS). This includes the famous national and the lesser-known national monuments, memorials, lakeshores, seashores, rivers, recreation areas, preserves, reserves, parkways, historic sites, historic parks, and a range of battlefields.

In Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils, the award-winning author David Farrier explores the traces we will leave for the very distant future. Modern civilization has created objects and landscapes with the potential to endure through deep time, whether it is plastic polluting the oceans and nuclear waste sealed within the earth or the 30 million miles of roads spanning the planet.

Do you know which European country has the highest GDP per capita? Travel Trivia: European Edition will have you boasting this answer and so many more! At the end of this audiobook, you will have honed both your existing geography trivia knowledge and added some awesome new facts to your arsenal. Whether you are planning your next adventure, or just looking to impress friends and family with some awesome geography tidbits, this European trivia audiobook will have you rearing and ready to go.

By turns exciting, provocative, and sincere, Hitching for Hope: A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland is the tale of a pilgrimage both deeply personal and explicitly political. McKiernan embarks without an itinerary, not knowing with whom he may speak, what he may hear, or where he may sleep each night. As he reflects on his past, faces his fears, and listens to the struggles, hopes, and dreams of Ireland’s people, he excavates a human resilience often obscured by the media.

Travel the World is an audiobook about geography for children, where they will go on a trip around the world to places like Mexico City, Paris, Sydney, New York, and Murcia.

"With humor and lyrical grace," Kathleen Norris meditates on a place in the American landscape that is at once desolate and sublime, harsh, and forgiving, steeped in history and myth (San Francisco Chronicle). A combination of reporting and reflection, Dakota reminds us that wherever we go, we chart our own spiritual geography.

In the works for more than twenty years, Interstate 69 has been both eagerly anticipated as an economic godsend and the center of a firestorm of protests by local environmentalists, farmers, ranchers, anarchists, and others who question both the wisdom of building more highways and the merits of globalization. Part history, part travelogue, Interstate 69 chronicles the last great highway project in America, introducing the people who have worked tirelessly to build it or stop it from being built, and the many places it would change forever.

Netting the Sun offers a carefully crafted diversity of natural and human stories from a landscape seemingly empty and forlorn to passing casual travelers. This surprising interpretation of south central Oregon's botany, geology, wildlife, ethnography, and history reveals what a truly special place the high desert is.

In After the Dance, one of Haiti’s most renowned daughters returns to her homeland, taking readers on a stunning, exquisitely rendered journey beyond the hedonistic surface of Carnival and into its deep heart. Edwidge Danticat had long been scared off from Carnival by a loved one, who spun...

Von Lava bis Magma - Kokosnuss im Vulkanfieber Von ihrem Baumhaus aus beobachten Kokosnuss, Oskar und Matilda, dass der »Gugelhupf«, der Vulkan der Dracheninsel, verstärkt Asche und Gesteinsbrocken spuckt. Gut, dass die Vulkanologin Dotti vom Planeten Öxi gerade zu Besuch ist und den Freunden Fragen beantworten kann.

Explore the magic of Poland and learn a little something along the way about this European country - the people, the history, the music, the places to visit and much, much more. A perfect book to use in a book report for school or beginner reading program that is educational.

From the critically acclaimed bestselling author of BEE SEASON comes a travelogue through the magical and historic city of Prague - a city of vast beauty and wonderfully intimate detail. In TIME'S MAGPIE, Myla Goldberg uses her eye for the wonder of tiny objects and everyday things to put us in...

In this beautifully written story, Travel Abroad: The Adventures of Prissy and Missy, the second edition in an exciting series of powerful, endearing, and meaningful experiences, Prissy and Missy are traveling on holiday to five European countries, including France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Great Britain. This dynamic story is filled with fun, amazement, and historic excitement. People all over the world are falling in love with The Adventures of Prissy and Missy series!

Originally published in the hopes of children understanding their place in the world better, both in a geographic and global sense, these stories by Post foreign correspondents feature the real-life stories of kids all over the world. From Yuki who rides a subway train to school every day in Tokyo to Sayeed who guides tourists on camel rides in Egypt, these children's stories carry the underlying message that in the eyes of our children, there is far more that unites us than divides us.

In this revolutionary new audiobook, you have a partner for your memorization practice without having to find someone to quiz you. Like verbal flashcards, US Geography Quiz: 50 States and Their Capitals is here to be the partner to your study session, reading off questions to help you memorize the capitals, or quiz yourself for trivia. By asking both the state and having you respond with the capital, as well as asking the capital and having you respond with the state, you'll know the answers to your upcoming quiz, test, or trivia night backwards and forwards.