The Pacific coast is the most iconic region of California and one of the most fascinating and rapidly changing places in the world. Densely populat...

Ideally suited for use in swift-moving surveys of World, Atlantic, and Latin American history, this abridgment of Ted Humphrey and Janet Burke's 20...

Ideally suited for use in swift-moving surveys of World, Atlantic, and Latin American history, this abridgment of Ted Humphrey and Janet Burke's 20...

David Frye's skillful translation and abridgment of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's monumental First New Chronicle and Good Government (composed betw...

David Frye's skillful translation and abridgment of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's monumental First New Chronicle and Good Government (composed betw...

"This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety -- no single volume will ever do that -- but includin...

"This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety -- no single volume will ever do that -- but includin...

This book traces the extent of territory which the different states and nations of Europe and the neighbouring lands have held at different times i...

She grew up playing on log booms and living in float houses, and at nine years old she learned to shoot a rifle and hunt game. Strong-willed and in...

Bringing together this environment and the scientists who study it, The Natural History of Southern New Zealand is a major new book published by Ot...

El Salvador is possibly among the most environmentally degraded nations in Latin Americas, or even the Americas. Yet, it is also among the most env...

This new abridgment of both volumes of Livermore's classic translation presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso's historical narrative. Ka...

This new abridgment of both volumes of Livermore's classic translation presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso's historical narrative. Ka...

This rugged new translation--the first entirely new English translation in half a century and the only one based on the most recent critical editio...

Praise for The Weekender Effect: What happens to paradise when you carve it up into lots and sell it? Bob Sandford writes about it with clarity and...

The Atlas-monograph presents a novel approach to the study of the development of snow cover based on its crystal morphology and the fundamental law...

In the spring of 2007 the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Rangers, the regiment responsible for providing a military presence in isolated communit...

This book contains the daily logs kept by Columbus -- himself, and by Magellan's scribe, Antonio Pigafetta, on their fateful voyages to the unknown...

Cities are often seen as symbols of order: the existence of city walls, fortified gates, palaces, temples, roads, pavements, highways, public insti...

This book explores the U.S. forest service plans for responding to climate change. The mission of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agricultur...

In recent decades, managing the nation's public and private forests and rangelands has become increasingly complex, requiring a sound understanding...

Wetlands, with a variety of physical characteristics, are found throughout the country. They are known in different regions as swamps, marshes, fen...

After plans to live in Africa shatter, young journalist Laurie Sarkadi moves to the Subarctic city of Yellowknife seeking wilderness and adventure....

Who would have guessed that a small province could hold so many falls? Overall, New Brunswick is home to more than 1,000 waterfalls -- some remote,...

An Atlantic Bestseller"A nature lover's delight." -- Chronicle HeraldNo one has done more to bring New Brunswick's waterfalls to popular attention ...

An Atlantic BestsellerNova Scotia is blessed with numerous must-see waterfalls, and this volume from self-described "waterfall addict" Benoit Lalon...

Wetlands, with a variety of physical characteristics, are found throughout the country. They are known in different regions as swamps, marshes, fen...

The vast deserts of Outback Australia hold many secrets, but there is one great mystery which stands out among all others the mystery of the lost L...

It has been estimated that more than 30% of the global land surface is subject to a considerable frequency of vegetation fires (Chuvieco et al., 20...