Human Geography Books


How the States Got Their ShapesHow the States Got Their Shapes
Best Price: $13.76
Georgia has been undergoing a severe drought for several years now, particularly in the Atlanta...
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesGuns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Best Price: $15.03
Guns, Germs and Steel is a scientific historical treatment on the rise and fall of civilizations...
Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your LifeWho's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Best Price: $15.55
I find the book interesting and very helpful in my quest to decide where to retire. I still...
Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (New York Review Books Classics)Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (New York Review Books Classics)
Best Price: $12.73
Wallace Stegner was not only a great writer ("Angle of Repose") and teacher (Stanford...
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (9th Edition)The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (9th Edition)
Best Price: $51.00
Trusted for its timeliness and readability, this book introduces geography by emphasizing the...


The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too LateThe Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late
Best Price: $8.78
This book is mind expanding! A very important read for anyone interested in an over arching...
The Control of NatureThe Control of Nature
Best Price: $4.85
An intriguing book on man's efforts, as the title says, to control nature. The question is, can...
A Language Older Than WordsA Language Older Than Words
Best Price: $11.92
The survival of the human species depends on our ability to transcend the confinements of...
Space and Place: The Perspective of ExperienceSpace and Place: The Perspective of Experience
Best Price: $16.13
I've bought de book Space and Place, by Yi-Fu Tuan. I live in Brazil and the book got here in...
The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the EnvironmentThe Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment
Best Price: $17.50
I was fortunate to get a copy of the Ehrlich's new book while teaching a summer course on global...


The End of NatureThe End of Nature
Best Price: $8.62
If you haven't stumbled into Bill McKibben's work, do. He is very good at asking questions and...
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival HandbookThe Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
Best Price: $0.95
I purchased this for my 10 year old son to listen to in the car. He really liked it although he...
Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (Global Century Series)Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (Global Century Series)
Best Price: $10.30
This is a must read for people interested in either history, the environment, or people. It is...
Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for EducatorsChildhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators
Best Price: $15.61
David Sobel, already the author of four influential books, including Beyond Ecophobia and...
Human Geography: People, Place, and CultureHuman Geography: People, Place, and Culture
Best Price: $61.47
This book should not be used to teach. It's full of Liberal, Politically Correct,...

Arts and Culture,  Combined Volume (3rd Edition)Arts and Culture, Combined Volume (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $105.95
I personally felt the best thing about this text book was its beautiful images--the pieces of...
India: The Emerging GiantIndia: The Emerging Giant
Best Price: $27.79
Among all the books on India written by economists (recently there have been quite a few) this...
The Hidden DimensionThe Hidden Dimension
Best Price: $7.75
I read this book in the 70's and loved it. It was eye-opening, and I was astounded by his level...
The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough LandscapeThe Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape
Best Price: $18.45
Though the globalization debate has been raging for awhile, this book looks at it from a new...
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th Edition)The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th Edition)
Best Price: $39.00
Although I recognize the intelligence of the author, I would not recommend this book to anyone...

Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our WorldComing Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World
Best Price: $10.35
This is a great book written by a wise elder. While my sentiments are in agreement with the...
The Language of Miracles: A Celebrated Psychic Teaches You to Talk to AnimalsThe Language of Miracles: A Celebrated Psychic Teaches You to Talk to Animals
Best Price: $8.09
Amelia's heart is in the right place. She truly adores animals, yet she can accent the emotions...
Human Geography in ActionHuman Geography in Action
Best Price: $73.57
The fourth edition of Human Geography in Action is highlighted by a robust new software...
The Human MosaicThe Human Mosaic
Best Price: $62.50
The book was highlighted as same as the description. The book was packaged inproperly because...
Human GeographyHuman Geography
Best Price: $39.98
This book could have been written and organized a lot better. It is unnecessarily convoluted and...

Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A Urban New WorldShadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A Urban New World
Best Price: $18.36
This book was very disappointing. Although at 54 I am getting to the point where I need granny...
Wiley/National Geographic College Atlas of the WorldWiley/National Geographic College Atlas of the World
Best Price: $19.93
I purchased this as a gift. She is a huge fan of maps and searched for a good world atlas....
Last Harvest: From Cornfield to New Town: Real Estate Development from George Washington to the Builders of the Twenty-First Century, and Why We Live in Houses AnywayLast Harvest: From Cornfield to New Town: Real Estate Development from George Washington to the Builders of the Twenty-First Century, and Why We Live in Houses Anyway
Best Price: $8.86
This is a great book on how suburban development works. It is very well researched and all the...
The Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation's Most Ordinary CitizenThe Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation's Most Ordinary Citizen
Best Price: $0.25
I heard about this book relatively late in it's life on Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya...
Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing CulturesLight at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures
Best Price: $8.61
So few modernists understand the depth and sophistication of traditional knowledge. Wade Davis...

Places and Regions in Global Context: Human GeographyPlaces and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography
Best Price: $40.79
The book came in perfect condition. However, I wish that it would have come on the day it was...
Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We BuyCall of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy
Best Price: $6.99
I teach Consumer Marketing and love social science interpretations of 'real world' behavior. ...
Major Problems In American Immigration And Ethnic History (Major Problems in American History)Major Problems In American Immigration And Ethnic History (Major Problems in American History)
Best Price: $33.00
This book was required for my history class, no complaints so far, we shall see as the semester...
The Rise of the Network Society (New Edition) (The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Volume 1)The Rise of the Network Society (New Edition) (The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Volume 1)
Best Price: $20.00
Definitely, Castells does not fall into the omnipresent ethnocentricity that most of the...
The Suburban Christian: Finding Spiritual Vitality in the Land of PlentyThe Suburban Christian: Finding Spiritual Vitality in the Land of Plenty
Best Price: $6.40
It is good to get a Christian perspective on suburbia. Of all the books that are out now that...

The Power of Identity: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Volume II (The Information Age) 2nd EditionThe Power of Identity: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Volume II (The Information Age) 2nd Edition
Best Price: $17.89
The second book of already classic Castells' trilogy The Information Age in which the author...
Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural SystemsPanarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
Best Price: $44.93
On balance, Resilience and the Behavior of Large-Scale Systems (Scientific Committee on Problems...
Topophilia: A Study of Environmental Perceptions, Attitudes, and ValuesTopophilia: A Study of Environmental Perceptions, Attitudes, and Values
Best Price: $24.00
This is considered one of the most important essays among geographers, and being a geographer...
What the World EatsWhat the World Eats
Best Price: $15.63
Every day, millions of families around the world gather--at the table or on the floor, in a...
Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West (New York Review Books Collections)Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West (New York Review Books Collections)
Best Price: $5.95
Sacagawea's Nickname is a splendid little volume consisting of twelve essays on the American...

Human GeographyHuman Geography
Best Price: $69.86
Plundering Paradise: The Hand of Man on the Galapagos IslandsPlundering Paradise: The Hand of Man on the Galapagos Islands
Best Price: $4.00
D'Orso's book highlights some very serious issues regarding the conservation of the Galapagos....
Southern California: An Island on the LandSouthern California: An Island on the Land
Best Price: $11.83
Carey McWilliams has been called "the single finest nonfiction writer on...
Human: The Definitive Visual GuideHuman: The Definitive Visual Guide
Best Price: $11.84
DESPITE MINOR MISTAKES RECOGNIZED ONLY BY EXPERTS THIS BOOK IS A WONDERFUL SINGLE VOLUME...
Psychogeography: Disentangling the Modern Conundrum of Psyche and PlacePsychogeography: Disentangling the Modern Conundrum of Psyche and Place
Best Price: $13.95
Psychogeography in its contemporary manifestation owes much to the 1950s situationists from the...

Theories of DevelopmentTheories of Development
Best Price: $26.95
The stakes involved in development debates are enormous. While development can use the...
Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger (Public Planet)Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger (Public Planet)
Best Price: $10.00
"Fear of Small Numbers" by Arjun Appadurai offers an exceptionally astute and often...
Spaces of Hope (California Studies in Critical Human Geography, 7)Spaces of Hope (California Studies in Critical Human Geography, 7)
Best Price: $23.48
There's a lot of theory here. Don't let it scare you away. This book is a brilliant examination...
Ragnar's Urban Survival: A Hard-Times Guide to Staying Alive in the CityRagnar's Urban Survival: A Hard-Times Guide to Staying Alive in the City
Best Price: $8.50
THE BOOK IS ABOUT 80-90% ON THE MONEY! CHOCK FULL OF THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AND TO ACT ON. DIDN'T...
The World Economy: Resources, Location, Trade and Development (5th Edition)The World Economy: Resources, Location, Trade and Development (5th Edition)
Best Price: $33.41
This was a book a professor assigned for an Economic Geography class. We got the most use out of...

An Essay on the Principle of Population (Oxford World's Classics)An Essay on the Principle of Population (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $3.99
This book is available, for free reading on internet.Then , I read almost all of it, some years...
Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)
Best Price: $7.87
I really enjoyed this book and Jacobsen's perscpectives. One must remember though that his main...
The Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicentered SocietyThe Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicentered Society
Best Price: $25.63
I picked this bad boy up at the museumstore at SF Moma. It is a handsome, weighty book, with a...
World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and EnvironmentsWorld Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments
Best Price: $68.00
I got the book I ordered and it was in the condition that the seller said it was. I was very...
 
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