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The Onion Atlas of The Planet Earth, 73rd edition, features incorrect statistics on all of the Earth's 168, 182, or 196 independent nations. It also features maps, including a fold-out world map at actual size. Readers will learn about every country from Afghanistan, "Allah's Cat Box," to the Ukraine, "The Bridebasket of Europe." This is an invaluable tool for any reader interested in overthrowing a weakened government in East Asia, exploiting a developing nation in Africa, or for directions to tonight's party at Erica's. It is a reference guide to 250,000 of the world's most important places, such as North Korea's Trench of Victory, the Great Human Pyramid of Egypt, and Saudi Arabia's superhighway, the Mohammedobahn.

THE TIMES ATLAS OF THE WORLD

$285.00

Hardcover
Size: 11 x 18 inches
125 full-page maps and 125 color plates
544 pages
Index: 225,000 place names
125 double-page maps

This twelfth edition of The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World is the latest edition of a title which has steadily evolved since The Times first published a world atlas in 1895.

This edition brings all the mapping fully up to date, includes a new map of Alaska and northwest Canada and provides significant enhancements to important areas. Recent geopolitical changes are reflected - notably the split of Serbia and Montenegro into separate independent countries.

While retaining the authority and tradition for which Times atlases are widely renowned, this edition uses technology never envisaged by the cartographers who produced the earliest editions. In doing so it presents the most comprehensive portrayal of the world available in any reference atlas.

THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE WORLD

$165.00

Hardcover
Size: 12 x 18 inches
280 pages
Index: 140,000 place names
76 double-page maps

Map detail and clarity are second only to The Times Atlas of the World. 243 regional maps. Web site interface for updates. Airline distances, time zones, metric conversion, temperature and rainfall charts, country and U.S. state flags, information on world countries. Introductory section on the world and the universe with thematic maps including climate, world population, biosphere, cultural and environmental.

DK GREAT WORLD ATLAS

$100.00

Hardcover
Size: 11 x 18"
528 pages
Index: 80,000 place names
96 double-page maps

Combining current satellite imagery with DK's unique mapping technology, this is a magnificent portrait of the Earth. Packed with detailed information on industry, communications, agriculture, and natural resources, this reference contains over 750 full-color photographs. Slipcased.

OXFORD ATLAS OF THE WORLD

$80.00

Hardcover
Size: 11 x 15"
416 pages
Index: 75,000 place names
80 double-page maps

Excellent basic world atlas, including 160 world maps and 67 city maps. Full-color relief maps provide detailed topographical information enhanced by relief shading and layer colored contours. Introductory section on world geography including climate, greenhouse effect, plate tectonics, agriculture, population and migration and global conflicts. Includes a removable world map.

DK WORLD ATLAS

$50.00

Hardcover
Size: 11 x 15"
338 pages
Index: 80,000 place names
80 double-page maps

Many of the same features as the larger DK Great World Atlas. 8 gatefold maps and more than 350 smaller maps and charts and 750 photos. Introductory section on world geography and statistical information.

OXFORD DESK REFERENCE ATLAS

$24.95

Softcover
Size: 9 x 12"
264 pages

With superbly crafted maps covering the entire globe, the this atlas highlights the best aspects of Oxford's atlas line in a handy and affordable paperback format. In addition to a unique city-mapping program that takes the viewer deeper into the workings of urban spaces, this edition offers several new and innovative features. The inclusion of numerous maps of islands in the South Pacific and the Caribbean distinguishes this atlas from its competitors, and it features dozens of thematic maps, charts, and graphs explaining many fundamental concepts in human geography.

DK ATLAS A-Z