Tag Archives: geography

Book Review: An Atlas Of Extinct Countries

Posted on July 15, 2024 by nathanalbright

An Atlas Of Extinct Countries, by Gideon Defoe It is comical to report that this book was originally supposed to have been published in China, but because it made reference to an early Republic of Formosa that existed in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Earning The Rockies

Posted on July 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

Earning The Rockies: How Geography Shapes America’s Role In The World, by Robert Kaplan I can imagine how the research for this book went down. The author summons his memories of a father who sacrificed a great deal of his … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Taiwan (Cultures Of The World)

Posted on June 29, 2024 by nathanalbright

Taiwan (Cultures Of The World), by Azra Moiz, Janice Wu, and Debbie Nevins This book is the third edition of a popular series of books about the various countries of the world that aims its writings at a middle grade … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Enchantment Of The World: Taiwan

Posted on June 22, 2024 by nathanalbright

Enchantment Of The World: Taiwan, by Barbara A. Somervill This book is a pretty good one, part of the classic and common books that one can find about countries that are written for middle grade audiences looking to understand countries … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Laos (Countries Of The World)

Posted on June 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

Laos (Countries Of The World), by A. Kamala Dalal If the National Geographic has never been all that good at geography (and even worse once purchased by Disney), they have always been pretty good at photography, and that makes this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The New Atlas Of World History

Posted on May 22, 2024 by nathanalbright

The New Atlas Of World History: Global Events At A Glance, by John Haywood This book is by no means a bad one, and in many ways is a very enjoyable book and a very worthwhile one. Yet it seems … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Countries Of The World)

Posted on May 15, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Countries Of The World), by Rebecca Hirsch While I would not say that this is a perfect book, it is certainly a very good one, and one of the notable aspects of that begins with the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Country Profiles)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Country Profiles), by Alicia Klepeis While this is not the sort of book that is difficult to read–it is made for those between Grades 1 and 3 as an introduction to the countries of the world, after all–it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Penguin State Of The World Atlas

Posted on May 12, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Penguin State Of The World Atlas, by Dan Smith Now, I happen to like Penguin as a publisher, mainly because they do a good job making inexpensive and easily accessible books from works in the public domain that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Phantom Atlas

Posted on April 29, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies And Blunders On Maps, by Edward Brooke-Hitching This is the sort of book that, by any rights, ought to be good. What is there not to appreciate about a book that seeks to … Continue reading →

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