Long recognized as one of the seminal volumes on the fundamentals of map, compass, and altimeter route finding, Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook, 3rd Edition now includes the latest information on GPS receivers, complete with all new color illustrations. This concise guide features practical adv...

Carole P. Roman's award winning series has traveling again and this time it's to East Asia to visit the People's Republic of China. In this book, younger readers can learn about the wide variety of climate when they read about China's vast size. They will begin their journey in China's ancient capit...

Presenting twenty-five master gardens, this landscape design book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping, from the self-imposed confines of courtyard designs to the open expanses of the stroll garden. No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. The Japanese Zen garden is a work of a...

This new collection of exquisite imagery features 34 mandalas inspired by biblical stories and teachings, from creation to Noah's ark to Joseph's coat of many colors to the miracles of Exodus. Each piece is designed specifically for adults, to inspire novice and expert colorists alike. Every image i...

Has ever a plant inspired such love and such hatred as the rhododendron? Its beauty is inarguable; it can clothe whole hillsides and gardens with a blanket of vibrant color. The rhododendron has a propensity towards sexual infidelity, making it very popular with horticultural breeding programs. And...

The main focus of this book is the German- Chinese House designed by Heinsdorff for EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. From May to October 2010, Shanghai, the great port at the mouth of the Yangtse, is staging a world fair whose motto is “Better City, Better Life.” The German-Chinese House is the only binationa...

The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology provides an overview of the international field of historical archaeology (c.AD 1500 to the present) through seventeen specially-commissioned essays from leading researchers in the field. The volume explores key themes in historical archaeology inclu...

The relaxing and creative activity of coloring has matured and is now a favorite amongst adults. Aside from the joy of setting one’s imagination free to experiment with hues and colors, the activity itself generates wellness, tranquility and calm. Indeed, one of the first psychologists to apply colo...

No one trusts a landless magician, but Trulliç cannot find his true home, where his own magical powers work best. He knows it exists somewhere out in the desert. But how can he find it, when the land itself threatens to swallow him whole every times he steps across the boundary?Nadeem comes to her p...