New Releases by National Geographic Society

Maps and text provide information on the geography, industries, and other vital facts of the countries of the world.

Heavily illustrated general account of the wilderness areas of Canada.

A journey along the continental Divide in words and pictures.

Well illustrated description of North American mammals.

History of the Indian civilization that existed in Central America from A.D. 250 to 900.

Shows how archaeologists learn about various cultures in America from artifacts, archives, fossils, and any other clues they can find.

Afrika - Anthropologie - Akten/Kongressberichte.

A collection of biographical sketches of inventors including the famous and the not so famous.

Author Bill Graves and photographer Jim Amos traveled the Aloha State for months, surveying the charms of America''s mid-Pacific outpost. The Hawaiian archipelago consists of eight major islands, and 129 lesser islands and islets. For nearly two centuries they have formed a bridge between East and West, first settled by Polynesians, and now routinely inundated by wave after wave of tourists. The tourists, and the infrastructure to house and amuse them are wreaking havoc on the islands ecology, as the very beauty that attracts them is being destroyed by development at an ever increasing pace. The authors explore this unique environment, taking readers along on their fascinating journey.

Natural history and color illustrations of 327 species.

A well-illustrated book tracing the development of ships, and historic battles fought at sea.

Physiographic processes, by J.W. Powell.--Physiographic features, by J.W. Powell.--Physiographic regions of the United States, by J.W. Powell.--Present and extinct lakes of Nevada, by I.C. Russell.--Beaches and tidal marshes of the Atlantic coast, by N.S. Shaler.--The Northern Appalachians, by B. Willis.--Niagara Falls and their history, by G.K. Gilbert.--Mount Shasta, a typical volcano, by J.S. Diller.--The physical geography of southern New England, by W.M. Davis.--The southern Appalachians, by C.W. Hayes.