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This profile includes an up-to-date data file, a map, and a country flag, as well as descriptive text about each of the countries in Africa. This book present a fascinating snapshot of Africa all within reach of your fingertips.

2000 years ago, a young Jewish teacher was brutally put to death in Jerusalem. The dramatic story of his life and death became the basis for a religion that today accounts for more than a third of the world's population. The Story of Jesus is a major production combining specially shot HD quality drama depicting archaeological finds in Israel and Palestine, including stunning aerial photography of the major sites, with a retelling of Jesus' story...

With several entries about North America, and details of dozens of dependencies, this book provides invaluable information at a glance. This profile includes an up-to-date data file, a map, and a country flag, as well as descriptive text about the country's geography, history and economy. This book present a fascinating snapshot of North America all within reach of your fingertips.

With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What's the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. And in this dynamic book he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the...

Our planet has been shaped by powerful elemental forces, of earth, fire, ice, water, and wind. Over millions of years, they have given rise to natural icons of immense grandeur and variety. Mount Everest, Jordan's Dead Sea, Rotorua's boiling mud pools, Indonesia's archipelago, Sossusvlei's dunes, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, the Amazon, Antarctica, and more. Throughout six episodes, we travel worldwide, exploring. The icons are as different as...

Easy-to-read text and photos introduce beginning readers to some of the most extreme places on our planet.

This comprehensive historical atlas concentrates on the Mediterranean world but also shows what happened across the globe between A.D. 400 and 1500--from the fall of Rome to the age of discovery. Sumptuously illustrated, it features period works of art, fascinating maps, quotes from medieval figures, close-ups of intriguing artifacts, and rich landscape photographs. For every century, a signature city is spotlighted to represent that era's developments,...