(Part 2) Best geography books according to redditors
We found 94 Reddit comments discussing the best geography books. We ranked the 59 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
These are some of the decent sources in English on the topic:
As for that particular "blind" town, Radio Free Europe and BBC have done small pieces about it in the past.
BBC Russia has also done two articles on the town - [1] and [2] - they are in Russian, but Google Translate does a reasonably good job of getting the points across.
EDIT: Also, there exist both a All-Russian Society of the Blind and an All-Russian Society of the Deaf (as well as a an All-Russian Society of the Disabled). Both have been founded in the 1920s and have taken a part in the establishment of those facilities.
here's one that would definitely be controversial. The Lesser Evil -- Political Ethics in and Age of Terror by Michael Ignatieff. He argues that sometimes it is in fact appropriate to use the lesser evil of techniques for the greater good, particularly with respect to things like "enhance interrogation techniques"
There was another Ignatieff book trollunit recommended to me ages ago and I can't remember the name
Here is the geography textbook used in college courses: http://www.amazon.com/World-Today-Concepts-Regions-Geography/dp/1118411595/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1450440640&sr=8-29&keywords=world+geography
You will see that it's main focus is how people live, not the locations. It a study on how the locations in which they live influence the way that they live.
I think part of your disagreement may be over what geography actually is.
I'm currently reading a book called Geography (that's the Amazon link) it's wonderful and links almost every strand of Geography and how they all relate to each other. It's also not very long or complex and a very easy read :)
edexcel geo: physics and maths tutor!! also these student guides:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-level-Geography-Student-Guide/dp/1471863158/ref=asc_df_1471863158/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310872601819&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12713649797160185047&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044936&hvtargid=pla-324906640259&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 which i found to be good too. although the case studies might be different to yours, so i suggest making mindmaps/fact files for them.
as for chem and bio, i do ocr a for both, but maybe try the website seneca? it's good to sum up content, i wouldn't rely on it wholly but it gives you a nice summary on the topics :)
Since you're speaking German, how about Axel Honneth's book? I haven't read it myself..
I'd read about it in Terry Glavin's The Last Great Sea
He gets into other, less documented arrivals as well - in various places around BC, natives have pre-Columbian stories of white guys showing up with big beards, speaking strange languages. Glavin's major area of interest is the Bering-Strait hunter migration theory. It's a fun, well-argued and well-written book.
It doesn't matter communists despised the tsardom. You don't seem to understand geopolitics and national security. I suggest you read this book after that we can discuss why Russia wanted to control Eastern Europe and would most likely conquer Western Europe if it wasn't for Americans.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Geography-Matters-More-Than/dp/1511318236
I can suggest more books if you like this one.
General historical geography books that are good:
Key Concepts in Historical Geography
Hodder Arnold Historical Geography (and in general I've found Hodder Arnold review texts to be useful.)
For books that are works of historical geography, broadly defined:
Late Victorian Holocausts (I actually found this book a bit disappointing, but a lot of people like it.)
The Hungry World (actually written by a historian so not very embedded in historical geography theoretically but very much in the same spirit which might be useful for you.)
American Commodities in an Age of Empire (Mona Domosh is currently president of the AAG.)
For the theory of/in geography:
For Space
This syllabus from Rutgers covers a lot of the most essential texts in human geography. I think you could skip the books and stick just to the articles and still have a really good understanding of the field.
Check other two comments - also I've found Introduction to Geography, it's good to refresh on basics!
There are a ton of starting points.
At the core you have:
Great Learning - Chapter from The Book of Rites, small Confucius section with 9 commentary sections from his disciple, Zengzi.
Doctrine of the Mean - written by the grandson of Confucius and adopted into the c
Analects - pure Confucianism, every word supposedly taken from the works of his disciples. It's very important to get a good commentary on this text. Lau is the traditional version and Dawson is generally picked as the next best. There's also a fantastic commentary from Neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi translated by Daniel Gardner.
Mencius - A later scholar, who learned from Zengzi. He had a slightly different take on things. A must read if you want to study the evolution of Confucianism through the ages.
In addition I would add my former professor's work:
Utilitarian Confucianism: Ch'en Liang's Challenge to Chu Hsi if you want to see the conflicts and divisions in Confucian thought.
https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Auditing-Other-Assurance-Services/dp/1259916987/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393624854/
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Maribeth-Assistant-Professor-Geology/dp/1259929655/
https://www.amazon.com/Lone-Star-Politics-Tradition-Transformation-ebook/dp/B07C6JG56L
https://www.amazon.com/Lone-Star-Tarnished-Critical-Politics/dp/1138562696/
https://www.amazon.com/Examples-Explanations-Criminal-Richard-Singer-ebook/dp/B07CLGPC88
https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Public-Budgeting-Financial-Management/dp/0761869751/
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I used this to get an A in geography. But I did AQA Geography A and not Geog B so you won't want this one. I've found this revision guide by the same person that looks like it may be of use?
I believe it was in this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1462513115/
I don't believe the country in question was Jamaica, but I can't recall the specific nation -- Guiana perhaps? Or it may have been a Pacific Island with a large black population like Tonga? Either way, the point is that playing divide-and-conquer of two majority groups is a worthwhile strategy.
Don't worry -- we're certainly well above average on number 2 for the most part, especially in our regional specialties.
On the question of drugs, Psychedelic White was pretty lauded book a few years back.
Sure. This is not a list of what I consider the most important books on the subject but rather my attempt to select good works with similar profiles to the books found on the list.
The Fate of Africa - Meredith
The Boer War, Pakenham
Britain's Gulag, Elkins
Neoliberal Frontiers, Ethnography of Sovereignty in W. Africa, Chalfin
Africa in World Politics, Harbeson
African Perspectives on Colonialism
I love the window seat!
I carry this book: http://www.amazon.com/Window-Seat-Reading-Landscape-Air/dp/0811840867
And have this app ready: http://www.windowseatapp.com/
More great photos here: https://www.flickr.com/groups/windowseatplease/
Here's the book my teacher's been using for about a decade. It's really big and comprehensive and prolly better as a reference than something to read from front to back