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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 123,294 ratings — published 2015
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 269 times as geography)
avg rating 4.04 — 469,777 ratings — published 1997
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The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 259 times as geography)
avg rating 4.18 — 26,815 ratings — published 2021
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Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 243 times as geography)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,341 ratings — published 2011
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The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 155 times as geography)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,354 ratings — published 2012
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Paddle-to-the-Sea Paddle-to-the-Sea (Library Binding)
by (shelved 130 times as geography)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,057 ratings — published 1941
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Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as geography)
avg rating 3.53 — 4,208 ratings — published 2014
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as geography)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,748 ratings — published 1995
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On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as geography)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,478 ratings — published 2012
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The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as geography)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,982 ratings — published 2023
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Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as geography)
avg rating 4.01 — 7,034 ratings — published 2018
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Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as geography)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,967 ratings — published 2009
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as geography)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,497 ratings — published 2004
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as geography)
avg rating 3.81 — 14,315 ratings — published 2001
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Me On The Map Me On The Map (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as geography)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,070 ratings — published 1996
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How to Lie with Maps How to Lie with Maps (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as geography)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,223 ratings — published 1991
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Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as geography)
avg rating 3.64 — 6,518 ratings — published 2016
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as geography)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,198 ratings — published 2019
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How the States Got Their Shapes How the States Got Their Shapes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as geography)
avg rating 3.54 — 4,003 ratings — published 2008
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How I Learned Geography (Caldecott Honor Book) How I Learned Geography (Caldecott Honor Book)
by (shelved 66 times as geography)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,853 ratings — published 2008
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,655 ratings — published 1993
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Minn of the Mississippi Minn of the Mississippi (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as geography)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,518 ratings — published 1951
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Maps Maps (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as geography)
avg rating 4.59 — 2,063 ratings — published 2012
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Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as geography)
avg rating 3.51 — 1,155 ratings — published 1992
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The Scrambled States of America The Scrambled States of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as geography)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,161 ratings — published 1998
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as geography)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,744 ratings — published 2016
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Tree in the Trail Tree in the Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as geography)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,540 ratings — published 1942
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An Atlas of Extinct Countries An Atlas of Extinct Countries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as geography)
avg rating 3.58 — 3,564 ratings — published 2020
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Seabird Seabird (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as geography)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,423 ratings — published 1948
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A History of the World in 12 Maps A History of the World in 12 Maps (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as geography)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,826 ratings — published 2012
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as geography)
avg rating 3.84 — 39,171 ratings — published 2008
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Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,018 ratings — published 2019
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as geography)
avg rating 4.29 — 20,692 ratings — published 1961
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Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,184 ratings — published 1977
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This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and Why It Matters) This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and Why It Matters)
by (shelved 48 times as geography)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,679 ratings — published 2025
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Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as geography)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,289 ratings — published 2019
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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as geography)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,150 ratings — published 1994
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as geography)
avg rating 4.16 — 51,551 ratings — published 2015
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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as geography)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,343 ratings — published 2020
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Elementary Geography: Full Illustrations & Study Guides! Elementary Geography: Full Illustrations & Study Guides! (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 177 ratings — published 1925
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as geography)
avg rating 4.20 — 15,354 ratings — published 2011
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A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as geography)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,372 ratings — published 2024
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The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as geography)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,689 ratings — published 2007
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Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as geography)
avg rating 3.76 — 5,335 ratings — published 2010
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The Ghost Map The Ghost Map (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as geography)
avg rating 3.89 — 57,463 ratings — published 2006
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Planet of Slums Planet of Slums (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as geography)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,453 ratings — published 2006
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The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as geography)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,374 ratings — published 2016
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Pacific: The Ocean of the Future Pacific: The Ocean of the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as geography)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,151 ratings — published 2015
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