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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 — 115,821 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)
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avg rating 4.04 — 455,405 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 242 times as geography)
avg rating 4.19 — 24,552 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)
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avg rating 3.86 — 8,192 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 150 times as geography)
avg rating 3.78 — 6,161 ratings — published 2012
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Paddle-to-the-Sea Paddle-to-the-Sea (Library Binding)
by (shelved 131 times as geography)
avg rating 4.29 — 6,894 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)
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avg rating 3.54 — 4,125 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 126 times as geography)
avg rating 3.99 — 76,175 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 115 times as geography)
avg rating 3.69 — 4,446 ratings — published 2012
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 74,567 ratings — published 2004
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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 88 times as geography)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,848 ratings — published 2009
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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)
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avg rating 4.01 — 6,717 ratings — published 2018
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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 84 times as geography)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,104 ratings — published 2023
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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 80 times as geography)
avg rating 3.82 — 14,110 ratings — published 2001
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Me On The Map Me On The Map (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as geography)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,057 ratings — published 1996
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How to Lie with Maps How to Lie with Maps (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 1,183 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)
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avg rating 3.65 — 6,211 ratings — published 2016
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as geography)
avg rating 4.23 — 20,990 ratings — published 2019
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How I Learned Geography (Caldecott Honor Book) How I Learned Geography (Caldecott Honor Book)
by (shelved 65 times as geography)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,843 ratings — published 2008
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How the States Got Their Shapes How the States Got Their Shapes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as geography)
avg rating 3.54 — 3,924 ratings — published 2008
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Maps Maps (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as geography)
avg rating 4.58 — 2,070 ratings — published 2012
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Minn of the Mississippi Minn of the Mississippi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,465 ratings — published 1951
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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 61 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,573 ratings — published 1993
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The Scrambled States of America The Scrambled States of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as geography)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,143 ratings — published 1998
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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)
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avg rating 3.51 — 1,134 ratings — published 1992
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Tree in the Trail: A Cottonwood Tree Witnesses American History on the Santa Fe Trail for Kids (Ages 10-12) Tree in the Trail: A Cottonwood Tree Witnesses American History on the Santa Fe Trail for Kids (Ages 10-12)
by (shelved 57 times as geography)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,472 ratings — published 1942
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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 56 times as geography)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,432 ratings — published 2016
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Seabird Seabird (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as geography)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,364 ratings — published 1948
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An Atlas of Extinct Countries An Atlas of Extinct Countries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as geography)
avg rating 3.58 — 3,313 ratings — published 2020
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A History of the World in 12 Maps A History of the World in 12 Maps (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,791 ratings — published 2012
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Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,154 ratings — published 1977
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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 49 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,911 ratings — published 2019
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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 49 times as geography)
avg rating 3.84 — 38,630 ratings — published 2008
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as geography)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,839 ratings — published 1961
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Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 4,126 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 47 times as geography)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,097 ratings — published 1994
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Elementary Geography: Full Illustrations & Study Guides! Elementary Geography: Full Illustrations & Study Guides! (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 44 times as geography)
avg rating 4.05 — 170 ratings — published 1925
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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)
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avg rating 4.07 — 8,971 ratings — published 2020
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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 42 times as geography)
avg rating 4.17 — 48,311 ratings — published 2015
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 14,755 ratings — published 2011
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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)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,629 ratings — published
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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 39 times as geography)
avg rating 3.76 — 5,256 ratings — published 2010
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as geography)
avg rating 3.89 — 56,111 ratings — published 2006
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Planet of Slums Planet of Slums (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as geography)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,349 ratings — published 2006
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Pacific: The Ocean of the Future Pacific: The Ocean of the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as geography)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,030 ratings — published 2015
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Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as geography)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,394 ratings — published 2012
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Mapping Penny's World Mapping Penny's World (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as geography)
avg rating 3.93 — 589 ratings — published 2000
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Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World (ebook)
by (shelved 36 times as geography)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,104 ratings — published 2021
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Jennifer E. Smith
“Hadley realises that even though everything else is different, even though there's still an ocean between them, nothing really important has changed at all.

He's still her dad. The rest is just geography.”
Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Guy Davenport
“Man was first a hunter, and an artist: his early vestiges tell us that alone. But he must always have dreamed, and recognized and guessed and supposed, all the skills of the imagination. Language itself is a continuously imaginative act. Rational discourse outside our familiar territory of Greek logic sounds to our ears like the wildest imagination. The Dogon, a people of West Africa, will tell you that a white fox named Ogo frequently weaves himself a hat of string bean hulls, puts it on his impudent head, and dances in the okra to insult and infuriate God Almighty, and that there's nothing we can do about it except abide him in faith and patience.

This is not folklore, or quaint custom, but as serious a matter to the Dogon as a filling station to us Americans. The imagination; that is, the way we shape and use the world, indeed the way we see the world, has geographical boundaries like islands, continents, and countries. These boundaries can be crossed. That Dogon fox and his impudent dance came to live with us, but in a different body, and to serve a different mode of the imagination. We call him Brer Rabbit.”
Guy Davenport, The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays

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