Area X has claimed the lives of members of eleven expeditions. The twelfth expedition consisting of four women hopes to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.

A simple introduction to geography which explains such things as how the earth was shaped, how islands are born from volcanoes, and how gushing springs affect rivers.

"An illustrated book of maps that explains how the land we live on shapes life as we know it, showing how the geography of different countries has driven politics, commerce, and international relations throughout history"--

"A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human. An enormous snow-covered mountain has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. No one knows when exactly it showed up, precisely how big it might be, or how to explain its existence. When Harold Tunmore, a scientist of mysterious...

Recounts George W. De Long's expedition to reach the North Pole.

Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds that it is like taking a trip around the world.

Includes over 100 maps, 50 charts and graphs, web sites, country flags and facts, metric and U.S. measurements, and more.

¿Donde se hallan los seres vivos más letales? ¿Donde se encuentran los volcanes más activos? ¿Dónde está el lugar más cálido del planeta? ¿Dónde viven los milmillonarios? Encuentra las respuetas a estas y a miles de fascinantes preguntas en este increíble atlas sobre casi todo"--