Alexander von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer whose quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundations for biogeography. His extensive travels through Latin America between 1799 and 1804 offered a modern scientific perspective on the region for the first time. Humboldt's ambitious five-volume work, Kosmos, attempted to unify the diverse branches of scientific knowledge. He was an early proponent of the idea that continents like South America and Africa were once joined, leaving a lasting impact on scientific understanding.
An overview of the history, geography, and natural resources of Mexico and Central America during the colonial period, with special emphasis on the cultural achievements of indigenous peoples and the impact of European colonization.
The greatest novel about the First World War and an international bestseller.In the trenches, one by one the boys begin to fall...In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their chauvinistic schoolteacher to troop off to the "glorious war". With the fore and patriotism of youth they sign up. Their disenchantment begins during the brutal basic training and then, as they board the train to the front, they see the terrible injuries suffered on the front line - their first glimpse of the reality of war.There are some books that should be read by every generation... Remarque's story of the German trench soldiers of the 1914-18 war gains even more authority in the context of the loss of life in wars that still rage from Bosnia to Kashmir - Chris Searle
Represents the first articulation of an integrative science of the earth, encompassing most of today's environmental sciences. This title introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance.