For pure pleasure, few experiences are as satisfying as a chance to explore the world’s great culinary traditions and landmarks?and here, in the latest title of our popular series of illustrated trave
At a time when most Westerners fled the carnage in Iran, David Burnett was one of the few to stay and document the breathtakingly sudden fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in December 1978, and the ch
National Geographic Traveler: Egypt, 3rd Edition takes you into the heart of ancient and modern Egypt, from Cairo and Luxor to the Valley of the Kings and Aswan Dam. You’ll find a plethora of new expe
The national park system ranks among our most magnificent achievements and the story of its creation reveals how the American landscape shaped our history and character and continues to do so almost 1
For the new breed of vacationer who craves meaningful trips and unusual locales, the combination of reading and travel can be a heady mix?especially if you happen to be checking into Hemingway’s favor
Travel industry experts report that more and more people are combining vacations with volunteer work?the growing phenomenon called "voluntourism." Professionals predict this will be a key growth area
Ten information-packed chapters make up this engaging guide to women’s travel for the growing number of women?young, old, single, married, divorced, and widowed?who are hitting the road. The guide cov
All the travel experts agree?consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a meaningful con
All the travel experts agree?consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a meaningful con
Drawing on new breakthroughs and cutting edge techniques to scan and analyze this rare and remarkable discovery, Dr. Manning takes us on a thrilling, globe-spanning tour of dinosaur mummy finds?from t
This inspirational book showcases 500 of the world's most powerful and spiritual places–and guides modern-day travelers who wish to visit them.With eloquent text, hundreds of gorgeous full-color image
Packed with dynamic new features that make birding more rewarding than ever - and covering more species than any other book of its kind-National Geographic's new regional guide delivers carefully sel
Packed with dynamic new features that make birding more rewarding than ever-and covering more species than any other book of its kind-National Geographic's new regional field guide delivers carefully
Land of Pharaohs and Viziers, of tombs filled with gold and gems, of hieroglyphics meant to guide the soul from this world into the next - this is ancient Egypt, one of the earliest and most fascinat
Americans have always been passionately bound to the land: It has shaped our history, our ideas, and our art. In Last Unspoiled Place, the magnificent confines of Logan Canyon, Utah, prove the perfect
Travelers are showing a huge interest in the fast-growing sector known as "experiential" tourism?vacations that encompass heritage, culture, nature, ecology, and soft adventure.In the footsteps of the
National Geographic is pleased to present our new Collectors Series. Each volume is a fresh presentation of one of our world-famous photography books. Our first volume, Work, showcases this most unive
A New York Times Bestseller!With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What’s the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner h
Women’s travel is a thriving niche, as our first book by travel expert Marybeth Bond amply showed. To continue serving that eager market of traveling women, National Geographic presents Best Girlfrien
"Lost Boy" John Bul Dau’s harrowing experience surviving the brutal horrors of Sudanese civil war and his adjustment to life in modern America is chronicled in this inspiring memoir and featured in an
By the end of this century, the planet will heat up between 1.4A?degreeA" and 5.8A?degreeA" Celsius, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Six degrees may not sound like much, b
No nation on Earth is as newsworthy as 21st-century China?and no book could be timelier than Dragon Rising, as world attention focuses on China's all-out effort to present itself as a modern world pow
With this groundbreaking resource, National Geographic presents a timely addition to its acclaimed line of atlases - an in-depth portrait of emerging powerhouse China, profiled in hundreds of maps, c
Spanning the vast range of Earth's marine environments, from Greenland to the Polynesian Islands, Planet Ocean reveals hidden landscapes of unsurpassed beauty and awe. These fascinating undersea world
Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related outdoor activity in the U.S., with at least a million new birders a year estimated to join an already robust group some 80 million strong. For these beg
For more than a century, from the closing of the Qin dynasty, whose last empress died in 1908, to the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, many great photographers have turned their keen eye
Exploring the broad range of human nature from the softest notes of life to the crashing crescendos of war, legendary photographer David Douglas Duncan has captured some of the 20th century's truly ic
Robert Hughes has been a regular visitor to Barcelona since the 1960s and published a book about the city in 1992 that was quickly hailed as a classic. In Barcelona the Great Enchantress, Hughes craft
To be the wife of a genius is a notoriously difficult role, but even by this exacting standard, Sophia Tolstoy led an extraordinarily demanding life. Like other aristocratic Russian women of her era,
All over the world there are people struggling to master the quirks and challenges of English. In today's America, many millions of them are Latino?and in this eloquent collection, nearly 60 of the be
From the dawn of civilization to the first decade of the 21st century, this straightforwardly written, superbly accessible reference distills the concentrated essence of world history into a single co
This commemorative book - bittersweet, breathtaking, sometimes heart-wrenching - guides readers gently over tree-lined slopes to share the ceremonies observed throughout the year, from the traditiona
Just in time for Father's Day and a new golf season, Classic Shots showcases the best 250 photographs of the sport from the 1920s to the present day, culled from the USGA's archive of more than half a
Journalist, author, and travel expert Ruth Ellen Gruber presents a new edition of her acclaimed 1992 guide to Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe. Widely acknowledged as the best and most comprehe
"His keen understanding of history and legend...illuminate[s] his visits." ?Publishers Weekly "A vivid picture of the island." ?Associated Press "It is hard to think of anywhere on earth where so many
Imagine being able to observe with astonishing clarity a child's delicate features as they evolve over the course of a pregnancy, or witness the complex behavior of new human life in utero. Now we ca
How I did loath that journey around the world--except the sea-part & India.- Mark Twain, letter to W. D. Howells, 4/2/1899 Following The Equator is an account of Mark Twain's round-the-world lectu
The late 1920s and early 30s were the Golden Age of American golf, when many of the greatest amateurs and professionals to play the game were at the peak of their careers. Most notably among these was
The Geography of Religion is an invitation to understand the great religions of the world. This gorgeously illustrated book is an authoritative text that portrays the great religions of humankind wit
The experience of war has affected every generation in the 20th and 21st century. Every soldier has a story to tell, and since the year 2000 the Veteran's History Project, a new permanent department
