This book explores how the production and commodification of guano has shaped the modern Pacific Basin and the world's relationship to the region. Marrying traditional methods of historical analysis ...

With claims of being "the world's most authoritative atlas," and even "the greatest book on earth," I couldn't help but spend ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders" by Cara Giaimo and Joshua Foer showed me how many animal and plant life ...

An illustration from the atlas ... book she had used, the innocuous-sounding Pernkopf Topographic Anatomy of Man, is widely considered to be the best example of anatomical drawings in the world.

Diminishing Growth amid Global Uncertainty: Ramping up Investment in the Pacific (October 2024) The World Bank’s October 2024 Pacific Economic Update provides an assessment of the economies of the ...

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An atlas is a collection of maps, and maps are the tools we use to explore and define new frontiers. That's our mission: to trace the development of extraordinary ideas that move the world forward.

With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading ...

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By Catherine Hong The Coming of the ‘Messiah’: How Handel’s Masterpiece Was Born John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political ...

Cocaine started trickling through Pacific island nations at least 20 years ago, as Latin American cartels looked to feed Australia's hunger for hard drugs. Although Australia used only two percent of ...