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.An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment
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by: Joseph Holden

May 15, 2008

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.Introducing Human Geographies (Hodder Arnold Publication)
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from: Hodder Arnold

May 27, 2005
This book provides undergraduates, particularly first year students in human geography a comprehensive grounding into the key debates within human geography. It is also a good text for any students wishing to re-familiarising with a variety of geographical issues. This book is easy to understand, but never simplistic. It also excellent case study material and references for further reading. A near essential book for any human geographers.
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.Town and Country Planning in the UK, 14th Edition
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by: Barry Cullingworth, Vincent Nadin

May 25, 2006
This is an excellent source of UK Planning Law and Practice for, in particular, overseas students who have no prior knowledge of the UK Planning system. This applies to those from countries like New Zealand and australia who have their planning systems originating from the UK, as the UK has its own distinctive system unlike the land use zoning patterns of New Zealand the US.

It is quite a substantial book however all chapters are useful and cover subjcts from Development Control to Urban Regeneration. It is a must-read before you arrive in the UK or begin practice.
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.Plant Names Simplified: Their Pronunciation Derivation and Meaning
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by: A.T. Johnson, H.A. Smith

May 14, 2008
I've been using my copy of Plant Names Simplified since I was at horticultural college in 1994. It may not be the most comprehensive book but its main aim is to guide you on pronunciation, rather than to teach you latin (as some of the other reviews here infer). Nevertheless, it also tells you what the latin means (ie Convolvulus cnerorum = from convolvo, to entwine; from Greek kneoron, meaning obscure).

I've found it invaluable over the years. It's A5-sized and paperback, so is small enough to be taken on garden visits. Highly recommended.
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.Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy
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by: Peter Dicken

January 02, 2007
This book saved my life on the MN330 unit at Royal Holloway. If you are doing it, you need to get to know. Well worth £25, and it's the only book I haven't wanted to sell after completing a year. It's nice.
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.GCSE Geography: Revision Guide (Revision Guides)
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by: Richard Parsons

November 23, 1998
I found this book made geographical ideas more complicated which obviously is not what I bought the book for! I ended up buying another revision book (bbc bitesize) which was much easier to understand and use.
Also the jokes in this are awful!

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.The Dictionary of Human Geography
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from: WileyBlackwell

January 13, 2000
In a nutshell, the comprehensive entries, covering the broad spectrum that is Human Geography, make this book a must for all students of the subject. Also provides useful reference points for any further reading you may wish to do.
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.An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
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by: Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius, Steve Carver

May 11, 2006
I bought this to supplement my final year Geography degree. It was a core text in the GIS course and for good reason. It described processes and also, examples and case studies of how they're applied!

In short - a superb, well written entry level text.
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.The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live
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by: Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman

October 06, 2008
This book is brilliant! It uses maps of the world to display data by distorting the physical size of countries according to the relevant data - the result is a very visual feel for the data - much more powerful than figures or words could be. Every page has a global map displaying a different set of data and the range of data is huge, spanning from spread of diseases to energy use, from prevalence of national disasters to effectiveness of legal systems.

The book is pretty large and an ideal coffee table read. You don't need to be particularly analytical to get a lot from it - just need to be interested in the world. A fantastic new way of looking at the world.
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.Capitalism and Freedom
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by: Milton Friedman

December 17, 2002
This book, printed in various formats and languages, is some indication of the fact that Milton Friedman's arguments have not lost currency in the 21st century, even though many people hotly contest their rights and wrongs. The old master of economics hardly wastes time in triggering a debate by stating in the very first chapter: "History suggests only that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition."

Capitalism and Freedom has been derided, criticised and lauded in equal measure and for Friedmanites it remains the bible. Love him or hate him, the author himself was never one to shy away from controversy. In this book he has pened his thoughts on issues such as the control of money, ... Read More:
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