Living Earth Book of Deserts

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Year: 1993
Pages: 224
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 895775190

Product Code: 756790360

Description

Susan Arritt. The great deserts are among the Earth’s most inhospitable places. This one-volume reference library, packed with more than 400 photos, divides the world’s deserts into six globe-girdling belts of aridity. A separate chapter for each presents a penetrating examination of the deserts that lie within that zone. The great deserts -- the Sahara, the Gobi, the Arabian, the Australian, the Turkestan, the North American, & many more -- are described & illustrated in detail. Examines the desert as a resource to exploit or to preserve & improve & utilize; a scientific lab’y.; a nomadic thoroughfare; & a magnet for the human soul, & the birthplace of major religions. Includes a comprehensive reference guide to all of the Earth’s deserts. Color photos.

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