National Geographic Society: 329 books
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Wolf Stalker
A Mystery in Yellowstone National Park
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
In this fast-paced adventure, the Landons trail a wounded wolf in Yellowstone National Park. The park is abuzz with rumors of a wolf attack. Meanwhile, a killer stalks the woods. Unaware of the danger, Jack and Ashley are more concerned about rebellious teenage foster child, Troy Haverson. From the...
Marching to the Mountaintop
How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr's Final Hours
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted an extended strike by that city's segregated force of trash collectors. Workers sought union protection, higher wages, improved safety, and the integration of their work force. Their...
Witches
The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Book
2012 Notable Children's Books—ALSC
NCSS—Notable Social Studies Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2012
School Library Journal Best Books of 2011
SLJ’s 100 Magnificent Children’s Books of 2011
Chicago...
Doomsday Preppers Complete Survival Manual
Expert Tips for Surviving Calamity, Catastrophe, and the End of the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
This custom companion to the blockbuster National Geographic Channel series Doomsday Preppersis filled with how-to illustrations, "Prepper Profiles" of people in the show, and survival tips from preppers themselves. Handy and comprehensive, the manual offers valuable life-saving information...
by Christopher Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Leading travel expert and USA Today columnist Christopher Elliott shares the smartest ways to travel in this tip-filled guide from National Geographic. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a consumer travel advocate, Elliott gives you the inside scoop on how to navigate the often perplexing...
Food Journeys of a Lifetime
500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
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 travel gift books, you’ll find a fabulous itinerary of foods, dishes, markets, and restaurants worth...
Dogs
A Short History from Wolf to Woof
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Three riveting essays by some of National Geographic magazine's most highly esteemed writers explore the canine-human relationship and what scientists are learning from dogs. "Dogs and people, people and dogs: It's a love story so old no one knows how it started," wrote Angus Phillips in...
Life is Good
The Book
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
This inspiring book of wisdom, life lessons, and self-help from National Geographic celebrates the power of optimism: the driving force behind the authors’ beloved, socially conscious clothing and lifestyle brand, now worth more than $100 million.
Following the chronology of their personal...
Novel Destinations, Second Edition
A Travel Guide to Literary Landmarks From Jane Austen's Bath to Ernest Hemingway's Key West
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Follow in the footsteps of much-loved authors, including Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, Jack Kerouac, Jane Austen, and many more. For vacationers who crave meaningful trips and unusual locales, cue National Geographic's Novel Destinations—a guide for bibliophiles to more...
Tornado Hunter
Getting Inside the Most Violent Storms on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Like the deadly tornadoes it documents, this potent combination of high adventure and hard science is terrifyingly timely in our era of global warming and climate change. The Weather Channel, now America's most watched programming, has in recent years shown us a relentless series of hurricanes, tsunamis,...
Journeys Home
Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy’s featured story recounts his recent quest to uncover his family’s Irish...
Unraveling Freedom
The Battle for Democracy on the Homefront During World War I
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
In 1915, the United States experienced the 9/11 of its time. A German torpedo sank the Lusitania killing nearly 2,000 innocent passengers. The ensuing hysteria helped draw the United States into World War I—the bitter, brutal conflict that became known as the Great War and the War to End All Wars....
Cronkite's War
His World War II Letters Home
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. Walter Cronkite, an obscure 23-year-old United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship....
Bad Days in History
A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
National Geographic author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes...