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| National Geographic Family Reference Atlas, Second Edition (World Atlas) | 
| Author: National Geographic
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
Buy New: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 34627
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 13.6 x 10.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0792255674
Dewey Decimal Number: 912
EAN: 9780792255673
ASIN: 0792255674
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: wear or small tear on dust cover
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| Customer Reviews:
 The best Atlas I ever had December 1, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read and saw this good atlas, here in Brazil.This book is big and has a good hard cover.Even the paper quality is excellent.This atlas is also almost complete.Every continent and contry is on it.There's maps with climate of every continent and country.All big cities are on it.Even there's information about Antartic bases and informations about the Moon and Mars planet.
Even so, I won't give five stars for this book.I'll show you some razons:
1-On page 63, there's an information claiming that China has the greatest hydroeletrical potential.In fact, China has the biggest hydroeletrical production.Brazil, not China has the biggest potential.
2-On page 55, the politicidies of Fidel Castro, Sandinist in Nicaragua and the colombian FARC are forgotten.
3-On page 54, the brazilian iron ore that is the biggest of the world is missed.
4-On page 66,there's an information about desertification of large parts of Brazil.Any of them are on desertification process.
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Even with these minor failures, this book is gook and is the best Atlas I ever had.Any other atlas, I ever saw is just regular, compared to this very good book.
 Heavy, but worth it's weight in gold. November 29, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
National Geographic puts out a quality product. In this age of online-tech, which seems so fleeting, this atlas of the world is solid. I like printed reference materials. This is the ultimate in printed reference for a world atlas. World borders will ultimately change, but for the next decade, I would highly recommend this atlas. It is hardcover and the paper is of the best quality, so it's heavy to hold, but lay it down and explore the world. There is much info to learn. If you just want a map, or you want to learn more about a region, how can you go wrong.
Highly recommended. December 14, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
The new edition of Family Reference Atlas of the World represents more than a reprint: it adds some 15,000 changes and includes over thirty new pages, expanding the Europe section and adding a section of maps on the Caribbean. New locations and maps have been added since the last, with everything revamped and updated to provide home and library users alike with a gorgeous, polished contemporary result. Highly recommended.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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