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It's easy to relegate geography to elective status, or to think one or two semesters is enough to cover the world and the United States. What we seldom remember is that the study of the land and people of Earth is necessary for a proper understanding of many other subjects, and that any hope of current events knowledge is pretty much a pipe dream without a good knowledge of (at least) countries and regions.

In the old days, geography was considered one of the most important topics. It was studied seriously along with history, geometry, music and rhetoric, and a person proficient in it was considered valuable in an advisory capacity to politicians and rulers. These days, it seems like most politicians don't know the difference between Georgia the state and Georgia the country.

Why is geography so important to know, especially when we have Wikipedia to tell us everything? For one thing, Wikipedia could black out at any second and leave us fact-less. For another, trying to learn history without any sense of its geographical settings is like learning to read without knowing what any of the letters represent.

For Christians, there's a more compelling reason. Of course, we need a sense of the terrain of the Near East to understand a lot of the events and imagery of Scripture, but more immediately we need to understand the physical and cultural characteristics of the world as it is now in order to develop efficient and plausible strategies for evangelism and outreach.

History is an integral part of this equation. The cultures of today were shaped by their past forms, and both ancient and modern societies are largely the product of the land and climate in which they exist. We can't hope to properly understand the present without first understanding what has gone before, and we can't really understand the past unless we have a feel for its geographical context.

Geography study isn't simply cyclical, however. Knowing more about God's world is one of the ways we can glorify and worship Him, and geography helps us do just that. Whether we're appreciating the diversity among cultures,learning to connect capitals with their countries, or absorbing the beauty of Mongolian deserts and Brazilian jungle, it isn't God's creation we're celebrating, it's God Himself.

We're doing our best to carry a wide range of products, from atlases and maps, to country-specific guidebooks and coloring books, to manipulatives and games. Whether you want to study the Bible, history, science, culture, or literature, you need to study geography as well. What we offer is designed to help make doing so fun and relatively painless.

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50 Adventures in the 50 States
by Kate Siber, illustrated by Lydia Hill
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50 Maps of the World
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Penguin Classics
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A Basic History of the United States Volume 1
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Darius, Artaxerxes, and Ahasuerus in the Bible
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Deluxe Then and Now Bible Maps
by Rose Publishing
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Early History of Rome
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by Virgil
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For God and His People
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by John Foxe
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God's Samurai
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Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
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Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
from Dover Publications
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Heavenly Man
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Hero Born
by Jin Yong, translated by Anna Holmwood
from St. Martin's Griffin
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Hidden Treasure
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by Lucy Ellen Geurnsey
from Inheritance Publications
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History of King Charles II of England
by Jacob Abbott
from Serenity Publishers
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History of the Ancient World
by Susan Wise Bauer
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History of the Reformation in Scotland
by John Knox
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Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell
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How I Know God Answers Prayer
by Rosalind Goforth
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How the Heather Looks
by Joan Bodger
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How the Heather Looks
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
by Thomas Cahill
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How the West Won
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Hudson Taylor
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Ideal Husband
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by Oscar Wilde
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Importance of Being Earnest
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by Oscar Wilde
from Dover Publications
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Importance of Being Earnest
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In the Land of the Blue Burqas
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Joan of Arc
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John Knox: Stalwart Courage
by Douglas Wilson, foreword by George Grant
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Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
from Riverhead Books
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Last Bookshop in London
by Madeline Martin
from Hanover Square Press
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$16.99
Les Miserables
Signet Classics
by Victor Hugo, translated by Lee Fahnestock & Norman MacAfee
from Signet Classics
Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$11.99
Les Miserables
Modern Library
by Victor Hugo, translated by Julie Rose
from Modern Library
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$20.00
Les Miserables
by Victor Hugo, translated by Charles Wilbour
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Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult
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$42.00
Life of John Calvin
by Theodore Beza
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$15.00
Life of John Newton
by American Missionary Fellowship
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$9.50
Life of Robert Murray M'Cheyne
by Andrew Bonar
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Life of Sir Thomas More
by William Roper
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$5.99
Lives of Thomas Becket
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from Manchester University Press
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$39.95
Lovely War
by Julie Berry
from Penguin Books
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$12.99
Luther by Those Who Knew Him
Reformation Trail Series #20
by Elizabeth R. Charles
from Inheritance Publications
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$19.95
Macbeth
Dover Thrift Editions
by William Shakespeare
from Dover Publications
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$5.00
Martin Luther: The Man and His Work
Reformation Trail Series #19
by Arthur C. McGiffert
from Inheritance Publications
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$19.95
Material World
by Peter Menzel
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$32.00
Matterhorn
by Karl Marlantes
Reprint from Hickory Grove Press
for Adult
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$17.00
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
from Modern Library
Classic Literature for 9th-Adult
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$11.00
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler, translated by Michael Ford
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Autobiography for 9th-Adult
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$29.95
Metamorphoses
by Ovid, translated by Charles Martin
from W. W. Norton and Co.
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$17.95
Metamorphoses
by Ovid
Reprint from Signet Classics
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$7.95
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
by Brandon J. O'Brien, E. Randolph Richards
from InterVarsity Press
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$15.99
Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
by Jonathan Swift
from Dover Publications
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in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18)
$3.00
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