Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Seashells of Georgia and the Carolinas

Seashells of Georgia and the Carolinas Review



With simple organization, this guide tells the individual stories of 213 shelled mollusks using descriptive accounts, distribution maps, and color photographs. Accounts feature glimpses of each seashell’s former life as a living creature. The organization and descriptions as well as the photographs make shell identification easy.


Tuesday, November 22, 2011

National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Southeastern States: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, ... (National Audubon Society Field Guide)

National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Southeastern States: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, ... (National Audubon Society Field Guide) Review



Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States belongs in the home of every resident of the Southeast and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor.  This compact volume contains:

An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;

A complete overview of the southeastern region's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns, and the night sky;

An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, hiking trails, forests, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.

The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 13 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as more than 100 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.  

For everyone who lives or spends time in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States.


Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Lonely Planet The Carolinas Georgia & the South Trips (Regional Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet The Carolinas Georgia & the South Trips (Regional Travel Guide) Review



Lonely Planet The Carolinas Georgia & the South Trips (Regional Travel Guide) Feature

  • ISBN13: 9781741797305
  • Condition: New
  • Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
65 of the Region's Best Trips!

Whether you're a local looking for a long weekend escape, a visitor looking to explore or you simply need some ideas when family and friends come to visit, Lonely Planet's Trips series offers the best itineraries - and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again.

Theme icons make finding the perfect trip simple - no matter what your interest

Easy-to-use maps for every trip, plus driving times and directions

Explore the region with trips ranging from two to eight days, and day trips from Charleston, New Orleans, Atlanta and more

Local experts share their favorite trip ideas, including a bourbon historian's distillery tour and a place to remember Martin Luther King, Jr from his daughter

Iconic Trips chapter covers must-do trips across the region, from antebellum mansions to Southern cooking

Tune In

on the road with our regional music playlists

Family-friendly and pet-friendly listings throughout

Green Index lists the region's most environmentally friendly options


Travel America with Lonely Planet
Since 1984 Lonely Planet USA has published over 100 guides to America, working with over 200 American travel writers. For this Trips series our authors drove more than 100,000 miles, visited 230 diners, stopped at 810 roadside attractions and rediscovered the country they love. Visit Lonely Planet online at www.lonelyplanet.com


Friday, September 9, 2011

The U.S.A. Comprehensive Public Camping Guide (Lower 48), Vol. 8: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

The U.S.A. Comprehensive Public Camping Guide (Lower 48), Vol. 8: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina Review



A comprehensive list of Public Camping in the 48 U.S.A. Includes natural and educational points of interest and the sports available in each area. In large print. NO ADVERTISING! Volume 8 contains Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.


Friday, July 15, 2011

Coastal Ghosts: Haunted Places from Wilmington North Carolina to Savannah Georgia

Coastal Ghosts: Haunted Places from Wilmington North Carolina to Savannah Georgia Review



A guide to the sites of ghostly appearances and mysterious happenings along the coast from Wilmington, North Carolina, through South Carolina s fabled Low-country, to Savannah, Georgia. The twenty-five tales are arranged geographically.
Author Nancy Rhyne, an experienced tour guide and acclaimed storyteller, takes you on a ghostly tour through a part of the United States that she believes is richer in folklore and tales of strange happenings than any other.
The folklore of this region is heavily influenced by both the lavish lifestyle of the wealthy colonial rice plantation owners and the superstitions and customs brought from Africa by the slaves who cultivated the land.


Saturday, July 9, 2011

Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia (Frommer's Complete Guides)

Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia (Frommer's Complete Guides) Review



Frommer's The Carolinas and Georgia (Frommer's Complete Guides) Feature

  • ISBN13: 9780470887301
  • Condition: New
  • Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
  • Enjoy the best of a multi-faceted region that offers something for any visitor, from the beach to the mountains to city life.
  • Try your hand at golfing, wine tasting, or white-water rafting, and then make time to explore some Southern history, culture, and food.