Pulsipher's World Regional Geography shows the rich diversity of human life and demystifies global issues by representing the daily lives of men, women, and children in the various regions of our globe. The eighth edition continues to make these global issues accessible to students through a thematic framework, new learning outcomes and new end of chapter support for students. Pulsipher's World Regional Geography is also available without subregions (9781319328337).
This is one text book that changed my life, and truly made me a globally-aware citizen. Everyone should take a course or read a book like this one. The author blends statistics with the life stories and histories of different subregions of the world. It uses clues like languages and location of valuable resources to explain modern borders and wars. I'm a forever fan!
I used this book for a geography class a few semesters ago and decided to keep it. Part of the decision was based on the cover... the cute Thai children with their bubble gum. I have some fond memories of that geography class. The best memory was of the teacher though... she pointed to a world map and showed us the "mountains in Japan" which of course were not visible on a world map where Japan looks about an inch long.
Good, if sometimes disjointed set up. I thought it focused too much on the environmental impacts in the regions and not enough on the actual cultures. Photo essays were pointless and annoyingly referenced in the text. Very comprehensive, though, although most times to the point of being too much information.