ethnology

Describes the many groups of people found around the world.

Describes different parts of the world and how people live in each, from the Eskimos and Inuit of the Arctic to the Amish and Maya of North America and the Asante and Zulu of Africa.

Provides an overview of the history and culture of Somalia, featuring discussion of the country's religion and thought, the arts, housing, cuisine and traditional dress, gender roles, marriage and family, social customs, and lifestyle.

Provides an overview of the history and culture of Kenya, discussing the country's religion and worldview, literature and arts, housing, cuisine, traditional dress, gender roles, social customs, and lifestyle.

The record of a 4,300 nautical mile journey across the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Traces the development of primitive societies showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development while others continue to evolve.

Photographs and text provide information about the people, creatures, and plants that live in both hot and cold deserts.

Examines the world's population, describing the different ways people live around the world.

Explores how the Bushmen, Bedouins, Aborigines, Navajo, and other groups of nomads have learned to adapt to the harsh conditions of the world's deserts.