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~FROM RON'S CLOSET ~ Domestic Buyers: Request a Discount on Combined Shipping prior to payment ~~~ .50 for each additional selection NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE (OCT 2007) Climate Change -Biofuels -Latin America Volume 212, Number 4 Magazine Back Issue Map Supplement Included Like New Condition. Inside is clean and free from marks or writing. Sky- High View of Latin America { Latin America From the Sky; Latin America; Through the Eyes of the Condor} -- A condor’s- eye view reveals a colorful mosaic of smoldering volcanoes, gleaming tin and tile roofs, and fanciful flamingos. INTRODUCTION BY MARIE ARANA PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT B. HAAS Malacca Pirates { Dangerous Straits; Strait of Malacca; The Strait of Malacca: Dark Passage} -- Modern pirates have long plagued Southeast Asia’s Strait of Malacca, robbing sailors, kidnapping crews, and stealing entire ships. BY PETER GWIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN STANMEYER Growing Fuel: The Wrong Way, The Right Way { Biofuels: Boon or Boondoggle? ; Biofuels; Green Dreams} -- Producing fuel from corn and other crops could be good for the planet- if only the process didn’t take a significant environmental toll. New breakthroughs could make a difference. BY JOEL K. BOURNE, JR. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT CLARK The Carbon Crisis { Confronting Carbon; Carbon’s New Math} -- The CO2 from fossil fuels lingers in the atmosphere, so global warming can’t be undone. But catastrophe can still be averted. BY BILL McKIBBEN MAP SUPPLEMENT: CHANGING CLIMATE Animals, Humans Trade Disease { Infectious Animals; Zoonotic Diseases; Deadly Contact} -- When zoonotic diseases pass from animals to humans, pandemics can result. Scientists are tracking lethal new viruses. BY DAVID QUAMMEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY LYNN JOHNSON Space Age Turns Fifty { The Space Age at 50; Space: The Next Generation} -- Sputnik left Earth a half century ago this month. Now proponents hope to revive the romance of human space exploration. BY GUY GUGLIOTTA I will be putting up more collectible books and magazines as time goes on, so keep looking. ~ LIKE NEW CONDITION ~ Please feel free to E-mail me with your questions prior to the close of sale . I will be listing many science fiction and other antiquarian books in the coming weeks. Please be sure to check my other listings as I will combine shipping. Thanks for browsing through my selections