-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Mapnerds Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 21:56:25 -0700 From: Dr. Virginia R. Hetrick <[log in to unmask]> Organization: You Are Not Alone ------------------ Alice is absolutely correct about the B&N book displays. I found those and several others, including the geologic map of England (?? and Wales??) with the map as the book cover, at both the B&N stores I regularly frequent (Long Beach Town Center and Woodland Hills). I also found a Field Guide to Cows, but that's another story. ;-) BTW - I think map nerds is a good expression for a lot of geographers, not just map folks! Lots of us trained as geographers got our start because our folks subscribed to National Geographic when we were kids and we got interested in maps. When my Mom died, I inherited all the maps beginning in late 1938, when my parents got married. The interesting thing here is that I wound up getting the Gilbert Grosvenor Fellowship in Geography as an MA student. I figure I got back all the NGS dues my parents paid over the years! ;-) virginia -- \ / Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California 0 Voicemail: 310.471.1766 Email: [log in to unmask] Oo "There is always hope." My health site: http://www.yana.org/hetrick Site of the month: http://www.washington.edu/cambots/camera1_l.gif