National Geographic August 2008

African Monkey Island { Monkey Paradise; Bioko Island; Island Ark: A Threatened African Treasure}
The bush- meat trade stalks an African island ark. By Virginia Morell Photographs by Tim Laman, lan Nichols, Joel Sartore, and Christian Ziegler
Target Earth
A killer asteroid may be headed our way. By Richard Stone Photographs by Stephen Alvarez
Japan’s Premier Park { Between Volcanoes; Daisetsuzan ( Big Snow Mountain) }
Fire and water collide in Japan’s largest national park. By Gretel Ehrlich Photographs by Michael Yamashita
Ancient Iran: Inside a Nation’s Persian Soul { Ancient Soul of Iran; Ancient Iran; Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran}
The glories of Persia inspire the modern nation. By Marguerite Del Giudice Photos by Newsha Tavakolian Photographic portfolio by Simon Norfolk
Moscow at Night { Moscow Never Sleeps}
When the sun sets, the Russian capital heats up. By Martin Cruz Smith Photographs by Gerd Ludwig

Supplement:

IRAN: BORN AT THE CROSSROADS(20 1/4 x 31 inches)
Included: Political map of Iran showing land cover, including population areas, oil pipelines, railroads, roads, cropland, grassland, shrubland, forest and woodland, and bare ground; inset map of the Middle East. ; Also included: Tectonic collision of co
THE EMPIRE OF PERSIA(20 1/4 x 31 inches)
Included: Map of the Achaemenid Persian Empire ( ca. 550 B. C. to 330 B. C. ) with notes on peoples of the empire, including Ionians, Lydians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Arabs, Medes, Babylonians, Elamites, Parthians, Bactrians, Scythians, and Indians; illust