Atlas of Geographical Curiosities (Jonglez Photo Books) - Hardback book

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Starting his career in the former USSR, where he became known as the country’s first investigative journalist, he was forced to defect in January 1990. It is perhaps more a book for armchair reading than to inspire wanderlust, although I have to confess that I have added one or two places to my bucket list as a result of reading it! There were a lot of facts in here I did not know, and reading about all these extraordinary places was fun. Welcome to this hardback compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire.

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Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this. The world is full of little-known geographical anomalies, sometimes the source of diplomatic friction but always of wonderment.

Es geht um winzige Flecken auf der Erde, die aufgrund merkwürdiger politischer Machtverhältnisse willkürliche Zugehörigkeiten erfahren und dadurch auch oft willkürlich wirkenden Gesetzen unterworfen sind. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. It's a pity because otherwise the design is pretty thoughtful (another quibble is that few of the maps are a little basic). Join the East of England committee to hear all about Vitali's latest book, Atlas of Geographical Curiosities , a compendium of interesting, unexpected, and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire.

He has worked as a journalist for some of the major English-language newspapers, and is now a Royal Literary Fund Fellow as well as a Writing Fellow and Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge, but also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain. The "curiosities" of the 59 locations are mostly administrative ones, dictated by unusual geography as influenced by historical incidents. Having worked and lived in Australia, England, Scotland and Ireland, and having travelled in over 70 countries, Vitali is the author of 15 books translated into many languages. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I wish there had been more detailed maps for some of them, but overall a very enjoyable book (and Baarle in Belgium and the Netherlands is clearly an inspiration for China Miéville’s ‘The City and the City’).

If you are a geography fan, a history fan or someone who likes weird, interesting facts, try this book.The designers have decided not to indent paragraph breaks, which makes for an awkward look -- compounded by overly long line lengths. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. Two identical couples slip through the cracks from other universes and find themselves trapped in a world which is almost, but not quite, like their own.