Now available in paperback, this reference book has everything we need to make sense of todays world. 366 digitally modified maps known as cartograms depict the areas and countries of the world by their demographic importance on a vast range of topics, ranging from basic data on population, health, wealth and occupation to how many toys we import and whos eating their vegetables. Created by the team behind worldmapper.org, The Atlas of the Real World book is an invaluable resource for home reference, schools, universities, journalists and trend-spotting professionals everywhere.
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'This compelling reference is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in understanding the new world order' --The Geographer
'A fabulous book to alter your perception of Planet Earth'
--handbag.com
'This unique and invaluable resource should be accessible to anyone seeking to understand, write or teach about the world today' --School Librarian
'A fascinating look at the world' --Wanderlust
'An entirely new way of looking at our planet'
--The Times
`One of the most interesting and informative atlases ever reviewed in this journal' --Contemporary Review
'Mind-boggling'
--The Mail on Sunday
'A fabulous book to alter your perception of Planet Earth'
--handbag.com
'This unique and invaluable resource should be accessible to anyone seeking to understand, write or teach about the world today' --School Librarian
'A fascinating look at the world' --Wanderlust
'An entirely new way of looking at our planet'
--The Times
`One of the most interesting and informative atlases ever reviewed in this journal' --Contemporary Review
'Mind-boggling'
--The Mail on Sunday
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By T. Keen
Format:Hardcover
This book is brilliant! It uses maps of the world to display data by distorting the physical size of countries according to the relevant data - the result is a very visual feel for the data - much more powerful than figures or words could be. Every page has a global map displaying a different set of data and the range of data is huge, spanning from spread of diseases to energy use, from prevalence of national disasters to effectiveness of legal systems.
The book is pretty large and an ideal coffee table read. You don't need to be particularly analytical to get a lot from it - just need to be interested in the world. A fantastic new way of looking at the world.
The book is pretty large and an ideal coffee table read. You don't need to be particularly analytical to get a lot from it - just need to be interested in the world. A fantastic new way of looking at the world.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs B
Format:Hardcover
This is a great book and really opens your eyes to the inequalities of this world.
The simple morphing of the continents gives an immediate overview of each topic which can be interpreted alone or considered with others (e.g. look at imports followed by exports).
Buy it for yourself then buy it for friends.
The simple morphing of the continents gives an immediate overview of each topic which can be interpreted alone or considered with others (e.g. look at imports followed by exports).
Buy it for yourself then buy it for friends.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a bit of a time capsule - it's a shot taken in time, and it will be interesting to pick it up again in 10 years and see which issues have changed, and where the weight has shifted. I think everyone's library should include a copy.
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Great atlas
Great atlas with lots of interesting facts and figures. Some of the maps do seem to repeat themselves and some subjects are a bit over done. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Isobel Tudor
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Coffee Table Book
This book presents country statistics in the form of a map where the size of the country is adjusted to the data. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by R. J. Hole
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A Wonderful, Attractive Series of Snapshots of Our World
With this book You can know, only with eyes, what's the reality about an incredible number of arguments and questions. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2009 by Bagnari Tullio
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Fascinating
This book is full of fascinating facts about the world - some will leave you feeling angry and/or sad about the state of the world, others are just plain interesting. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by N. Anderson
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