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

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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 photos are a nice inclusion, though would be better with captions, so we know what we're looking at. Leider konnte ich nichts davon so richtig genießen, da die Übersetzung aus dem Englischen grauenhaft ist.

The world is full of little-known facts that have sometimes been a source of diplomatic or military struggle. Relationships are strained, new attachments are formed and the beautiful little differences that make each of us unique are examined closely as they ponder how well we know our loved ones. Insgesamt wirkt es so, als wäre der ganze Text bei Google Translate eingegeben und nicht lektoriert worden. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Incastrate per secoli tra due differenti culture, monete e (a volte) lingue, ognuna risplende delle proprie idiosincrasie.

It's a pity because otherwise the design is pretty thoughtful (another quibble is that few of the maps are a little basic). If you are a geography fan, a history fan or someone who likes weird, interesting facts, try this book. Covering geography, history, and culture, they are a great way to gain a better understanding of the Earth. Many still exist under the radar, and are, or could become, the source of a major international crisis.

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. There were a lot of facts in here I did not know, and reading about all these extraordinary places was fun.

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 five languages. Atlases are collections of maps in book form, and are a valuable resource for learning more about the world. Born in Ukraine and 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. 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.

Vitaliev is the Ukranian-born cultural commentator, author and journalist whose life has been spent exploring the curious, the unusual and the plain dotty manifestations of human life around the world. 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. 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.

The bulk of the entries are exclaves or enclaves, or some variation thereof and the book is best consumed in short bursts, as all the administrative minutiae starts to run together if one reads too much at a go. 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’).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. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), he has worked as a journalist for some of the major English-language newspapers of the world and is now also a Royal Literary Fund Fellow as well as a Writing Fellow and Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge. La risposta non si trova a Bruxelles, ma nelle enclave dimenticate d'Europa: piccoli frammenti di un Paese completamente circondate da un altro. The world is full of little-known geographical anomalies, sometimes the source of diplomatic friction but always of wonderment. In accordance with The Post Office, the last recommended date for Christmas posting is 18th December (2nd Class) and 20th December (First class).