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guinness74's review
5.0
Rarely, if ever, will you see a ‘maps’ book rated anything less than 5 stars by me, an unapologetic geography nerd. I can stare at maps for hours, noting lines and dots that configure our world. Sometimes, I just let the map wash over me in a 3-D Stereogram sort of way. And any book, fiction or non-, that includes a map is always more interesting. Plus, no matter how many different ways I see the world presented, it’s always important. Cheshire and Uberti have created an atlas that maps data in new ways to let you see a world that you didn’t realize was there, from lightning strikes in the Malacca Strait to flow of climate refugees from Puerto Rico to the speed at which glaciers flow. Even though this was a quick read, it contains beautiful representations of data that I will return to continuously and I look forward to more time with each page. A great way to finish the year.
grdelbene's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Data is beautiful
david_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
Very informative, and often disquieting, maps. The satellite view of the Rohingya camps bothered my conscience the most. How about unequal workday loads between men/women. (Sweden most balanced - India least) Evictions rampant in the sourthern USA. Lead found in drinking water. Air pollution. Ice flow/loss. World heat gradient from 1890-present. Bombshell reports (more bombs fell on Cambodia in the campaign's final months than on Japan during the second World War).
The data gathering techniques were great. Ships logs showed the whale harvest. Cell tower pings detect population movement.
More maps: holocaust survivors paths through camps; the Yamnaya with the wheel probably made stonehenge; Ocean travel routs via sail, steam, then diesel; slave trade flow w huge % going into Brazil; later Jamaica became embarkation key point; famous art graphed by increasing ages of artists; etc!
Maybe this book could have been printed larger than its current 8x10. High Schools should have students study THESE kinds of maps, not just traditional political or topo maps. Plotting this human-affecting data at this high quality indeed shows a picture is worth 1,000 words.
The data gathering techniques were great. Ships logs showed the whale harvest. Cell tower pings detect population movement.
More maps: holocaust survivors paths through camps; the Yamnaya with the wheel probably made stonehenge; Ocean travel routs via sail, steam, then diesel; slave trade flow w huge % going into Brazil; later Jamaica became embarkation key point; famous art graphed by increasing ages of artists; etc!
Maybe this book could have been printed larger than its current 8x10. High Schools should have students study THESE kinds of maps, not just traditional political or topo maps. Plotting this human-affecting data at this high quality indeed shows a picture is worth 1,000 words.
wanderonwards's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
To be honest, I skimmed much of the accompanying text because I was more interested in the graphics themselves. However, this book is a wealth of information and I know I will gain more insights going back through it. Some of the most impactful maps to me where (in order of inclusion in the book):
- "Invisible Rivers" (page 19)
- "Eyewitness Cartography" (page 34)
- "The United Commutes" (page 74)
- "Octopus's Garden" (page 98)
- "Heat Gradient" (page 158)
- "The New Ages" (page 186)
- "Invisible Rivers" (page 19)
- "Eyewitness Cartography" (page 34)
- "The United Commutes" (page 74)
- "Octopus's Garden" (page 98)
- "Heat Gradient" (page 158)
- "The New Ages" (page 186)
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