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The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Liveby: Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman, Anna Barford October 06, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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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. >>More Details |
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Mapping Englandby: Simon Foxell September 22, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
List Price: £40.00 Vegetarian Books Price: £34.00 You Save: £6.00 (15%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £27.67 |
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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. >>More Details |
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The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemptionby: Simon Winchester July 04, 2002 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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Simon Winchester admits in this book that it is not a scholarly work and he is gracious enough to point toward other works that are. What we do get is a well written account of William Smith the Father of Geology that a layman like myself can understand. I am a complete numpty when it comes to Geology, social history and engineering. It was a pleasant surprise to me when I came away from this book having been enlightened. I think perhaps it was the likes of me that Mr Winchester aimed his book at. Well the arrow struck home.
Now I know something about how the differnt rock layers were created over immense time periods. I know more about the different types of fossil. I know a little more about canal and mine building. I am aware of how ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Remarkable Maps: 100 Examples of How Cartography Defined, Changed and Stole the Worldfrom: Conway Maritime Press Ltd October 28, 2005 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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Simon Winchester admits in this book that it is not a scholarly work and he is gracious enough to point toward other works that are. What we do get is a well written account of William Smith the Father of Geology that a layman like myself can understand. I am a complete numpty when it comes to Geology, social history and engineering. It was a pleasant surprise to me when I came away from this book having been enlightened. I think perhaps it was the likes of me that Mr Winchester aimed his book at. Well the arrow struck home.
Now I know something about how the differnt rock layers were created over immense time periods. I know more about the different types of fossil. I know a little more about canal and mine building. I am aware of how ... Read More: >>More Details |
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An Introduction to Geophysical Explorationby: Philip Kearey, Michael Brooks, Ian Hill March 14, 2002 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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This is the book all those who have nightmare of the mathematical aspects of geophysics need to see. This book simplifies all the calculus and makes it look like everyday arithmetic.Integrations are made to look like buying and selling, reading through the text gives you the feeling of reading a best selling novel. Earth scientists who care more about applications and not exotic principles and equation with theories will find this book an invaluable guide in everyday field and classroom work.The principles of the various geophysical methods are presented in basic understandable terms.Applications are stressed and practical examples given. Beginners, non geophysicist will get endeared to the course by merely reading through its first few flowing chapters. ... Read More:
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You are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imaginationby: Katharine Harmon 2003-10 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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This is the book all those who have nightmare of the mathematical aspects of geophysics need to see. This book simplifies all the calculus and makes it look like everyday arithmetic.Integrations are made to look like buying and selling, reading through the text gives you the feeling of reading a best selling novel. Earth scientists who care more about applications and not exotic principles and equation with theories will find this book an invaluable guide in everyday field and classroom work.The principles of the various geophysical methods are presented in basic understandable terms.Applications are stressed and practical examples given. Beginners, non geophysicist will get endeared to the course by merely reading through its first few flowing chapters. ... Read More:
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New Worlds: Maps from the Age of Discoveryby: Ashley Baynton-Williams, Miles Baynton-Williams October 05, 2006 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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Many High Street bookshops are displaying this book with a £50 price-tag, 'reduced for a limited period to £25', so Amazon's price is particularly attractive.
Warning: this book is tall and wide, so you'll be struggling to find a slot for it on your usual bookshelf. The antiquarian maps are wonderfully reproduced, and occupy nearly all of each large-format page. To me, it's extraordinary how early that mankind seemed to have a pretty accurate view of the shape of the continents of the world. Later come the more figurative maps -- of matrimony, and of cartoon figures in the shape of Britain and continental Europe. If you make maps, diagrams or charts yourself, there are plenty of inspiring ideas here for your next ... Read More: >>More Details |
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The Gough Map: The Earliest Road Map of Great Britain (Treasures from the Bodleian Library, Oxford)by: Nick Millea June 01, 2007 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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Many High Street bookshops are displaying this book with a £50 price-tag, 'reduced for a limited period to £25', so Amazon's price is particularly attractive.
Warning: this book is tall and wide, so you'll be struggling to find a slot for it on your usual bookshelf. The antiquarian maps are wonderfully reproduced, and occupy nearly all of each large-format page. To me, it's extraordinary how early that mankind seemed to have a pretty accurate view of the shape of the continents of the world. Later come the more figurative maps -- of matrimony, and of cartoon figures in the shape of Britain and continental Europe. If you make maps, diagrams or charts yourself, there are plenty of inspiring ideas here for your next ... Read More: >>More Details |
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How to Lie with Mapsby: Mark S. Monmonier April 11, 1996 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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Any book that calls itself, "How to Lie with..." is simply begging for a reviewer to compare it to, "How to Lie with Statistics." The latter is a classic that is fun and educational. Unfortunately, this book falls short of deserving the title but it is still an interesting read. One of the main problems is that rather than being a guide to help avoid being fooled by maps, the author uses the book as an introduction to the science of cartography. It seems that a large portion of the book is aimed towards the prospective mapmaker. I found these parts to be a bit difficult to get through. Also, there are very few real life examples in the book. I would have liked to see more examples from newspapers or magazines in place of the samples the author provides. Some ... Read More:
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Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planetby: Nicholas Crane June 05, 2003 Best Selling > Books > Map Making and Projections |
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I have to confess that I'm only about a third of the way through this book but it is a struggle. Crane has managed to take what should have been an exciting story and bog it down so much that there is no sense of intellectual excitement or even the personality or mind of such an amazing man as Mercator. I am keeping going because I want to understand the achievemtnts of the man, but that is despite of the book rather than through the book - a sad indictment of the author, I'm afraid. This is a tale crying out to be well-told, but Crane sadly isn't the author to do it.
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