The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live | 
 enlarge | Authors: Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman, Anna Barford
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 4662
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 416
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0500514259
Dewey Decimal Number: 912
EAN: 9780500514252
ASIN: 0500514259
Publication Date: October 6, 2008
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Really interesting book October 7, 2008
Mr. T. Keen (London, UK)
38 out of 38 found this review helpful
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.
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