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

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Vitali lives with his partner Christine and Tashi, a furry Tibetan Terrier, in a small English town not far from London. The designers have decided not to indent paragraph breaks, which makes for an awkward look -- compounded by overly long line lengths. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

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 photos are a nice inclusion, though would be better with captions, so we know what we're looking at. 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. Atlases are collections of maps in book form, and are a valuable resource for learning more about the world. 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.

The Atlas is perfect for the long winter evenings, immersing yourself in a discovery of some of the weird and wonderful ways humans have mapped their world. The "curiosities" of the 59 locations are mostly administrative ones, dictated by unusual geography as influenced by historical incidents. 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. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

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

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Leider konnte ich nichts davon so richtig genießen, da die Übersetzung aus dem Englischen grauenhaft ist. Many still exist under the radar, and are, or could become, the source of a major international crisis. It is perhaps more a book for armchair reading than to inspire wanderlust, although I have to confess that I have added one or two places to my bucket list as a result of reading it! Covering geography, history, and culture, they are a great way to gain a better understanding of the Earth.