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Available
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Publication
Collins (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 336 pages
Description
Maps not only show the world, they help it turn. 'Map Addict' mixes wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, unearthing the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Gantois
This is an truely English book but as a belgian with a passion for maps and cartography I enjoyed reading it. The author focuses mainly on the Ordnance Survey Maps and links history to his personal memories. Mike Parker is also a Rough Guide-writer and thanks to his sense of humour the story of Map
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Addict never gets dull. Show Less
LibraryThing member mairangiwoman
A bit different from my usual - lots of interesting stuff from an obsessive but humorous map collector and journalist, tv show presenter - about maps and navigation and how Ordnance Survey maps convey so much detail about the history, industry, social preoccupations of UK. Some pieces about other
There are some places where I had to skip the detail but mostly it is intriguing and entertaining.
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countries and also some enlightening finds - like the disappearance of military bases from maps when the govt. doesn't want the public [or the enemy] to know about them. Helped along by the fact that I have used a lot of maps to find interesting places in the UK, and OS maps were always great when staying in one place and getting to know it in detail. Struck a chord for a particular area of Surrey where I lived, biked, walked, visited all the pubs, helped clear public footpaths, etc.There are some places where I had to skip the detail but mostly it is intriguing and entertaining.
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LibraryThing member jon1lambert
Interesting and regenerated my interest in maps - but too long and why so many references to the author's sexual orientation?
LibraryThing member antisyzygy
For anyone who has ever looked at a map out of curiosity rather than necessity, this is an enjoyable undemanding read. Based around one man's personal obsession with maps, from schoolboy shoplifting to google maps mashups; it follows how people have interacted with maps through the years and their
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role in different cultures.There's plenty here to satisfy the average maps addict, even if some of it does hit uncomfortably close to home. Show Less
LibraryThing member ingxangxosi
Maps not only show the world, they help it turn. 'Map Addict' mixes wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, unearthing the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps.
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Physical description
336 p.
ISBN
0007351577 / 9780007351572