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Title: The Atlas of Experience by Louise Van Swaaij, Jean Klare, David Winner ISBN: 1-58234-100-1 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (NY) Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: whimsy and wisdom
Comment: This is a lovely book of twenty-one maps presented using the conventions of an atlas, but each map depicts a fictitious area and covers a theme: Secrets, Knowledge, Bad Habits, Home, Boredom, Health, Frozen Wastes, Stream of Ideas, The Isles of Forgetfulness, Mountains of Work, Growth, Chaos, The Void, Adversity, Haute Cuisine, Pleasure, Change, Mortality and Elsewhere.
Each map is preceded by one-and-a-half to two pages of commentary, including quotes, musings and anecdotes. These pages are worthwhile and add to the book's concept. After reading the pages, one can peruse a map and really contemplate its details with a pleasant and unique mix of pleasure and insight.
A loose composite map of all twenty-one areas is included.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent gift book
Comment: This book makes a wonderful gift for those who love maps or for those who are creative and love something imaginative and different. It's beautifully done and the content - the place names, the quotes, the ideas are all something good and interesting.
Rating: 5
Summary: Witty, clever, thoughtful- maps that stretch the imagination
Comment: Filled with provocative quotes, intriguing demographic data, and regions like Mountains of Work, Chaos, and Elsewhere - The Atlas of Experience brings us into a fictional world that is very funny, while also being rich in depth and detail.
The book really does look and feel like an atlas - the maps are beautifully drawn, and the various landmarks have names that are appropriate and reveal considerable thought. For instance, in the region of Adversity, it is possible to stop in at Adrenaline while climbing the Peaks of Euphoria. Of course, you may wind up at the end of a road and find yourself in Exhaustion or Consequences. When you visit Knowledge, you'll find that the Forest of Curiosity is very close to Fantasy and Intuition.
I purchased the book as a gift for a friend who is a geography buff with a creative streak, but now I'm thinking about keeping it for myself. I've enjoyed thumbing through it and discovering mysterious locales like Secrets, Growth, Pleasure and Change. This book would be wonderful for someone who loves maps, travel, geography, or someone who has a rich imagination and who can appreciate Experience and Life being depicted in cartographic form.
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Title: The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel, Gianni Guadalupi ISBN: 0156008726 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Everyday Matters by Danny Gregory ISBN: 156898443X Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Turbulence: A Log Book by Henrik Drescher ISBN: 0811828700 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: You Are Here by Katharine Harmon ISBN: 1568984308 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Inevitable Surprises: Thinking Ahead in a Time of Turbulence by Peter Schwartz ISBN: 1592400272 Publisher: Gotham Pub. Date: 19 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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