- Gebundene Ausgabe: 96 Seiten
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; Auflage: Har/Map (September 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1582341001
- ISBN-13: 978-1582341002
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 26,8 x 20,1 x 1,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 420.518 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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An illustrated guide to the most adventurous journey there is: Life.
Human beings have long been addicted to maps: they tell us where we are, how we got where we are, and where we are going next. But The Atlas of Experience is no ordinary book of maps.
While adhering to the conventions of cartography, this atlas invites the traveler to follow routes through familiar-looking topography into hitherto uncharted realms of imagination, ideas, feelings and experience.
Cradled by the Ocean of Possibilities, the Sea of Plenty and Still Waters, this strangely familiar place has its capital Boom, its airports Escape and Freedom. It encompasses beautiful regions like the Peninsular of Pleasure as well as desolate wastes such as the Swamps of Boredom and the Bay of Melancholy. Then again there are the well-known Mountains of Work and the Safe Harbour of Home. And what about the Volcanoes of Passion and the border towns of Challenge and Doubt? That's The Atlas of Experience the very special travel book that takes you on the long journey to where you are.
Human beings have long been addicted to maps: they tell us where we are, how we got where we are, and where we are going next. But The Atlas of Experience is no ordinary book of maps.
While adhering to the conventions of cartography, this atlas invites the traveler to follow routes through familiar-looking topography into hitherto uncharted realms of imagination, ideas, feelings and experience.
Cradled by the Ocean of Possibilities, the Sea of Plenty and Still Waters, this strangely familiar place has its capital Boom, its airports Escape and Freedom. It encompasses beautiful regions like the Peninsular of Pleasure as well as desolate wastes such as the Swamps of Boredom and the Bay of Melancholy. Then again there are the well-known Mountains of Work and the Safe Harbour of Home. And what about the Volcanoes of Passion and the border towns of Challenge and Doubt? That's The Atlas of Experience the very special travel book that takes you on the long journey to where you are.
Synopsis
Following the conventions of cartography, this atlas leads the traveller through familiar-looking topography into the realms of imagination, ideas, feelings and experience. Replaces ISBN 0747550476.
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Witty, clever, thoughtful- maps that stretch the imagination
24. März 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
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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whimsy and wisdom
20. Mai 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
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.
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You'll be surpised
12. Februar 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Those of you who love maps for both their potential artistic value, and the way they can fire the imagination for far-off places, will love this book. Not only are the maps beautifully drawn and lovely to look at, they also make you laugh AND think. The book claims to map 'the human experience', and does a very good job of it. The atlas shows maps of places that don't exist, yet we each visit them every day in many ways.
Even people who don't like maps, or indeed who think the idea sounds stupid (and, as it sat on my desk, there were many) are quickly won over by the charming maps. People pick it up to have a quick flick through, and end up engrossed in the idea of trying to 'map' life, and how well the authors have done at what seems an impossible task.
This book is sure to provoke a smile in everyone who reads it. A simple idea, but wonderfully done. I'm betting you've never seen anything quite like it.
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