The world is full of very little-known geographical anomalies that are, or have often been, a source of diplomatic and/or military struggles. I wish there had been more detailed maps for some of them, but overall a very enjoyable book (and Baarle in Belgium and the Netherlands is clearly an inspiration for China Miéville’s ‘The City and the City’). 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. Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this.

Insgesamt wirkt es so, als wäre der ganze Text bei Google Translate eingegeben und nicht lektoriert worden. Two identical couples slip through the cracks from other universes and find themselves trapped in a world which is almost, but not quite, like their own. 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. Join the East of England committee to hear all about Vitali's latest book, Atlas of Geographical Curiosities , a compendium of interesting, unexpected, and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire.

It's a pity because otherwise the design is pretty thoughtful (another quibble is that few of the maps are a little basic). The designers have decided not to indent paragraph breaks, which makes for an awkward look -- compounded by overly long line lengths. In accordance with The Post Office, the last recommended date for Christmas posting is 18th December (2nd Class) and 20th December (First class).

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Welcome to this hardback compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. Many still exist under the radar, and are, or could become, the source of a major international crisis. The "curiosities" of the 59 locations are mostly administrative ones, dictated by unusual geography as influenced by historical incidents.The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. 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. Having worked and lived in Australia, England, Scotland and Ireland, and having travelled in over 70 countries, Vitali is the author of 15 books translated into many languages. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Each entry starts with a map (naturally), and then a page or two of explanatory text, detailing how the curiosity came to be.