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Our world has innumerable boundaries, ranging from the obvious – like oceans and mountain ranges – to the intangible – like subtle differences in language or climate. Most of us cross invisible lines all the time, but rarely do we stop to consider them. ‘Invisible Lines’ presents 30 such unseen boundaries, intriguing and unexpected examples of the myriad ways in which we collectively engage with and experience the world. From football fans in Buenos Aires to air quality in China, Paris’ banlieues to sub-Saharan Africa’s Malaria Belt, the invisible boundaries that shape our experiences and existence provide a compelling guide to seeing and understanding our world anew.
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Is geography really destiny? Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours. In his punchy and authoritative book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how we see the world represented often isn’t how it really is – that the map is not the territory.
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£22.00
Is geography really destiny? Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours. In his punchy and authoritative book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how we see the world represented often isn’t how it really is – that the map is not the territory.
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£14.99
‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration‘ PHILIP PULLMAN
‘One of Britain’s greatest writers‘ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Alan Garner’s world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous’GUARDIAN
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People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different way. By telling the stories of these borders, we can learn a lot about how political identities are shaped, why the world looks the way it does – and about human folly. From the Roman attempts to define the boundaries of civilisation, to the secret British-French agreement to carve up the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, to the reason why landlocked Bolivia still maintains a navy, this is a fascinating, witty and surprising look at the history of the world told through its borders.
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Atlases don’t come more amazing than this! The ultimate world tour explores countries and crosses continents on its fact-finding, fun-filled journey of discovery. Planet Earth is brought to life in stunning, specially commissioned 3-D maps and artworks that showcase fascinating themes, including geographical features, cities and landmarks, wildlife, and population in unprecedented detail.
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£15.99
Rivers flow across every continent on our planet, shaping the land and bringing life. Towns, cities and entire civilisations have grown up on their banks, from the Ancient Mesopotamians 5,000 years ago. Turn the pages to follow the incredible journey of a river from its source high up in the mountains, along its gorges, through its valleys, down its waterfalls and into the sea. Explore the river’s geography, discover the unique wildlife it supports, see how the waterways have shaped our world – and how we have shaped them. Featuring fold-out pages of six great rivers from around the world: Amazon (South America), Nile (Africa), Mississippi (North America), Rhine (Europe), Ganges (Asia) and Murray (Australia).
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£20.00
An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water
‘Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.’ Roddy Doyle
‘Remarkable. Lively ? Gower writes beautifully [and] the book is profoundly popular.’Times Literary Supplement
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Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Lonely Planet Kids’ Factopia – Planet Earth is packed with amazing facts that are brought to life by stunning illustrations and imaginative infographics. It’s going to be an exciting journey for young geographers!
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A luminous exploration of exile – the people who have experienced it, and the places they inhabit – from the award-winning travel writer and author. This is the story of three unheralded nineteenth-century dissidents, whose lives were profoundly shaped by the winds of empire, nationalism and autocracy that continue to blow strongly today: Louise Michel, a leader of the radical socialist government known as the Paris Commune; Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, an enemy of British colonialism in Zululand; and Lev Shternberg, a militant campaigner against Russian tsarism.
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‘Do Earth’ is a ‘now or never’ handbook about the climate emergency and the collective action we must now take.
Myths of geography 
Asterix & The Banquet 
