An Uncommon Atlas by Alastair Bonnett

50 new views of our physical, cultural and political world

What a fascinating book this proved to be! I can see wanting it for myself, buying it for gifts and available in lending libraries across the. I was amazed by all of the information included in this book and came away thinking about the earth new and different ways.

The first section discussed land, sea and air and included information on fire activity, water stress, ocean rubbish, lightning and a whole lot more The next section was related to humans and animals and there ecological footprint, linguistic diversity, obesity, happiness and even more intriguing issues were shown. Finally globalisation was the topic and here I learned about twitter relationships, shipping routes, energy flux, petrol prices, sugar and even the nut trade around the world.

Want to know where obesity is greatest? You will find it in this book.
Want to know who has the greatest number of edible insects? Look no further
Want to know what a “black marble” is? Pick this book up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion Publishing for the ARC ~ This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )