Maphead : charting the wide, weird world of geography
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New York : Scribner, [2011].
ISBN
9781439167175, 1439167176
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276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 912 JENNING 2011
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Published
New York : Scribner, [2011].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781439167175, 1439167176

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It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks, from the London Map Fair to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.--From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jennings, K. (2011). Maphead: charting the wide, weird world of geography . Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jennings, Ken, 1974-. 2011. Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography. Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jennings, Ken, 1974-. Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Scribner, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jennings, Ken. Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Scribner, 2011.

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