Globalography: Our Interconnected World Revealed in 50 Maps

Globalography attempts to explore individual examples that reveal how the new globalized world really operates. This book contains 50 double spread, full colour maps that reveal the many ways in which we now connect with each other across the globe. This book illustrates the radical way globalization is transforming out world. Each map is accompanied by a brief article (also spread over 2 pages) that usually contains statistics and that I found somewhat superficial in most cases. I felt that some of the map legends could have been clearer in terms of the statistics they were representing. The 50 topics include such items as bananas, tourism, uranium, football players, wind energy, messenger apps, skyscrapers, cinema, cocoa, car exports, honey etc. This is a cute, colourful and interesting coffee table book that one buys for the pictures, not the text.

A fun collection of miscellaneous maps for the curious. Categories included are cities, culture, military, objects, nature, and human.

I love this! My copy is digital, but it would be an awesome coffee table book for someone. I can definitely see this as a Christmas present for that person in your life who's a map nerd, trivia junkie, world traveler, etc. In my family, that person is me, so I enjoyed this immensely.

The maps included here cover quite an astonishing range of information. It's really pretty random what they decided to include. Avocados, skyscrapers, ocean currents, billionaires, and so on. Fascinating! The maps use a variety of data visualization methods, too, so it doesn't get tedious formatting-wise.

I was a bit concerned that I wouldn't enjoy an e-book version of this because it might make viewing the maps difficult. Some e-readers have generally poor image handling. I reviewed the advance epub with Adobe Digital Editions and found it easy to zoom in for more details when I wanted to. All in all, the digital version has been produced well, so it doesn't seem any worse than a printed copy.

A really great addition to any map lover's collection!

Globalography is a collection 50 unique maps – each in its own beautiful and fascinating style – that chart the globalography of our world and it is a fascinating read, as Chris Fitch once again dives into the geography of our earth, this time the human type.

Some of my favourite books are the ones where I learn something from, and you will never stop learning things from books such as this. Before this book I had no idea bananas were the fourth biggest food export in the world, and that Russia and the DRC mine a third in combination of the world’s diamonds and it’s endlessly fascinating to find out this kind of thing.

Chris Fitch also has a great writing style, something that is consistent throughout his work. The interest and passion in his work shines in his books and once again the interest he has in the world shines here. Delivering fascinating insights and incredible facts about the world, Fitch is in his element and this book is another fantastic example of this in his work.

Another excellent book, if you find insights into how the world works, this is a great read.

Globalography is a collection of 50 stunning world maps which reveals unknown facts about our globalized world like never before. Globalography attempts to explore the different ways in which countries connect to each other through commerce, trade and other socio-political issues due to globalization. It also attempts to showcase the radical ways in which globalization is transforming our world.

The maps included cover a vast and varied range of information. Each map is accompanied by a brief explanation about the fact shown in the map. The facts are interesting and quite random. Each map is interesting and selected to reveal a somewhat unknown (sometimes strange or even outlandish) fact about our world like;

• Bananas are the 4th most imported item worldwide & Ecuador is the biggest exporter.
• China now has the most skyscrapers in the world (even more than the US) Or
• Ethiopia (not US or China) contributes the most soldiers to the UN peacekeeping force.

Other interesting facts involve Avocados, Messenger apps, Tourism, Ocean currents, Diamonds, Soy beans, Wine, Netflix, Foreign students, Cinema, Art Football players, Billionaires and much more.

The randomness of the facts and the variety of data tools used with the maps do not make the book repetitive. Overall, Globalography is an interesting coffee table book that not only entertains but also educates. If you love trivia, geography and maps, you would enjoy this book.

Many Thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group - White Lion Publishing and Chris Fitch for the ARC.

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Thank netgally, the author for an Advanced Copy of this book. I really enjoyed this book. It's well worth reading

Hey, how come New Zealand seems to be cut off on a bunch of these maps? How dare you cut Middle-Earth out of your infographics! Also sad to see that Portland didn't make it into any of these cool maps. Or Iceland, except for the invasive species map.

Anyway: definitely recommend if you love maps, infographics, and maps combined with infographics!

If you love maps and absorb lots of interesting statistics about everyday things, then this would be a great book to explore. The focus is globalization, with 50 different stories of commodities, people, --how they spread across the globe. Each map shows the land masses of the world, but without proportional political boundaries. Maps are color- and shape-coded to illustrate the concept.

For example, the first story is of bananas. The country of Ecuador is the largest on the map because it's the largest exporter of bananas. The story behind bananas and their role in the global economy and ecology follows. Both visually and verbally, the story of each map is quite intriguing. I learned a lot from each of the maps. For instance, did you know that although soybeans originated in East Asia, the US is the largest exporter of soybeans, mostly to China? And that Henry Ford played a role in the US becoming a major player? Ecological impacts of this information are also shared in the narrative.

I'd highly recommend this book as a resource for global studies, as it includes historical, cultural, economical and ecological information that will be quite interesting and useful in understanding our interconnected planet. The visual maps pique the viewer's curiosity and they'll want to read the story behind what they see. Each story is short enough to interest anyone, yet substantial enough to add to understanding.

Its an insightful curious book that shows the world with different parts highlighted depending on the topics being discussed.

It covers subjects from tea drinkers to cement users, diamonds, debt or cobalt and some of the information you realise such as the UK is a big tea drinking country but some of it is enlightening, such as most space satellites are privately owned or China produces the most cement but exports little of it.

There are plenty of topics to view and each comes with a graphic picture of the world and an explanation to what it means.

I received this book from netgalley in return for a honest review.

What an amazing map book, with maps you never knew you wanted. Everything from banana exports to city finances, this is a fun book with detailed maps with easy to read statistics that is a must buy for any map friend you have.