![]() “ Our Dumb World” is a parody of a standard desk atlas and pokes fun at all places in the world. The Onion, is a humor media publisher on radio, print and online. There is also a blog by the same name Strange Maps that will give you a preview of the maps that are in his book. ![]() As far as gifts for geography lovers go, this isn’t your typical atlas. It’s a fun fast read that describes Ken’s own obsession with maps and explores the other groups that our over their favorite geographies and maps.įrank Jacobs’s book “ Strange Maps- An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities” explores maps from many centuries that span all continents, geographies, space and maps of imaginary places. His 2011 book “ Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks” explores the world of map nerds of the US. Ken Jennings, best known for his impressive winning streak on Jeopardy! in 2004 is the author of several books. Check out his webpage here, my favorite of his is “How to Lie with Maps”. ![]() Mark Monmonier is the author of several wonderful books that look at the societal impacts of maps. ![]() This holiday season, are you looking for gift ideas for someone who loves maps or geography? Or are you looking for a unique gift for someone who is hard to buy for? There are all kinds of great gift ideas for map geeks, relating to maps and geography, that we at the Bing Maps API team wanted to share. ![]()
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