{"product_id":"map-addict-uk-import","title":"Map Addict (UK Import)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said…' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4’s On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song. There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixing wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, Map Addict unearths the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps. Combining history, travel, politics, memoir and oblique observation in a highly readable, and often very funny, style, Mike Parker confesses how his own impressive map collection was founded on a virulent teenage shoplifting habit, ponders how a good leftie can be so gung-ho about British cartographic imperialism and wages a one-man war against the moronic blandishments of the Sat Nav age. This new edition of the beloved classic has been fully revised and updated, with a new chapter on digital maps: the good, the bad, the Google Street View.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48934132351133,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/8783\/5037\/files\/mapaddict.jpg?v=1789852932","url":"https:\/\/postcardbookshop.com\/products\/map-addict-uk-import","provider":"Postcard Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}