{"product_id":"map-addict-mike-parker-9780007351572","title":"Map Addict: The Bestselling Tale of an Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said...'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Parker, presenter of Radio 4's On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: \u003cem\u003eMap Addict\u003c\/em\u003e sings their song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. Mixing wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, \u003cem\u003eMap Addict \u003c\/em\u003eunearths 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0007351577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007351572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Mike Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190882791679,"sku":"9780007351572","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88fef792-32bb-4150-b82e-77c49471e52d.jpg?v=1690872884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/map-addict-mike-parker-9780007351572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}