
On the Map
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Narrated by:
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Simon Shepherd
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By:
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Simon Garfield
About this listen
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history.
His compelling narratives range from the quest to create the perfect globe to the challenges of mapping Africa and Antarctica, from spellbinding treasure maps to the naming of America, from Ordnance Survey to the mapping of Monopoly and Skyrim and from rare map dealers to cartographic frauds. En route, there are "pocket map" tales on dragons and undergrounds, a 19th-century murder map, the research conducted on the different ways that men and women approach a map, and an explanation of the curious long-term cartographic role played by animals. On the Map is a witty, irrepressible examination of where we've been, how we got there, and where we're going.
©2012 Simon Garfield (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Interesting but not a must have.
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The reading is lively and modulated in the right places.
Just wonderful.
Wonderful in every way.
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Would you listen to On the Map again? Why?
Perhaps some book marked sections, or chapters, but not in it's entirety. I just didn't care about some sections in the book, while others were fantastic.Would you recommend On the Map to your friends? Why or why not?
Yes. It's super informativeWhat about Simon Shepherd’s performance did you like?
Good to listen to, accent, clear, livelyWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No.. I listened to it while travelling and sleep deprived, and though listening to it's section on the Drake Passage while I was literally on a boat crossing the Drake Passage was interesting, there are long long drawn out sections that made it hard to stay awake.I enjoyed it, but wouldn't re-listen to it.
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If you like maps & history, get this book!
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The writing, research, content, and organization is all top notch, providing unique historical perspectives that otherwise would be hard to come by.
And the narration is excellent. Simon Shepard's British pronunciations can occasionally seem amusing to an American, but his interpretation is alert and focused—very easy to listen to.
I wouldn't be surprised if I pick this one out of my library and give it a second listen some day.
Informative history, with a modern perspective
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The reason I did not give it 5 stars on performance - clumsy insertion of new reading in a lower tone throughout the last few chapters.
Engages our need for curiosity
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