The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Having worked and lived in Australia, England, Scotland and Ireland, and having travelled in over 70 countries, Vitali is the author of 15 books translated into many languages. Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire.

The world is full of little-known geographical anomalies, sometimes the source of diplomatic friction but always of wonderment. If you are a geography fan, a history fan or someone who likes weird, interesting facts, try this book. Starting his career in the former USSR, where he became known as the country’s first investigative journalist, he was forced to defect in January 1990.The world is full of little-known facts that have sometimes been a source of diplomatic or military struggle. Born in Ukraine and starting his career in the former USSR, where he became known as the country’s first investigative journalist, he was forced to defect in January 1990. Two identical couples slip through the cracks from other universes and find themselves trapped in a world which is almost, but not quite, like their own.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It is perhaps more a book for armchair reading than to inspire wanderlust, although I have to confess that I have added one or two places to my bucket list as a result of reading it! Many still exist under the radar, and are, or could become, the source of a major international crisis.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Atlases are collections of maps in book form, and are a valuable resource for learning more about the world. He has worked as a journalist for some of the major English-language newspapers, and is now a Royal Literary Fund Fellow as well as a Writing Fellow and Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge.

Relationships are strained, new attachments are formed and the beautiful little differences that make each of us unique are examined closely as they ponder how well we know our loved ones. Es geht um winzige Flecken auf der Erde, die aufgrund merkwürdiger politischer Machtverhältnisse willkürliche Zugehörigkeiten erfahren und dadurch auch oft willkürlich wirkenden Gesetzen unterworfen sind. Vitali lives with his partner Christine and Tashi, a furry Tibetan Terrier, in a small English town not far from London. Insgesamt wirkt es so, als wäre der ganze Text bei Google Translate eingegeben und nicht lektoriert worden.He has worked as a journalist for some of the major English-language newspapers, and is now a Royal Literary Fund Fellow as well as a Writing Fellow and Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge, but also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain. In accordance with The Post Office, the last recommended date for Christmas posting is 18th December (2nd Class) and 20th December (First class). Covering geography, history, and culture, they are a great way to gain a better understanding of the Earth.

The "curiosities" of the 59 locations are mostly administrative ones, dictated by unusual geography as influenced by historical incidents. Join the East of England committee to hear all about Vitali's latest book, Atlas of Geographical Curiosities , a compendium of interesting, unexpected, and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. La risposta non si trova a Bruxelles, ma nelle enclave dimenticate d'Europa: piccoli frammenti di un Paese completamente circondate da un altro.I wish there had been more detailed maps for some of them, but overall a very enjoyable book (and Baarle in Belgium and the Netherlands is clearly an inspiration for China Miéville’s ‘The City and the City’). Vitaliev is the Ukranian-born cultural commentator, author and journalist whose life has been spent exploring the curious, the unusual and the plain dotty manifestations of human life around the world.