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Sto caricando le informazioni... Never Eat Shredded Wheat: The Geography We've Lost and How to Find it Againdi Christopher Somerville
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Mildy amusing tramp around the geology and geography of the British Isles. Has a series of wonderful little sketches scatted throughout the book. And some truly dreadful jokes. ( ) Read Helen's review for notes about the accuracy of this. I know almost nothing about UK geography, so I found this fascinating. I would have found it more so if I had been reading it interactively on a tablet and if I would've have looked up all the interesting images suggested by the text. A few line drawings are not enough! If one is writing a book that takes place in the UK, and does not really know that much about the countries, one should definitely read this. Then the story will have authentic ubiety instead of just a sense of 'somewhere kind of English.' If one reads books that have UK ubiety one should read this to get more from the experience, to appreciate the authors' efforts. If one is planning an extended visit one should read this - it gives a much more 'local' sense of the nation than the guides aimed at tourists and will give a traveler richer memories.
IT HAS always baffled me how little I know about British geography, or any geography for that matter. For those of you who are like me, or if you've just forgotten your school days, this book is brilliant. If you've ever found yourself travelling past a tower or lake on the train or on the motorway and wondered 'Where is that, how will I find it again?' this book is perfect. Here you will find explanations and descriptions of every nook and cranny of our nation.
Bognor Regis...Aberystwyth...Glasgow...Can you place them on a map? Most people can't these days. What kind of countryside do you pass through on your way to the Cairngorms, or the Fens, or Northumberland? What's north of the Pennines? And what's it like when you get there? Most folk wouldn't have a clue. Increasing numbers of us don't have a basic geographical notion of these islands. Blame it on a decline in formal geography teaching, or Sat-Nav and other 'A to Z and nothing in between' devices that make us lazy - we are becoming the best travelled and least well orientated Britons ever seen. Now Christopher Somerville, bestselling author of Coast and many other books of UK exploration, presents the basics of what belongs where, which counties border one another, and what lies beyond the Watford Gap. He reminds us of the watery bits, the lumpy bits and the flat bits, and gets to grips with the smaller islands surrounding Britain - and much more. Never Eat Shredded Wheat is a reminder of all the fascinating British geography once learned at school - geography that brings our islands vividly to life - geography which we have forgotten, or never even knew. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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