Never Eat Shredded Wheat
The Geography We've Lost and How to Find It Again
$41.44
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2011
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444704648 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444704648 |
| Author: | Christopher Somerville |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 146mm x 15mm |
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‘This neat and engaging book will remind you of the geography of our green and pleasant isle, and, aside from anything else, will ensure you are never without the correct fact again’
This is geography not as a dry academic subject full of jargon and terminology, but as the natural history of a living, evolving landscape. - Economist
Let’s lift our heads from the flat, mechanical, simplistic world inside the video screens and feast our five senses on the earthly delights of real geography where it rules supreme: out there. - Sunday ExpressAn amusing and informative read. - Sunday TelegraphPacked with a wealth of information making it a must for fans of pub quizzes. And it’s good to know someone else was taught that Great Britain looks like an old lady riding a pig - Press AssociationThis book is brilliant…you will find explanations and descriptions of every nook and cranny of our nation. - The SentinelThis neat and engaging book will remind you of the geography of our green and pleasant isle, and, aside from anything else, will ensure you are never without the correct fact again - The OldieA sort of Lynne Truss for our geography, by the author of COAST. - The BooksellerAbout The Author
Christopher Somerville
Christopher Somerville’s many books include the bestselling Coast series, walking guides, and books of exploration to all corners of the British Isles.
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