Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will

By Judith Schalansky

Book Overview

A rare and beautifully illustrated journey to fifty faraway worlds. There are still places on earth that are unknown. Visually stunning and uniquely designed, this wondrous book captures fifty islands that are far away in every sense-from the mainland, from people, from airports, and from holiday brochures. Author Judith Schalansky used historic events and scientific reports as a springboard for each island, providing information on its distance from the mainland, whether its inhabited, its features, and the stories that have shaped its lore. With stunning full-color maps and an air of mysterious adventure, Atlas of Remote Island is perfect for the traveler or romantic in all of us.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014311820X
• ISBN13: 9780143118206
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Are you fascinated with remote places?

This slender book is delightful to read and view. Each remote island gets two facing pages: one is a map (of course) and the other is a brief story about the island. The stories might detail the discovery or perhaps some later habitation, but each story is quirky as indeed they must be for these tiny and remote places. If I remember correctly, most of these islands are uninhabited today. Though not the size of a coffee table book (I have the hardcover), that is a suitable place for it.