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 enlarge | Author: Mark Ovenden
Creator: Mike Ashworth
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 7402
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0143112651
Dewey Decimal Number: 912
EAN: 9780143112655
ASIN: 0143112651
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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Spectacular, not to be missed January 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Comprehensive, beautifully done.
A VERY limited number of the graphics did not scale well, some distortion, pixellation and artifacts. I'm sure the author did his best. I absolutely love this book, it is a screaming bargain.
not planning on getting mugged January 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
the book seems to be complete with maps from cities all over the world. i don't plan on getting mugged at a transit station because i'm lost ever again.
A must-have for all map & public transport enthusiasts December 26, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of public transport or maps, or know someone who is - buy this book! It is staggeringly complete and contains fascinating information and of course, maps.
I purchased it for a friend and he is completely enthralled with the book. Trust me.
Wonderful book for travel lover December 17, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I gave this as a present to a person who enjoys traveling and she absolutely loved it. The transit maps are excellent and the history and facts that go along with them are fun to read.
Finally - the search is over! December 11, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of maps, subway culture, city life, and mass transit (these things tend to hang together, I suspect), then this book is it! Jackpot! I have been searching for a book with this breadth and depth for nearly a decade, ever since I read the incomparable "Subway City" by Michael W. Brooks. Trust me, if you think diagrams, logos, and maps can be beautiful AND thought-provoking, then know that this is THE book to get.
Let me add a few other thoughts in addition to what other reviewers have already said. First, this book is a good example of why books still matter... that is, I have been searching the Internet for years collecting jpegs and pdf files of the various transit systems of the world; I've ordered transit maps and guides from various cities on ebay... BUT, here is all of it in one place! In this sense, the authors have provided a great service by bringing order to a chaotic jumble of information on the Internet.
The other piece I'll add is that this book (as all good books should be) is a mind-opener. As I've said, I've been interested in this very subject for years, but I never imagined there were THIS MANY subway systems in the world! Wow! How could I have known - I didn't have this book!
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