Publisher’snote:BrilliantMapsforCuriousMindswaspublishedintheUKunderthetitleBrilliantMaps.Whichcountriesdon’thaverivers?WhichoneshaveNorthKoreanembassies?Whodrivesonthe“wrong“sideoftheroad?HowmanynationaleconomiesarebiggerthanCalifornia’s?Andwherecanyoustillfindlionsinthewild?You’lllearnanswerstothesequestionsandmanymoreinBrilliantMapsforCuriousMinds.Thisone-of-a-kindatlasispackedwitheye-openinganalysis(Whichnationshavehadfemaleleaders?),whimsicalinsight(Wherecan’tyoufindaMcDonald’s?),andsurprisingconnectionsthatilluminatethecontoursofculture,history,andpolitics.Eachofthese100mapswillchangethewayyouseetheworld--andyourplaceinit.
