Wow, this is a nerdy book. Ken Jennings (of Jeopardy! fame) is absolutely obsessed with maps, but he's not alone. He tells of different groups of people that share this passion of his - geocachers, road map geeks, clubs of members with geography goals like trying to visit every country on earth o...
I've never really thought about geography much, but felt this book was really great at explaining its popularity and why we need to teach it more in schools. I really enjoyed hearing about all the different sides to maps, like map history buffs, Ken Jenning's childhood, the National Geographic B...