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The Penguin State of the World Atlas

by Dan Smith
Penguin. 2012. 144p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780143122654. pap. $22. REF
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The most engrossing atlas you're likely to read for a while. Thought the United States had the highest rate of obesity? Nope, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have us beat. Wonder what type of cancer affects women the most? Breast and cervical, in every country except for Mongolia, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. Without exaggeration, every page is a work is to be studied and pondered. Now in its ninth edition, the work's new topics include mental health, living with disease, waste, and cyber warfare, among others. Maps are divided into seven parts: Who We Are, Wealth & Poverty, War & Peace, Rights & Respect, Health of the People, Health of the Planet, and Vital Statistics. Crammed with ready reference information, this is a book you'll want this at your fingertips.
VERDICT For this price, buy for your circulating and reference sections. A winner!
Reviewed by Christina Connolly , Apr 01, 2013
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