The Geist Atlas of Canada

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Oh, Canada: a nation of hockey players, trailer park boys, and doughnut shop habitues; a nation that can claim Marshall McLuhan, Pamela Anderson, and Mr Dressup as among their own. Canada is one complex country all right, and what better way to document its character than an atlas of Canadian place names as compiled by "Geist," the magazine of Canadian ideas and culture This offbeat yet erudite collection of full-colour mapsmany (but not all) of which have appeared in the magazine since 1995includes a wide range of clearly Canadian subject matter from all points far and wide. The Meat Map of Canada features T-Bone Glacier, Yukon, Pork and Bean Point, Manitoba, and Burgerville, Ontario; the Angst Map of Canada locates Doom Mountain, BC, Dismal Creek, Alberta, and Port Disappointment, Newfoundland; and the Money Map of Canada lists Success, Saskatchewan, Silver Lake, Ontario, and Lac Spendet, Quebec. Each map is accompanied by the stories behind specific place names as well as fast and furious Canadian facts and trivia. The net result is a tongue-in-cheek snapshot of the essential Canadian character, in all its quirky glory. Other map subjects include: Apocalypse; Art; Atwood (Margaret); Automotive; Beer; Body Parts; Condiments; Doughnuts; Erotica; Gay and Lesbian; Hockey; International; Kitchen Implements; Literary; Loudmouths; Malls; Menstrual; Pets; Retail; Sartorial; and World's Largest. With an introduction by "Geist" editor Stephen Osborne.

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Trivia buffs across this Great Land of Ours, fellow Canuckleheads, cartographic junkies, fans of oddball nomenclature, rejoice! "The Geist Atlas of Canada" has arrived. Addictive and endlessly fascinating, it's the book equivalent of cashews. Try to read just one page. I dare you! I double dare you.Will Ferguson--Will Ferguson "Will Ferguson "