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It was interesting learning about the strata maps that helped launch a widespread understanding and acceptance of geology. Overall, this isn't a bad read. I was put off, however, by the author's unnecessary proliferation of sexist, ableist, and anti-asexual notions. #Nonfiction #Science

Not a bad read so far, but I have to say I‘m unimpressed with this author‘s needless proliferation of sexist, ableist, and anti-asexual notions. For no reason, he took the time to repeat that a female geologist who had shown no romantic interests left this world with her cold, petrified heart in her collection. The sexuality of the men somehow hasn‘t come up. He also said of Smith‘s wife that she was a burden due to her ill health and…

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Book about rocks and the world and the first geological map! As recommended by the rock mad daughter!
Song Everybody Wants to Rule the World 😁 not my fave Tears for Fears song but a good sing a long one!

This book was interesting and I learned a lot about the beginnings of #geology and poor William Smith, but it never told me how the map changed the world. I found the first part of the book much better than the later half, and it was really interesting to learn about the debtors prison system, but I don‘t understand why the map was so important.
1.5/5 stars, long winded tangents ruin this book.

I struggled my way through this book. While it does have some interesting parts, most of the book felt very dry. I picked this book after being recommended it for my interests in geology, but this book is mostly about the life and the downfall of William Smith.

Reading this book about a map will ironically make you feel lost. Winchester's attempt at biography ends up as a pathetic exercise in marketing. Such a shame since the subject topic and person are both interesting.

Read my full review here: https://scidols.com/2017/11/06/book-review-the-map-that-changed-the-world-will-l...

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The 75% off bin actually had something I‘ve been wanting! New book, plus stationary made from Measure for Measure scripts (my favorite Shakespeare play).

William Smith appeared on the stage at a profoundly interesting moment: he was about to make it more so.

A lady next to me on the bus was reading this and coughing into her LIBRARY book, so I picked up the audio version (for safety), thinking it would be about the tapestry maps from Oxfordshire. Nope. It's about the geological map from 1815, but damned if it's not interesting all the same.

A history of geology in typical Winchester fashion. Lots of related facts and history. Love that.