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#1 International Bestseller National Bestseller
Every border tells a surprising story in this uncommonly enlightening history that will change the way you understand the world
"A novel and fascinating perspective on world history."--Bill Bryson
"By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once."--Gideon Defoe, The Atlas of Extinct Countries
Brief description: Jonn Elledge's books include A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders, Elledge's Nontrivial Trivia, and Unproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed. At the New Statesman, he created and ran its urbanism-focused CityMetric site, spending six happy years writing about cities, maps, and borders. He lives in London.
Review Quotes: Sparkling. . . In this romp around world history, Elledge introduces us to 47 of the world's oddest borders including particularly weird ones in Detroit, Kaliningrad and Bolivia.--Keen On America