{"product_id":"london-the-information-capital-9780141978796","title":"LONDON The Information Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr James Cheshire\u003c\/b\u003e is a geographer with a passion for London and big data. His award-winning maps have appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e as well as on his popular blog, \u003ci\u003eMapping London.\u003c\/i\u003e James is currently a lecturer at University College London and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2017, he was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cuthbert Peek Award in recognition of his work 'advancing geographical knowledge through the use of mappable Big Data'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Uberti\u003c\/b\u003e is a visual journalist, designer, and the recipient of many awards for his information graphics and art direction. From 2003 to 2012, he worked in the design department of \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic,\u003c\/i\u003e most recently as Senior Design Editor. He has a design studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is infinitely compelling, one you'll return to time and again, and full of 'wow, you have to see this' moments. It reinforces the notion that information really can be beautiful... * Londonist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is London as you've never seen it before * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eYou know how you've always wanted a coffee-table book that translates lots of complex social data about London into a series of gorgeously illustrated infographics? Well it's finally arrived. * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly compelling...\u003ci\u003eThe Information\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCapital\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force in the modern use of graphics to make a point * London Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA monumental work... Its pages are to dip into, to linger over and to return to time and again. It's hard to imagine tiring of them. * Management Today *\u003cbr\u003eYou can only imagine and get a sense of how much research and data collection must have been behind this project. It is a fascinating dissection of London life as we know it * The London Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating * London Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA witty, well-written, well-designed view of the city, with enlightening and often surprising perspectives * New Scientist *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732498461015,"sku":"9780141978796","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141978796.jpg?v=1719997149","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/london-the-information-capital-9780141978796","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}