Ĭustomers outside the UK or US can purchase an imported copy of the book from online stores such as Amazon.ca (Canada), (Germany), (France), .jp (Japan) or (Sweden). Not in the Guide Book is availible in bookshops nationwide (including Waterstone's and WH Smith) or you can shop online at .uk. In the UK the same content goes by the name of “ Not in the Guide Book – The wackiest sights on Google Earth, as seen at ” It is published by Constable & Robinson and the ISBN is 1845294661. it should be availible in all good bookstores or you can shop online at. It is published Carroll & Graf and the ISBN is 0786718633. In the US the Google Sightseeing book is called “ Off the Map – The Most Amazing Sights on Earth as Seen by Satellite”.
The Google Sightseeing book is published separately in the USA and United Kingdom: This has allowed us to choose the best of Google Earth as well as include a couple of special treats for the true Google Earth addicts – parts of the world that even Google Earth only has in low resolution (such as the spectacular world's largest diamond mine). DigitalGlobe is the largest provider of satellite imagery to Google Earth, and granted us access to their enormous catalogue of photography. Manmade marvels, bizarre natural formations, high-security areas and the simply uncategorizable but infinitely cool – here are some of the weirdest sights in the world… Sample Pages (click for full size)Īll the images in the book are high-quality satellite photography, taken by Digitalglobe's QuickBird Satellite. " Check it out and you'll be hooked!" - review The Sights " the satellite pictures are amazingly detailed and the comments are informative and sometimes very funny" - .uk review " This little book of photographs brings you nearly 100 weird and wonderful shots of Earth." - Red magazine Hope you're not scared of heights." - New York Post " a best-of book of space oddities, from giant empty hotels to cruise liners parked next to apartment buildings. " A definite must this Christmas" - Western Mail " A charming little book" - Pulitzer Prize winner Dan Neil (LA Times) Not In the Guide Book is both funny and educational, and the staggering facts, figures, history, and images contained in this book will amaze and enthral, every time you turn the page. You won't see these sights in any other book, as they were all found with the help of Google Earth and its users, and presented by the authors of the hugely successful blog. Not In the Guide Book is a fascinating top-down tour of nearly 100 unique locations, all captured by satellites in orbit around our planet.
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