New edition: October 2008
Superbly illustrated atlas of who eats what, where and why.

Feeding the world's six billion inhabitants is an urgent issue. New technologies promise to increase food production but have yet to be proved completely safe. Meanwhile, increasing shares of world grain production is fed to cattle to satisfy the rich world's appetite for meat.

This atlas unpacks the food business, from plough to plate, to show the effects of political economy, public policy, natural disasters, and changing ways of life on our eating habits.

"A remarkable book that reveals with devastating clarity the bizarre way the world feeds itself."
Derek Cooper, the Food Programme, BBC Radio 4

"Received with immense enthusiasm by my geographer. She had looked for weeks on the internet, and there it was in the book in a well presented form!"
Anthony Tilke, Yokohama International School Japan


"Rich and stimulating ... makes you immediately want to find out more about the subject … The answers are here, in beautifully designed graphics … An excellent starter for course work and student projects."
The Food Magazine

New edition: October 2008

A beautifully illustrated guide to the world's endangered plants and animals

Full colour maps and graphics provide at-a-glance information on species lost, threatened and surviving today, including trees and other plants, birds, animals, reptiles and insects.

Accompanied by photographs of rare birds, mammals and plants.

"Every school and library should get a copy"
TEGNews, British Ecological Society

New edition: October 2008

A unique survey of current events and global trends

A visual survey of economic, social and political trends with 50 full colour double-page map spreads on globalisation, trade, military strength, world powers, biodiversity, sport and malnutrition

New edition: October 2008

This new atlas is essential for understanding the middle east and its role in global politics. It unravels key issues including imperial legacies, ethnic and religious differences, US presence and policies, Arab-Israeli wars, Israel and Palestine, Iran and Iraq, military spending, the Kurds, Libya and the USA, and oil and water.

New
This stunning atlas maps the causes and incidences of major diseases and the economic, social and environmental factors that impact on people’s health worldwide.

"Brilliant and original, vividly informative"
Jon Snow

• Comprehensive and immediately accessible
• Latest data and trends

New edition: completely revised & updated

Tobacco is the only consumer product proven to kill more than half of its regular users! It is responsible for 5 million deaths worldwide a year. The latest edition of this groundbreaking atlas gives shape and meaning to statistics about tobacco use and control. Full-colour maps and graphics illustrate in a clear and accessible format the wide range of tobacco issues, revealing similarities and differences between countries, and exposing the behaviour of the tobacco companies.


Topics include: History of tobacco; Prevalence and consumption; Health risks and mortality; Economic costs; The tobacco industry; Legal regulations and limitations; Health education and quitting; The Framework Convention of Tobacco Control; and The future of the epidemic

"Excellent"
Sue Marchant, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

"I love the atlas! A gold mine."
Sue Marchant, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

"A definite hit."
Judy Wilkenfeld, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

"The Tobacco Atlas highlights, in an educational and creative fashion, diverse features of this important global epidemic."
Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, World Health Organization

This superb atlas maps the world's greatest challenge. It explores a wide range of topics, including warning signals, future scenarios, vulnerable populations, health impacts, renewable energy and emissions reduction.

"Makes complex scientific information accessible to secondary school students."
Rosie Atkins (Co-ordinator, Centre for Alternative Technology)

The planet is running out of fresh water at such a rate that soon it will be the most valuable commodity on earth. This crucial and timely atlas shows water distribution worldwide and considers a future where privatisation and profit dictate availability.

How the USA Shapes the World

This superb atlas uses full colour maps and graphics to explore America's global dominance.

Topics: energy, oil and climate change, trade and foreign policy, investment, multinationals, immigration, economic migrants and refugees, military spending, US bases and arms sales, national security and military intervention, diplomacy, aid and economic agencies, American culture, and how the world sees America.