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The advent of the digital age has revolutionized the creation, distribution, and consumption of maps. The web created enormous opportunities for storytelling, enabling maps to dance and weave, partnering with other multimedia elements—photos, video, audio, text—to tell countless tales about our world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eFeaturing a foreword by renowned travel writer and cofounder of Lonely Planet Tony Wheeler, \u003cem\u003eTelling Stories with Maps: Lessons from a Lifetime of Creating Place-Based Narratives\u003c\/em\u003e bridges both the analog and digital realms, showcasing how maps themselves tell stories and enrich narratives by providing context and insight. Richly illustrated with examples from traditional maps to the latest digital visualizations, this book is an essential guide for anyone interested in the powerful storytelling potential of maps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-rte-list=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow storytelling is fundamental to our humanity  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eComparing and contrasting the use of words, images, and maps in storytelling \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow maps help us tackle the who, what, when, where, why, and how  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eConsiderations for the deep connection between maps and memory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow cartography and location-based storytelling have changed during the digital age  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow the author and his collaborators refined storytelling techniques to create printed wall maps and atlas plates \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe roles that maps play in narrative context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eReaders will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-rte-list=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e15 approaches to storytelling and place-based topics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow exposure to maps and geography can change how we think \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eStorytelling approaches suited to digital media yet honoring the centuries-old conventions of cartography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow to develop multimedia stories with the ability to employ motion and interactivity for your audience \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003ePractical features and functions of ArcGIS StoryMaps, Esri’s storytelling platform, with insight and inspiration you can apply to your stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Map Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43608443846704,"sku":"SQ0654235","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/7257\/4000\/files\/PXL_20251201_200321844.jpg?v=1789138582"},{"product_id":"cult-sandwiches-the-ultimate-guide-to-things-in-bread-from-around-the-world","title":"Cult Sandwiches- the ultimate guide to things-in-bread from around the world","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eLook, spare me your hand-wringing. 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Yet the new ease and speed of data mapping can often lead to the same results as ever: over-simplified maps used as tools for top-down control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCartographer and historian William Rankin argues that it’s time to reimagine what a map can be and how it can be used. Maps are not neutral visualizations of facts. They are innately political, defining how the world is divided, what becomes visible and what stays hidden, and whose voices are heard. What matters isn’t just the topics or the data, but how maps make arguments about how the world works. And the consequences are enormous. A map’s visual argument can change how cities are designed and how rivers flow, how wars are fought and how land claims are settled, how children learn about race and how colonialism becomes a habit of mind. 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