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Toksvig's Atlas

Eclectic Ramblings Around the World

Sandi Toksvig author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Publishing:31st Dec '99

£16.99

This title is due to be published on 31st December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Toksvig's Atlas cover

After the success of Toksvig's Almanac, which illuminated the untold stories of women from history, Sandi Toksvig has turned her attention to the hidden triumphs and challenges of women all around the world (and the occasional man). Divided into seven sections, one for each of the continents, it is an invigorating armchair journey in the company of the inimitable national treasure.

From the 22 syllables that can get a woman killed in Afghanistan, to the female bikers of Marrakesh, to the boxing club that saves Maori women's lives, these are stories that rarely escape the borders of their own countries. Until now.

ISBN: 9781398706538

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 41g

352 pages