Not in the Guide Book: Weird and Wonderful Mysteries from Google Earth
by James Turnbull and Alex Turnbull
Sales Rank: 5657692
List Price: $13.27 $11.85 At Amazon
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Constable November 9, 2006
ISBN-10: 1845294661
ISBN-13: 978-1845294663
Product Dimensions:
6.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
Product Description
Just as you thought the world had been fully explored - here are the most amazing sights on planet earth that no guidebook takes you near. Authors James and Alex Turnbull's runaway-success website googlesightseeing.com has become a paean to the Google Earth phenomenon. Modern technology championed by Google makes it possible for us all to zoom in on anywhere in the world using interactive satellite imaging. This selection of the very finest of googlesightseeing.com includes: The Plug Holes in the Mediterranean; Arizona's Boneyard; The White Snake of Baja; Australia's Extraordinary Flying Car; The Hole in the Coast of Mexico; and Face of Jesus Found in the Sand Dune. Extraordinary natural formations, offbeat manmade marvels, and the simply uncategorizable - all are glitches in the matrix of how we expect to see the world. The true explanation for each, where known, is included.
About The Author
James and Alex Turnbull are professional web developers based in Edinburgh. This is their first book. They set up the award-winning website googlesightseeing.com in 2005.
