An Atlas of Extinct Countries Margaret Ronda “Funny and affecting

“Funny and affecting

happiness and a sense of being connected to nature

If I don’t call the police

those memories will keep on guiding me for many

Muslims of the Heartland recreates what the Syrian Muslim Midwest looked

An Atlas of Extinct Countries Margaret Ronda “Funny and affectingPrisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustratedand timelyhistory of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist. Countries are just daft stories we tell each other. Theyre all equally implausible once you get up close. Countries die. Sometimes its murder, sometimes its by accident, and sometimes its because they were so ludicrous they didnt deserve to exist in the first place.