Gift Guide, Day 18: A big ass atlas

December 18, 2009
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earth_atlas_libraryFor the traveling friend who has everything, they don’t have this: An atlas so big it comes with its own zip code.

The Earth Atlas is 2 feet high, 18 inches wide and 44 pounds heavy and comes with more pictures than a National Geographic.

earth_atlas_pagesThis is the kind of book the Library of Congress orders — in fact, it did order one of the 2,000 books printed.

“We keep Earth displayed on a stand with a slanted table so the public can view it. It gets a lot of attention. We turn the pages for the patrons. It gets rave reviews,” said Ed Redmond, librarian for the Library of Congress in a press release about the ginormous book.

Of course, this detailed book, which contains more than 400,000 words doesn’t come cheap. Right now, you can order it from MapLink.com for $4,800 until the end of the year, then it will cost $5,800.

Of course, we have no idea what shipping will be.

Gift rating: Kinda cool.

Good for: People who loves maps more than cars.

Not good for: People who can’t read or use books as coasters. 

Value: Unknown.


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