Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction by Jerry Brotton Allen Lane £20, 208 pages. Join our online book group on Facebook at FT Books Caf ...

“Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction” by Jerry Brotton. (Atlantic Monthly) “There is no reason why north should necessarily sit at the top of modern world maps ...

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction. By Ian Volner Ian Volner writes about architecture, design and ...

"Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction" by Jerry Brotton. (Atlantic Monthly) “There is no reason why north should necessarily sit at the top of modern world maps,” he ...