An Evening with Tim Marshall - Birmingham

An Evening with Tim Marshall - Birmingham

Join us for an evening with bestselling author, Tim Marshall, discussing the updated 10th anniversary edition of Prisoners of Geography.

By Waterstones

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Starts on Fri, 6 Jun 2025 18:30 GMT+1

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Waterstones

24-26 High Street Birmingham B4 7SL United Kingdom

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Join us for an insightful evening with bestselling author, Tim Marshall, discussing the updated 10th anniversary edition of Prisoners of Geography. Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics.About the BookPrisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand what’s happening in our fast-changing world, from China’s ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history – because if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture.Originally published in 2015, Prisoners of Geography has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK and has been translated into 40 languages, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. Readers love Tim’s clarity, wit and razor-sharp analysis, and much that he wrote of in 2015 has come to pass. Now, this gripping new edition gives all readers – those who already love the book, and those yet to discover it – everything they need to understand our world for the next ten years and beyond.About the AuthorTim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestsellers Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography; the illustrated edition of Prisoners of Geography, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year; as well as Divided; Worth Dying For; and Shadowplay.Reviews“One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine.” – Evening Standard“Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders.” – Financial Times“Marshall is not afraid to ask tough questions and provide sharp answers.” – Newsweek

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