This book of imaginative maps surveys a shared world of thoughts and emotions. The atlas is based on traditional cartography, but substitutes the names of cities, rivers and seas for concepts, feelings and everyday experiences. There are 21 maps with names such as secrets, knowledge, home, health, passion and chaos. The book was initially published in Dutch in 1999. According to the publisher, "while adhering to the conventions of cartography, this atlas invites the traveler to follow routes through familiar-looking topography into hitherto uncharted realms of imagination, ideas, feelings and experience. Cradled by the Ocean of Possibilities, the Sea of Plenty and Still Waters, this strangely familiar place has its capital Boom, its airports Escape and Freedom. It encompasses beautiful regions like the Peninsular of Pleasure as well as desolate wastes such as the Swamps of Boredom and the Bay of Melancholy. Then again there are the well-known Mountains of Work and the Safe Harbour of Home. And what about the Volcanoes of Passion and the border towns of Challenge and Doubt?" an Amazon.com reviewer writes: "The book really does look and feel like an atlas - the maps are beautifully drawn, and the various landmarks have names that are appropriate and reveal considerable thought. For instance, in the region of Adversity, it is possible to stop in at Adrenaline while climbing the Peaks of Euphoria. Of course, you may wind up at the end of a road and find yourself in Exhaustion or Consequences. When you visit Knowledge, you'll find that the Forest of Curiosity is very close to Fantasy and Intuition." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.