George F. Thompson Publishing develops and brings to publication books of lasting value on a wide range of subjects for readers from all over the world. GFT Publishing continues the long-standing efforts of George to advance our understanding of the places and spaces that surround us – urban, rural, social, and wild – through well-conceived, smartly written, elegantly designed, and beautifully produced books. Books by George, since 1984, have won more than 100 top editorial awards and prizes, including multiple best-book honours in 31 academic, artistic, and professional fields. Books by George emphasise the necessary connections between art and science, the local and the global, the individual and the group.