The New Earth from Above: 365 Days: Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (712 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081098461X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 792 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"HEAVY to hold, but thrilling and educational to read by any age!" according to Susan Tyler. This was a book I found at my son's home and found I could not put it down. He had an earlier version but as soon as I saw it I knew at least two folks who are VERY hard to buy for on any occasion and I knew immediately that I needed two of them. I did order the newer versions. However, this is like opening a National G You can hardly put it down except it is a very heavy book! That did not impede my twin eight year old grandsons sitting o. "Photos are blah in small book format." according to Carletta Price. Small photo view does not come close to the impact of the large book view. Disappointing version iof a great book California reader I had purchased several copies of the original version of this book and thought this was an update. I sent two copies as gifts. However, when I saw the book, I found it is a shortened, less-interesting version of Earth from Above. I immediately ordered the real updated version, which includes 100 more photos; I told the gift-receivers to give the abridged version to a library. I rate the complete version of Earth from Above as a solid five
Here, too, are slums, refugee camps, and the devastations of drought, deforestation, industrialization, and war. Candid reports on harsh realities ranging from vanishing species to child exploitation are matched with such surprising revelations as the beauty of an aluminum scrap yard. Arthus-Bertrand's artistically documented whole-earth survey captures life's interconnectedness, the essence of ecology, and forms a map to a viable future. All rights reserved. With brief essays on sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, water, and global economics, and with vividly informative commentary accompanying each page-filling photograph, this is a unique illustrated eco-primer. The strikingly patterned and colorful aerial compositions reveal the unity of life on earth in all its glorious symmetry, contrasts, and complexity. Seaman, Donna Copyright © American Library Association. Here are landscapes of breathtaking splendor, spectacular cities an
Reaching across the continents, from the icebergs of Antarctica to the cotton fields of India, the breathtaking, full-color photographs are accompanied by informative new text that describes the environmental concerns related to each location. The New Earth From Above: 365 Days is now fully revised and updated. Each chapter of the book opens with an insightful introduction by a different noted author who addresses a subject critical to the future of our planet: agriculture, biodiversity, sustainable development, energy, forests, water, and global warming.This edition includes 60 new and unpublished photos taken by Arthus-Bertrand over the past few years. The text throughout the book is revised to reflect changes in the world since the last publication, and includes three new authors: the heads of WWF France and the Observatory of Renewable Resources, and the president of Alter Eco, a fair trade firm. Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s powerful aerial photographs reveal the incidental beauty
His photography regularly appears in magazines such as National Geographic, Life, GEO, and Sierra Magazine. He lives in France.. He also directed a series of four, 2-hour documentaries based on Earth From Above and is the director of the film Home. He is the chairman of GoodPlanet, a nonprofit association for the promotion of sus