The New Earth from Above: 365 Days: Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081098461X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 792 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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HEAVY to hold, but thrilling and educational to read by any age! 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 on the floor thumbing through this. I picked it up when they went to bed and found it hard to stop reading. Recommend for all ages but preferably it would be nice to have some reading. "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. California reader said Disappointing version iof a great book. 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 stars!
From Booklist Bird's-eye photography year-in-the-life books are perennial favorites, but famed aerial photographer Arthus-Bertrand is up to more than presenting 365 beautiful images. All rights reserved. Seaman, Donna Copyright © American Library Association. Arthus-Bertrand's artistically documented whole-earth survey captures life's interconnectedness, the essence of ecology, and forms a map to a viable future. The strikingly patterned and colorful aerial compositions reveal the unity of life on earth in all its glorious symmetry, contrasts, and complexity. He has joined forces with a dozen conservationists to create a pictorial accounting of the impact of humankind on the planet. 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. Here, too, are s
His photography regularly appears in magazines such as National Geographic, Life, GEO, and Sierra Magazine. He is the chairman of GoodPlanet, a nonprofit association for the promotion of sustainable development. He also directed a series of four, 2-hour documentaries based on Earth From Above and is the director of the film Ho
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 of our planet and are reminders of our capacity to save or destroy it.. 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 New Earth From Above: 365 Days is now fully revised a