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Earth from Aboveby Yann Arthus Bertrand
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and 60 countries, Earth from Above is the most revealing and spectacular portrait of our world ever created. From a heart-shaped mangrove forest in New Caledonia to a flock of red ibises in Venezuela, from a caravan of camels in Mauritania to Mt. Everest and Mammoth Hot Springs, renowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand presents nearly 200 striking color images that put our home planet in a whole new perspective. Produced under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the book is also a unique documentary record of the earth's fragile ecosystems at the dawn of the new millennium. Commentaries by noted specialists illuminate what we see-and explain exactly what we stand to lose as demographic pressures put more stress on the environment. 170 photographs in full color, 416 pages, 1011/2 x 14 33/8" Review:"...a terrific book to look at and think about." D.J.R. Bruckner, The New York Times Book Review Review:"An eye-popping book of nearly 200 vibrant images. Each shot reveals a unique panorama..." Los Angeles Times magazine Review:"A magnificent trove of aerial photographs that capture the essence of our planet..." Conde Nast Traveler Review:"This collection of 170 huge photographs shows us the world from a rarely seen and often abstract perspective." Outdoor Photographer Review:"...breathtakingly different point of view...a lavish book of 200 of his pictures...a witness to both the manmade and the natural." CBS Sunday Morning, CBS-TV Review:"...books [that] befit a colossal century...masterful: you'll have the sensation of viewing our beautiful planet from a hovering spacecraft." St. Paul Pioneer Press Review:"...enhanced by facts, figures and essays...a lavish book of two hundred of his pictures..." CBS Sunday Morning About the AuthorYann Arthus-Bertrand is the author of more than 40 books, including Abrams' New York from the Air, Greece from the Air, and Good Breeding. Sophie Bessis is a historian and economist; Paul Blanquart is a philosopher and sociologist; Jean-Paul Delage Is a physician and historian of science; Pierre Gentelle is a geographer and archaeologist; Jacques Vron is a demographer; Astrid Avundo is a naturalist; and Frdric Marchand is an ethnologist and anthropologist. Table of ContentsThe state of the world in the year 2000 / Serge Cordellier — From the paleolithic age to globalization / Pierre Gentelle — Nature and culture / Pierre Gentelle — Traces, ruins, memory / Pierre Gentelle — Spectacles and landscapes / Pierre Gentelle — Future of the city, future of life / Paul Blanquart — A wounded environment / Jean-Paul Delâeage — Population and the future of humanity / Jacques Vâeron — Growing enough to feed the world / Sophie Bessis — Endangered climates / Jean-Paul Delâeage — Toward a sustainable development / Jean-Paul Delâeage — Afterword : The story of a book / Joèelle Ody. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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