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The New Earth From Above: 365 Days | 
 enlarge | Author: Yann Arthus-bertrand
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 29934
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.5 x 1.7
ISBN: 0810992914
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.35
EAN: 9780810992917
ASIN: 0810992914
Publication Date: April 1, 2007
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Product Description
Completely revised and updated, The New Earth from Above: 365 Days has all-new photographs and text, including twelve essays on conservation and other global environmental issues by noted experts and activists. Yann Arthus-Bertrands powerful aerial photographs reveal the incidental beauty of the Earth and its inhabitants, while the authoritative text explores current issues of sustainable development affecting the world: global warming, poverty, and biodiversity among them. The images offer a breathtaking vision of out diverse planet.
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 Service Review June 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book I ordered was shipped immediately and received in almost record time. The packing was excellent, the book was in perfect condition, and if one receives service like this, you can't go wrong!!
Great gift book! June 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book made a great high school graduation gift for a nature enthusiast. Even though it's a bit bulky to take to a tiny dorm room, I know she loved the pictures and it will never become outdated. Great price, too!
Fabulous June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely fabulous book as was the first edition although I am a little partial to that one, The Earth from Above. Very educational, illuminating, fascinating.
Afghanistan to Yemen April 2, 2008
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
The theme of this book is man's impact on the planet and the life-or-death need for sustainable development. The introduction is a mix of statistics and a call to action, while each month is prefaced with text on some aspect of our planet's characteristics and condition (April: Biodiversity--A Condition of Survival; August: Renewable Energy; December: Free Trade, Unfair Competition, and Equitable Commerce).
The aerial shots from French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand are astonishing in their diversity and beauty. One for each day of the year, they run the gamut from unspoiled natural beauty to despoilment by industry. Each photograph is annotated with a mini-lesson of its own on the facing page. Atolls, volcanos, a stunning linear railway switching yard, fish farms, agricultural scenes, golf courses, alpine glaciers ... a feast.
Surprisingly affordable, unexpectedly heavy at over 5 pounds, and stunningly thought-provoking, this book has given me hours of communion with Mother Earth. If it increases our awareness of our impact, then they are hours well spent.
Linda Bulger, 2008
The Most Important "Coffee Table" Book You'll Ever Own September 30, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is more than just a collection of breathtaking aerial shots of the global community in which we live -- it's an informative and often damning look at the world that we have created, and how our lives make it what it is. The book does not pull any punches, and often as we gaze at the sheer beauty (both man-made and natural) of this planet, we are slapped in the face with the facts of life. It's a picture book that seems to be telling us, "Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but here are a few that you may not have noticed."
Don't just buy this book for yourself, buy it for every person that may come into your home, pick it up, and look at just a few pages. You will help each of them understand the complexities and dilemmas of our modern lives.
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