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Earth From Above: Postcard Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Yann Arthus-bertrand
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Category: Book
Buy New: $33.02
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Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 1531334
Media: Card Book
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0810985322
EAN: 9780810985322
ASIN: 0810985322
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
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Ecology, a science scarcely a century old, aims to give its practitioners an approach to understanding how whole natural systems--for example, watersheds, deserts, and estuaries--work. Few books translate this aim as well as Earth from Above, a stunning collection of photographs that affords its viewers a window into the world's workings. It is something of a commonplace, for instance, that the large-scale logging now being visited on the world's rainforests is causing untold damage to tropical ecosystems. In French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's hands, this problem is translated from arid fact to alarming image, giving immediate meaning to the statistics that underlie today's environmental headlines; his photographs of the ruins of rural Madagascar, where forests are being cleared at a rate of 1,500 square kilometers (580 square miles) annually, are a sad case in point. Arthus-Bertrand, working with the support of UNESCO, has wandered the globe to gather this collection of more than 200 photographs, presented in a folio format. The images are uniformly striking, whether of stalagmite-like fans of algae spreading into the Mediterranean Sea, farmers working their fields in northern India, or destroyed Iraqi tanks littering the deserts of Kuwait. The accompanying text, captions, and short essays by some of France's leading scientists and social critics lend specific depth to the images, which will cheer few readers--but that will shock, and educate, and, with luck, inspire closer attention to the world around us. --Gregory McNamee
Book Description
Twenty stunning postcards capture the diversity and magnificence of our planet.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...
 Super... February 8, 2008
Wonderful book not only with stunning photos but deals with global conflicts of earth and humans.
Love the TV series on the same by Yann and I wanted a companion book for the same. Excellent...
Book arrived from amazon in time.
 Earth from Above February 8, 2008
A book of wonderful aerial vistas. I first saw many of these pictures in The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. This book allows me to continuously look at them. One never gets tired of the images. This book provides a feast for your eyes and shows clearly the wonders of nature. The only shortcoming is that many of the pictures are two pages in breath and are broken up by the book's mid- seam.
Earth From Above is a marvel! January 14, 2008
I have enjoyed this book for about three years and have given it to 10 of my friends as a gift. Just fabulous! Worth its weight in gold ... and it is very heavy!!
Very nice, but.... December 18, 2007
When I received the book, the pages were almost loose from the cover, so I did send it back to Amazon. However, the contents are really nice. I do understand the comment from the people about the problem with the photo's on 2 pages, but they still remain very impressive photo's.
I also would like to add here that I only have compliments about the way Amazon has handled the problem with the (almost) loose cover. They came very quick with very good solutions.
Great Pictures - Interesting Information November 25, 2007
I purchased this book as a house warming gift and later purchased one for myself I liked it so well. It's a great coffee table book, with wonderful visuals, but also with interesting and environmental information.
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