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Title: Living Planet: Preserving Edens of the Earth by Frans Lanting, David Doubilet, Walter Cronkite, World Wildlife Fund Staff, World Wildlife Fund, Galen A. Rowell ISBN: 060960466X Publisher: Crown Pub Pub. Date: 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the most beautifull books I`ve ever seen!
Comment: This book is truly incredible!Sometimes,I can`t believe my eyes. The original purpose of this book is to make people care about the ecosystems and why we should not destroy them.But I don`t know if this is a suitable purpose for a book like this one. The splendid photographs makes you forget that and just look at the true beauty of our planet. Over 200 locations and 250 illustrations makes a perfect view of world wildlife. Among my favourites are the mexican deserts,the Pantanal Rainforest and all of the underwater photographs. I am a lover of all kinds of animals,especially fishes. So that`s why the book is perfect for me. I recognize Frans Lanting and David Doubilet since earlier,and I got books by them both. Galen Rowell is new to me,but he seems to be very good too. And when these three photographs together,the results easily become the most beautifull nature photography book ever made!It is pretty expensive,but believe me,it`s worth the money. I highly recommend this to every lover of nature photographs or strong colours. It is truly inspiring.
Rating: 5
Summary: This Book Is A Celebration!
Comment: It would be difficult indeed to over-estimate the sheer beauty of the photographs printed on the pages of Living Planet. Of course the three photographers were off to a great start as the subject matter they are presenting is riveting. There are so many truly exotic (and still unspoiled) locales explored here. And so many diverse, truly impressive plant and animal forms documented.
But these three gifted photographers are superbly inspired practioners and so they are able to elevate the naturally exalted to an entirely new level of organisation. This is accomplished specifically, at least in part, by the use of super-saturated color in combination with consistently fresh and geometrically complex composition. The results, printed with great care by Crown Publishers, are extraordinary!
The photography is so visually stunning that it is easy to forget the purpose of this book which was published by the World Wildlide Fund. Thus the text, which is teeming with information, emphasises not the beauty of what has been captured on film. Rather it focuses on the steadily progressing ecological nightmare as humans-induced species extinction of animal and plant life proceeds around the globe in an unchecked and relentless manner. To quote briefly from the introduction by Walter Cronkite, "Earth is losing one-hundred species of animals, plants, insects and fungi every day. Experts estimate that the world has lost one-third of its biological wealth over the last thirty years." Astonishing facts the sobriety of which contrasts mightily with the visual celebration of life as depicted in this wonderfully elegant volume.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Interesting Book to Hit the Top
Comment: It was interesting to note that this book is among several top 10's in science. It must result from good educational institutions: I saw this book courtesy of my daughter and was able to spend time with it over the holidays. There is an urgent message here, as everyone knows and WWF is able to get important people on board, not only with endorsements but with their explanations of the threat the world's ecology is facing. This book does a good job of framing out the larger picture already set by books this year which have given compelling narratives also illustrating the biodiversity crisis-- Goodall's Reason for Hope, Johnson and Coates' Nabokov's Blues, and other books like Quammen's Song of the Dodo. Its good to see all these books getting attention. It is going to take a mammoth awareness to really move the world, most of whom will never see amazon.com and this review away from the global destruction that today is most often the norm.
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Title: Jungles by Frans Lanting, Christine Eckstrom ISBN: 3822863092 Publisher: TASCHEN America Llc Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Galen Rowell's Vision: The Art of Adventure Photography by Galen A. Rowell ISBN: 0871563576 Publisher: Sierra Club Books Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape by Galen A. Rowell, E. Migdail ISBN: 0871563673 Publisher: Sierra Club Books Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: High & Wild: Essays and Photographs on Wilderness Adventure by Robert Redford, Galen A. Rowell ISBN: 1893343081 Publisher: Spotted Dog Pr Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Alaska: Images of the Country by Galen Rowell, John McPhee ISBN: 0871562901 Publisher: Sierra Club Books Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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