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Title: Aquarium Plant Paradise by Takashi Amano ISBN: 0-7938-0518-X Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Colour selection
Comment: This is by far the worst book i do own on Amano's wonderful tanks. Pictures are poorly printed and the overall impression is deceptive.
Rating: 4
Summary: Amano is nothing if not inspiring
Comment: I think Amano's critics tend to overlook the fact that he is a photographer, not a botanist or icthyologist. Even though his technical skills and knowledge of his craft are profound and probably rival, if not exceed, some of the "experts" in the field, he is first and foremost an artist.
An exceptional artist.
He has taken his love and respect of nature, reduced it to it's essentials and fleshed it out with a personal, subtle spirituality that is conveyed in all of his books, and this one is no exception.....
....as long as you can overlook the typos and printing errors.
I don't understand why the publisher would spend the money for spot gloss and good stock, yet overlook glaring alignment and spelling errors, but as previously mentioned by other reviewers, this book does seem hastily put together. It's not horrid though, and unfortunately it seems that all Japanese books translated for the American market suffer in much the same way, regardless of their genre.
If you are looking for in-depth technical how-to's and plant information, you will not find it here. However, it's obvious that was not what this book was intended to be in the first place, so it seems unfair to hold it up to that standard.
Despite the poor translation and the brevity of the technical information, I think this book can come in handy for the beginning aquatic plant enthusiast, and is a nice low-cost introduction to Takashi Amano. This book emphasizes smaller tanks with smaller, easy-to-keep fish (mostly), gives a broad overview of each tank and provides the basic groundwork for providing a pleasing tank layout. All this in 64 pages for $...- not bad, especially considering that it's more of an art book than a technical manual in the first place.
If this book was more expensive, I'd be harsher in my review of it. However, I think for the price, it certainly delivers.
Rating: 2
Summary: Great photos, poor information
Comment: I was vary disapoited with this book. It lacked information, jumped around with subjects, and focused more on aesthetic reasons and left out many of the "basics" of aqutic gardining, such as plant profiles, nutriant levels, and CO2 tips. It's more like a picture book than a guide book.
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Title: Nature Aquarium World: Book 1 (Natural Aquarium World) by Takashi Amano ISBN: 0793800897 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Nature Aquarium World: Book 3 (Nature Aquarium World) by Takashi Amano ISBN: 0793820782 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants by Peter Hiscock ISBN: 0764155210 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Aquarium Plants Manual: Expert Advice on Selection, Planting, Care, and Propagation by Ines Scheurmann, Dennis W. Stevenson ISBN: 0812016874 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Aquarium Designs: Inspired by Nature by Peter Hiscock ISBN: 0764155490 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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