Книги автора National Geographic
Название: Visions of Paradise
Год: 2008
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»Visions of Paradise» is a panoply of experiences from the most peripatetic photographers on Earth — the photographers of «National Geographic Magazine». After all the stories and all the journeys, each man and each woman shares with us the place he or she found to be Heaven on Earth. The pictures come from all seven continents, from different times of year, in different climates. The stories are as minute as the glance of an amorous leopard seal before lunch or as vast as the landscape of Iceland during the days of the midnight sun. You will swim with penguins underneath the ice in the Antarctic, rest on a leaf in the Amazon with a dragonfly, and roam the forest floor in Borneo with a recognized scientist. By the end, you will know that very effort you make to treasure and preserve our planet is an effort to find your own place that feels like Heaven on Earth.
Название: Food Journeys of a Lifetime
Год: 2009
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For those who appreciate the pleasures of the table, there are no happier reasons to travel than to explore the world's great culinary traditions. Every cuisine tells a unique story about the local landscape, climate, history, and culture — «Food Journeys of a Lifetime» will introduce you to the farmers, fishermen, bakers, and chefs who transform nature's bounty into a thousand gustatory delights. And once you're appetite has been whetted, you'll be able to try your own hand at some of these culinary delights, as the book features recipes you can try at home. In addition, «Food Journeys of a Lifetime» will provide detailed, practical travel information to help make your dream food pilgrimage a reality. So what's your pleasure? A pastrami sandwich in one of New York's bustling delicatessens or homemade jerk chicken from a local street vendor in Jamaica? Learning to cook delicious Chinese dumplings in Beijing or munching on hand-picked apples amid Vermont's fall foliage? Whatever your taste, «Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe» will have something on the menu for you.
Название: Essential Visual History of the World
Год: 2007
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From the dawn of civilization to the first decade of the 21st century, this straightforwardly written, superbly accessible reference distills the concentrated essence of world history into a single compact, 544-page volume that fits in the palm of your hand. Featuring more than 1,000 illustrations, it's a book as vivid as it is definitive, with an innovative design that invites readers to envision the human epic from a wide variety of revealing perspectives. Here are history's greatest moments presented in self-contained, interactive spreads organized by epochal themes and cross-referenced to offer an in-depth and multi-dimensional view of major world events. The book is organized into eight fundamental eras from prehistory to the present day, with a timeline detailing each section and fascinating sidebars throughout which explore the full scope of the human experience. The illustrations offer a constant, vibrant counterpoint, carefully selected not only to complement the text and depict its important events and personalities, but also to provide the visual excitement that helps turn a wealth of informative facts into an irresistibly fascinating adventure. A casual browser's delight yet authoritative and wide-ranging enough to engage lifelong history buffs or enlighten students in search of a panoramic overview, this amazingly affordable book is truly what its title describes: essential.
Год: 2010
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Culled from National Geographic's extraordinary archive, each of the 280 photographs in this wonderful book offers its own unique answer to the question, What makes a great portrait? In Focus is divided into periods that correspond roughly to changes in photographic equipment and techniques, from the cumbersome cameras and long exposures of early days to the advent of color film and the lightweight, modern gear that fostered a new, informal spontaneity in portraiture. The book traces the evolving roles and goals of photographers themselves, themes eloquently explored in the text by editor Leah Bendavid-Val and five of our finest contemporary photographers: Sam Abell, Stuart Franklin, Jodi Cobb, William Albert Allard, and David Alan Harvey. Through their essays and the ever evocative photographs, In Focus offers revealing insights on how photographers' work both reflects and influences how we see ourselves and the world.
