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Life The Classic Collection Wonders of Life Book
To note that LIFE changed the face of photojournalism has become a commonplace. To prove its validity, one need only look at the magazine's archives or peruse the steady stream of magnificent pictorials from LIFE editors. The latest of these wonders is this global visual tour of marvelous plants, animals, and places. The accent is on exotic quirks of nature and geological upheavals. The captions and other text exhibit the professionalism we have come to expect of LIFE. Fantastic photographs; a reasonable price.
The editors at LIFE vigorously carry on the traditions of excellence in photography, in journalism, and in telling the story of our country and our world which began with LIFE magazine in 1936 by founding editor and publisher, Henry R. Luce. They have published books on a broad range of subjects, including New York Times bestsellers One Nation, LIFE Picture Puzzle and The American Journey of Barack Obama. EAN: 9781603201414ISBN: 9781603201414 Wonders of Life : A Fantastic Voyage Through Nature
English
ISBN: 1603201416
EAN: 9781603201414
Category: Science / Life Sciences / Biology / General/Photography / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals/
Publisher: Time, Incorporated Home Entertainment
Release Date: 10/31/2010
Synopsis: Nothing graces a coffee table like a stunning book that reminds us visually of the glories of nature, and it is the rare nature book that is as beautiful as The Wonders of Life. Nature has given us marvelous things?places, plants, animals?that are spectacular or awe-inspiring almost beyond belief. To see them is to be amazed, and to see them in the always stunning photography that is the hallmark of LIFE is to see them in an entirely new way. The editors travel the world in these pages, visiting exotic locations from the deepest Amazon jungle to the glittering barrier reef extending from Australias Gold Coast. In accompanying text, these ecosystems are explained, as are the biographies of fantastic birds, fish, and land-roving animals large (the primordial musk-ox) and small (the no-less-exotic dust mite). The word ?wonders? informs this book throughout: It is not a collection of the commonplace, but of strange, rare, scarcely believable subjects: trees impossibly high sea creatures existing at impossible depths, subterranean orchids, and the denizens of the sub-Saharan Serengeti. This is, as said, a book of exotica and a book of wondrous information: It provides an education in the most extreme extensions of earthly beauty. The Wonders of Life is an irresistible volume for any lover of nature.
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The editors at LIFE vigorously carry on the traditions of excellence in photography, in journalism, and in telling the story of our country and our world which began with LIFE magazine in 1936 by founding editor and publisher, Henry R. Luce. They have published books on a broad range of subjects, including New York Times bestsellers One Nation, LIFE Picture Puzzle and The American Journey of Barack Obama. EAN: 9781603201414ISBN: 9781603201414 Wonders of Life : A Fantastic Voyage Through Nature
English
ISBN: 1603201416
EAN: 9781603201414
Category: Science / Life Sciences / Biology / General/Photography / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals/
Publisher: Time, Incorporated Home Entertainment
Release Date: 10/31/2010
Synopsis: Nothing graces a coffee table like a stunning book that reminds us visually of the glories of nature, and it is the rare nature book that is as beautiful as The Wonders of Life. Nature has given us marvelous things?places, plants, animals?that are spectacular or awe-inspiring almost beyond belief. To see them is to be amazed, and to see them in the always stunning photography that is the hallmark of LIFE is to see them in an entirely new way. The editors travel the world in these pages, visiting exotic locations from the deepest Amazon jungle to the glittering barrier reef extending from Australias Gold Coast. In accompanying text, these ecosystems are explained, as are the biographies of fantastic birds, fish, and land-roving animals large (the primordial musk-ox) and small (the no-less-exotic dust mite). The word ?wonders? informs this book throughout: It is not a collection of the commonplace, but of strange, rare, scarcely believable subjects: trees impossibly high sea creatures existing at impossible depths, subterranean orchids, and the denizens of the sub-Saharan Serengeti. This is, as said, a book of exotica and a book of wondrous information: It provides an education in the most extreme extensions of earthly beauty. The Wonders of Life is an irresistible volume for any lover of nature.
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