Lebanon: A Journey of Beauty [Hardcover]

Samer Al-Jamal (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Cedar Creative Pub Inc (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964278405
• ISBN-13: 978-0964278400
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,678,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the most breathtaking book about Lebanon, December 29, 1999

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Gary Najeeb (United States of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lebanon: A Journey of Beauty (Hardcover)

I have read this book and looked at the pictures for so long that I feel as though I have been to Lebanon. It not only shows some of the beautiful cedar trees and sights, but also the everyday lives of people and the food (the best thing in Lebanon). I highly recomend purchasing this book for a family member, friend, or even a gift to yourself.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for all your family and friends / The Real Lebanon, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lebanon: A Journey of Beauty (Hardcover)

Promote the Real Lebanon, give this book to all your family members and friends. It is a marvellous gift to keep and show.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dedication of the Youth, May 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lebanon: A Journey of Beauty (Hardcover)

Forward by: Nasser M. Safieddine Advisor to the Ministry of Tourism Director General National Council for Tourism in Lebanon

I have been touched by the apparent dedication of the youth that expanded untold energy toward this book, and took great care with the details. This pictorial aptly reflects the many moods of our country's landscapes, as seen by the eye of Samer Al Jamal's true loving sense. It seems perhaps ironic that the man with the vision for this book had left our country at the budding age of one month, never to truly completely return. Ibrahim Musa had never had never know the glorious times, yet, he loved his country completely... enough to want to give something back. We Lebanese have been renown for a staunch nationalism, and our love for a country. I stand pleased that our children would carry through this love as this book proves so well. Is it possible that energies such as these exhibited by our youth constitute the greatest wealth Lebanon ever needed? The labor of love of many such youths using their talents might just be the only way for Lebanon to shine again.

Samer Al Jamal has an innate ability to capture a moment in time, and hold it still in the form of a photograph. From his home in Beirut, Samer traveled to all corners of Lebanon recording history and beauty, and as he found, the journey was endless. Day after day, Samer carried his lenses, and headed out to a welcoming land. His motivation was simply the brilliant landscapes, the rivers, and villages that kept inviting him back.

Clemence Musa left Lebanon in 1970 for the United States, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. She later became a freelance writer for the State of Bahrain. Having written several small pieces about Lebanon, Clemence soon realized that her style cried of a certain homesickness. It is this style that sets Clemence in a category of magical writers.