Liners chronicles the great era of ocean liner travel from the close of the nineteenth century to the launch of the QE2 and beyond.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An incredible picture library.,
By Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Liners: The Golden Age/Die Grobe Zeit Der Ozeanriesen/L'Age D'Or Des Paquebots (Hardcover)
There is something about big ships - especially (though not exclusively) big passenger liners and this is a very big book simply crammed full of pictures of those ships.
OK, let me get my complaint out of the way first. This is a large coffee table book with 350 glossy pages just full of historic photographs of the highest quality. The problem is the entire book is repeated 3 times - first in English, then in German and finally in French. Take the Prologue, for example; This takes up 6 pages with two being devoted to each language. Whilst the photographs are not repeated, each does have three captions. The reader can, therefore, read only one third of this book after having also paid for the other two thirds simply becomes it comes as a complete package. All things considered, you get a lot less book for your money. Having said that, the photographs (all of which are B&W) are of the highest calibre and are reproduced on paper of equally high quality. Personally, I never tire of looking at images of great ships and this collection is just about as good as they get. NM
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THE GREAT LINERS REALLY COME ALIVE IN THIS BOOK!,
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This review is from: Liners: The Golden Age/Die Grobe Zeit Der Ozeanriesen/L'Age D'Or Des Paquebots (Hardcover)
This is a truly wonderful book. How utterly refreshing to FINALLY see high-quality, large format images of so many beloved liners! At last! At last!
The book is, frankly, a steal for the money and should be priced much higher for the quality of the production and the glossy paper. Yes, the book is in three languages, and so what? It will reach a wider audience, and the additional text adds perhaps a dozen extra pages. The multi-language format is handled in a readily understood manner and is not confusing (as is so often the case). The book is also filled with people! Its nice seeing children playing on board, the rich napping in first-class deck chairs, and the crew hard at work! I love it! These liners really come alive! In short, this is a GORGEOUS book.
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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Steam navigation, 'the only way to travel', was the slogan for the era of the ocean liner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
son voyage inaugural, classe touriste, grands paquebots, des paquebots, les paquebots, aux chantiers, vitesse moyenne, great liners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, White Star Line, John Brown, United States, Canadian Pacific, Albert Ballin, Blue Riband, Blaue Band, Ellis Island, Norddeutscher Lloyd, Union Castle, North Atlantic, French Line, Vereinigten Staaten, Long Beach, Queen Marv, Picture Post, Hamburg Amerika, Art Deco, Ile de France, Great Britain, Vorherige Seite, Andrea Doria Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Steam navigation, 'the only way to travel', was the slogan for the era of the ocean liner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
son voyage inaugural, classe touriste, grands paquebots, des paquebots, les paquebots, aux chantiers, vitesse moyenne, great liners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, White Star Line, John Brown, United States, Canadian Pacific, Albert Ballin, Blue Riband, Blaue Band, Ellis Island, Norddeutscher Lloyd, Union Castle, North Atlantic, French Line, Vereinigten Staaten, Long Beach, Queen Marv, Picture Post, Hamburg Amerika, Art Deco, Ile de France, Great Britain, Vorherige Seite, Andrea Doria Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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