Lonely Planet One People (General Pictorial) [Hardcover]

Lonely Planet (Author)

Book Description

Series: General Pictorial | Publication Date: September 1, 2005

One People is a photography celebration of the connection between people the world over. The collection brings together compelling portrait shots and group photographs, accompanied by inspirational text and informative captions.

One People depicts the people of the world at work, at home and at play, captured in stunning and evocative photographs. The book takes the reader on an atmospheric journey through the different lives and experiences of people around the globe.

One People is structured to resemble the life cycle, embracing birth, family, love, festivals and celebrations, solitude and reflection, work, home, society and death.

One People is perfect for lovers of fabulous photography and travel.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Following the acclaimed One Planet, this book looks at the broad diversity and simple commonality between people and cultures around the world. Each photograph is beautiful, but the juxtaposition of opposing images in the double-page spreads relays the connection between cultures as people experience the life cycle. Separate sections focus on birth, play, love, work, celebration, and death. Among the comparisons: a malnourished Ugandan baby and an Australian newborn of record-breaking weight; pitifully bare shelves in a Russian grocery store and abundance in an Algerian store; a Somalian man building a home of twigs for displaced refugees and window-washers cleaning the gleaming windows of a skyscraper in Argentina; crowds of student protesters in France and a Seoul protester whose mouth is covered with a bandana; young girls competing in an American beauty pageant and young women bedecked in traditional costumes for the coming-of-age day in Tokyo; decorated candy skulls for Day of the Dead rituals in Mexico and real human skulls uncovered in the killing fields of Cambodia. Vanessa Bush
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Review

New York Daily News, December 18, 2005
'It's hard to leave this book alone for long.'

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741046009
• ISBN-13: 978-1741046007
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,603,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Color photos blend with essays on the current state of humanity, April 19, 2006

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D. Donovan, Editor/Sr. Reviewer "California B... (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet One People (General Pictorial) (Hardcover)

Other visual treats of the 'we are the world' variety have appeared in print; but ONE PEOPLE MANY JOURNEYS is the first in over a decade or more to pack a beautiful gathering of color photos of world peoples with essays on the current state of the human experience. Peoples from all stages of life, under all emotions, and of all nationalities are represented in a blend of full-page color photos and accompanying identifier of country, photographer, and description of photo contents.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful photography, July 25, 2008

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PoetryTeacher (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet One People (General Pictorial) (Hardcover)

This is an absolutely gorgeous and inspiring coffee table book. I love to keep this out in my kitchen and look through it in the morning when I'm done reading the paper. The photography is gorgeous and it keeps making my list of travel destinations grow larger and larger. Beautiful, simple, and important.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MASTERPIECE of 'coffee table' books, March 10, 2008

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Franco Arda (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet One People (General Pictorial) (Hardcover)

A fantastic picture collection by the Lonely Planet team sorted into chapters BREATH, PLAY, LIVE, WORK, LOVE, CELEBRATE, REFLECT and DEATH.

The introduction by Maureen Wheeler, Co-Founder of Lonely Planet, is one of the most amazing pieces of writing i've read in my life. In her words to ONE PEOPLE; regardless of nationality or beliefs, we share the joy of birth, the celebration of life's special moments, the need to find meaning in our lives, the strength to endure, the resilience to keep trying and the sorrow of death. While each and everyone of us may follow our own unique path, we are all on the same journey.