Customer Reviews

Paris From Above (Pocket Edition)

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I am writing mostly in response to the comments from Dr J E Robinson (Jack in Toronto). I share Jack's general appraisal that this is a "wonderful" book and "the photos are stunning."

However, I felt that Jack's references to the book's size/length ("short book...not big....all too short") might unduly discourage potential buyers. This is a magnificent book, over-sized, with many double-paged, marginless photographs. The page count, 183, is not great but this is not a "small" book. It comes in on my postal scale at 3 1/2 pounds! I could easily see this book priced at $... As long as Amazon continues to offer it at $..., it is aa terrific value.

An extra feature of this book that I particularly enjoy is the color, satellite image on the endsheets (front and rear). This is a great image for keeping yourself oriented. I give it an enthusiastic five stars, both in absolute terms, and in acknowledgement of what seems to me an excellent value.

Beware, there are two hardcover versions of this book.

A small approximately 5" X 10" 78 pp hardcover edition at half the price of a larger(more pages and larger size) more expensive hardcover version.

I know, I bought the larger more expensive version after buying the smaller version, I knew I had to have the larger one.

The images in this book are first rate and very vivid. Paris is of course a gorgeous city and making her look good is not that difficult, but this book does show her at her best. It's easy to forget at street level how green Paris is and how many parks and private green spaces the city possesses, when viewed for the air you see how brilliant Haussmann, Napoleon III's prefect of the Seine, redesigned the city. It was said he designed the grand boulevard so that the Emperor could easily get troops in in the event of politcal unrest, but whatever the reason it makes for a spectacularly beautiful city. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a love for Paris, and frankly who could not love this singular city.

I saw the wonderful video in Paris at the Marmottan Monet Museum. I was able to view his fantastic photographs exhibited there as well as see the video set to French songs. I bought the book and it is just a wonderful keepsake for anyone that loves Paris. My regret? That I can't get my hands on the incredible video as well. BUY THE BOOK!

Excellenet book!! Contains pictures of all the known tourists points of the city!!! Perfect pictures!!! Perfect book!!!

I loved this book. It is one of my favorites (and I have many) about Paris.