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In a literal overview of the world,
Earth from Above: 365 Days presents a resplendent view of our complex home. Each new day reveals another breathtaking, and sometimes heartbreaking, image from the sky: an endless field of Kenyan flamingos, the crowded streets of Tokyo, the crisscrossing highways of Los Angeles, or a misty blue lagoon in Iceland. Turn the page and find yet another absorbing view. Each of the 365 pictures is monumental and imparts one more mind-blowing facet to our elaborate planet. Every image is accompanied by a brief socially conscious text. Descriptions of nature's bounty and wrath, along with human impact both good and bad, run throughout. From the beauty of the world's largest maze to the destruction of major earthquakes, life seems unpredictable. Whether it's one lone outfielder in Yankee Stadium or the lone penguin on a glacier in Antarctica, the sentiment is very much the same. Against the immensity of life on earth, each of us can sometimes feel so very small.
--J.P. Cohen
Book Description
"A magnificent trove of aerial photographs that capture the essence of our planet."
-Condé Nast Traveler
This affordable picture-a-day compilation-based on Abrams' international best- seller Earth from Above-presents 365 aerial photographs that offer the most revealing, eye-popping view of our world ever created. Accompanied by informative captions, each breathtaking full-color image by renowned photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand makes it clear why Hemispheres said, "Life on Earth will never look quite the same again once you've seen Earth from Above."
More than 365 photographs in full color, 732 pages, 91/2 x 61/2"
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