Category: Books

"Man and the oceans" - an illustrated book

"Man and the oceans" - an illustrated book

Posted by | 8 May 2013 | , , | 2

Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer and author. He became famous in 1999 with his photo book "The Earth from Above" - impressions of our planet, nature and people, shot from a helicopter. "Now the 67-year-old Frenchman has climbed back into the helicopter with his camera - this time focussing only on the oceans. 200 photographs made it into the large-format volume "Man and the Oceans" (Knesebeck), which is both a picture book and an environmental pamphlet. In a dozen interviews, oceanologists and ecologists comment on topics such as fishing, biodiversity and the impact of shipping on nature. The photos show much more...

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Book tip: Magellan - The man and his deed

Book tip: Magellan - The man and his deed

Posted by | 12 Jul 2012 | , | 2

This is the story of a man who was suspicious of his king because he had no politics at court, no hidden agenda and instead openly said what he meant and wanted. It is the story of a man who, after fighting and being wounded several times for his fatherland Portugal, fell on deaf ears in his homeland for his ideas and offered his services to the Spanish crown. The story of a man who wanted to put the pieces of the puzzle of the explored world together to form a whole and fell in battle against natives in the Philippines. It is...

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