The Earth From the Air

Автор: Adler Dennis
Название: Porsche: The Classic Air-Cooled Era
ISBN: 0760351902 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780760351901
Издательство: Quarto
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"Porsche: The Classic Era" offers something for all Stuttgart enthusiasts and those interested in automotive history.

There are few automobiles in the world as iconic as Porsche's air-cooled sports cars. For nearly 50 years Porsche's rear-engine wonders set the benchmark for production sports cars and dominated the world's race courses. From the first Gmund coupe, to the 356 to the timeless 911, this richly illustrated volume tells the full story of Germany's fabled air-cooled sports cars.

Automotive writer and photographer Dennis Adler begins the books with the early career of Ferdiand Porsche, detailing the influences and events that set him on the path of automotive-engineering greatness including key stints with Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, and Volkswagen. From there he details Porsche's WWII work before moving into the postwar era and the establishment of Porsche as a unique automotive brand.

Adler's engaging text is accompanied throughout by rare images from Porsche's historic archive as well as stunning contemporary photos of all the great cars including 356 Carerra, 550 Speedster, 911S, 912, 930 Turbo, 914/6 as well as key racers like the 906, 908, and 935.

Автор: Auping, Michael
Название: Anselm Kiefer (Heaven and Earth)
ISBN: 3791333879 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783791333878
Издательство: Prestel Publishing Limited
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Описание: A retrospective volume of Anselm Kiefer`s work, this catalogue addresses the artist`s entire career through the lens of one theme. This catalogue of more than sixty reproductions includes Kiefer`s first work, "Heaven", as well as numerous other works. It features watercolours produced for the publication as well as an interview with the artist.

Автор: Piper Ross
Название: Animal Earth
ISBN: 0500516960 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500516966
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: Animal Earth is an unbiased tour of the animal kingdom in all its staggering diversity. Animals that most easily spring to mind the tigers, elephants, eagles and crocodiles, or perhaps amphibians, fish and even humans account for only a tiny proportion of known species. Whats more, there are estimated to be many tens of millions still unknown to science. Animal Earth highlights the bizarre appearances, hidden lives and mostly small scale of the creatures we share our planet with. The bewildering number of animal species are all offshoots from a relatively small number of lineages, all sharing a common body plan and evolutionary history. This book provides a broadly equal summary of each of these lineages, and is structured according to the latest research on the evolutionary relationships of the animals. How they all fit on the tree of life is a topic that has been debated for decades, not least because new species are being discovered and described all the time and some lesser-known lineages, such as Chaetognatha (arrow worms) and Xenoturbellida (strange worms) continue to defy classification. As humans, we are in a uniquely privileged position as the only species that can appreciate and marvel at our fellow animals. But, as this book makes plain, we are very far from being above nature we are utterly dependent on it. Every species is an integral component of the ecosystem we live in, and as intelligent beings it is our duty to protect and understand animal diversity not only for its own sake but also to maintain the natural systems that keep us and everything else alive.

Автор: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Название: Earth From The Air: Postcard Book
ISBN: 0500282927 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500282922
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: The aerial photographs in this collection, often taken from a low altitude, show landscapes, dwellings, coasts, forests, and animals. They reveal the imprint of human civilization on the face of the globe, recording the impact of population and the world industrial economy.

Автор: Arthus-Bertrand, Yann
Название: The Earth from the Air - 365 New Days
ISBN: 0500543380 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500543382
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: Covers every corner of ever continent, from icy arctic floes to tropical forests, from the deserts of north Africa to the vertiginous peaks of Nepal. This book includes photographs that are accompanied by informative captions that illuminate what we see, and describe the environmental concerns related to each location.

Автор: Lundquist John M
Название: Temple: Meeting Place of Heaven and Earth
ISBN: 0500810508 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500810507
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: The idea of the temple the holy precinct, the dwelling place of the gods is central to all religions. The site of ritual and initiation, the mountain, the waters of generation, the pillar joining heaven, earth and the underworld, the path to the innermost sanctuary: these concepts are universal and eternal in many faiths around the world. "The Temple" is a wide-ranging study of sites of worship, from the tomb-temples of Ancient Egypt, to Jerusalem, Mexico, Greece, and the great Buddhist shrine at Borobudur.

"The Art & Imagination" series casts fresh light onto art, archetypes, cosmology and sacred traditions. It offers the perfect introduction to the world's great esoteric traditions.