Mountains - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8854403512 ISBN 13 : 9788854403512

Editeur : White Star, 2008

Synopsis

Mountains invites us into a world of intense beauty and timelessness as we gaze at hundreds of pictures of mountains form unique angles and hear the stories of those who climb or live on them.Since the late 19th century, mountaineering has fed our desire for conquest, challenge, and knowledge, attracting us irresistibly to the highest peaks. Mt. Everest, the Matterhorn, K2, Mont Blanc, Cerro Torre, and Mount McKinley have become opportunities for us to test our limits; they are mysterious stone divinities that challenge us and from which we can draw lessons. This book presents the most fascinating aspects of mountains, both from a human point of view and in terms of visual beauty.In this eye-catching format, photographs and text together form a "cube" for the reader to explore. "SuperCubes" present the bestselling "CubeBook" series in a larger format and are ideal for conveying the detail contained in the breathtaking photography that this series is famous for.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Since the late nineteenth century, mountaineering has fed our desire for conquest, challenge, and knowledge, attracting us to the highest peaks. Packed with hundreds of glorious photographs by the world’s foremost nature photographers, Mountains SuperCube invites us into a world of intense beauty and timelessness. Taken from a variety of innovative angles, these images present the most scenic and most compelling aspects of such legendary peaks as Mt. Everest, the Matterhorn, K2, Mont Blanc, Cerro Torre, and Mount McKinley. Accompanied by vivid accounts of daring mountaineers and affectionate anecdotes from people who live near the mountains, these photographs evoke the breathtaking beauty of the world’s most majestic mountains and convey their constant allure. The substantial SuperCube format provides an appropriately grand vehicle in which to pay tribute to these natural wonders.

Biographie de l'auteur

Valeria Manferto De Fabianis has published many photography books including Cats, Dogs, and Children in the CubeBook series. She co-founded White Star Publishers in 1984 with Marcello Bertinetti and is currently the publishing company’s editor-in-chief.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: White Star
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8854403512
• ISBN 13: 9788854403512
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 736
• Éditeur: De Fabianis Valeria. M
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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