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San Francisco-based photographer Light delivers the fourth book in his series of aerial surveys of the American West, taking viewers into the vast geological space and time of the Great Basin.

Being a Canadian carries with it a tangible sense of living on the edge of a vast barren interior. Only named as such in 1883, the Canadian Shield is an empty immensity of lakes, bogs, rivers, forest and protruding ribs of hard Precambrian crystalline rock that covers more than half of the total land area of Canada. This book traces the geologic evolution of the Shield, its first tentative exploration by humans starting 11,000 years ago as the last great ice sheets withdrew, its changing economic fortunes as Europeans penetrated its remote rocky vastnesses for furs and metals, and its transformation in the twentieth century into a national icon to Canadians. Regarded as 'barren' and of no value, much of the Shield was given away in 1670 to a single London-based fur trading company, the Hudson Bay Company, who jealously guarded its northern domain until 1867. This two hundred year long monopoly created a virtual government over a huge piece of North America. Without the HBC, much of it would have passed into American hands and there would have been no 'Canadian' Shield or country called Canada. As a nation, we are indebted to hard rock.

"NATURE HAS THE POWER TO INSPIRE. TO TRANSFORM. TO CREATE WONDER. Discover the breathtaking beauty of Utah's five national parks captured in stunning detail. Be transported through time as millions of years of the Earth's history are exposed in Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Parks. Witness the wonder of the Waterpocket Fold, marvel at the otherworldly hoodoos, and peer into unknown possibilities through the iconic Delicate Arch. Whether you've visited these majestic landmarks yourself or are simply looking for a reason to discover the untold treasures that await your arrival, this photographic journey is your passport to witness natural wonders you can't find anywhere else in the world! "

Photographs by Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe; text by Rebecca Solnit.

Revive your inner artist for a few moments each day with these simple puzzles of the most breathtaking places in the world. From the Florence skyline to the Great Wall of China, you'll find more than forty intricate illustrations to complete, color in, and frame as you so choose!Creative, calming, and completely addictive—unveil spectacular sights line by line just by picking up your pencil.

This is a love letter to New York City. It's the city that 8 million people call home and countless others flock to each year as tourists, commuters, and sightseers. It's a city that defies neat packaging, a city that plays host to a stunning array of ethnic food, cultures, and people. It's a city on a schedule, with an energy and a pace that's constantly moving. It's the city that's seen it all, been through the worst, and is ready for what's next. I love New York. This book contains over 90 pages of full-color photographs that will give you a reason to love it too.

Consider these improbable vistas found along the shores of Tampa Bay--an abandoned island fortress stands guard over a federally-designated bird sanctuary. The remains of a ruined cross-bay bridge are repurposed into one of the best fishing spots in the bay. A failed movie studio serves as the backlot to a thriving intertidal mangrove forest. An active power plant provides the region's most reliable refuge for vulnerable manatees. From Philippe Park to Fort DeSoto, from Boyd Hill to Weedon Island, from the Skyway Fishing Pier to Big Bend Manatee Viewing Center, The Unlikely Parks of Tampa Bay: A Scenic History offers a rousing look at the roundabout backstories behind ten of the region's most beloved natural spaces. Featuring more than 130 stunning photos, it is also a reminder--in case you needed it--that wild Florida is very much alive in Tampa Bay.

"Presents a living history of Florida's bygone roadside era--a special kind of man-made Florida wildness vying for attention alongside the native, natural Florida wilderness that we all know and love."--

A stunning hardcover gift book featuring twenty powerful pieces of writing about Montana's land and open spaces by the state's finest contemporary writers, including Rick Bass, Maile Meloy, and Carrie Le Seur. Features twenty-eight spectacular color landscape photographs. Sponsored by The Montana Land Reliance.

This photo-driven book explores how the rugged landscape of the American West deeply influences the way people garden. It profiles 35 of the most groundbreaking gardens in the region.

From the moment Europeans were introduced to the birds of paradise in the early sixteenth century, their unique beauty was recognized and commemorated in the first name that they were given - birds so beautiful they must be from paradise. Originally they were thought not to have legs and therefore never to land. Still very rarely encountered, even in their natural habitat of New Guinea, they are still birds that elicit sheer awe in those who are lucky enough to see them. Drawn From Paradise will showcase the magnificence and beauty of the birds of paradise as they have never before been seen, with more than two-hundred hand-painted images and sketches by the men who originally studied them and luminary artists such as Jacques Barraband, William Hart, John Gould, Rubens and Breughel, to name a few. The art comes from the private collections of the two authors and has been rarely if ever published. Not only will the book feature the beautiful Greater Bird of Paradise-a bird that was originally believed to have been sent from Paradise, and was thought to never touch the earth-but it will also present more than forty other distinct species currently recognized-each representing amazing differences in size, shape, and color patterning.The introduction provides a brief history into the discovery of these illustrious birds, from how they were originally perceived and idolized by the natives of New Guinea, to the arrival of Europeans, who were immediately captivated by their bright, vibrant colors. The chapters are ordered according to the sequence in which the birds representing the various genera made their appearance in Europe (thereby highlighting the books educational aspect). Within its pages, readers will catch a glimpse of these birds through vivid, highly-detailed painting, as well as learn more about each individual bird and genus-comparisons and contrasts between the males and females, as well as between the different genus's.A tour through art and history, with a good deal of ornithology thrown in, Drawn From Paradise is not only a must-have for ornithologists and bird-watchers, but also a beautiful collectible for students, artists, and aesthetes. Its central idea is to showcase the breathtaking beauty of these birds and the enormous interest that still surrounds them even today.

Aller captures the infinitely shifting colors and textures of water, sand and skyThis new project by German-born photographer Renate Aller is an extension of the ongoing series and book Oceanscapes (2010). Aller has continued to make images of the ocean from a single vantage point--for which she is internationally known--but for the last several years, she has also photographed sand dunes in New Mexico and Colorado. She has now paired the resulting images in a fascinating new series that continues her investigation into the relationship between romanticism, memory and landscape in the context of our current sociopolitical awareness. There is both a visual and visceral relationship between the two bodies of work. The desert images also capture visitors to the dunes, who engage in beach activities far away from any large body of water. And while these parallel realities are from completely different locations, the simultaneous, multiple activities on the sloping sand hills appears as if layers of different people and activities were choreographed next to rolling waves of the sea. Aller's first combination of these images was in book form, for a mammoth handmade book that was 36 inches wide. The overwhelming success of that publication has inspired this new trade edition, which features the largest binding that can be mechanically bound, and includes an expanded selection of the work. Born in Germany, Renate Aller lives and works in New York. Ocean and Desert is her third monograph published with Radius Books, following Dicotyledon and the long-term project Oceanscapes-One View-Ten Years. Pieces from that series and other site-specific artworks are in the collections of corporate institutions, private collectors and museums, including the Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Yale University Art Gallery, Conneticut; the George Eastman House, Rochester; New Britain Museum of American Art; Hamburger Kunsthalle; and the Chazen Museum of Art, Madison.

Here is a comprehensive handbook designed to help all photographers -- from beginners to experts -- capture the landscape, flora, and fauna of one of the best places on earth. These tips and directions from Yosemite local Michael Frye are an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to take better pictures in Yosemite and elsewhere. Last updated over a decade ago, The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite has been revised to include advice especially for digital photography, and includes new full-color reproductions of Frye's own work to serve as examples and inspiration. Every aspect of photographing this magnificent park is covered, including: In-depth descriptions of nearly 40 outstanding locationsInformation on the best months and times of day for successful shotsDetailed maps indicating prime viewpointsTips on technique and equipmentMore than 100 stunning full-color photographs

With a series of photographs captured in and around Toronto, the reader is taken on a journey through the city, delving into places both big and small, where the spaces all around shout to be seen or quietly whisper their secrets. Toronto is a trove of unusual spaces nestled amongst (and sometimes hidden in plain sight within) the city.