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Lighthouses may stand watchfully over serene waters one day and be
bombarded by immense waves the next. They may look out on the most
spectacular views, mark the entrance to a busy harbour or be placed
in some of the world's most desolate locations. To seafarers they
are guiding lights in dangerous waters, but, once decommissioned,
they can acquire an air of mystery. They are the most strictly
functional of all civilian buildings and yet they can be
surprisingly beautiful and varied in design. Are they square,
cylindrical or octagonal? Are they single structures or towers on
top of other buildings? Are they made of wood, stone, brick, or
concrete? Are they coloured with stripes or bands? From Lake
Michigan to the Arctic Circle, from the British Isles to Brazil,
Lighthouses celebrates more than 200 structures and the stunning
vistas that surround them. Taking examples from all around the
world, the book features an immense array of operating and disused
lighthouses from the 18th century to the present day, from those
marking ocean coastlines to structures besides lakes and on rivers,
from lighthouses cloaked in ice to Art Deco classics to tilting
structures abandoned in sand dunes. Presented in a handy
pocket-sized format, Lighthouses is arranged geographically, with
more than 200 colour photographs and captions explaining the
construction, operation and history of each entry.
A pictorial history of the world's most enigmatic city
From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most
recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of
Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city's cultural,
political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the
city's development from the 1880s' real estate boom, through the
early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th
century, right up to the present day. With over 500 images, L.A. is
shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast
palm-studded urban metropolis.
Events that made world news-including two Olympics, Bobby
Kennedy's assassination, and the Rodney King riots-reveal a city of
many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood,
and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notable
residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The
city's pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food
fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes
and criminals. This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and
grit, via hundreds of freshly discovered images including those of
Julius Shulman, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton and many other
superb photographers, culled from major historical archives,
museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given
context and resonance through essays by renowned California
historian Kevin Starr and Los Angeles literature expert David
Ulin.
Featuring more than 200 intriguing images taken by space probes
travelling billions of kilometres from Earth, The Solar System is
an exhilarating exploration of the mysteries of our local planetary
space. Within the span of a human lifetime, our spacecraft have
visited all eight planets of the Solar System, together with
several dwarf planets, asteroids and comets. We have mapped the
surface of Mercury and Venus in exquisite detail, landed rovers on
Mars, placed orbiters around Jupiter and Saturn, and parachuted to
the surface of Titan. Our emissaries have visited icy worlds five
billion kilometres from home and continued onwards to reach
interstellar space. The pictures and science returned by these
intrepid travellers have transformed our understanding of the Solar
System in which we live.
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Indian Lake
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Cornelis Van Der Veen
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Lair W 18
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Featuring a series of images, this title takes you on a tour of
South-East England. It includes photographs of the South Downs, the
Weald of Kent, the Thames and its estuary, and the White Cliffs of
Dover, as well as castles, stately homes and gardens.
Must 22 is a series of inspirational travel books which combine
accurate information on key locations in individual countries and
outstanding photography. The books are carefully packaged by
awarded designers and written by a team of experienced travel
writers. The Must 22 series is designed to inspire the armchair
traveller and to provide a reliable source of information for the
visitor.This edition reveals twenty-two places you just can't miss
when you come to Iceland. The island is sparsely populated and the
enormity of nature dominates it wherever you look - in contrast to
the warmth of the people who make themselves known at every
opportunity, parading the cultural heritage of the 1,200 years that
the island has been populated. Even once you've seen these 22
places, you're still far from uncovering all of Iceland's secrets.
But you will have come a little closer to understanding why this
enigmatic rock in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is one of the
most peculiar, yet more charming places in the world.
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