You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

Hadfield, Chris

ISBN 10: 0345814940 / ISBN 13: 9780345814944

Published by Random House Canada, 2013

About this Item

Signed, With Ephemera, As Shown. In Excellent Used Condition For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos A Visually Stunning Tour Of Earth From The Astronaut Whose Photographs - Taken From The International Space Station - Made Us Fall In Love With Our Planet All Over Again . . . In You Are Here, Bestselling Author And Celebrated Astronaut Chris Hadfield Creates A Virtual Orbit Of Earth, Giving Us The Really Big Picture: This Is Our Home, From Space. The Millions Of Us Who Followed Hadfield's News-Making Twitter Feed From The Iss Thought We Knew What We Were Looking At When We First Saw His Photos. But We May Have Caught The Beauty And Missed The Full Meaning. Now, Through Photographs - Many Of Which Have Never Been Shared - Hadfield Unveils A Fresh And Insightful Look At Our Planet. He Sees Astonishing Detail And Importance In These Images, Not Just Because He's Spent Months In Space But Because His In-Depth Knowledge Of Geology, Geography And Meteorology Allows Him To Reveal The Photos' Mysteries. Featuring Hadfield's Favourite Images, You Are Here Is Divided By Continent And Represents One (Idealized) Orbit Of The Iss. This Planetary Photo Tour - Surprising, Playful, Thought-Provoking And Visually Delightful - Provides A Breathtakingly Beautiful Perspective On The Wonders Of The World. You Are Here Opens A Singular Window On Our Planet, Using Remarkable Photographs To Illuminate The History And Consequences Of Human Settlement, The Magnificence Of Newly Uncovered Landscapes, And The Power Of The Natural Forces Shaping Our World And The Future Of Our Species. Seller Inventory # 002543

Bibliographic Details

Title: You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

Publisher: Random House Canada

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

In You Are Here, astronaut Chris Hadfield creates a surprisingly intimate and compelling visual essay about the planet we live on, choosing the best from the thousands of photos he took on the International Space Station.
     Chris Hadfield's new book shows us our home--our city, country, continent, our whole planet--from a unique perspective. The millions of us who followed Chris's Twitter feed from the ISS thought we knew what we were looking at when we saw his photos. This photo documentary shows us we didn't. We caught the beauty but missed the meaning. Curated from images never before shared, Chris's big picture reveals why our planet looks the way it does and why we live where we do. Chris sees more in these images than we do, not just because he's spent months in space but because his in-depth knowledge of geology, geography and meteorology allows him to read the mysteries the photos reveal.
     Divided by continent, You Are Here represents one (idealized) orbit of the ISS. This planetary photo tour--surprising, playful, thought-provoking and visually delightful--is punctuated with fun, fascinating commentary on life in zero gravity, too. In the spirit of his #1 bestselling An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, You Are Here opens a singular window on our planet, using remarkable photographs to illuminate the history and consequences of human settlement, the magnificence (and wit) of never-before-noticed landscapes, and the power of the natural forces shaping our world and the future of our species.