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 enlarge | Author: Claire Nouvian
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 6119
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 10.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0226595668
Dewey Decimal Number: 591.77
EAN: 9780226595665
ASIN: 0226595668
Publication Date: March 15, 2007
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Amazing photography March 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Starting with the movie Titanic, there has been a growing interest in the ocean. This interest has been fed by the growing number of miniseries that have appeared on the Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, BBC, PBS and other news media. Some examples include James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep, the Blue Planet series, and Shark Week. Ths interest has also spilled over into the written media, with the latest fluorish being this book by French author Claire Nouvian. Packaged in the format of a coffee table book, it contains some of the most astounding photographs of wildlife I have ever seen.
The book is hefty, due to the large photo spreads, but is very readable, as I read it in 3 hours. The text flows quite well, and is interspersed with numerous photos and the occasional CG reproduction. Each section is short, and focuses on one tight subject; hence the book can be read in spurts of 10-15 minute intervals. The photographs are the principle selling point of this book. As it focuses on deep sea organisms, most of the creatures seen here will never be seen in Sea World or any other aquarium for that matter. The book is nice in that it provides pictures of over 100 different species of organisms, with a large and detailed caption for each figure.
Strange other worlds within our own March 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book makes it abundantly clear that within the natural world, the unimaginable is real. Only a fortunate few have access to the wonderful lifeforms of the deep ocean, but the photographs (and limited CG) in this book give the rest of us the opportunity to see these gorgeous and hideous creatures up close and personal. I bought the book as inspiration for a series of paintings, but I'll be looking at it long after the paintings have been completed.
I agree with some other reviewers that more text, to provide background, explanation and perspectives on the future of the deep ocean, would improve the book. Nevertheless, the images alone are an achievement of such magnitude that the book still warrants a five-star rating.
Amazing color, clarity and creatures February 28, 2008
This book is simply stunning. The creatures inhabiting the nether reaches of our deep water are eerie and beautiful. They set the imagination flying, (swimming?) and the accompanying text is an interesting, easy read. I recommend it to nature enthusiasts and artists, poets and scifi writers. It is a gem.
Beautiful, fascinating book February 26, 2008
This gorgeous book provides lots of information on many rare and fascinating types of deep-sea life. The photographs are beautiful and make the book hard to put down.
Extraordinary Creatures, extraordinary book February 25, 2008
This book is splendidly printed and produced. I was glad to see that there was just enough text to explain, but not so much as to interfere with the purely visual enjoyment. The creatures we see defy imagination and give one a feeling of exhilaration at the unexpected splendours of biology., Since these creatures can be seen only by deep-sea robots, they are new to our experience. They are beautiful or they are funny or they are just beyond imagining. This is a rich and special book and I was proud to give it as a gift to a friend whose tastes are exquisite.
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