FOR THE HOLIDAYS More Books Antarctica, The Global Warning  •  Sebastian Copeland  •  Mikhail Gorbachev  •  Leonardo di Caprio NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 206 PAGES This collection of 120 full-color photographs by celebrity photographer Sebastian Copeland documents his voyage aboard Lady Patagonia on behalf of Global Green USA. With the DVD, SOS: A Global Warning, which has extensive behind-the-scenes dialogue, shot on the ice, between Copeland and his co-producer, aerial artist John Quigley. The story of this production-at-sea includes a montage of live-action set to an original musical score. (ANT255, $55.00)   Art and Nature, Three Centuries of Natural History Art from Around the World  •  Judith Magee NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES A remarkable visual journey through the exploration of the natural world, featuring many of the greatest natural history artists of the last 300 years, including John James Audubon, William Bartram, and brothers Franz and Ferdinand Bauer. Whether seeking fame, fortune, or simply the opportunity to share their breathtaking vision of nature, these scientists and artists were, in the words of Alexander von Humboldt, "spurred on by an uncertain longing for what is distant and unknown, for whatever excited my fantasy: danger at sea, the desire for adventures, to be transported from a boring daily life to a marvelous world." (NAT234, $45.00)   Atlas of Exploration  •  Oxford University Press REFERENCE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES The Atlas of Exploration, now in an updated Second Edition, is a splendidly illustrated and authoritative history of these bold adventures. With a vivid and informative text, supported by nearly 100 specially drawn maps and 300 photographs and illustrations, it traces these journeys of discovery from the earliest recorded trips, ranging from the time of the Phoenicians' voyages in the North Atlantic through the launch of the first Pluto explorer. We follow Cortes in Mexico, La Salle on the Mississippi, Darwin in the Galapagos Islands, James Cook in the Antarctic, and many others. In each section, graphic relief maps highlight the main routes of exploration, while photographs, paintings and engravings brilliantly capture the variety of terrain through which these courageous men and women passed. Also included are maps from different historical periods which reveal cartographers' growing knowledge of the shape of the world's continents and oceans. The final section of the atlas, thoroughly updated and expanded, covers many of the discoveries of the last decade. The Second Edition also contains new biographical details on many great explorers, geographers, and cartographers, plus a revised time chart which summarizes the history of exploration over 5000 years (EXP63, $50.00)   Authentic Ecolodges  •  Hitesh Mehta ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 271 PAGES A visual tour of three dozen authentic ecolodges profiled by a pioneering landscape architect surveys leading examples from various world regions and ranks each for adherence to ten strict environmental principles. (CON59, $50.00)   The Bedside Book of Beasts  •  Graeme Gibson NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 352 PAGES Gibson brings together literary excerpts, paintings, drawings, and essays for this marvelously addictive, terrifically illustrated miscellany. With full-color paintings throughout. The selections by diverse writers including Charles Darwin, Peter Matthiessen, Barry Lopez, and Edgar Allan Poe focus on the relationship between predator and prey. Gibson's anecdotal asides and introductions are pure pleasure. (BST140, $35.00)   Birdscapes, A Pop-up Celebration of Birdsongs in Stereo Sound  •  Miyoko Chu NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 18 PAGES Seven elaborately engineered, full-color pop-ups portray dozens of bird species in diverse North American habitats, from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southeast swamp. Batteries included. (BRD65, $60.00)   Built to Last  •  David Macaulay ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES • FAMILY A compilation of MacAulay's books Castle, Cathedral and Mosque with updated research and new color drawings. MacAulay tells the fictional but accurate stories of how these structures were built and explains their historical and cultural importance. Packed with wonderfully detailed illustrations, this book will appeal to all ages. (GEN953, $24.99)   Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest  •  Jon Ortner NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES Beautifully photographed by renowned photographer Jon Ortner, this deluxe, numbered and signed, limited edition showcases over two hundred images, including seventy-five panoramas, shot in over fifty locations across a 130,000-square-mile area that includes national parks, national monuments, state parks, wilderness areas, BLM holdings, and Native American tribal lands. (SWU251, $195.00)   Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest  •  Jon Ortner NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands and Grand Canyon are all featured in this stunning miniature photographic tribute (7 x 5 1/4 inches) of Ortner's oversized original, covering 50 locations across the southwest and including 75 panoramic portraits. (USW632, $18.95)   Classic Africa  •  Michael Poliza NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES Printed in Italy and beautifully bound in textured covers, this exquisite book showcases the wildlife of Africa, each elephant, zebra, lion or rhino photographed alone or in a group against the African plains. The photographs, taken over a decade, have been rather remarkably rendered in rich sepia tones, lending beauty and nostalgia to the collection. (AFR279, $125.00)   The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels  •  Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 6980 PAGES Once you get started, it is very hard to stop -- but with the whole series you won't have to. Here they all are in a 5-volume omnibus edition, including the three chapters of O'Brian's unfinished 21st volume (both in facsimile and printed). Handsomely bound with a slipcase. (GBR424, $200.00)   Drives of a Lifetime  •  National Geographic Society REFERENCE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES This photographic guide highlights 500 of the world's greatest road trips, from country drives through Tuscan towns to treks on dirt roads in Australia's outback. Includes 200 color photos, 200 maps and helpful information on how to take the drive. (TVL507, $40.00)   Empty Quarter  •  George Steinmetz ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES Aerial photographer Steinmetz, shooting from a motorized paraglider, creates an unparalleled portrait of the Rub'al-Khali, or "the Empty Quarter," the largest and hottest sand desert in the world, and the fascinating people who live at its edges. (ARB122, $40.00)   Fishes of the Open Ocean  •  Julian Pepperell REFERENCE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 370 PAGES Big, authoritative and beautiful, this superb book includes descriptions, distribution maps, photographs, essays and 370 jaw-dropping illustrations of tuna, mackerel, billfish, sharks and rays, jacks and other pelagics by Dr. Guy Harvey, the reigning master of fish portraiture. (OCE154, $35.00)   Galapagos, Both Sides of the Coin  •  Pete Oxford  •  Graham Watkins NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES • NEW An ode to the islands and an authoritative, up-to-date report from the frontlines of conservation, this ingenious book features a portfolio of spectacular color photographs by expedition leader and naturalist Pete Oxford. Turn it over for a compelling essay on current conservation challenges by Watkins, Director of the Charles Darwin Research Center. (GPS93, $35.00)   The Golden Age of Flowers  •  Celia Fisher NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES This full-color compendium of botanical illustration features 100 plates of flower images from the Age of Discovery (1600-1800). Fisher includes notes on the development of classification systems, the geographic origins of the plants and the epic voyages undertaken by illustrators and explorers to find and catalog new botanicals all over the world. (NAT245, $29.95)   The Great Cities in History  •  John Julius Norwich HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES Timbuktu, Tikal, Damascus, Constantinople, London, Paris, Shanghai. This inspired book depicts the rise and fall of cities from earliest Mesopotamia through the great trading center of the first millennium to Medieval Europe and modern Megalopolis, each magnificently illustrated in color and with an essay by diverse dignitaries including Jan Morris (New York), Colin Thubron (Samarkand), Simon Schama (Amsterdam) and Michael Coe (Angkor). (WLD171, $45.00)   Great Migrations  •  K.M. Kostyal NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES From the Sudan to Siberia, Australia to the Azores and Peru to Palau, diverse animals travel in order to find mates, food or a more agreeable climate. The stunning result of a three-year odyssey covering 400,000 miles -- and including hundreds of hours up in helicopters, underwater or in the trees -- this companion book to the stunning National Geographic documentary film captures the drama of migration in hundreds of full and double-page illustrations by a team of star photographers. The book includes photos by Paul Nicklen, Frans Lanting, Dereck and Beverly Joubert and other stars. (BST162, $35.00)   Handmade in India  •  M.P. Ranjan  •  Aditi Ranjan ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 580 PAGES Featuring 3500 color photos and organized by region, this sumputous album covers the diverse crafts of India with style and authority. (IDA579, $65.00)   The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography  •  David Hempleman-Adams  •  Emma Stuart  •  Sophie Gordon EXPLORATION •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES • NEW One hundred years ago, during the reign of King George V, Britain sent two great expeditions, that of Robert Falcon Scott in 1910, and four years later, that of Ernest Shackleton, into the great unknown. The rest is stuff of legend. Here in one handsome book are not only hundreds of haunting photographs by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley, drawn from the albums presented to the king, but also lively essays, maps, paintings and other ephemera from the Royal Collection. Astute commentary by modern polar David Hempleman-Adams gives depth and context for each image, some published here for the first time. The accompanying exhibition is at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh until April 2010. (ANT298, $47.50)   Historical Atlas of the American West  •  Derek Hayes HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 280 PAGES • NEW This spectacular atlas presents a sweeping history of the American West through more than 600 original, full-color maps and extended captions, chronicling its evolution from uncharted territory to popular destination. (USW606, $39.95)   A History of Arctic Exploration  •  Juha Nurminen EXPLORATION •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 349 PAGES Seafaring, navigation, mapping and exploration are all covered in this exquisitely illustrated history of the Arctic from antiquity through the opening of the Northwest and Northeast passages and the attainment of the North Pole, the grail of Arctic discovery since Pytheas. The Inuit, Vikings, Vitus Bering, whalers, explorers and James Cook all are paid tribute in striking art and historic maps, drawing on the collections of the Nurminen Foundation and other European museums, private collections and archives. The books includes color reproductions of the precise models of the Resolution, Fram, Vega and other historic vessels, commissioned by the foundation and on display in Helsinki. The John Nurminen Company started as a trading house and shipping company in Rauma 1886. (ARC257, $60.00)   India  •  Andreas Bitesnich CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES Bitesnich celebrates the diversity of India in 175 color and black-and-white photographs in this sumptuously produced album. With captions. (IDA632, $98.00)   Jerusalem, The Saga of the Holy City  •  Michael Avi-Yonah HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 106 PAGES A limited edition of a classic history of Jerusalem from prehistory to 1947. With full color illustrations, a slip case, ten beautifully detailed color plates of maps and two freestanding maps, it makes an excellent gift or keepsake. (ISR90, $125.00)   Long Way Home, On the Trail of Steinbeck's America  •  Bill Barich TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES "We do not take a trip; a trip takes us," John Steinbeck memorably wrote in Travels With Charley. Bill Barich opted for a rental car, not a van, didn't bother to borrow a dog -- and doesn't make any effort to retrace Steinbeck's journey (too dull, all that compare and contrast). He travels instead in the spirit of John Steinbeck, sticking to small towns, guided by whim and his battered copy of Travels with Charley. Like Steinbeck, recently returned from time away (he had been in Dublin for eight years), Barich captures the spirit of the country, writing beautifully of the people and places he encounters a journey of discovery. (USA436, $26.00)   Off the Tourist Trail  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 336 PAGES • NEW Eschewing Angor and the Grand Canyon for Borobudur and Copper Canyon, for example, this inspiring roundup of favorite places by the experts at Eyewitness Travel zeroes in on the lesser-known, little-visited alternatives to ancient and historical cites, cities, festivals, national parks and other marvels around the world. With hundreds of color photographs, practical advice on getting there and around, where to stay, where to eat and when to go, as well as useful Need to Know facts to get the most out of your time. Bill Bryson provides the forward. (TVL472, $40.00)   Pilgrimage  •  Annie Leibovitz ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 248 PAGES Niagara Falls, the houses of Virginia Woolf and Charles Darwin in the English countryside and Sigmund Freud's final home, in London, Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond, the Massachusetts studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French, the trails above the Yosemite Valley, where Ansel Adams worked for fifty years, Georgia O'Keeffe and Eleanor Roosevelt but also Elvis Presley and Annie Oakley are all included in this remarkable portfolio of images. (PHT35, $50.00)   Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott and the Attainment of the South Pole  •  Ross MacPhee EXPLORATION •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 245 PAGES • FAVORITE MacPhee's traces not only the natural, biological, and scientific impetus, but also the human and emotional demension of the conquest for the South Pole. These highly illustrated pages feature diary entries; letters from members of the exploration; drawings, paintings, and photographs of the landscape, living quarters, equipment, and methods of transport; as well as never-before-published images. (ANT322, $27.95)   Revealing Mexico  •  John Mack CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 283 PAGES For a period of eight years, up-and-coming American photographer Mack and writer Susanne Steines crisscrossed Mexico photographing its vibrant city and rural life, its stunning architecture, striking landscapes, and captivating people. With roughly 200 images representing all 31 states, from the canyons of Chihuahua to the Mayan ruins of Chiapas, from the indigenous communities of Oaxaca to the bustling port towns of the Yucatan, as well as the skyscrapers and thoroughfares of the Federal District, Revealing Mexico offers a poetic vista of Mexico today. (MEX286, $75.00)   South Africa  •  Michael Poliza NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 236 PAGES The intrepid Michael Poliza (Africa, Eyes Over Africa, AntARCTIC) here works his large-scale magic on the landscapes, people and wildlife of South Africa. (SAF288, $39.95)   South Southeast  •  Steve McCurry ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES A remarkable portfolio of images taken in and around Afghanistan, Burma, India, Pakistan and other sites in South and Southeast Asia over a career in photojournalism spanning twenty years. The photographs, saturated with color, life and light, are beautiful. You can preview some of his striking photographs online at http://www.stevemccurry.com. (ASA34, $65.00)   Tuscany, Inside the Light  •  Joel Meyerowitz CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 162 PAGES These exquisitely reproduced, full-page photographs by the art photographer Bill Meyerowitz trace Tuscan landscapes, rough stone architecture and street scenes from a late winter afternoon through spring and summer to the last light of autumn. With 79 color plates and an enclosed 10 x 12 inch color print. Novelist Maggie Barrett provides commentary. (ITA231, $40.00)   Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, 1000 Ultimate Travel Experiences  •  Rough Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES The savvy editors at Rough Guides celebrate 25 years with this sumptuously illustrated, essential roundup of remarkable, not-to-be-missed activities, experiences and adventures around the world. (WLD100, $30.00)   China, A Photographic Journey Through the Middle Kingdom  •  Gu Guo CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 243 PAGES The miniature version of the massive and stunning photographic volume contains 243 color photos including 12 panoramic gatefolds depicting China's scenery, monuments, landmarks and lesser-known locales. Extended captions provide introductions and historical background for each of the 44 places featured. (CHN627, $17.50)   Southern Frontiers, A Journey Across the Roman Empire  •  Don McCullin ARCHAEOLOGY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES The celebrated photographer, Don McCullin, with historian Barnaby Rogerson in tow, charts a journey through the ancient Roman ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon and Palmyra in Syria, across North Africa to Morocco, Algeria and Libya, including the magnificent Leptis Magna, capturing archaeological sites and landscapes in stunning black-and-white photographs. Rogerson supplies the illuminating accompanying text. Friend of Eric Newby, Bruce Chatwin and Norman Lewis, McCullin may be better known in Britain but even if you haven't scene his famous war photographs (or those of the Beatles), you'll appreciate his eye for drama and light. (MED172, $69.95)   Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad  •  Derek Hayes HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES Hayes (Historical Atlas of the American West) approaches railroad history through an array of maps, ranging from utilitarian to ornate. He traces the development of trains from Britain in the 1820s to today's railroad revival with historical maps, photos, brochures and posters. (NAM56, $39.95)   Steve McCurry, The Iconic Photographs  •  Steve McCurry ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES Presenting 200 of National Geographic Photographer Steve McCurry's photographs from around the world, including the temples of Angkor, streets of India, Tibet, Africa and Europe, in a strictly limited edition with a signed and numbered print. Seen at the large scale of this new book (19 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches), McCurry's images are particularly powerful: reproduced at slightly larger than life size, his portraits have an extraordinary immediacy and impact, while even the smallest details of his spectacular landscapes are clearly visible on the page. In this title, portraits of children, pilgrims and farmers are presented alongside views of ancient temples, busy city streets, dramatic mountain landscapes and quiet scenes of daily life -- people are seen fishing, playing, working and praying. The images are presented in an uninterrupted sequence for maximum impact, and all the photographs are shown at either full-page size or as double-page spreads. (ASA84, $395.00)   Bright Wings, An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds  •  Billy Collins ANTHOLOGY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES and with ah! bright wings. David Sibley contributed the 60 paintings to this rich collection of poems, selected by Billy Collins, former poet laureate of the United States. With practical information of the sort usually found in field guides, this inspired anthology is as useful as it is beautiful. (BRD78, $22.95)   The Great Explorers  •  Hanbury-Tenison, Robin EXPLORATION •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travelers included in this sumptuous, authoritative overview, with hundreds of photographs, paintings and illustrations and essays by 52 distinguished contributors. (EXP79, $39.95)   Galapagos, Preserving Darwin's Legacy  •  Tui De Roy NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES • NEW Tui de Roy corralled dozens of researchers and friends for this magnificently illustrated, authoritative and up-to-date survey of the natural history, ecology and conservation of the Galapagos. With chapters by Jack Grove (fishes), Peter and Rosemary Grant (finches), Dennis Geist (geology) and many others. (GPS90, $49.95)   The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Ken Burns  •  Dayton Duncan NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Signed Book Plates! A riveting tale of the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system by the dynamic duor of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. Thanks to National Parks maven and our Random House rep Rose Scharer, we've got a good supply of bookplates signed by Ken Burns, which we'll include with each book. (USA356, $32.50)
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