Friday, December 14, 2012

Seeds, Forest, World, Cats And China


Earth Aware Editions has just published five beautiful books that celebrate this big beautiful world we live in.  Each hardbound book boasts exquisite full color photos and art, first-rate printing and binding, heavy coated paper stock pages and slipcovers and tight binding.


These are top-of-the-line publications that would do anyone's library proud.


Some of the smallest living things that exist seeds are the well-spring of all vegetable life.  Their diversity, beauty and structure rival any manmade creation and far surpass them.


Seeds: Time Capsules Of Life, written by Rob Kesseler and Wolfgang Stuppy, with a preface by the Prince Of Wales, examines nature's marvel of genetic blueprints.  The sheer variety of the seeds will boggle the mind and please the eyes.


India's Tale Of Kindness To Animals is chronicled in The Peaceable Forest as written by Kosa-Ely and illustrated by Anna Johansson.  This beautifully drawn and colored book will thrill both young and old with its stunning art and lesson-laced text.


It's too easy to become complacent and satisfied by our immediate surroundings.  Too often, as human being, we tend to see things form only our point of view and seldom, if ever, venture out to explore new cultures, countries and people.


A Day In The World does just that with its photo-packed pages that take readers all over the world and immerse them into divergent cultures and countries.  


The oversize hardbound book contains hundreds of photos of people, places and things spanning the globe accompanied by short information packed tidbits explaining each photo.

For armchair travelers this is the book to look through and may, just maybe, it will provide just enough inspiration to get out of one's chair and comfort zone and discover the world and its people.


I have two cats, both female.  they are as different as night and day and I love them both dearly.  Although domestic occasionally I spot a hint of the wild big cats they are related to.

In Fierce beauty: Preserving The World Of Wild Cats, author Bhagavan "Doc" Antle and photographers Tim Flach and Barry Bland explore the diminishing world of the big cats.  


As man encroaches on the territories of the big cats they are slowly disappearing.  Shown in all their feline glory all of the wild big cats are given their due with large color photos, up close and intimate profiles and poignant text.  You'll never rook at your housecat the same again.


China.  It is a mystery to those of us raised in the West.  Both fascinating and frightening China and its people are enigmas to most of us.  Mysticism, communism, ancient, mysterious and yet compelling-hose are just a few of worlds that best describe Chine as seen by the West.


In China: An Intimate Look At The Past and Present readers are invited to take a photographic journey of the new long march and to discover for themselves the people, places and culture of China.  


After looking through and reading the book I came away with a new understanding of China and its history.  Full-color photos showcase the struggles, strength and cultural pride of a people who have endured hardships few Westerners can only imagine.  

Hold your I-Pad over certain pages and images and suddenly the book comes alive with moving pictures, music and more!  China comes alive in an interactive experience like no other!