Waters: All knowledge, history, powers, hopes
Water, such a precious resource!
Following the success of the illustrated thematic books Seeds (2020, Saint-Fiacre Prize 2021) and Trees (2022, P.J. Redouté Prize and Jury's Favorite for the Émile Gallé Prize 2023) in co-edition with Plume de carotte and Terre vivante, here is the reference book on the theme of water.
The team is at your disposal for all your questions.
Thanks to our carriers, we deliver everywhere in France and Europe.
Visa, Mastercard...
The book WATERS All knowledge, all stories, all powers, all hopes... is signed by two journalists and an oceanographer biologist expert in popular science documentaries on the marine world. With Waters, these three authors have explored all disciplines to offer a cross-cutting approach providing an informed view on the vast subject of water.
Biology, chemistry, physics, energy, geography, history, economy, society, politics, travel, anthropology, religions, techniques... But also art, literature, imagination, and beauty. Each aspect is addressed in a series of double pages with an almost encyclopedic knowledge and a style halfway between popular science and journalistic style.
The reader will find material to learn and marvel at the surprises to be discovered in the world of water. Dip into the topics as they come, delve into the explanations, and let yourself be captivated by the photographic, cartographic, iconographic illustrations, and other historical documents.
A beautiful book, timeless and unique in its kind, for all the curious, the knowledgeable, the historians, the explorers, the fishermen, the sailors.
On our blue planet, water shapes landscapes with force. This element is essential to life as we know it. In this illustrated book, contemplate the wonders of the aquatic environment. Dive into the fascinating history of civilization building. Discover how the water that touches our daily lives is a major subject of current affairs, subject to covetousness, and even to water wars.
Data sheet
- Author(s)
- Florence THINARD, Caroline CARISSONI, Jean-Baptiste DE PANAFIEU
- Publisher
- Living Earth
- Collection
- Out of collection
- Publication date
- 24/10/2023
- ISBN
- 9782360988280
- Number of pages
- 288 pages
- Length (cm)
- 32.8
- Width (cm)
- 24.7
- Thickness (cm)
- 3.1
- Poids
- 2.08 kg
You might also like