Editore: University of Hawaii Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0824825101 ISBN 13: 9780824825102
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean throughout.
Editore: Univ. Hawaii, 2001
ISBN 10: 0824825101 ISBN 13: 9780824825102
Da: Jonathan Grobe Books, Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 113 pages.
Editore: University of Hawaii Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0824825101 ISBN 13: 9780824825102
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Millions of people visit aquariums each year. These showplaces are invaluable educational tools and, more importantly, provide a window into a mysterious world that few of us will ever experience firsthand. But that world is increasingly threatened by human misuse--by pollution, over-fishing, global warming. Accompanying the waste and devastation is a global trend toward building bigger, more fantastic aquariums. Marvels of architecture and engineering, these artificial oceans seem to be our way of preserving the sea even as we destroy it.The stunning black and white duotones presented in Other Oceans are the result of visits to fourteen aquariums in the United States and Japan and diving trips off the coasts of California (including Santa Barbara Island), Hawai'i, and Midway Atoll. In his work, award-winning photographer Wayne Levin seeks to understand and depict not only our complex relationship with captive marine life, but our love affair with technology, our desire for contact with other species, our impulse to educate, our capacity to dominate. Together with text by Thomas Farber and essays by Bruce A. Carlson, director of the Waikiki Aquarium, and nature writer and poet Frank Stewart, the captivating images gathered here will forever change the way we view these "other oceans."
Editore: University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2001
ISBN 10: 0824825101 ISBN 13: 9780824825102
Da: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Soft cover. Photographically illustrated wrappers; no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Wayne Levin. Introduction by Thomas Farber. Essays by Bruce A. Carlson and Frank Stewart. Includes a list of plates and a biography. 120 pp., with 37 duotone plates. 10-1/8 x 11 inches. Fine.
Editore: Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawai'i Press, 2001., 2001
ISBN 10: 0824825101 ISBN 13: 9780824825102
Da: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: As New. Photographic stiff paper wrappers ; 115 pp. : 40 black and white photographs ; 27 x 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0824825101 ; LCCN: 2001-33602 ; ".the result of visits to fourteen aquariums in the United States and Japan and diving trips off the coasts of California (including Santa Barbara Island), Hawai'i, and Midway Atoll. In his work. photographer Wayne Levin seeks to understand and depict not only [the] complex relationship [between humans and] captive marine life, but [also the] love affair with technology, [the] desire for contact with other species, [the] impulse to educate, [and the] capacity to dominate." ; slight bump ; else AS NEW. Book.