In this truly unique celebration of mining, breathtaking aerial photographs by award-winning photographers Jim Wark and Richard Woldendorp accompany ground-level pictures of mines, mine-side oddities, and mine communities. Informed but breezy narratives by mining experts John Trudinger and Karlheinz Spitz identify and explain the images. The World of Mining shows that mining and associated activities can be impressive, attractive, and even spectacular. The book illustrates most if not all aspects of mining and mineral processing, in all its varieties, and from different environments throughout the world. It illustrates the colourful history of mining and its importance to the development of civilisation as we know it. It depicts the wide range of activities in modern mining, from exploration to mine closure, as well as traditional mining by skilled practitioners, using methods adapted to local conditions. A visual feast for anyone interested, with and without a background in the earth sciences or photography. Recommended as well as a primary and secondary school information source on the subject. "...a highly credible and lavishly produced volume..." -- Australian Journal of Mining, November 2011Check out the author's portal for unbiased and accurate information about mining, its effects on the environment, and the attendant social costs and benefits.

The World of Mining

Science & Math

Wark, Jim

Spitz, Karlheinz

Trudinger, John

Woldendorp, Richard

Earth Sciences

CRC-Press

Discovering Lewis & Clark from the Air

History

Mussulman, Joseph A.

World

Mountain Pr

Through spectacular photographs and complete but easy to read text, Jim Wark and Tom Huber have collaborated in a very different, but easily understandable way to explain the geography of the many and varied life zones of the awe-inspiring state of Colorado.

Colorado: An Aerial Geography of the Highest State

Arts & Photography

Huber, Tom

Photography & Video

Western Reflections Pub Co

Amerique entre ciel et terre (BEAUX LIVRES LG) (French Edition)

NATIONAL GEOGRA

This book takes a pictorial look at the nation from above, with dazzling full-color photographs of each region of the United States of America. These territories continue to reach out to settlers and travelers, challenging those who would try to conquer its mountains, rivers, and canyons as well as those who try get to know its patchwork quilt of people and regional cultural variations. The reader takes a thrilling journey over mountains, deserts, mighty rivers, swaths of farmland, and the great cities and landmark skyscrapers, all shown from an aerial vantage point. The design of the pages is carefully planned to bring out the panoramic qualities of the exceptionally beautiful photographs. The reduced album format of the book has been chosen to emphasize the wide-angle approach of the pictures.

America Flying High

White Star Publishers

This bird's-eye-view volume of stunning images from pilot-photographer Jim Wark captures the awe-inspiring diversity of America--from rock-bound coasts to sunny beaches; from teeming cities to rugged mountains; from tropical paradises to arctic glaciers; from man-made wonders to the raw magnificence of the Grand Canyon. A soaring celebration of the country's vast spaces, spirit of freedom, natural beauty, and tireless industry, America from Above may look down on its subject, but only to better raise it up.

America from Above

The sheer variety of American landscapes — from the majestic peaks and glaciers of Alaska to the bleak beauty of the desert Southwest — makes it an ideal subject for aerial photography. A four-time winner of the "Best of Show" award from the Professional Aerial Photographers' Association, Jim Wark lovingly celebrates the textures, habitations, and geology of this diverse land, capturing normally inaccessible views, in this lavishly illustrated Spanish-language book with more than 550 photographs. The book's landscape format brings out the panoramic qualities of these beautiful images.

América desde el aire (America Flying High, Spanish Edition)

Numen

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