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A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World

Inglese · Copertina rigida

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There is something beautiful and wild in the impossible architecture of lighthouses. They have been the homes and workplaces of men and women whose romantic guardianship has saved countless lives from cruel seas. Yet while that way of life fades away, as the lights go out and the buildings crumble, we still have their stories. From a blind lighthouse keeper tending a light in the Arctic Circle, to an intrepid young girl saving ships from wreck at the foot of her father''s lighthouse, and the plight of the lighthouse crew cut off from society for forty days, this is a glorious book full of illuminating stories that will transport the reader to the world''s most isolated and inspiring lighthouses. With over thirty tales that explore the depths to which we can sink and the heights to which we can soar as human beings, and accompanied by beautiful illustrations, nautical charts, maps, architectural plans and curious facts, A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World is as full of wonder as the far flung lighthouses themselves. Translated from Spanish by Daniel Hahn

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One of those books that seems made for gifting, it is a beautifully illustrated guide to some of the globe's remotest spots with stories and vignettes from lighthouses that are, in themselves, miracles of construction and perseverance and monuments to the fundamental goodness of human beings. The New European

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Autori José Luis González Marcías, Gonzalez Macías, González Macías
Editore Picador Uk
 
Lingue Inglese
Raccomandazione d'eta' 18 anni
Formato Copertina rigida
Pubblicazione 01.10.2023
 
EAN 9781529087147
ISBN 978-1-5290-8714-7
Pagine 160
Dimensioni 178 mm x 245 mm x 19 mm
Categorie Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, True stories: general, TRAVEL / Maps & Road Atlases, Travel maps and atlases, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings

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