Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth
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Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth by Giles Laroche
Journey around the world to some of the most challenging and remote spots on Earth in this stunningly illustrated book that celebrates human ingenuity, community, and the people who call these places home. Would you be lonely living atop a steep, snowbound mountain or bored in a tiny island village? Could you find your way home through a dense jungle or a blinding desert sandstorm? Our planet has many places where everyday life is made difficult by severe climates, isolation, or natural forces such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Yet in these secluded locations, families learn how to band together and rely on each other, and this spirit of teamwork helps to sustain extreme living. Master of cut-paper collage artwork Giles Laroche transports readers to the world’s most extreme places through his exquisite illustrations and succinct explorations of what it takes to survive and thrive there. List of places included: Tristan da Cunha Sahara Desert Mentawai Islands Verkhoyansk, Siberia Isla Navarino Spiti Valley Goreme Cappadocia Floating Islands of the Uros Atafu Atoll Gobi Desert Agoashima Socotra Atka
Giles Laroche, a master of cut-paper relief sculptures, captures stories from world cultures and history that can’t be told with photographs. Reviewers have called his art “truly masterful,” “mind-bogglingly good,” and “a visual feast.” He lives in Salem, Massachusetts. Giles Laroche, a master of cut-paper relief sculptures, captures stories from world cultures and history that can’t be told with photographs. Reviewers have called his art “truly masterful,” “mind-bogglingly good,” and “a visual feast.” He lives in Salem, Massachusetts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780358690184 |
| ISBN 10 | 0358690188 |
| Title | Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth |
| Author | Giles Laroche |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Clarion Books |
| Year published | 2025-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |