Recent Reads - You Are Here

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You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes: Photographs from the International Space Station by Chris Hadfield - Although this book is a collection of photographs, it would not be fair to say it is just a picture book. The images are stunning, but the brief commentaries also offer thoughtful perspective and fascinating bits of historical, scientific, and geographical information. The book is divided by continent, and represents an orbit of the International Space Station. Hadfield's introduction explains how his method of photography changed over the course of his time on the ISS, and how much more is involved that simply grabbing a snapshot through the window. The photographs are truly beautiful and compelling, and I especially enjoyed the touch of humor every now and again. I spent a fair amount of time on each page, studying the details of the photos, and I think it would be a lovely book to have available to enjoy over and over.

This review is linked at The Book Mine Set for The 9th Canadian Book Challenge. (Chris Hatfield is a Canadian-born astronaut.)

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