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Paul Murton has spent half a lifetime exploring some of the most beautiful islands in the world the Hebrides He has travelled the length and breadth of the Scotland s rugged six thousand mile coast line and sailed to over eighty islands In this new and updated edition of his acclaimed book Paul visits each of the Hebridean islands in turn introducing their myths and legends history culture and extraordinary natural beauty In addition he also meets the people who live there and learns their story He has met crofters fishermen tweed weavers Gaelic singers clan chiefs artists postmen and bus drivers people from every walk of life who make the islands tick This blend of the contemporary and the traditional creates a vivid account of the Hebrides and serves as unique guide to the less well known aspects of life among the islands

This superb volyme is more than a homage to the Seventh Wonder. It is also a promenade through the history of photography.

This is a volume of living history - the history of our times, as seen by the photographers who captured it. It is the most comprehensive anthology of life photography ever assembled, and illustrates the strengths that made many of these individuals famous - and life great. This book, an enormous international success in hardback, is now available in a new, flexibound format.

Showcasing both iconic and little-known images, this is the most comprehensive anthology of images by the great "LIFE" photographers ever assembled. From Marilyn Monroe to the first pictures inside the womb, this startling rich collection of both color and black-and-white photographs is a vivid fulfillment of Henry Luce''s charge: "To see life; to see the world . . . to be amazed!"

"Ya sea para llevarla contigo de viaje o para leerla en el sofá, no conseguirás una guía mejor" - Good Reading Magazine, Sydney