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A team from the Smithsonian Institution working under the direction of Luhr, who is with the US National Museum of Natural History, have put together a stunning picture book of their home planet. The format is reminiscent of an atlas, but the subject matter is topical rather than cartographic. The sections cover the history of Earth, the land, the oceans, the atmosphere, and the seven tectonic plates that underlie the surface. The first American edition was published in 2003; this seems to be a revision or reprint of the 2005 compact edition. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK; Reprint edition (September 17, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 520 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 075663332X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756633325
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.25 x 10 inches
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Earth by James F. Luhr is an incredible book, from the moment that I opened the book I felt so alive, so part of Earth. I mean, this is one of the greatest books of all time. I am really not exaggerating, this book is amazing. There is so much information in this book for such a great, affordable price. If you really love our planet then this book is for you, it is great for any age group because it has such vivid imagery, yet very detailed information. It is a glorious book, makes a wonderful gift, a great one. A precious learning tool.
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Matt Ebiner
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Photos, Good Descriptions
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2004
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As a college geography professor I decided to require Earth as the textbook for my physical geography classes. Tired of the exorbitantly priced textbooks which empty students' wallets, I thought it would be worthwhile to order a cheaper, more accessible book which the students might want to read even after the course ended. Now as the semester is finishing I am mostly happy with my choice. Earth cuts down on the jargon which is part of most college geography classes, so I had to alter my lecture and change some of my exam questions. Also, the sequencing of topics is different than most physical geography texts and I found it necessary to tell students that "today's material is found on pages 110-111,116-119, and 252-253," not quite as simple as telling the students to read chapter 11. Nevertheless, my classes have loved using the text, which caters to the shortened attention spans of most students.

I think any reader would enjoy picking up this book, thumbing to any page, and reading it for even a mere 5 minutes. The photos are beautiful and the captions alone are informative. Highly recommended!
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Lucy t
5.0 out of 5 stars No better earth book out there!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2011
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I have never seen so many beautiful pictures in a book before, and I have read many science books. As a Science Writer This is one of the books In my collection. It is full of high resolution, full color photos, and even talks about places where there is very little data on. Granted the pictures distract you from actually reading the books text, which is also very interesting. I have spent days taking notes out of this book. I first found this book at my school library, and Loved it, I HAD to put it in my collection. I really recommend this book for anyone who loves science!
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Laura A. Governali
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2007
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I bought this book for two reasons: that my son and I are obsessed with Earth and everything on it - including and especially volcanoes, in my son's case - and because as an artist I am always on the lookout for wonderful pictures, to both guide and inspire my work. This book is just superb. It is chock full of extremely interesting facts concerning our Great Mother and the photos are nothing short of fantastic. A great book for both kids and adults - and artists!
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Brian from Ohio
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME book! Must have!
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015
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This book rocks! Plain and simple. It is PACKED full of pictures, graphs, drawings, explanations, etc. It is a HGE reference book for anything that anyone ever wanted to know about the formation and existence of the Earth. It is one of those books that I will always keep on my bookshelf.
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Morgan Erkard
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2015
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I am a Geoscience major and I bought this text to learn more about the field I'm pursuing and because I really love Geology! It helps but it does not go into depth as other editions I've read. It is still a beautiful book! Thanks Jim!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Get the hard cover
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2011
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Try to get the hard cover. It is 2" wider and 2" longer and is easy to read. I bought the soft copy and bought the another book on hard cover Universe and realized the difference. Since hard cover was not availalbe, I settled for a used book which came in a great condition.
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rob0bOy
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014
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Just. Joy to have these kinds of books laying around. can spend hours flipping try it and revisits are still fun. I guess this is what it was like when you want edit experience the internet before there was an internet.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018
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Purchased as new but has hand written remarks on the book
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Kartik Mishra
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on June 15, 2017
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I love it!!! Very detailed and informative!!!! Condition also very good!!!
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verseau 51
5.0 out of 5 stars Livré à temps. Incroyable qualité de contenu et de ...
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Livré à temps.Incroyable qualité de contenu et de présentation visuelle.
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Say No More 67
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great publication in DK's Visual Guides series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2015
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All the superlatives given by other reviewers are spot on. It continues DK's line of excellent popular Visual Guides, like  Universe , Human: The Definitive Guide to Our Species  and  Animal  among others.

I've ordered a used copy of the 2003 hardcover edition, and its simply stunning. It's hard to put down. The quality of the glossy paper and the vivid pictures still hasn't faded a bit after 12 years, and its hard to compete with the wealth of information and the way it's presented.

Pay attention to the fact that there a a few editions and also a compact one, with the Hardcover edition being a massive one both in size and weight.

With a 1p price tag for many used copies of the older editions, it may be considered as an insult to say it's worth every penny, so I'll just conclude with a warm recommendation.

The format is such that allows both adults and children to enjoy.

Contains the following sections:
PLANET EARTH
LAND
OCEAN
ATMOSPHERE
TECTONIC EARTH
each divided to smaller chapters.
Also available are TOC, Glossary and Index.
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Itziar Petit Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars Un libro excelente!
Reviewed in Germany on January 4, 2014
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A pesar del tamaño y la complejidad mi hija y los niños de su clase de tercer grado lo han empleado durante su proyecto y los niños estaban fascinados con él. La información es asequible y las fotografias tanto por cantidad como por cañidad fueron de gran ayuda en su trabajo. Ningún otro libro ha tenido tanto éxito.
Al existir en varios idiomas es posible usarlo paralelamente en la enseñanza multilingüe.
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Ashok R.
1.0 out of 5 stars A must for everyone
Reviewed in India on March 9, 2020
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A book full of information
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