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Over Europe
Published in Hardcover by Weldon Owen Inc. (01 September, 1998)
Authors: Jan Morris, Torbjorn Andersson, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Max Dereta, Georg Gerster, Morris Jan, Leo Meier, Oddbjorn Monsen, Horst Munzig, and Daniel Philippe
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Absolutely spectacular collection of photographs
Most of my several thousand volume library consists of serious books, works of literature, literary criticism, philosophy, history, theology, political science, and so on. But I also have a shelf or two devoted to "fun" books, books that I pick up and just lose myself in having fun. This is one of my favorite fun books. Not a masterpiece. Probably won't be in print twenty years from now. But the photographs are spectacular! And in just under 300 pages, almost every major city and structure of Europe has been photographed from the air. It is not merely the famous sights and buildings that makes this such a fun book, but some striking photographs of relatively unknown features. For instance, one of the most stunning photographs for me is what would appear to be a gigantic green field in Denmark that has been punctuated by a series of large housing circles, each cut off from one another, and each surrounded by the same green field.

The text has been provided by noted travel writer Jan Morris. The book is largely structured by starting with Italy and proceeding clockwise through the entire European continent, ending with Greece, Romania, and Turkey.

I really can whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone except those who don't like to look at anything. But if you have any interest in the world, in traveling, in Europe, in history, in photography, or in just having fun looking at awesome photos, this book will prove to be an utter delight.

Inexpensive Grandeur and Glory
I stumbled upon this title in a competitor's bookstore and was astonished that I hadn't read a review anywhere. With a 1998 imprint and Jan Morris as the author of the text, it doesn't seem like it should be an obscure tome, yet even here on Amazon.com, only one other person has reviewed it!

The photos are designed to provoke a sense of wonder and awe in the reader/viewer, and they succeed aesthetically, emotionally, and psychologically. From the rock of Gilbralter to a dense set of "potato row" houses in Copenhagen; from snowfields near the Arctic circle to Turkey--it's all here, images snapped from blimps, airplanes, helicopters, almost any method by which one might be "over" Europe.

One will not be able to glimpse most of these sites from comparable vantage points on a typical trek across the continent unless one plans to do so in a biplane. The images here are unusual in their breadth and majesty. ... The text is literate and fun. Buy it and marvel.

Not just another coffee table book!
If you regard this book as just another coffee table book you aren't even half right. This is one of the best photo books I have ever seen. The pictures are outstanding. Nearly every photo takes you to the alter of the church, the edge of the cliff, or the gate to the castle. Not only is it a photo book, but a great travel book. These aren't just descriptions of what to see, but beautiful pictures showing you what you will want to see when you get there. You won't even need to take a camera or change for postcards-- the best pictures are right here. Get this book before you plan your vacation to Europe.


Readings in Russian Civilization
Published in Paperback by University of Chicago Press (1969)
Author: Thomas Riha
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Readings in Russian Civilization
Published in Paperback by University of Chicago Press (1969)
Author: Thomas Riha
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Readings in Russian Civilization: Imperial Russian, 1700-1917, Volume II
Published in Paperback by University of Chicago Press (1969)
Author: Thomas Riha
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Readings in Russian Civilization: Russian Before Peter the Great, 900-1700
Published in Paperback by University of Chicago Press (1969)
Author: Thomas Riha
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Readings in Russian Civilization: Vol. III, Soviet Russia, 1917-1963
Published in Textbook Binding by University of Chicago Press (1977)
Author: Thomas Riha (Editor)
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Readings in Russian Civilization: Vol. III, Soviet Russia, 1917-1963
Published in Paperback by University of Chicago Press (1969)
Author: Thomas Riha
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Russian European: Paul Miliukov in Russian Politics
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Notre Dame Pr (1969)
Author: Thomas Riha
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