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The Deserts of Africa
A colorfully illustrated tour of the most spectacular deserts in the world visits the north African continent, where the Saraha unfolds like an ocean of sand.
- GenresTravel
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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March 30, 2017
This is mostly a book of photography with short essays to begin each section. The photographs are striking (though I'm no expert judge), focusing equally on the beautiful, strange landscapes and the people who live there. The essay that begins the book is quite striking, describing the desert as not barren but rich spiritually in its stripping away of the non-essentials. I learned some interesting things, such as that the Sahara desert alone is larger than the continental United States.
However, the essay about the Sahara was much better and long than those for some of the other deserts, which felt a bit perfunctory. And lastly, I didn't discover the maps in the back of the book until I'd read the rest of the book. It's my own fault, but I would've enjoyed it better had I seen the maps to begin with.
However, the essay about the Sahara was much better and long than those for some of the other deserts, which felt a bit perfunctory. And lastly, I didn't discover the maps in the back of the book until I'd read the rest of the book. It's my own fault, but I would've enjoyed it better had I seen the maps to begin with.
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