Sea Light - Hardcover

Liebhardt, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965922707 ISBN 13: 9780965922708

Publisher: Institute for Shipboard Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1997

Synopsis

Paul Liebhardt's lush new book of photographs, "Sea Light," takes you on a deeply personal and yet somehow universal voyage of discovery. For many years Brooks Institute professor Liebhardt has been roaming the globe, often with the shipboard education group, Semester At Sea, who sponsored this book. His images are rich in color, beauty, and the infinite variety and subtlety of the human experience makes Sea Light a truly enlightening cultural adventure. Definitely for the vagabond that lurks in us all.

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About the Author

David R. Bridge, co-creator and former Associate Editor and Illustrations Director of National Geographic Traveler magazine, began his publishing career at Time/Life Books in 1963 and moved to the National Geographic Society in 1966. During eighteen years with the Society he directed the illustration content of more than thirty books. Now a freelance writer/photographer, he has done assignments for various publications including Smithsonian Books, Mid-Atlantic Country magazine, and Arizona Highways. His most recent project was the book Focus On Africa: Wildlife, Conservation, and Man.

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from Sea Light's foreword by Desmond Tutu:

Not long ago, I had the good fortune to be a small part of a wonderful experiment in education called Semester at Sea. The mission of this grand experiment has been to foster greater intercultural understanding by exposing its participants - young and old, students and faculty - to people and cultures around the world while providing them with a sea-going classroom in which to study and absorb what they've seen and learned. In the great ocean of human affairs, this idea may seem like a small fish, but one fish can reach others and those others can reach still more until the great web of understanding and enlightenment spreads out to encircle the globe. Only in that way can we move beyond our fears and learn, finally, to live in harmony with ourselves and our planet. This book - inspired by one man's vision of that quest - may be a window on our future.

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from Sea Light's text by David Bridge, formerly of National Geographic Society:

A few months spent sailing from port to fascinating port will yield a far-greater understanding and appreciation of the world we live in than zipping around it on a jet plane. Because understanding takes time - time to think about where you're going, time to spend there, and time to reflect on where you've been and what you've seen.....In these pages, you will find the face of mankind. Smile, Say hello. Extend your hand. You won't be sorry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute for Shipboard Education, University of Pittsburgh
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965922707
• ISBN 13: 9780965922708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160