Caspar Henderson Libros

“This splendid book brings together the beauty of the earth and the shame of our insults.”—James Lovelock, environmentalist and author of The Gaia Theory“Will we continue with our short-sighted plunder, or will we take the positive steps necessary to secure our common future? Through extraordinary photographs this important book shows why the stakes are so high and time is so short.”—Tony Juniper, Friends of the EarthOur Fragile World celebrates the beauty of our world—and its diversity—through extra-ordinary photographs. Over 150 stunning images from the world’s best photographers illustrate the many ways in which nature and human life share the planet—sometimes in balance, sometimes not.From nature’s delicate coral reefs to the human-made ecosystem of rice paddies, from the horrible beauty of the ozone hole to the innocent delight of playful penguins, these photos celebrate the wonder of the world we have and cannot afford to lose.The compelling photos make you look twice and think again. It’s a beautiful, complex, fragile planet: we can adapt and learn, working with nature to protect it.Includes work from some of the world’s leading photographers, and many images featured in the United Nations Environment Programme photography competition.

In the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab

From Axolotl to Zebrafish, discover a host of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often more astonishing than anything dreamt in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the earth, Caspar Henderson captures the beauty and bizarreness of the many living forms we thought we knew and some we could never have contemplated, inviting us to better imagine the precarious world we inhabit. A witty, vivid blend of pioneering natural history and spiritual primer, infectiously celebratory about life's sheer ingenuity and variety, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is a mind-expanding, wonder-inducing read.

A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring. With the curiosity and enthusiasm of a great explorer, the award-winning Caspar Henderson celebrates and explains the wonder of light and the origins of the universe, the myriad marvels of the human body and the natural world -- and reveals the wonders to come: the technologies that will transform human experience and change what we will find wonderful. Drawing on philosophy and natural history, art and religion, neuroscience and nanotechnology, A New Map of Wonders is a celebration of life -- a rich and inspiring guide, encouraging us to see the world anew.

"A Little Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, as well as containing pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, from the meditative resonance of a temple bell to the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things "auraculous," or "ear marvelous." Sound shapes our world in invisible but significant ways, and writer Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity and knowledge to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey to examine noise related to humans (anthropophony), other life (biophony), our planet (geophony), and space (cosmophony)"--

“This splendid book brings together the beauty of the earth and the shame of our insults.”—James Lovelock, environmentalist and author of <i>The Gaia Theory</i>“Will we continue with our short-sighted plunder, or will we take the positive steps necessary to secure our common future? Through extraordinary photographs this important book shows why the stakes are so high and time is so short.”—Tony Juniper, Friends of the Earth <i>Our Fragile World</i> celebrates the beauty of our world—and its diversity—through extra-ordinary photographs. Over 150 stunning images from the world’s best photographers illustrate the many ways in which nature and human life share the planet—sometimes in balance, sometimes not. From nature’s delicate coral reefs to the human-made ecosystem of rice paddies, from the horrible beauty of the ozone hole to the innocent delight of playful penguins, these photos celebrate the wonder of the world we have and cannot afford to lose. The compelling photos make you look twice and think again. It’s a beautiful, complex, fragile planet: we can adapt and learn, working with nature to protect it. Includes work from some of the world’s leading photographers, and many images featured in the United Nations Environment Programme photography competition.

Die Tierwelt gilt durch die Naturwissenschaft als restlos entzaubert. Und doch tummeln sich zwischen Himmel und Tiefsee wundersame Lebewesen, die unser Erstaunen und unsere Angst erregen. Nach dem Vorbild mittelalterlicher Kompendien portraitiert Caspar Henderson in seinem Bestiarium der Gegenwart Kreaturen, die real, doch so seltsam und sonderbar sind, dass keine menschliche Fantasie sie sich hätte ausdenken können: Vom ewig jugendlichen Axolotl bis zum vielarmigen Tintenfisch, vom drachengleichen Dornteufel bis zur monströsen Muräne präsentiert Henderson ein Kuriositätenkabinett unglaublicher Wesen, die uns durch ihre absonderlichen Gewohnheiten, erstaunlichen Fähigkeiten oder ihre verstörende Gestalt fesseln. Sein Buch ist eine geistreiche und inspirierende Expedition durch die erfindungsreiche Geschichte der Evolution und die verblüffende Vielfalt der Schöpfung, bei der Henderson die großen Fragen der Menschheit berührt: nach dem Ursprung des Lebens und den Auswirkungen des technischen Fortschritts. So lässt sich Hendersons Kompendium auch als Allegorie auf unsere Beschränktheit lesen, mit der wir das menschliche Bewusstsein zum Höchsten erklären.