Susan Tyler Hitchcock

National Geographic

Visions of Earth raises a curtain on the wonders of the world and thrills us with nature's opulence and humanity's splendor. Each image alone exposes a nugget of our planet's magnificence; the totality of the collection goes beyond our imagination. Turning the pages, viewers are struck by the richness of life on Earth. One photograph is more awe-inspiring than the next--chosen by veteran National Geographic Magazine photo editors to present what is visually incredible. The photographs are drawn from the popular "Visions of Earth" feature in the magazine, (rated #1 by readers), from our own storied Image Collection, and from renowned photographers throughout the world, many never-before published. Enthralling images fill the book in a gallery of stunning landscapes, fascinating people, amazing animals, and unexpected glimpses of the usual and unusual. Puffins' beaks signal breeding time in Norway and a speckled emperor moth in South Africa diverts predators with an illusion. An elephant takes a morning dip in India's Andaman Sea while Siamese crocodiles race in Thailand and surfers in Australia relish a perfect day. Monks in Bhutan run to dinner and a little girl in red stands out among white-robed women in an Indonesian mosque. Spanish youth decked in colorful, oversize papier-mâché heads celebrate a festival in Catalonia and a flower of flame blooms from a man's kerosene-filled mouth in a Sikh celebration in India. Around the globe, amazing moments are captured in time, from a spray of flash frozen petal fragments in California to a truck show of chrome-covered and gleaming neon rigs half the world away in Japan. Visions of Earth is a welcome escape from the news of natural disasters, conflict, political upheaval, and social unrest that fills our lives. The book delights our senses, ignites our emotions, and renews our optimism, showcasing the many ways that our world is a marvel to behold and a privilege to call home.

Beauty, Majesty, Wonder

Visions of Earth

"An informed and sympathetic portrait of a troubled mind and humble heart." --Kirkus Reviews

Lunacy and Murder in Literary London

Mad Mary Lamb

Södra Mörkmården 

Founded in 1948, the American Society of Journalists and Authors is the nation's leading organization of independent nonfiction writers. Written by ASJA members in celebration of their sixty year anniversary, this book is a wonderful read and a great testament to where the organization has been over the past 60 years, where it is today, and where it may be headed over the years to come.

Reflections on the Writing Life

Sixty Candles

Provides more than 250 photographs originally published in "National Geographic" that emphasize the Earth's beauty, majesty, and wonder, from day-old robins to a group of stars beyond the Milky Way.

National Geographic Photographs of Beauty, Majesty, and Wonder

A lighthearted history of the Frankenstein myth traces its origins, evaluates the shifts in period morality and science that shaped the story and its various interpretations, and considers the invocations of the tale in various formats.

A Cultural History

Frankenstein

One of the earliest practitioners of psychoanalysis to question the theories and practice of Sigmund Freud, Horney emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1932 and became a beloved teacher, magnetic lecturer, and controversial theorist in psychoanalytical circles.

Karen Horney

Collects the work of National Geographic's best photographers, featuring striking images of places, events, natural phenomena, and manmade heirlooms seldom seen by human eyes, including ancient cave art and volcanic lightning.

Photographs of the Extraordinary

National Geographic Rarely Seen

Susan Tyler Hitchcock is a writer and sailing enthusiast.

A Family Passage at Sea

Coming About

Examines the life of Rita Levi-Montalcini, a woman scientist who won the Nobel Prize or her research in neurology.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini: Nobel Prize Winner

John L. Esposito

National Geographic Society (U.S.)

De nos jours, la foi religieuse continue de fournir à des millions de personnes un sens à leur vie, des valeurs spirituelles et éthiques fondamentales. Notre monde est incompréhensible sans une connaissance véritable des traditions et des religions. Des origines aux principales croyances (hindouisme, bouddhisme, judaïsme, christianisme et islam), Le Tour du monde des religions présente avec une grande clarté les pratiques quotidiennes qui les caractérisent, leurs lieux saints, leur histoire, leur expansion géographique... Cet ouvrage, superbement illustré, est un authentique pèlerinage à la découverte de l'autre.

Le tour du monde des religions

First published in 1980, Gather Ye Wild Things is not a field guide in the strictest sense but rather a meditation on some of the most common and useful plants in North America. The volume's fifty-two brief essays- each focusing on a particular species or subject during a season in which it is likely to come to the would-be gatherer's attention- touch on culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic uses for wildlings.

Susan Tyler Hitchcock

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