{"id":27378,"date":"2015-05-18T22:27:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T02:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=27378"},"modified":"2015-05-18T22:27:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T02:27:50","slug":"review-of-stunning-photographs-by-annie-griffiths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=27378","title":{"rendered":"Review of Stunning Photographs, by Annie Griffiths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/stunning_photographs_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/stunning_photographs_large.jpg\" alt=\"stunning_photographs_large\" width=\"250\" height=\"241\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-27498\" \/><\/a><em>Stunning Photographs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Annie Griffiths<\/p>\n<p>National Geographic, Washington, D.C., 2014.  400 pages.<br \/>\nStarred Review<\/p>\n<p>When <em>National Geographic<\/em> says that photos are stunning, you should believe them.<\/p>\n<p>This collection of photographs inspires awe.  They are printed in full color and in large format.  This book is one of the perks of regularly checking out library books.  It\u2019s so large, I probably wouldn\u2019t have purchased a copy for myself.  But I can check it out from the library and take the whole three weeks to browse slowly through it.<\/p>\n<p>I read this book a chapter at a time.  The chapters are \u201cMystery,\u201d \u201cHarmony,\u201d \u201cWit,\u201d \u201cDiscovery,\u201d \u201cEnergy,\u201d and \u201cIntimacy.\u201d  There\u2019s an essay at the beginning of each chapter, and some quotations sprinkled throughout, but mostly the photographs \u2013 truly stunning \u2013 speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this book to add some wonder into your life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\">nationalgeographic.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1426213921\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Nonfiction\/stunning_photographs.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Nonfiction\/stunning_photographs.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stunning Photographs by Annie Griffiths National Geographic, Washington, D.C., 2014. 400 pages. Starred Review When National Geographic says that photos are stunning, you should believe them. This collection of photographs inspires awe. They are printed in full color and in large format. This book is one of the perks of regularly checking out library books. 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