Places of Power
by John Sexton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0967218810
- ISBN 13
- 9780967218816
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Martinez, California, United States
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About This Item
* SIGNED by author on title page, no inscription. * Stated First Edition. * Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. * Jacket shows modest edge/ shelf wear, one small taped tear. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Places of Power, John Sexton's third book, transports the viewer to places few have experienced firsthand. Sexton's images explore the haunting mystery of ancient Anasazi cliff dwellings, the monumental scale of Hoover Dam, the massive energy of steam turbine power plants, and the intricacies of the Space Shuttle - the single most complex system ever assembled in human history. The eighty-three photographs in Places of Power bring the viewer into intimate contact with these amazing technological achievements. Seen through Sexton's eyes, these structures and machines built for utilitarian purposes are transformed into miraculous sculptures. The book includes a foreword by journalist Walter Cronkite, as well as an essay by computer scientist, Rob Pike. John Sexton shares his experiences and challenges in the making of these photographs in his own essays.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Places of Power
- Author
- John Sexton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0967218810
- ISBN 13
- 9780967218816
- Publisher
- Ventana Editions
- Place of Publication
- Carmel Valley, Ca
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- Friends of the LIbrary; Signed Books;
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