Showing posts with label Peter Menzel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peter Menzel. Show all posts

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Hungry planet : what the world eats

Hungry planet : what the world eats 
by Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio 
Language: English 
Napa, Calif., Berkeley, Calif.: Material World Press ; Ten Speed Press, ©2005. 
287 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 31 cm.
ISBN: 9781580086813, 9781580088138, 9780984074426, 9781580088695, 9780984074433, 1580086810, 1580088139, 0984074422, 1580088694, 0984074430 
Summary: "A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of thirty families from twenty-four countries surrounded by a week's worth of food"--Provided by publisher
Reviews: Society; Publishers Weekly; Western Folklore; E: The Environmental Magazine; Environment; School Library Journal; Magill Book Reviews; Geographical Magazine

Saturday, November 15, 2025

What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets

What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets 
by Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio 
Language: English 
Napa, Calif., Berkeley [Calif.]: Material World Books ; Ten Speed Press, ©2010. 
335 pages : color illustrations, map ; 32 cm. 
ISBN: 9780984074402, 0984074406 
Summary: "A photographic collection with stories of 80 people and the food they eat over the course of one day, organized by total daily calorie count and including detailed food lists"--Provided by publisher
Reviews: Publishers Weekly

Material World: A Global Family Portrait

Material World: A Global Family Portrait 
by Peter Menzel 
Language: English 
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1995, ©1994. 
255 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm. 
ISBN: 9780871564306, 0871564300 
Summary: Photographs show the homes and possessions of average families in thirty countries around the world and document each family's lifestyle.
Reviews: Scientific American; Regional Review; Publishers Weekly; Library Journal; World Watch; Connect Magazine; Book Links; School Library Journal; Popular Photography ; New York Times; Audubon; Whole Earth Review

Women in the material world

Women in the material world 
by Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel 
Language: English 
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2004. 
256 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm. 
ISBN: 9780871569844, 0871569841 
Summary: A collection of 375 full-color photographs, accompanied by candid first-person chronicles, statistics, and insights, reflect the status of women around the world, offering a rich portrait of the lives, aspirations, feelings, and beliefs of women from a wide range of cultures.