Deserts (A Firefly Guide)

By Alfredo Bini and Marco C. Stoppato

A quick reference to the planet's driest regions. Deserts is an abundantly illustrated handbook that examines the fascinating eco-systems of 49 major deserts. Studying the history of deserts improves... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552976696
• ISBN13: 9781552976692
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Book but Questionable Accuracy

As a physical geographer by profession I have explored many deserts of the world, particularly those of the American West. I was pleased to discover this book with its outstanding graphics and photographs, covering all aspects of desert landforms in a succinct manner. When reading the coverage of American deserts, however, I noticed several photos from Death Valley inserted in sections of other deserts. On Page 210 a photo of Death Valley's Racetrack is claimed to be part of the Sonora Desert. Two more photos from Death Valley (Zabriskie Point, page 231, and Artist's Palette page 233) are put in the Chihuahua Desert section. Another 2 photos of Death Valley (Mushroom Rock, page 225, and Devil's Golfcourse, page 226) are put in the Great Basin Desert section. It's almost like the authors thoroughly visited Death Valley for photos but didn't spend much (any?) time in some of the others. This might not be a major problem, but it does make me suspicious of other photos representing other deserts. I travel extensively, sometimes based on a beautiful photo I have seen. Are all of the other photos from where the authors say?