On Assignment With National Geographic

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mark Collins Jenkins 著
• 出版社 National Geographic Society
• 出版时间 2013-01
• ISBN 9781426210136
• 定价 127.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 136页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

JoinNationalGeographicarchaeologistsandadventurers,explorersandscientistsonthisthrillingjauntthroughmorethan125yearsofresearch,discovery,andunforgettablephotojournalism.Featuringbehind-the-scenestalesandshow-stoppingimagery,thisbookcapturestheheartoftheSociety'sfascinatinghistory,fromitsearliestdaysasascientificclubtoitsgrowthintooneoftheworld'slargestgeographicorganizations.It'sallhere,fromJacquesCousteau'spioneeringunderwaterexplorationstoJamesCameron'srecentrecord-breakingdescenttotheflooroftheMarianaTrench,theoceans'deepestpoint.Countlessotherexplorersandtheirastoundingachievementsthroughtheyearsaredocumented,includingLouisLeakey,JaneGoodall,SpencerWells,andSylviaEarle.Morethan200photos,sidebars,andfunfactsaccompanytheseamazingstories,pullingyoufromoneadventuretothenext.

It'swellknownthatNationalGeographichasbeentothetopofMountEverestandreachedthedepthsoftheMarianaTrench,butdidyouknowthat:
A1957NationalGeographicarticleinspiredthecreatorofthepinkplasticlawnflamingo?

ANationalGeographicwriteronassignmentfoundthesourceoftheAmazonRiver?

Theworld-famousphotoofourgreen-eyedAfghangirlalmostneverhappened?,

【作者简介】

MARKCOLLINSJENKINSistheformerchiefhistorianoftheNationalGeographicSociety'sarchivesandhas,inalllikelihood,readeveryarticleeverpublishedbytheNationalGeographicmagazine.HeistheauthorofHighAdventure,NationalGeographic125,WorldstoExplore:TalesofTravelandAdventure,TheBookofMarvels,andVampireForensicsfromNationalGeographic.