Author: Roberta Bondar
Published by: Roberta Bondar Astronaut Enterprise
Softcover
ISBN 0-9780508-0-0
Published: March 2006
$ 29.95 CDN
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The Arid Edge of Earth
The Arid Edge of Earth
presents desert photographs by Roberta Bondar taken between
1991-2003. The photographs were taken in deserts around the
world – from the Arctic in the far north to the American
southwest, from Mojave Desert in California to Libya and Egypt.
The Libyan images, many of which were shown in the exhibit Ancient
Ruins and Desert Dunes at London’s prestigious Hoopers
Gallery last year, were among the first taken in the area when
Canada established diplomatic relations with Libya in 2002.
The catalogue includes images of the Great Sand Seas of Ubari
in Libya; the eroded rock formations of the Acacus with their
prehistoric drawings; and the ruins of ancient Roman cities
Sabratha and Leptis Magna.
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Author: Roberta Bondar
Published By: Douglas & McIntyre
Hardcover
ISBN:1550549588
Published: October 2002
$32.00 CDN |
It is the great Canadian cliché to rhapsodize over our
northern landscape as stunningly beautiful, richly varied and
deeply reflective of the drama of four distinct seasons. Yet
there is a compelling reality behind the myth: it is, quite
simply, true. Never has this truth been more perceptively recorded
than in the careful, superbly crafted, large-format photographs
of Roberta Bondar.
One of Canada's great scientists and first astronauts, she has
traveled the length and breadth of the country from Haida Gwaii
to Terra Nova, Ellesmere Island to Point Pelee, capturing some
10,000 images of Canada's finest natural landscapes.
This little book is a love letter to Canada, combining forty
new images with the words of distinguished Canadians. There
are eloquent contributions from Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Susan
Aglukark, Oscar Peterson, Bryan Adams, Douglas Coupland, Iona
Campagnolo, Gordon Pinsent, Pam Wallin, Deepa Mehta, Paul Gross
and Peter Gzowski and many more, all accompanying images resonant
with their sentiments. The result is an elegant, full colour,
beautifully designed and inspirational volume that conveys something
fresh and memorable about the place we call Canada.
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Author: Roberta Bondar
Published By: Douglas & McIntyre
Hardcover
ISBN:1550547887
Published: October 2000
$64.00 CDN (tax included)
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With foreword by the Rt. Hon.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Dr. Roberta Bondar has seen the beauty of our planet from outer
space. Now she celebrates the beauty of our country with this
spectacular volume.
Featuring more than 110 colour photographs, Passionate Vision
depicts 41 national parks that showcase and preserve Canada’s
diverse flora and fauna, from Qutiinitrpaqq in the north to
Point Pelee in the south, Gwaii Haanas in the west to Terra
Nova in the east. The photographs include views of Canada taken
from space, dramatic panoramic landscapes and detailed minutia
of plant life. Each photograph is captioned with a description
of the location.
Explore the breathtaking and fragile landscapes, plants, animal
and seas that make up our country. Two short, delightful essays
frame the images, as well as eloquent quotations from explorers,
poets, ecologists and naturalists.
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Author: Roberta Bondar
Published By: Key Porter Books, Limited
Cloth Text
ISBN:1550135759
Published: January 1994
(no longer in print)
$25.00 CDN (tax included)
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Roberta Bondar's voyage as an astronaut
aboard the space shuttle Discovery was the realization of
childhood dream for the Canadian scientist and doctor. In
this wonderful book, she shares her remarkable journey, providing
us with an opportunity to feel connected with our planet in
a very special way.
Touching the Earth is an amazing visual
and written testament to the beauty and variety of Earth.
From breathtaking photographs of the planet taken from space
- including some never-before-published NASA images - to her
own stunning photographs of life on Earth, Dr. Bondar contrast
her two views of "home," Her powerful message of
hope for our environment will change the way you think about
humanity's relationship with the planet
In this book Dr. Bondar explains some of
her experiences in this sense, and above all, she shows us
how our planet is from orbit. The work, lavishly illustrated
as it is, attains its objective: to alert us as to the fragility
of our Earth and the dangers threatening it. Nobody but an
astronaut can tell us in a better way about the impression
caused by some of the ecological disasters, so easily identified
from space. And nobody but an astronaut can alert us about
the impact such disasters are having on our planet, as well
as the course these things are taking.
The text is highly divulgative and
very pleasant to read. Its brevity and the graphic wealth
accompanying it is a perfect example of the wonderful contribution
that the astronauts can give so as to approach the space sciences
to the general readership, and tell us what science can contribute
to our awareness as a species and as inhabitants of this world.
Bondar also has time to tell us her opinion about the future
initiatives to explore space and she also gives us a very
comprehensive bibliography for those readers wishing to study
in depth some of the aspects dealt in the book.
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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Based on the Discovery mission that began January 22, 1992,
On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space gives readers an
in-depth look at life in orbit. The cover photograph as well
as interior photographs feature Roberta Bondar at work in her
space shuttle laboratory.
The book was written by Barbara Bondar, Roberta's sister, with
Roberta's editorial assistance. Bondar uses words, diagrams,
and many full color photographs to create a day-by-day record
of the Discovery mission. Children will find it a lively introduction
to life on the space shuttle!
Author: Barbara Bondar with Roberta Bondar
Published by Maple Tree Press
Hardcover
ISBN:1895688108
Published: January 1995 (no longer in print)
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