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Book description The 58 US National Parks contain an extraordinary variety of pristine natural environments, making them one of the most cherished, visited and photographed places in the world. However, so far, no book is beautiful and comprehensive enough to give them the treatment they deserve. "Treasured Lands" answers this need, by featuring a large number of spectacular images in a lavishly designed large format art book (tentatively 400-600 color images, 350-400 pages, 12 inch x 11 inch horizontal). Impressions and information gathered by the photographer complement the illustrations, conferring to the narration the irreplaceable personal voice of an artist who shares his experience and emotions of visiting those unique places. As the only person to have photographed each of the 58 Parks with the fine description of large format, Quang-Tuan Luong brings to this project the unique combination of artistry, outdoor experience, and dedication that led Ken Burns to feature him as one of the characters in his 2009 National Parks PBS series. The book consists of two sections (possibly two volumes). The first section features images and assciated captions. Readers gain a sense of place thanks to high quality images that give in-depth illustrations of each park, showing them more views, classical as well as unusual, than seen before in a single book. Detailed captions help them improve their understanding of the natural world. The beauty of the images inspires them to discover for themselves places out of the beaten track. The second section, which consists of location and photography notes, helps visitors plan their visits. For each park, a concise and informative location guide keyed to a map, provides hard-to-find recommendations on the most beautiful spots and the best times to be there, mixed with the photographer's impressions and experiences from the park. Beautiful and informative, "Treasured Lands" manages to be at the same time an art book, a nature book that eloquently uses photography as its means of conveying the variety of the parks, and a book about photography loaded with practical information. -- Please click on this menu to start survey -- I am not interested, return me to where I came I might consider buying such a book I would likely buy such a book Where is the book, I want it now ! Winter 2012/2013 update Thank you to the more than 2500 readers (so far) who expressed interest and provided feedback. I am now aiming to publish the National Parks book in the summer of 2014.