Tom Carter ist ein visueller Erzähler, der sich virtuos zwischen Fotografie und Prosa bewegt. Seine ausgedehnten Reisen und seine tiefe Vertiefung in die chinesische Kultur spiegeln sich in seinem Werk wider, das die Essenz des modernen China mit bemerkenswerter Ehrlichkeit und Objektivität einfängt. Carters Fotografien und Schriften bieten tiefgründige Einblicke in das Leben der Menschen und die Landschaften, oft mit einer humorvollen Perspektive, aber stets mit tiefem Verständnis. Seine Arbeit zelebriert die Erfahrung des Außenseiters und enthüllt die Komplexität des Lebens in einem fremden Land, wodurch er die Leser auf eine fesselnde Reise voller scharfer Beobachtungen und unerwarteter Entdeckungen einlädt.
Original stories by Dan Washburn, Jonathan Watts, Simon Winchester, Nury Vittachi, Michael Meyer, Matt Muller, Alan Paul, Matthew Polly, Derek Sandhaus, Jonathan Campbell, Tom Carter, Mark Kitto, Pete Spurrier, Graham Earnshaw, Deborah Fallows, Susie Gordon and others.
In this riveting personal story, award-winning,bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories, offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories about hisbirth and troubled upbringing in a convertedrailroad boxcar.
National Geographic invites young readers to look North—to the world's second largest country. Learn how Canada boasts more lakes than any other country, and why its geological, climatic, and ecological variety make it a geographer's wonderland. Look back to a time when timber, minerals, and fresh water reserves initially attracted settlers to this great wilderness. Learn the background of Canada's formation in 1867 when three British colonies united to create a partially independent state of four provinces.Read how Canada achieved full independence in 1931. Experience a modern country self-sufficient in fossil fuels, whose rivers supply hydroelectric power to the big cities of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. It's here that you'll meet most Canadians, with three-quarters of the population now living in such metropolitan areas. Within these cities, immigrants from all over the Earth have etched out their own communities, making Canadian society a modern mosaic of assimilated cultures.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.