Wanderlust: 100 Countries--A Personal Journey

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Summary: Not just another coffee table book
Review: A beautifullly realized voyage of photo and text that make you want to book immediate passage and realize your travel dream. . The cover is compellingly gorgeous and the shot of the cesna over tha Namibian coast is a stunner ! LOts to see and ponder.

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Summary: I showed my children the world!
Review: As a world traveler myself (only about 40 countries not 100.... but give me a little more time), I greatly appreciated the photography and writing in this book. I sat down with my kids (8 and 10) and we spent a lot of time learning about the world through its rich pages. The pictures are spectacular and organized so that one feels like you are actually taking a trip from your livingroom as you go through the book. Now my kids want to take some international trips....OY! This could be expensive :)....I highly recommend this book for young and old.

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Summary: This Is Only The Beginning!
Review: Having read Michael's personal journey thru his vision and writings, I am anxious to start my own travels. His personal discoveries expressed thru his imaginative eye and creative mind, have convinced me that it is time to "seize the moment" and explore a few of his countries he shared with us : exotic (Oceania/Fiji), mysterious (Machu Picchu,Peru), inviting (Namibia), and cool (Antartica).
I have a feeling that Michael's first 100 countries is just the beginning of many more in his personal journey to fullfill his dreams.
Mary Rolland

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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: I don't have wanderlust. I find New York to be all the world I crave. But Michael Clinton has brought the world into my living room and taken me on a journey through his astonishingly beautiful photos from the awe inspiring sculptural frozen icebergs in Antartica (my favorite) to a dwelling in La Boca in Buenos Aires that's as fancifully captivating as an abstract painting at the Whitney Museum of Art. His photos illuminate places, nature and people as I've never seen or never could should I ever venture out. Because Clinton captures an angle, a diversity, and a place in the moment as only his individual spirit can. His writing is as beautiful and compelling as well. This is a book to give to yourself and others for the pleasure of years of traveling through the sense of sight.

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Summary: Spiritually Awe-Inspiring
Review: These photos exceed my imagination of far away places. Each and every photo pops off the page in Michael Clinton's own version of technicolor. Not only does he seem to capture the magic of so many countries, but he does it with an eye for composition that is flawless. Most prople are lucky to over-achieve at any one thing in a lifetime, this guy is on a mission.