The Earth in Our Hands: Photos from the International Space Station

by Thomas Pesquet

Take a trip around Earth, with a front-row seat on the International Space Station and an astronaut as your guide. The Earth in Our Hands is a work of amazing breadth and beauty. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet brought his camera along for the ride when he was deployed to the International Space Station, and from this exceptional vantage point, he captured the Earth and its surroundings in sweeping views and stunning detail. Seas, rivers, islands, deserts, mountains, cities... From April to November 2021, Pesquet photographed every aspect of our planet from every angle. Spectacular and fascinating pictorials of the Alpha mission reveal the fragility of Earth and the need for humanity to protect it. The Earth in Our Hands begins as does the day, at dawn, and more than 200 stunning photos take readers through clouds, seas, coastlines, cities, deserts, mountains and, finally, nightfall. Readers are also treated to four panoramic gatefolds that cover the ISS crew, the Bahamas, Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) and New York City. Fantastic views of auroras, storms, coastlines and cities at night are a few of the delights. A vibrant tribute to the wonders of nature and a passionate plea for a collective awareness of the effects of climate change, The Earth in Our Hands is as compelling as it is beautiful.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, France, Space

384 pages, Hardcover

Published August 15, 2023

Reviews

[P.E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Space Palette


Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau


Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar


The Gulf of Morbihan



Earth


Brittany


Saint-Brieuc


Soundtrack:

SOURCE - Fever the Ghost

Hyperion

[Marion · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'ai lu récemment le livre de Thomas Pesquet et quel plaisir de voir toutes ces photos après avoir déjà découvert ses voyages à bords de l'ISS !
Les photos sont absolument magnifiques, les légendes sont très bien et le livre dans l'ensemble nous alertes sur les urgences écologiques de notre planète !

[jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnifique livre avec les plus belles photo que j’ai vu !

[Nicolas Tilliard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnifiques photos, ce livre fait voyager tout autour de la terre, un régal !

[Margaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

C'est magnifique. J'espère avoir la chance d'aller dans l'espace un jour.

[Elodie B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très belles photos ! L'impact de l'Homme sur la terre est très impressionnant vu du ciel...

[Kamakana · Rating 5 out of 5]

251230: beautiful world....

[Carta Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Photos taken by Thomas Pesquet during his second mission aboard the ISS. The documentary is divided into different chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of the planet: mountains, deserts, etc. The photos are very beautiful.
The photos are superb. One sublime landscape follows another, sometimes closer to a work of art than a simple field. Nature is full of surprises, but also very fragile. The book alerts us to climate change, without making us feel guilty. Finally, the book itself is a beautiful object, with a beautiful image for the cover, silvered page edges and a large, eye-catching design. The paper is of high quality, heavy, with a good grain, catching the light as well as possible. I was frankly afraid of soiling or damaging it. Slight problem: it's heavy.

A superb documentary that reads very quickly, we're here above all to contemplate the magnificent shots taken by Thomas Pesquet, having the impression, for the space of a few pages, of really having the Earth in our hands. A fine tribute to our blue house!