BELLEFONTE, Del., Aug. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asia is a cradle of wonderful people, places, and cultures, and it still has so many splendors waiting to be explored and discovered. In this great work of photographs and descriptions, traveler-author Kenneth Michael Brophy invites you to unravel the beauty of Asia through Malaysia, the Philippines, and China in A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights.
Over 450 interesting, unusual photos highlight three of Asia's top tourist attractions - Malaysia, the Philippines, and China - on an exciting journey to seldom seen sights of Asia. Malaysia and its world's oldest primal rainforests, the Philippines' over 7,000 islands, many of which are uninhabited, and China's vast mysterious empire are exposed inside the pages of A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights-Asia for your visual pleasure. Enjoy the Asian people, their colorful traditional dress, work habits, and cultural differences. Begin your journey at the top of a 4,580-meter (15,350-foot) glacier mountaintop at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain National Park, China, or float amongst the limestone pinnacles along the intriguing Li River in Guilin, China, or hike the dense rainforests of Sarawak, Malaysia, and discover the orangutan and the world's largest flower - the rafflesia - or simply walk the uninhabited sandy beaches of Palawan Island, the Philippines. You will find something of interest for everyone, from people living off the land as their ancestors have for millenniums to world-class entertainers performing ritual song and dance extravaganzas.
In a supplemental chapter, it gives you a glimpse at the modern contemporary and architecturally creative sports stadiums China has built to house the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. What's more, A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights-Asia contains loads of interesting things to see and do if you are planning a trip to China, Malaysia, or the Philippines. To order a copy of A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights, visit Xlibris.com now. The book is also available in Mandarin Chinese.
About the Author
Mr. Brophy is a civil structural engineer, float pilot, and "birder." He is the author of "America's National Parks: How Well Do You Know Them?," a new novel "Anneee," and coauthor of Stories of the Unexpected, which won Florida Best Book Award 2003. He has visited 366 of America's 389 national park sites, enjoyed each and every visit, and discovered something unique and interesting at each site. Besides visiting all fifty states, he has traveled to 116 countries and made sure to visit at least one national park in each. He is working on his next book, "The World's Greatest Parks." He has a summer home in South Paris, Maine, a winter home in Port Charlotte, Florida, and spends considerable time with the Foo clan in Kuching, Malaysia. He spent 2004, 2005, and 2006 in Iraq designing and building schools, power plants, primary healthcare clinics, and hospitals. He is currently in Afghanistan consulting for the U.S. Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs building regional training centers for police mentoring.
A Photo Journal: Seldom Seen Sights * by Kenneth Michael Brophy
ASIA Edition
Publication Date: July 10, 2008
Picture Book; $131.99; 248 pages; 978-1-4363-4519-4
Picture Book Hardcover; $141.99; 248 pages; 978-1-4363-4520-0
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