Galapagos: Islands Born of Fire: Islands Born of Fire - 10th Anniversary Edition

This is a stunningly beautiful book, with glorious photographs of wildlife on land, at sea and in the air. The accompanying text is fascinating and makes for great reading, combining as it does the author's memories of the Galapagos islands where she lived for much of her life, with fascinating facts about the lives and habitats of the birds, reptiles and mammals that have evolved so spectacularly there.I bought this book as a souvenir of recent and already treasured visit to the Galapagos, but this book is much more than that. I rather wish i had bought this book before travelling to prepare me better for the wonders i would encounter there.If you are thinking of visiting Galapagos, have already been lucky enough to visit, or are simply interested in nature, this book is a must have.

Surprised to find that the book is a superbly illustrated timepiece of the very knowledgeable author. It provides a beautiful illustration of the discovery of life of the many creatures on land, air, sea, on the unique Galapagos islands through the eyes of a maturing child up to adulthood, with her own photos which are of a very professional standard. Lovely book, well worth buying. Showed me what I missed when I was there only for a short 2 weeks !

TheGalapogas are isolated in the Pacific hundreds of miles from the nearest continent.This magnificent pictorial book illustrates the history and daily life of the iislands.The text is excellent but what makes the book are the outstanding pictures.Ten stars.;pacific hundreds of mijes from the nearest mainland.

Visited Galapagos last year. While there Tui De Roy gave our group an illustrated talk about her life and work. This book features stunning photographs of the islands that make up the archipelago and their wildlife together with very informative text based on her knowledge and experience of the islands. An excellent and informative reminder of our time there.

A perfect gift

it was a very lovely book, in a very good condition and good quality, great pictures. A good account of the area

Lovely book, bought as a present and it was perfect!

Good Photos

Beautiful book. Wondered why i spent time taking all those photos.NB: when you take vacation photos , include the people you travel with. They are the only ones who make the place personal and unique

Toured the Galapagos Islands recently. Read this book on board the cruise ship. Liked it very much and order it upon return. It's great reading. Highly recommended.

Received this book with a big tear in the cover. Overall the book looked pretty used.

Great selection of essays with super photos. This was great background to several issues in the Galapagos and really helped set my expectations. I read this about a month before my galapagos island cruise; the issues and history covered so well by Tui De Roy allowed me to have some interesting discussions with the ships crew and naturalists as well as our host for our land accommodations pre-cruise. Our cruise ship, the Galaven, had this book in their library and I was able to recommend some relevant essays to fellow travelers who had particular interests. Highly recommend this to those who want to look behind the scenes or surface.

Arrived in just two days in perfect condition.Really fine book.Thank You