MARK JENKINS

National Geographic 125 años narra la historia de la institución científica y educativa más importante del mundo, con decenas de millones de lectores alrededor del mundo durante los últimos 125 años. El lector de estas páginas descubrirá cómo unos visionarios perfeccionaron la fotografía submarina y revolucionaron el arte y la ciencia de filmar animales en la naturaleza, y será testigo de sus logros: desde la belleza de una pantera en las nieves fotografiada en plena cacería en el Tíbet, hasta los brillantes ojos verdes de una joven refugiada en un Afganistán devastado por la guerra.

No hace mucho tiempo, vastas extensiones del globo eran en gran parte todavía desconocidas, todo viaje era una aventura y las páginas de National Geographic estuvieron más cerca de esas tierras remotas de lo que nunca llegarian a estar la mayoria de las personas. En Mundos para explorar, el editor Mark Jenkins lleva a los lectores alrededor del mundo a traves de 54 historias clasicas de una epoca en la que viajar aun implicaba maquinas de vapor, clippers de la PanAm y las esporadicas caravanas de camellos. Desde rincones remotos de la Rusia de los zares, hasta la exploracion nuevos mundos submarinos y los primeros tiempos de la aviacion, Jenkins presenta ingeniosamente cada seleccion, situandola en su contexto y describiendo a los entusiastas corresponsales, los sorprendidos aventureros y los incurables vagabundos que ayudaron a hacer de National Geographic Society una sociedad ampliamente reconocida

The North Pacific, April 7, 2006.Despondent after his wifes death, retired Navy-SEAL Shin Takeda jumps from his sailboat into frigid waters, miles from land. As he slips into unconsciousness, he hears a strange voice and feels his body lifted. Discovered on a beach clinging to life, Shin is medevaced to a hospital where he recovers. As his memory returns, he faces a bizarre realization: an orca carried him to shore and it spoke.Desperate to solve the mystery, Shin returns to the ocean in scuba gear where he encounters his rescuer, Mothersong the matriarch and is astonished to discover that he can freely communicate with the entire orca pod.But Shin learns a disturbing tale. Hunters on the far side of the Pacific are capturing orcas. He promises to help, but his peaceful mission to stop the hunters takes a deep and dark turn as he becomes embroiled in espionage and a warrior past long buried.

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Join National Geographic archaeologists and adventurers, explorers and scientists on this thrilling jaunt through more than 125 years of research, discovery, and unforgettable photojournalism. Featuring behind-the-scenes tales and show-stopping imagery, this book captures the heart of the Society''s fascinating history, from its earliest days as a scientific club to its growth into one of the world''s largest geographic organizations. It''s all here, from Jacques Cousteau''s pioneering underwater explorations to James Cameron''s recent record-breaking descent to the floor of the Mariana Trench, the oceans'' deepest point. Countless other explorers and their astounding achievements through the years are documented, including Louis Leakey, Jane Goodall, Spencer Wells, and Sylvia Earle. More than 200 photos, sidebars, and fun facts accompany these amazing stories, pulling you from one adventure to the next. It''s well known that National Geographic has been to the top of Mount Everest and reached the depths of the Mariana Trench, but did you know that: A 1957 National Geographic article inspired the creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo? A National Geographic writer on assignment found the source of the Amazon River? The world-famous photo of our green-eyed Afghan girl almost never happened?