Photography:

44 Days
Iran and the Remaking of the World
Written by David Burnett
Contribution by Christiane Amanpour and John Kifner

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $50.00

At a time when most Westerners fled the carnage in Iran, David Burnett was one of the few to stay and document the breathtakingly sudden fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in December 1978, and the chaotic political maneuvering that would culminate in the triumph of the Ayatollahs and the birth... Read more >

Where Valor Rests
Arlington National Cemetery
Written by Rick Atkinson
Photographed by James Balog, Bruce Dale and Dave Black

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $18.95

Arlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes—famous and unsung alike—who lie in eternal rest among its green lawns and quiet glades. It is a roster dating back to America’s birth and including many of the... Read more >

Faces of Africa
Thirty Years of Photography
Written by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

Format: Hardcover, 360 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $16.95

Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present an unparalleled collection of 250 photographs, drawn from their work over thirty years, revealing an inclusive look at the people and cultures of Africa.

This astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs depicts a lifetime of events and experiences from birth and coming-of-age to... Read more >

Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Other Perversities
Pop Culture of the 1970s and 1980s
Written by George Rose

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2008
Price: $30.00

Celebrity culture in the 1970s and 1980s, through the lens of an award-winning photojournalist.

As a young photographer working in Los Angeles in the 1970s and 1980s, George Rose had his shutter finger on the pulse of the Hollywood scene, documenting film premieres and award ceremonies, arena concerts and Sunset Strip nightclubs... Read more >

Work
The World in Photographs
Written by Ferdinand Protzman

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2008
Price: $16.95

National Geographic is pleased to present our new Collectors Series. Each volume is a fresh presentation of one of our world-famous photography books. Our first volume, Work, showcases this most universal human pastime through images culled from National Geographic’s vast photographic archive as well as other important collections. This fascinating, wide-ranging... Read more >

Victoria's Wars

Written by I.F.W. Beckett

Format: Trade Paperback, 88 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $15.95

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Hungry Planet
What the World Eats
Written by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio

Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: September 1, 2007
Price: $24.95

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Hungry Planet
What the World Eats
Written by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio

Format: Trade Paperback, 287 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2007
Price: $24.95

The age-old practice of sitting down to a family meal is undergoing unprecedented change as rising world affluence and trade, along with the spread of global food conglomerates, transform eating habits worldwide. HUNGRY PLANET profiles 30 families from around the world--including Bosnia, Chad, Egypt, Greenland, Japan, the United States, and France--and... Read more >

Where Valor Rests
Arlington National Cemetery
Written by Rick Atkinson

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $30.00

Arlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes—famous and unsung alike—who lie in eternal rest among its green lawns and quiet glades, a roster dating back to America's birth and including many of the foremost names... Read more >

Dirty Wow Wow and Other Love Stories
A Tribute to the Threadbare Companions of Childhood
Written by Cheryl Katz and Jeffrey Katz
Photographed by Hornick

Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2007
Price: $12.95

It'¬?s rare to find a child whose very first best friend wasn'¬?t a fuzzy teddy bear or downy blanket. Whether clutched securely in little arms each night or dragged gamely through the playground each day, these fiercely loved companions universally ease the uncertainties and loneliness of childhood. DIRTY WOW WOW AND... Read more >

Inheritance

Written by Andrea Stern
Contribution by Gregory Crewdson

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2007
Price: $40.00

Turning a lens on her kin, photographer Andrea Stern captures the visually rich and psychologically intriguing world of a wealthy Jewish family in New York. She chronicles momentous family gatherings—weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals—as well as everyday events, such as visits to a grandmother in Palm Beach and weekend trips to Long... Read more >

Work
The World in Photographs
Written by Ferdinand Protzman

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: August 29, 2006
Price: $35.00

Culled from National Geographic's vast photographic archive as well as other important collections, this fascinating, wide-ranging volume presents a wonderfully varied group portrait of people at work—in great cities and tiny villages; in 19th-century China and 21st-century New York; in fields, factories, food carts, four-star restaurants, and just about everywhere else... Read more >

Hungry Planet
What the World Eats
Written by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio

Format: Hardcover, 287 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2005
Price: $40.00

On the banks of Mali's Niger River, Soumana Natomo and his family gather for a communal dinner of millet porridge with tamarind juice. In the USA, the Ronayne-Caven family enjoys corndogs-on-a-stick with a tossed green salad. This age-old practice of sitting down to a family meal is undergoing unprecedented change as... Read more >

Vodou
Visions and Voices of Haiti
Written by Phyllis Galembo

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $24.95

Now Back in Print!Eighty-plus brilliant color photographs are accompanied by captions and essays from experts of Voodoo, or VODOU, the dazzlingly symbolic spiritual tradition. Photographer Phyllis Galembo shows us the human and divine faces and voices of real Haitian Vodou in a beautiful, personal, and intimate document of a fascinating and... Read more >

Crossings
Photographs from the U. S. Mexico Border
Written by Alex Webb and Tom Miller

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2003
Price: $50.00

The United States-Mexico border -- a ribbon of land some two thousand miles long and ten miles wide that is home to twelve million people -- is a narrow strip where cultural differences between the two lands are blurred, where an atmosphere of transience and crossings dominates. Noted photographer Alex Webb... Read more >

Through the Lens
National Geographic's Greatest Photographs
Edited by Leah Bendavid Val

Format: Hardcover, 504 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2003
Price: $30.00

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Odd Jobs
Portraits of Unusual Occupations
Written by Nancy Rica Schiff

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2002
Price: $16.95

Who blows the bugle at the Kentucky Derby? Who dusts the dinosaur bones at the Smithsonian? Who sniffs dog breath for a living? Who measures the breasts of real models? ODD JOBS introduces you to the real people who perform these truly peculiar jobs. In 65 intimate portraits, photo essayist Nancy... Read more >

Crowns
Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats
Written by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2000
Price: $29.95

Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. For these women, a church hat, flamboyant as it may be, is no mere fashion accessory;  it's a cherished African American custom, one observed with boundless passion by black women of various religious denominations. A woman's hat speaks long before its wearer... Read more >