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Good what there is of it
I agree with stiffcrust.An ambitious book which doesn't quite live up to its potential. A large number of very surprising omissions, and mosttext on US lighthouses is copied from F. Ross Holland's books.Hailed as astudy of more than 125 of the most significant lighthouses in the world,this book leaves me a little baffled, as the selection process seems quiterandom and sketchy.The photographs are worth the price of admissionalone, but strong as they are, there are oddities...the current photo ofthe Eddystone is covered in text (not the only picture to get thistreatment either), only casual mention of the aethetically deplorable, yetsupremely functional helideck on this lighthouse and other British lights. That contraption was the biggest innovation to come down the pipe for rocklights since Whinstanley built the first Eddystone in the 17th Century.Itseems also that the background photo is the same as the feature color photoon a few of the lights. Basically this is a coffee table book consideringthe pictures, but the text is certainly pushing the envelope for the casuallighthouse fan.Personally, there are many lighthouses I would rather seein a book of this scope.At least a second volume should still hold plentyof interest, but it will need a livelier text, a better selection process,and it might be nice if the lighthouse on the cover was discussed withinthe text (unlike this book).And yet for all that I like thebook and Ido recoemmend it.

Indispensible for anyone bitten by the lighthouse bug
This is the English version of "Phares du Monde" published in France by Edilarge SA, and has been eagerly anticipated. There are some amazing photos which you are not likely to see anywhere else.

It's awonderful addition to my collection, but I have 2 complaints about thetext. One is the emphasis on technical detail versus historic background.There is much content related to candlepower, electrical generators, radiobeacons, and such. Personally, I am interested in why and how thelighthouse got built in the first place. So the text is somewhat dry andlantern/equipment oriented, with negligible anecdotal content.

Secondly,the choice of lighthouses seems puzzling to me. There are some famouslighthouses, e.g. in Portugal, Hawaii, the Red Sea, Sri Lanka, India, whichI would have expected to find in here. Australia gets 1 lighthouse,Germany, Croatia and USA get 5 each. Go figure, based on the respectivecoastlines. A fascinating book, but surprising too. I'd like to get this inhardcover format. ... Read more

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Title: Lighthouse shines for ex-chair, regional VP.(Fly On The Wall)(Lighthouse International, Judith Millman)
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