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Flipping Brilliant: A Penguin's Guide to a Happy Life
Life is an adventure. Live accordingly.
Aesthetically, penguins may not bear much resemblance to human beings. But our species finds a kindred spirit in these short, tuxedoed birds living at the edge of our world in Flipping Brilliant: A Penguin's Guide to a Happy Life (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.99). Award-winning nature photographer Jonathan Chester captures the beauty and humor in the everyday moments of penguins' lives that emerge as strangely reminiscent of our own.
The amazing photography in Flipping Brilliant complements Patrick Regan's insightful writing, illuminating the similarities between humans and penguins. A surprising dose of poignancy is revealed as comparison after comparison fleshes out important and entertaining life lessons, such as:
- Determination makes all the difference
- Stand up for yourself
- You'll never go wrong with basic black
Additionally, the book includes helpful environmental information about the effects of global warming on the penguin habitat and includes Web sites that show how you can help.
Flipping Brilliant highlights the endearing, brave, amusing, and unexpectedly human lives of penguins. Jonathan Chester's photographs are a visual treat. The affecting insight into our own lives provided by Patrick Regan is a welcome bonus.
Some things we will never understand.
Whether mysteries of the universe or of the heart, there are forces in our lives that defy easy explanation. Continuous exploration of these forces is admirable and encouraged, but there is also wisdom in the phrase, "It is what it is."
Sample Interior Pages
About the Authors
Jonathan Chester is an author, film producer, and mountaineer, as well as a leading polar photographer and expeditioner. For this collection, he has culled favorite photographs from a number of Antarctic expeditions. Patrick Regan is the author of more than 20 social expression titles and has written for such luminaries as Mary Engelbreit and Becky Kelly. Both authors live in the Kansas City area.
Contact: Kathy Hilliard, (800) 851-8923, ext. 6741, khilliard@amuniversal.com
Flipping Brilliant: A Penguin's Guide to a Happy Life
Images by Jonathan Chester | Words by Patrick Regan
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7229-0
Format: Hardcover: 6 x 6, 64 pages
Price: $9.99 ($10.99 Canada)
