Faith D’Aluisio is the editor and lead writer for the Material World book series. Her work delves into the intersection of human culture and the world around us, often through unusual and fascinating subjects. Through her writing, she uncovers hidden narratives and deeper meanings within both everyday and extraordinary aspects of life, inviting readers to see the world anew.
This photographic collection showcases portraits of 80 individuals from 30 different countries, highlighting their daily meals. Each image captures the unique cultural significance of food, offering a visual narrative that reflects diverse lifestyles and traditions. The project emphasizes the connection between identity and cuisine, inviting readers to explore global perspectives on nourishment through striking imagery.
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 rising world affluence and trade, along with the spread of global food conglomerates, transform diets worldwide. In HUNGRY PLANET, the creative team behind the best-selling Material World, Women in the Material World, and MAN EATING BUGS presents a photographic study of families from around the world, revealing what people eat during the course of one week. Each family's profile includes a detailed description.
Highlights intelligent robots created in the form of spiders, crabs, dogs, and vehicles, and discusses robots' human-like ability to move, speak, think, and act.
A companion to the groundbreaking bestseller Material World: A Global Family Portrait, this remarkable volume portrays the striking similarities and profound differences in the lives of women around the world at the dawn of the twenty–first century. Under the direction of Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel, a team of renowned women journalists traveled the world to take a close look at the lives of women in twenty disparate lands. In first–person interviews of startling candor, the women share their feelings about family, children, money, love, sex, and marriage. These interviews, together with 375 stunning full–color photographs, create a powerful multicultural portrait of the half of humanity that all too often remains invisible.
Explores the consumption of spiders, crickets, grubs, scorpions, and dragonflies in thirteen different countries, including Australia, Japan, China, Venezuela, and the United States.