Hands : a journey around the world

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This eloquent and revealing book celebrates a vital and often ignored area of communication - hands. The renowned photographer Basil Pao, who has accompanied Michael Palin on his journeys from Pole to Pole, around the Pacific Rim, across the Sahara and through the Himalayas, presents a collection of his photographs taken en route, all of which focus on hands. Captions accompany each image detailing the owners' homes and lives.