From a distant vantage point, one has the chance to appreciate our home as a whole, to reflect on its beauty and its fragility all at once (pg. 12). When we are removed from our usual line of sight on the Earth's surface, we can see things differently (pg. 20).

Quite simply, Overview is stunning and has the potential to be one of the most impactful reads you can purchase. Not only is this a gorgeous publication, but the intriguing modern art concept draws you in immediately. The time and energy Grant has given this work is beyond impressive.

"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."—Plato, Phaedo (On the Soul).

So much more than I first thought, Overview brings to your eyes exactly what you'd expect, and then goes much further into the concept of really understanding the planet on which we have been born. These images along with his words and facts, literally made me place my hand on the photos—I want to feel, hold, contain, and protect all that Grant has shown.

Maybe 'heal' would be fitting there, as well.

Broken down into simple categories, Grant divides the book into segments easily understood and thereby making the human impact even more evident. Each chapter entitled with a line that further drives home exact locations we have changed: Where We . . . Harvest, Extract, Power, Live, Move, Design, Play, and Waste—until you get to the last one . . . Where We Are Not. That helicoptering and circling of the life on this planet, spirals us down to the core of what makes Earth special and beautiful . . . its untouched self.