How do humans make sense of the world? Look at how we shape it. The shape of shelters, sacred sites, social systems reveals how a culture sees the world. Read the past and glimpse the future by watching when shapes shift.
Lois Farfel Stark is an Emmy awarded documentary filmmaker, who covered countries in transition for NBC News, and produced films on architecture, medical research, and globalization. Her new book, The Telling Image : Shapes of Changing Times, is a visual tour of how humans shaped the world from migratory to modern times. Visit her online @LoisFStark or www.loisfstark.com
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