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Independent Publisher Book Award('IPPY')- Coffee Table Books Gold MedalIBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards- Arts and Photography Gold MedalNautilus Book Awards- Photography and Arts Silver WinnerNational Indie Excellence Awards- Photography WinnerPubWest Design Awards- Photography Gold WinnerForeword INDIES Book of the Year- Nature Gold Winner, Travel Silver Winner'The centennial of the National Park Service has been the occasion of ... many books. The most glorious of these is TREASURED LANDS . . . No one has captured the vast beauty of America's landscape as comprehensively.' - Dominique Browning,The New York Times'Treasured Lands is the culmination of a multi-decade effort that showcases the national parks in all their natural splendor and diversity. The work serves as a memorable statement of the importance and value of protecting the parks and an inspiring invitation.' - Will Shafroth, President,National Park Foundation'The book not only serves as a marvelous example of what this talented photographer has accomplished after many years exploring some of the most beautiful places in America, but it also acts as a guide for his fellow photographers who may want to travel to the parks too. It's a must-have for fans of landscape photography in particular and lovers of the National Parks in general.' William Sawalich,Outdoor Photographer'Treasured Lands is the single-most monumental literary achievement during a year that brimmed with words and pictures dedicated to the centennial of the National Park Service . . . To be sure, it is a visual feast. But it's much more than that, because of its geographic completeness and the attention to detail that only someone who has lived and breathed the parks for a long time could provide . . . Luong's work stands out on the crowded shelves of national park tomes because of the generosity not just of his vision but of his accumulated wisdom.' -Glenn Nelson,High Country News'If you're a fan of our National Parks and want the best book about them yet to be published, I recommend you beat a path to your bookstore and buy it.' -Jim Barnes,IndependentPublisher Magazine'A unique treat . . . Luong's shots are so luminous that you'll likely be booking a trip soon.' - Alice Cary,BookPage'An inherently fascinating and consistently compelling volume of superbly produced and presented images. This is one of those rare photographic collections that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself is finished and set back upon the shelf.' - James Cox,Midwest Book Review Exploring the national parks has brought me much joy, and the act of photography was an extension of that love, a desire to share with you in a tangible way the elation that comes with being in such special places, so that you can experience the same joy. I measure its success by how much these photograph