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Twin Towers RememberedSince 1970, when the World Trade Center towers were still under construction, Camilo Jos Vergara photographed them from every possible angle. In this poignant photographic memoir their unmistakable outline rises above neighboring spires and bridges, anchoring the skyline over a wildlife preserve in Queens, a junkyard in Hoboken, an elevated train in the South Bronx , reminding us of how strong a presence they were, no matter where one stood. After the September 11th attack Vergara returned to ma... |
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Life Millennium: The 100 Most Important Events and People of the Past 1000 YearsThe flush toilet and the discovery of the potato. The Declaration of Independence and the invention of plastic. The first novel and man's first steps on the moon. These are just some of the 100 most important events, discoveries, and magnificent moments of the past 1,000 years selected -- and ranked -- by the editors of Life in this highly readable and lushly illustrated tour of the millennium. Working with dozens of experts around the world and based on the magazine's fall 1997 special double i... |
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Dorchester DaysThis is Eugene Richards' 1972 photographic essay, a social document of his home town of Dorchester, Massachusets, previously only self-published. The book includes additional pictures and a text that speaks of racial tension, violence, poverty and crime, tackling such subjects as the Klu Klux Klan in a way that he did not feel able to at the time of the original publication. On the basis of "Dorchester Days", Richards became a member of Magnum Photos in 1978, leaving to work independently in 199... |
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Dear Friends: American Photographs of Men Together, 1840-1918“A persuasive and startling look at friendship between men in the 19th century.” —Edmund White “Certainly one of the most interesting and provocative studies of American photography to have appeared in years.” —Linda Nochlin “Invaluable and deeply affecting. . . . A sophisticated analysis of a previously little-understood aspect of the history of male-male relationships.”—Martin Duberman This groundbreaking book presents rarely seen photographs that provide an entirely fre... |
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GirlfriendsA celebration in words and photographs of the essence of female friendship, from the creators of the national bestseller Daughters and Mothers, Girlfriends features 30 moving stories and 45 extraordinary black-and-white photographs. Celebrities from the worlds of art, sports, literature, and government, such as Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lopez, Darlene Love, Bai Ling, and Eleanor Mondale, as well as women from everyday life, share stories about the importance and strength of their unique relationshi... |
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The Land I'm Bound To: PhotographsA photographer's tribute to the people and diverse culture of the south-eastern coast of the United States. His subjects range from solitary oystermen working the salt marshes of South Carolina to the massive cranes and freighters of Savannah's busy port.... |
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PornstarPornstar is a mesmerizing, definitive examination of life at the epicenter of Americas multibillion-dollar sex entertainment industry. When Ian Gittler began photographing porn stars, his intent -- however suspect -- was to glamorize and legitimize their lives and work in the same way top photographers generally portray the porn stars' mainstream Hollywood counterparts. Girder envisioned a celebrity coffee-table book with gorgeous. enticing photography that would provoke a reevaluation of fame... |
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Holding Out and Hanging on: Surviving Hurricane KatrinaWords cannot adequately convey the human dimension of the devastation wreaked on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Thomas Neff s photographs can. A volunteer in the city in the early days after the flood, this Baton Rouge photographer witnessed firsthand the confusion and suffering, as well as the persistence and strength, of those who stuck it out. The friendship he extended residents enabled him to approach his subjects from a uniquely personal perspective. Readers will meet people from all wa... |
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Pacific Northwest Lighthouses (Lighthouse Series)Pacific Northwest Lighthouses pays tribute to the forty-five lifesaving beacons From Coos Bay, Oregon, to Unimark Island in the Aleutians.... |
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