The Best of Life
by David Edward Scherman
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More than 700 photographs that appeared in Life magazine from 1936 to 1972.Tags
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I would place a bet that 3/4 of the people who own this book got it free as part of their introductory package to the Quality Paperback Book Club. It is filled with iconic images and at least one that will haunt you forever.
"The Best Of Life" is just that: the best photographs from the best photography magazine ever. Logically laid out and annotated, it is immensely entertaining and educational. There is no better way to get a feel for a time and place than by photographs such as these.
Black and white photos, mostly of people, mostly well-known. Gives a sense of the life and times mostly in the U.S., from 1936-1972.
Fair condition. Cover has edge wear and small tears. The first page has come out of the glued binding but other pages are secure.
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- Canonical title
- The Best of Life
- Original publication date
- 1973
- Important events
- Great Depression; World War II; Cold War; Korean War; Vietnam War
- Epigraph
- "To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events; to watch the faces of the poor and the gestures of the proud; to see strange things-machines, armies, multitudes, shadows in the jungle and on the moon; to see ... (show all)man's work-his paintings, towers and discoveries; to see things thousands of miles away; things hidden behind walls and within rooms, things dangerous to come; the women that men love and many children; to see and to take pleasure in seeing; to see and be amazed; to see and be instructed." - from Henry R. Luce's prospectus for LIFE, 1936
- First words
- LIFE Magazine embraced little more than a single generation, a span of 36 years from November 1936 to December 1972.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)An octogenarian in a Wales zoo finds that a young fellow inmate makes a fine derby.
- Publisher's editor
- David E. Scherman
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Art & Design, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 779.990982 — Arts & recreation Photography Photographic images Other subjects History, geography
- LCC
- PN4900 .L55 .B4 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Journalism. The periodical press, etc. By region or country
Statistics
- Members
- 582
- Popularity
- 50,332
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.89)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 13
