The editors of LIFE Books have collected a richly illustrated biography of presidential candidate Barack Obama. This work includes intimate pictures from Obama's childhood and his time as editor of Harvard's Law Review, and culminates with the historic Democratic National Convention.
This portrait of the tragic and triumphant events of September 11, 2001 contains a brief visual history of the building of the World Trade Center and Pentagon; a minute-by-minute illustrated account of the attacks; the evacuation and rescue attempts; the heroic efforts of firefighters, police officers, EMTs, search dogs, volunteers and everyday ...
From this book's first chapter: "To be able to float free, with gravity exerting no impact. To live in Neverland. To be idolized-to be loved-by millions around the world."These seem completely unreasonable dreams. But from a boy from Gary, Indiana, who was special from the first, they became more than dreams. They became fundamental needs. And ...
Hundreds of "Life's" readers have demanded "We want a Picture Puzzle book!" And here, in a special 192-page collection, that demand is met. There are variations on themes and variations on the game itself, as scores of colour and vintage black-and-white photographs - many from the famous "Time-Life Picture Archives" - are twisted, doctored, and ...
There are some people whose 15 minutes will never be up. They are beyond well-known, more than famous. They are legends. This book collects memorable, and in many cases seldom-seen photos of faces that need no introduction: Garbo, Garland, Nureyev, Nijinsky, Spielberg, de Mille, Presley, Cobain. To provide insight into these remarkable people, the ...
A celebration of the power of photography offers a stunning portfolio of one hundred of the most important and vivid still images of all time, including Robert Capa's images from the beaches of Normandy, Joe Rosenthal's famed study of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, and works by Harry Benson, Eddie Ad
This second "Life Picture Puzzle" book has even more puzzle fun than the first! There is 32 more pages and the puzzles are a larger size. There are two new types of puzzles to keep you on your toes. The Cut-Ups will test your skill at unscrambling a photo that we have clipped into pieces and then shuffled around. To create the new LIFE Classic ...
For seven decades, "Life" has been thrilling the world with its unrivalled presentation of the very best photography to be found. Here, the editors have assembled the creme de la creme from the magazine's vast collection of images. Because "Life" has always dealt with matters of every sort, the entire spectrum of society is represented in these ...
When Lucille Ball stuffed conveyor-belt chocolates down her shirt, we remembered. When Barbara Walters asked the "What kind of tree would you be?" question, we remembered that, too. From Georgia O'Keefe to Margaret Thatcher -- from Gilda Radner to Princess Grace -- here are the real stories behind the female icons who won a permanent place in our ...
"Life" magazine's editors have put together an account of human progress from the year 1001 to 1999. They offer two separate lists: the 100 most important events and the 100 most important people. The selection includes the flushing toilet, the invention of plastic and the first steps on the Moon.
This book is a compilation of the best tips submitted by readers of the Trailer Life magazine column "10-Minute Tech." These RVers have discovered simple, quick ways to solve small onboard problems; get things to run smoother, quieter, and better; personalize an RV with changes and upgrades; and make life on the road easier.
"Life" magazine's publication of the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in pictures, accompanied by her own words, as well as accounts from those who knew her.
More than 200 images from the magazine's pages over six decades, documenting wars, disasters, scientific advances, entertainers, politicians, and scenes of everyday life.
One Hundred Years of Classic Stories is a collection of aver 50 of the best stories from the magazine's finest writers, including Ernest Hemmingway, Zone Grey and more. From cover to cover, men and women from the past tell tales of outdoor experiences in the same woods and waters that readers enjoy today.
In a studio just blocks away from Ground Zero there is a one-of-a-kind camera, a 12-foot by 12-foot high Polaroid. It takes pictures that are 40 inches wide by 80 inches tall - larger than life-size - and yields images of striking immediacy and clarity. With this camera, longtime LIFE Magazine photographer Joe McNally, architect of some of the ...
Hurricane Katrina. The Indian Ocean Tsunami. Killer Tornadoes. Planet Earth's extremes of weather are making news as never before, and now "Life" explains why, in a book that collects some of the greatest photographs of natural disasters ever assembled. From earthquakes to tornadoes, lightning to tsunamis, "Life Nature's Fury" illuminates the ...
In the span of a single lifetime, the world has moved from the Model T to supersonic jets, from AM radios to digital cameras, from outer space to cyberspace. Now you can join the editors of TIME as they bring together the 100 most significant and compelling discoveries of our time, from Einstein's theory of relativity...to the deciphering of the ...
This is a pictorial tribute to The Beatles, inspired by the TV series, "The Beatles Anthology". It contains rare photographs from "Life" magazine archives, and others taken by Linda McCartney, charting the group's escapades and achievements. Trivia, lore and interviews are also included.
Over a year after the most horrific terrorist event in the history of the world, Life returns to the story that it chronicled with such immediacy in the bestselling book ONE NATION. Life chronicles the war that ensued, Operation Enduring Freedom, and returns to the scenes of the original crime to watch New York, Washington and Pennsylvania rebuild ...
From the popular "LIFE" Picture Puzzle series comes a new volume categorized according to level of difficulty with a suggested completion time included for serious puzzlers. LIFE
A colorful collection high-lighting the outrageous, the shocking, and the provocative people and moments of 1997. Follow the men and the women who touched our lives. It's the year as you loved it and as you've never seen it before. Meet movie stars and moguls, real life royalty, criminals, crime stoppers, and ordinary people whose acts of courage ...
During his life, Elvis Presley was idolised: since his death, he has become immortalised. Now, drawing from "Life Magazine's" unrivalled archives, the editors of "Life" chronicle in pictures and text Elvis' transformation from shy teenager to superstar. It is a story best told in the details, and this singular collection of unforgettable pictures ...
LIFE was founded in 1936 and ints indelible photography has helped millions of American define the world around them ever since. In this very special gift book we are treated to the most romantic photographs ever to appear in the magazine - a pasionate gallery of hugs, kisses, caresses and embraces. From an old couple walking hand in hand to young ...
On 21st March 1952 rock and roll was forged in fire as Alan Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball in Cleveland ended up in a riot because frenzied fans stormed the arena. This volume offers information on 50 years of rock and roll, from Chuck Berry to the Beatles to Beck.
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