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Title: Sports Illustrated: Athlete (Sports Illustrated)
ISBN: 1603200088
Author:
Walter Iooss
Publicate Date: 2008-05-06
Publish: 2008-05-06
List Price: $34.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $16.96
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $6.30
Amazon Merchant Price: $23.07
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1: Amazing
I saw a few shots from this book on the Today show, but never have I been so astounded by photographs and I love photography. We've all seen sports books but this book has only one word to describe it...AMAZING.
I'd give it 10 stars if I could
Elizabeth
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2: An amazing book
I got this for my husband for Father's Day, and while I expected a large book, this is more than I imagined. The pictures are so dramatic in content and so large in scope, each page requires an extended time to absorb it. My husband is thrilled with it, and goes back to it regularly as it can't be read all at once. A must for every sports fan!
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3: In AWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
I purchased this book for my husband, after seeing Mr. Ross on the Today Show. My husband who is a sport freak, is totally in love with this book. The pictures are stunning! This is a MUST have for any sports lover. And the price is amazing!!
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4: Superb pictures
OK look-- and I mean it- LOOK! This oversized, coffee table book is filled with incredible images and sports moments. Micheal Jordan frozen high above the court, Arnold Palmer & Jack Nicklaus looking like kids sharing a table, Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier looking like old warriors/friends. And the occasional anecdotes about the shoots are wonderful.
Why only 4-stars? The presentation doesn't allow for any identifying captions on each page. There's an index-type "key" in the back of the book. Given the book's size, it is rather awkward to flip the pages forward and back to identify the athletes, not to mention that the entries are somewhat difficult to read due to the very small font.
BUT-- this is a minor complaint. If you've never seen Iooss' work (impossible?), you're in for a huge treat. And even if you have, you owe it to yourself to see them presented here. Gorgeous.
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5: BEAUTIFUL
As a former professional photographer (and currently successful writer), I consider Walter Iooss to be the best working photographer around (and the best sports photographer ever); his new book, a retrospective of his 40 years behind the lens, confirms this in spades. Whether you're a sports fan or just a fan of beautiful imagery, this book is a must. Hear me? A MUST. (And at the Amazon price you goddabe nuts not to own it.)
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