Love

By Ferdinand Protzman

Book Overview

Universally desired and uniquely experienced, love finds expression in every land and culture. This enchanting new book celebrates the depth and diversity of love--at many moments in history, and at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142620115X
• ISBN13: 9781426201158
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful, interesting photography

This is a gorgeous coffee table book. I enjoyed the theme and bought it for my husband-to-be. HOWEVER, I did not realize that there would be MANY photos of homosexual couples throughout the book. For me, this was not a problem, but it did make for some uncomfortable moments for people who are not quite ready for alternative lifestyles on a coffee table. I write this not as a criticism of the book - it's lovely - but as an item of awareness for purchasers.

Beautiful Photography

I'm generally not one to buy a photography or art book but Love is truly a masterpiece. It captures the entire spectrum of love from young siblings to elderly couples. It shows people in the ravishes of love and people in the comfortable embrace of it. If you appreciate photos of people, reality, and raw human emotion this is definitely a must-have.

Can't go wrong for the price!

As I have come to expect from NG, the reproduction quality, size and price were great. This book contains photographs taken all around the world from famous photographers such as David Alan Harvey, interspersed with essays behind their provenance; e.g., the one about two men from Kabul having their passport photo taken while wearing make-up, in defiance of the Taliban (who banned photography except for identification purposes). Not all the photographs are recent (or grim); good selection!