"Karsh (b.1908), now 92 years old and living in Boston, enthusiastically supported the exhibition (December 2000-February 2001; German Historical Museum, Berlin) upon which this book is based. Supported by several essays, three bodies of work are presented (186 b&w photos in all): portraits (the major portion of the book); advertising work of the early 1950s; and special assignments, including promotional photos for tourism in Canada. In ..."
"Editors Alan Brinkley and Davis Dyer have compiled an excellent reference volume with The Reader's Companion to the American Presidency, a set of intelligent minibiographies on the commanders in chief. Everyone gets his due, from George Washington to Bill Clinton (whose entry is current enough to cover his impeachment in 1998 and Senate trial in 1999). Even William Henry Harrison, the man who served for only a month--he reportedly caugh ..."