"Time": The Illustrated History of the World's Most Influential Magazine - Hardcover

Angeletti, Norberto; Oliva, Alberto

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847833585 ISBN 13: 9780847833580

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2009

Synopsis

If journalism is the first draft of history, this text - with over 600 photographs & illustrations - is the final chronicle of the past 87 years as seen through the eyes of a magazine that wrote history every seven days, beginning with its birth in 1923, to quickly become the first & most influential newsweekly in the world.

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Review:

"Rizzoli has just published a beautiful 432-page coffee-table book called "TIME: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Influential Magazine". We don't quibble with the title. The book's authors, Norberto Angeletti and Alberto Oliva, spent six years doing research and have produced a book that is not only a stunning visual history of TIME but also a cultural history of the times we have lived in." "TIME""Here, Angeletti and Oliva (coauthors, "In Vogue") gloriously showcase both the magazine and U.S. history... the book covers an amazing amount of material... Interviews with authors, designers, photographers, editors, and others lend a personal feel. VERDICT: An excellent volume for news junkies; enjoyable to both browse and read." "Library Journal"."..readers are....likely to relish many of the book's 600 or so captivating photographs and illustrations, starting with Pope John Paul II praying at the Western Wall in 2000." "Wall Street Journal"."..this handsome coffee-table book provides an engrossing guided tour of nearly nine decades of history as witnessed, filtered and reported by America's most celebrated weekly "news magazine.'" "American Profile""It's a real book through and through, with a ton of information and back story. Its an amazing book and a must-have for everyone! We highly, highly recommend it." BookLegion.com."..an exemplary job of capturing the deep history of both the journalistic chronicler of our times and therefore the actual history of our times itself. A major work on all fronts." BlogOnBooks.com

About the Author:

Norberto Angeletti and Alberto Oliva have been working in journalism for thirty-five years. They have been keynote speakers at the Magazine Publishers Association of America (MPA) as well as international journalism forums. They are co-authors of the book "In Vogue." Richard Stengel has a long history at "Time" and is currently the managing editor. He has also authored several books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0847833585
• ISBN 13: 9780847833580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432