Art Architecture Photography Books

My favorite Christmas gift -- the cover is Red, the stock feels great to the touch, and there's plenty of white space. It's a book and an exhibition in one. It's filled with people who love their work. Work, Life, Tools qualifies as great design. (Hats off Milton Glaser, and to Steelecase for being enlightened enough to fund the exhibition.) This book cum exhibition guide ranks high on the visual, aesthetic and conceptual pleasure scale. My favorite aspect: the way the bios portray the multiple talents and the "I don't just do one thing" truth about their subjects. It's filled with lots of practical ah-has. You get to peek into people's work spaces. It represents a fascinating spectrum of thinking about work. And, it's amazing to me how loyal people are to their fountain pens (as one who's committed to Deluxe Uni-balls.) I loved it!

I completely disagree with the other reviewer's one star rating. These pictures, despite the small size of the book, are high resolution, inspirational, moody, and they do capture the essence of Angkor and this holy city's decaying magnificence. Not everyone can make it to Angkor and this book is a great armchair look at the place. Photographs cover from field shots to up close and detailed stonework shots. Different periods are detailed, from inception to Vishna to Buddhism and current worship.

So, I say give the photographer & editor(s) credit where credit is due! It's hard to capture the mystery and beauty of this 100 square mile place in only 80 pages but, in keeping with the quality of most Shambala publications, they pulled it off. For the small price, you won't regret your purchase.

Very deceiving!! I regret of ordering this book. Although it is hardcover, but the pocket-size 4 X 6 inch book is very thin (about 80 pages). It has just one page of Cambodia history introduction and the rest are series of photos. There are no writing or description of which monuments that the photos pertaining to. They are just series of 4 X 6 inch photograph!! --- it is unbelievable how this became a book !! If you come to Cambodia yourself and take more than 80 pictures by yourself, you can do a lot better job than this book-- Trust me, you'll regret of buying this.