For anyone who has been in San Francisco this is a terrific book, I want another copy so that I can display both at the same time, I bought the book back in 1990 at an art museum (who only had one copy). Only now do I have the 11 feet of wall space needed to display both, of course it's out of print, but I want another copy!

Chicago is my second city. Chicago is also known in the US as "Second city", after New York. Unlike New York it is perfect to photograph. But this isn't a book about pretty Chicago. It is a book about Chicago. And Bob Thall was my teacher and I saw many of these prints in their original size - 16 x 20 and 20 x 24. The print quality, the skill involved and made self-evident is enormous. I learned about architectural photography with Bob. As a teacher he was the best I had at Columbia College Chicago and will probably survive as the best teacher I ever had.

Unlike Barbara Crane's "Loop" this book is a set of images, which describe the urban spaces around and in Chicago. This book by Bob Thall is an example of the work Bob has been doing for the last 30 years or so. He is Chicago's photographer. I can relate to so much of it!

I do have to say that in my opinion Bob's best images are those used to illustrate the text! Bob has more images along the lines of the image shown in page 53, with more space and shot in daylight. They are gorgeous!

Great photography and if you happen to be photography major at Columbia College Chicago you owe it to yourself to take ALL the classes Bob teaches. I learned a lot from him. He is sensitive, very intelligent and a gifted artist. I thank him for his 3 books!

I found some sections of this book fascinating, and others quite slow and tedious, hence the three star rating.

Be prepared: this is not quick reading!

I like how this book glorifies no one. It also talks about many "forgotten" victims of the Manhattan PRoject; those who were evicted from their property, the "underclass" workers, those who lived near Alamogordo and sufferred from nuclear fallout. I learned information about Gen. Groves and how he oversaw the project. It spoke also about the scientists, but not just about the scientists. This isn't a book about the making of the bomb; it's a book about the culture. At times it was slow---I skimmed about 100 pages at the beginning, which I very rarely do--- but there should be something for you in this book if you're interested enough in the topic to read this review! I found especially interesting the medical testing (or lack thereof), the radiation safety protoocols (or lack thereof) and the fallout (literal and sociological) of the Alamogordo test. These areas were fascinating to me. Also, while I already knew about Feynman's battle with the censors, it's fun to read again!

We are constantly researching the Manhattan Project in an effort to locate surviving veterans. Mr. Hales' account of war-time life at Los Alamos, NM, Oak Ridge, TN, and Hanford, WA is first rate. I recommend it highly to anyone yearning for a full understanding of the circumstances surrounding the development of the atomic bomb. Michael Vickio, Exec. Dir. .............

Beautifully written and by turns restrained and emotionally charged, this moral history of the Manhattan Project takes on what the others never mention-- all the smaller worlds created, destroyed or utterly changed as we entered the atomic age. Engrossing, packed with information spirited out of classified archives or found in the bottom of boxes, this book deserves the prizes it has won. Even the pictures are striking and remain on my mind long after I have closed the book.