I like this book because you can open it anywhere for anecotes about the famous people the author took pictures of for Life Magazine and business magazines. It's funny, and in parts about his own life, is quite touching. I gave a copy to a friend in the hospital. He said he liked looking at the pictures because the captions told little stories and his visitors had something to read while he dosed. I gave it to another friend who keeps it on her coffee table, as she adores dogs. The picture on the cover makes her feel good. Its a wonderful, beautifully written book to give as gifts to friends and relatives. Its nuttier than fruit cake, sweeter than chocolate, and it last longer.

We expect photographers to reveal the world of the 'other'. Art Shay has been doing this for 50 years. "Album for an Age' depicts the lives and deaths of the famous and the infamous, as well as the ugly and the beautiful. We see them in social and historical contexts, and in private and public settings. There are portraits that Hollywood celebrities, artists and poets have posed for, and photos of underworld characters taken in secret by cameras hidden in his or his wife's clothing. There is humor in timely juxtapositions of people and places. One of my favorites is a close-up of a disheveled, grinning, toothless man, living in an Indiana poorhouse, holding aloft a bottle of Coca-Cola in a bizarre evocation of a slick advertisement. The unique contribution of this book, however, is when Art Shay turns his lens on himself, his family , and his feelings. The camera, no longer hidden, becomes a personal journal and a probe. He contrasts photos taken as an observer of an early heart by-pass procedure, with those taken 30 years later of himself, being prepped to receive a pig's aortic valve to replace his own, his only "non-Kosher" part. Most poignant are Art Shay's reminiscences about his oldest son, Harmon, named for his father, Herman, who was murdered at the age of 20. The man who has spent his life photographing celebrities and world leaders, as well as murderers and their victims is now the subject. This book, with its cover photo of a very young Marlon Brando playing with his dog, should appeal to a wide variety of people.

'Contact'! is the title of the last photo in Art Shay's new book of photographs, 'Animals.' It shows a human hand and a hairy simian hand with a peanut between them; it isn't clear who is the giver and who is the receiver. The theme of this book is the ways in which we share the planet with other animal species and the things we have in common with each other. The cover photo shows a woman wearing a leopard coat, walking past a leopard in its cage. Photos of horses and dogs at work, a hog drinking beer, a squirrel eating matzoh and other animals going about their ordinary daily lives remind us of the ways in which we identify with and influence each other. What is particularly appealing about this book is the spontaneity and unpretentiousness of these photos which take us all over the world, from various locations in the United States to Europe and Africa. This book will delight anyone who has had a warm or interesting or unusual contact with an animal, and who hasn't?

Arthur Shay created this memorable photo-essay of WGN-TV in Chicago, showing master control, the TV antenna, the writers, the talent,etc. as they create "Bozo's Circus" and other programs.

The helpers at the hospital help people to be brave and less scared of the machines like the x-ray, and not to worry about being too sick to get well. Karen gets an ice cream after her surgery. Then she gets to go home.

A good quick read with helpful illustrations. The book consists of fundamental suggestions on how to improve specific shots when problems arise. I skimmed back over this short book during my busride to our hometown golf course...armed with this knowledge, my golf clubs and my seasonal bus-pass I was confident that at the end of the day my score would put me in the drivers seat "so to speak" in our foursome. Sure enough it did---I ended up over the last ten holes shooting one over par, having the longest drive in our group and also closest to the pin. It mainly talks about squaring the clubface and slices and your backswing. Do not let the date of original publication concern you.

This book replaces all the videos, all the little red and green books, all the magazines... Golf has simple building blocks that golfers must attend to on a continuous basis... Review this book before bedtime & wakeup to your best round of the year... From 96 to 94 to 84 in my first three rounds of the year. 84 tied my best round ever... This book's copyright date should not dissuade... Ageless and priceless... Your visualization skills are truly exercised... Scan the pages before every round and forget about your pregame stretch...