The "New York Times"
The Complete Front Pages, 1851-2009
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 1. November 2009
Book
Hardback
476 pages
978-1-57912-825-8 (ISBN)
Description
New edition of the national blockbuster and New York Times bestseller?with more than a dozen new front pages, including Obama's election and inauguration, his first trip abroad, the financial meltdown, Madoff, and more. One of the most popular gift books of the 2008 holiday season now includes the history-making Obama front pages and so much more. The book and three accompanying DVDs contain new front pages through May 2009. The nearly 55,000 pages in the book and DVDs date back to 1851 and provide the reader an unprecedented opportunity to experience the news as it was being reported. Essays by Jill Abramson, Richard Bernstein, Ethan Bronner, Roger Cohen, Gail Collins, Helene Cooper, Thomas L. Friedman, William Grimes, Caryn James, Gina Kolata, Paul Krugman, David Leonhardt, Steve Lohr, Frank Rich, Carla Anne Robbins, Gene Roberts, William Safire, Serge Schmemann, Sam Tanenhaus, and John Noble Wilford.DVD-ROMs run on a PC (Windows 2000/XP or later) or Mac (OSX 10.4.8 or later) with Adobe 8.0 or later. Free download available on the DVD-Roms.'
With the publishing of this stunning volume of the most momentous front pages of the past 150 years, accompanied by DVDs with every single Times front page ever published, a sprawling snapshot of human civilization as Americans saw it?is suddenly at our fingertips.' ?Ted Anthony, The Associated Press '[A] satisfyingly hefty volume?reminding you of how the experience of reading the newspaper is at once public and intimate, of the enduring, essential, all-important power of the printed word.' ?Francine Prose, O: The Oprah Magazine 'Worth buying a coffee table for.' ?Dwight Garner, The New York Times
With the publishing of this stunning volume of the most momentous front pages of the past 150 years, accompanied by DVDs with every single Times front page ever published, a sprawling snapshot of human civilization as Americans saw it?is suddenly at our fingertips.' ?Ted Anthony, The Associated Press '[A] satisfyingly hefty volume?reminding you of how the experience of reading the newspaper is at once public and intimate, of the enduring, essential, all-important power of the printed word.' ?Francine Prose, O: The Oprah Magazine 'Worth buying a coffee table for.' ?Dwight Garner, The New York Times
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
10 foldout illustrations, 1, 000 colour & b+w photos
Dimensions
Height: 376 mm
Width: 307 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
3848 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57912-825-8 (9781579128258)
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The New York Times is regarded as the world's preeminent newspaper. Its news coverage is known for its exceptional depth and breadth, with reporting bureaus throughout the United States and in 26 foreign countries. Winner of 112 Pulitzer Prizes, The Times has the largest circulation of any seven-day newspaper in the U.S.