Travis Books

Gave this to my husband for his birthday after seeing the artist etc. on a TV show. He was thrilled, the pictures were really sharp and clear and it made for very interesting reading. Just loved it.

I purchased this book for my husband as a gift. He wanted it to put on our coffee table. The cover of the book has a crease down the middle of it. After what I paid for this book, is there anyway I can exchange it for one that does not have a crease down the middle.

Thank you.

Lisa Mitchell

The paintings are incredibly beautiful and text is informative. Great
coffee table book for a sports fisherman and lover of art.

bought for a christmas gift...and was perfect. shipping, packaging, price!

thanks

Once and awhile a book comes along that touches your senses and raises your emotions, FISH is just such a book. Flick Ford's beautiful watercolors of the 77 fish species are the best since S.F.Denton did his over 100 years ago. These complimented by the moving and lighthearted text of Dean Travis Clarke as well as Peter Kaminsky's introduction make this book sure to be a timeless classic. It's the type of book the reader can pick up at any time and turning to any page leave ourselves to go to that place inside that brings us all the peace we experience streamside, casting into a rolling surf, or trolling a pattern offshore. FISH is a perfect book, and anyone who even remotely loves the sport of angling or appreciates these amazing creatures should have a copy in their library and one wrapped as a gift for that special angling friend.

Mike Travis, a retired Los Angeles police detective, now lives in Hawaii running a scuba charter business. Approached by friends of a missing teenage girl, he agrees to try to find the girl, but in his way are some road blocks, deception, and in the middle of this, his wife, his own darkness, and the sudden appearance of a spoiled nephew create some interesting side-plots.
All in all, the book was slow in catching my interest, but towards the middle of the book I felt the real story was beginning. I had to stay up late to finish it to the very end. The unnecessary expletives distracted me from the story. I felt the author was very good in his descriptions and dialogue and the rough edges of Mike Travis were adequately described without the use of cuss words. The trial described at the beginning of the book was unnecessary and distracting as well as the car exploding came and went without really getting back to it. Several times I had to go back and re-read a few paragraphs. Overall, this author is a great writer with the ability to bring out the character by showing rather than telling. I would like to see other titles of this author.

Nikole Hahn

I loved this book for several reasons. The Hawaii setting, the story within the story and mostly how I was able to connect with the charaters. There is a little of Mike Travis in all of us.

Take the phone off the hook, turn off the computer. You won't want to be interrupted on your journey with Birtcher's haunted and charismatic Mike Travis as he searches for a missing teenager on the Big Island of Hawaii. Despite the lush and fascinating setting, this thriller reveals a cruel subculture that is all too familiar.

It was a pleasure having "Angels Fall" take place in Hawaii and not the usual New York, Miami, LA scene. Mike Travis, former LA cop, owns and helps run a coffee plantation. Usually Travis avoids any type of police-related work but at the insistence of a good friend he is persuaded to look into the disappearance of a teenage girl. Delving in to this mystery causes Travis to reflect back to his teenage years which cause mental wounds from his past to be reopened. A resident of Hawaii, Baron A. Birtcher gives first-hand, detailed descriptions of the many different landscapes of this state. Birtchers has a casual and relaxed writing style that makes his book very readable. Using well placed flashbacks, Mike Travis' haunted past is slowly revealed and explains why his current case has such a strong effect on him. Mike Travis is a down -to-earth and plausible character and I hope this is not the last we see of him.

Mike Travis is a man with hidden hurts, but one whose heart appears to embrace and give love and caring, out of his own need for love, to others. He comes from a very wealthy family, one that he never sees anymore, but often wishes things could have been different. He lies in Hawaii, is retired from Law Enforcement, but it always remains a part of him, even though now he has a scuba charter business.
In this read we find a young girl is missing, and Mike is asked by her friends to investigate. Feeling obliged to help, he is drawn into the lives of some of the young people on the Island. Lives filled with lies, drugs and sex, a life that sickens him. What he discovers is not pleasant and will rock this part of the Island, and awaken many to the realization that evil does exist, even in Hawaii.
I enjoyed this read. The author did a top-notch job at his description and portrayal of Mike Travis. Making him a likeable guy; one whose heart is wanting what is right for people, and frustrated that it can't always be obtained. The cast of players in this read were also described well, and the locals were vivid. The storyline had a good emotional pull, concerning family and friends. I liked that, it brought the characters down to earth and alive. Yet, the story also gave way to the mysterious as you watched the mystery unfold, bringing you to one surprising conclusion. Quite a good mix. All in all a very good story and one I recommend.

was not pleased with the book. the tounge in cheek references of eating eating human flesh and more traditional fare caused me to drop the book after a couple of dozen pages. It could certainly get better furtherr into it (I hope so), but I lost interest in a hurry.

Dinner with a Cannibal presents a refreshing, insightful examination of possibly the single barrier many insist separates the civilized from the savage. It is not merely the gruesome details of survival in extremis, although that is covered, but the cultural consumption of one's own species for one's own betterment. Cannibalism becomes a "normal" culturally protected activity. Travis-Henikoff's research was excellent. The topic presented clearly. I will not say deliciously. I am reconsidering my daughter's admonition to become a vegetarian.

When one mentions cannibals, we cringe as an image comes to mind of men dacing around a cauldron boiling another human. Many do not realize that we, too, may be cannibals, most people are! How is that, you say? Travis-Henikoff's DINNER WITH A CANNIBAL delves into the history of cannibalism with gusto leaving nary a culture uninvestigated, including us. I joined the cannibal clan at three years old, when did you? Wonderfully written and entertaining, it humorously answers that question, but the book is no joke. It is a well researched, scholarly work into man's indulgence in any sort of human substance.

This is a great book. It should appeal to everyone, from academics to laymen. It's not just about cannibalism but about the human condition, history, food and a lot of topics that are germane to us all. Travis-Henikoff's writing is excellent...it is hard not to read it in one sitting. I was initially turned on to the book's website where you can get a good idea of what is in the book: http://www.dinnerwithacannibal.com. You will love this book...interesting stuff.

Travis-Henikoff (T-K), the daughter of a master chef and paleoanthropologist has written the book she was born to write. Dinner with a Cannibal is a superior book on every level that is researched well enough to be useful to both Anthropologists and lovers of the quirky, strange and interesting. As a reader who falls into the latter category, I recommend this book to absolutely everyone.

T-K uses her extensive research to tell a story that moves as it illuminates, covering topics that give context to cannibalism beyond sitting down to a nice meal of human flesh. Do not expect a glorification of salacious events, but rather a style of writing that allows the facts and her conversations to shine in a way that makes you want more after 304 pages.

Buy this book and share it with a friend. (My roomate dibbed it as soon as I brough it home). Better yet, leave it on your coffee table as a conversation starter.


For people who love these types of books I also recommend: Stiff by Mary Roach, Mutants(s) by Armand Marie Leroi (little heavy on the science if that's your thing), Execution by Geoffrey Abbott, and Infection by Gerald N. Callahan. But not until you finish this one.

This was a practical book, yet full of moments of hopeful artistry for the soul. It also reveals honestly mistakes made with people, and inner struggles. It was better than I'd hoped for and I"m using it for our Worship Committee as we start on our journey towards trying to create moments of awe in church.

Excellent book for anyone involved in the planning of worship. Masterfully created by using the artful principles encouraged and putting it into published form.

THANK YOU!

Every pastor responsible for planning and leading a worship service should buy this book, read it, and then do two things. First, find an artist in your congregation who will help you understand how important this book is. Let that artist, or better yet several artists, teach you how the arts can assist you in creating moments of transformation and wonder during that hour on Sunday. Second, honestly respond to the "Questions to Explore" at the end of each chapter. Write out your answers. Discuss them with your staff or leadership team. They are outstanding discussion starters for weekly staff or leadership meetings or even for use in a retreat setting. Dealing with these questions will intensify the impact of this entertaining and informative read.

I read this book from the mindset of a Christian educator who fears that an hour on Sunday is what the average Christian invests in their Christian education. Nancy Beach has provided a timely challenge for we who teach to embrace the value of creativity. She writes from her passion and experience as one dedicated to communicating the truth of God's Word to a culture overwhelmed by information and to generations who learn as much by seeing and experiencing as they do by listening. If you want to make the most of an hour on Sunday you'll be well served by this book.

P.S. If you lead creative people, the bovine metaphor on page 80 is worth the price of the book!

This is one of the most delightful "how to" books I have read in a long time! This book will help both ministers and lay leaders in the planning of the Sunday morning service. The suggestions given are sound, biblical, and can apply to both a traditional setting or a more contemporary setting. The reader is challenged to make the worship hour on Sunday morning more meaningful by first examining his own heart and motive. The goal is to have the worshiper leave the church changed in a more positive way than when they first came. The advice of this book is both timely and easy to follow.
Many times "how to" books are dry and boring to read. The delivery of the material in this book is as entertaining as it is enlightening. The use of illustrations and drawings are intermingled with the text, many times becoming the text. For example, when the book discusses music, you find the text in a sheet of music, like the lyrics of a song. Humor is very much a part of this book. In the first part of the book, the author gives you permission to skip to a page later in the book if you feel you don't need to read that particular section. When you skip to the page indicated, you are admonished and told to return to the section you wanted to skip. All in good humor, of course. There are also thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter that enable you to celebrate the good things you are currently doing in your organization and encourage you to explore new ground.

Good book to give you an idea of how to lead and work with artists in worship.

This book is funny, one flatulence joke after another. Most of the book has a recipe that supposedly causes flatulence on the left and a cartoon of the same on the right. Each recipe has an associated "fluff meter", which describes the level of action it will produce. Occasionally there are pages containing "fart facts", some of which might even be true. I laughed my way through this book, many of the cartoons are accurate, representing the ways in which we try to handle and occasionally profit from the most embarrassing body noise.

Outstanding book of recipes, fart history and little known facts. Each recipe is rated. Humorous comments about each recipe are included. Something for everyone. My favorite is Thunder Wafers!

Not only does this book contain recipes, any man would love, it was fun to read as well. Wonderful entertainment, made me laugh until I cried. My family's favorite recipe, Those Stadium Stinkers!

It has really good food platters and they all have nice sideeffects. One of the recipes made me do a SonicBoom

As a long-time petomaine, I'd searched for years to find a book filled with recipes that not only taste good but give a little added "entertainment" as well. This is such a book! I've had my copy for years, its pages now well-smudged from heavy use in the kitchen. My favorite? "The Treasure of Sierra Madre", an 8.8 on the fluff-o-meter!

Get a copy! May the farts be with you!

Mr. Sentell writes an astounding and foundation-shaking take on the essence of the universe, spirituality, and humanity as a whole, connected entity. It is nothing short of pure brilliance. Though I cannot seem to find anything else here by Mr. Sentell, I am very excited to see what he has coming out in the future, assuming he is still around.

This book starts by deconstructing the axiomatic notions of our world and analyzing them from a simultaneous objective and subjective view. The brilliance is contained in Sentell's awareness that the observer innately affects the observed. Without disclosing too much, for I think everyone should read this book, Sentell offers a new-world way of thinking that abandons old, traditional views of spirituality and brings them into the 21st century. Integration is key for Sentell, leaving no religion or theology behind in this surprisingly short read.

The book is concise, thought-provoking, and a truly useful resource to anyone who has ever asked the question, "Why are we here?"

I knew of Mr. Sentell's acting chops (and his Broadway.com exploits), but I didn't know he was such a thoughtful and thought-provoking writer. Highly recommended!!!

Travis Sentell's book is a must for anyone who feels that the constraints of religious and cultural ideologies impede on a greater understanding of life. Sentell takes aspects and ideas from various world views and synthesizes them into a cohesive and comprehensive ideal. While combining the notions of auras, ESP and telekinesis with textual anaylsis of Bible, Sentell carefully and effectively asks the reader, "What are you believing?" but "Why are you disregarding this?" Judgment Day Manifesto is a vital reading for anyone who wants to truly find out and come to terms with what they actually believe in.

This is a book of significant value to those of us interested in exploring the controversial, the mysterious and the most significant aspects of living and dying. The author's first published work, it is a thoughtful and revealing view of one young man's struggle to make sense of the conflicting religions and philosophies surrounding the meaning of life, and of death. In the end, it is a comforting and hopeful view of life, not only as we know it here, but in all of its forms. Additional mysteries exlored include auras, ghosts, aliens, ESP, out of body and near death experiences and a host of other fascinating subjects. The book is well researched and referenced. I am anxious to see what Mr. Sentell will write next.

I read Sentell's book pretty soon after it was published and was excited about how he creates a new framework for spiritual thought without denying the wide variety of views out there-- religious, philosophical, and scientific views. The reason I give the book five stars is not necessarily because of the writing prowess (although it is good, it is his first book), but because of the broad background it gave me into various areas of thought and how he connected all of them. It caused me to go out and buy many other books on reincarnation, comparitive religion, and auras (among other topics). His extensive bibliography is extremely helpful in offering other sources for research into or personal curiousity about any of the topics he addresses.

This is my first book by Travis Thrasher but it will not be my last. This is a fun page turner with lots of action! If you like Indy Jones, you will love this book. Great writing by an author that I will read often in the future. I cannot wait to read another Travis Thrasher novel.

I loved this book. It starts with Henry being chased by the mob because of an article he wrote on Bugs Moran. The place is Chicago 1928. The action does not stop from there. Henry escapes to be offered an adventure to accompany Kate Prescott to the jungle to find her missing brother who went to the Brazilian Jungle and never returned. He did send letters home in which he mentioned looking for a Lost City. So of course Henry Wolfe the adventurer extradnoaire is intrigued. Along for the journey is a variety of characters including one of Henry's old friends Max. One of my issues with the book is it refers to a previous adventure which implies there is a book one which there is not. Through twists and turns this book holds onto you. I cannot wait to read another Henry Wolfe adventure so Travis Thrasher please hurry up and write. ;)

I have read all of Thrasher's books, but this is by far one of my favorites. From the first page, I couldn't put the book down. Full of excitement, adventure, love and surprises. I didn't want the book to end because I just wanted to know more and wanted to stay in the adventure forever. I guarentee you will love this book. Thrasher has again outdone himself. I look forward to his next book in September!!! Keep 'em coming!!!!!!

"Out of The Devil's Mouth" is Travis Thrasher's latest literary triumph! Thrasher himself tells of his resistance to be put into a box as an author and his newest tome definitely prevents that from happening. Within the circle of Christian writers, Travis certainly tests the boundaries. Out Of The Devil's Mouth is a fantastic tale of action and adventure in the tradition of Indiana Jones. Thrasher's hero, Henry Wolfe is every bit as likeable and humorous. The story takes place in 1929, starting with the infamous writer cum adventurer being dragged off by Italian mobsters in Chicago to meet his death for a story he wrote of their crime boss, but should that keep a good hero down? No, he successfully escapes to find he is wanted for hire for a dangerous excursion to the Amazon by the wealthy Prescott family of New York to find their missing son,Louis, who went to find a lost city that natives believe to hold secrets to eternal life. On a side trip, he is to travel to Key West to find his mentor and friend, French explorer, Max Joubert ( I couldn't help picturing a young Sean Connery in the movie role, haha, this would make a great flick!) Embarking on their journey is also Kate Prescott, Louis' feisty sister, some area natives, a doctor and sure fire Italian protector. What ensues is mystery, mayhem, terror and grand adventure, death for some and near-death for major players....will Max, Henry and Kate find Louis and escape impending death?? Can Kate's faith overcome Henry's disbelief?? Answering those questions would give far too much fun away! For all those who feel that Christian novels might be too preachy and a forum to push religion, I beg you to try Thrasher's novels,he is a strong talent producing unforgettable characters....I could NOT put this one down, it is his strongest effort to date and I eagerly await his thriller "Isolation" coming out later this year! Travis Thrasher is an unbelieveably wonderful, yet somewhat overlooked, gem of a writer, I have gone out and bought his whole collection and let me tell you, it was worth every penny! He should be noticed up in the ranks of Clive Cussler, Stephen King, and James Patterson: Travis Trasher Rocks!!! If you read only one author this year, make it Thrasher! I am hoping that Out Of The Devil's Mouth is only the beginning of a series of stories about Henry Wolfe! I LOVE this character and hated to see this story end! PLEASE do yourself a favor and read this great book! you willl NOT be sorry!!!! A++++++++++++++++

Writer/adventurer Henry Wolfe has a knack for getting himself into trouble. As Thrasher's adventure tale opens, we find Henry on the run from the mob in Chicago in 1928. After a narrow escape he flees to New York where he is presented with an opportunity. The elite Prescott family wants to hire Henry to search for their missing son who was last seen on an expedition in Brazil. Henry accepts the deal eagerly anticipating the bestseller potential in this latest journey. Now teamed up with his old mentor, a beautiful young woman, and a handful of guides and natives, Henry heads into the unknown where terror and danger plague them at every turn.

Travis Thrasher never ceases to amaze me with both his quality of writing and his ability to write in any genre. Thrasher has published a wide array of suspense and love stories and this time around he tries his hand at adventure. This story has the elements we expect in such a tale: plenty or suspense, edge of your seat action, unexpected terrors, and a multitude of life-threatening scenarios. Of course none of these elements are new, but Thrasher's unique writing voice brings a level of freshness to a familiar genre. No adventure story would be complete without a hint of romance and Thrasher doesn't disappoint in this area.

Henry Wolfe is the real strength of the novel. He is an engaging and endearing character that is both tough and sincere. His journey of faith is explored effectively, never in danger of being heavy handed and always remaining relevant to the story.

Travis Thrasher proves once again what a talent he is and I can only hope more and more people discover this great voice in Christian fiction. Out of the Devil's Mouth will no doubt have readers begging for more Henry Wolfe adventures. Up next Thrasher tries his hand at horror with Isolation and I can't wait to see how he handles yet another genre. If this one is any indication I know it will be something special.

I like Debbie Travis's style, but the homeowner faced with a kitchen smaller than about 15x15 or a bathroom smaller than 8x10 might find the design ideas difficult to incorporate into his or her own home. As the owner of a tract home with a (very typical for this city) 4x6 bathroom and a 9x10 kitchen, I didn't find much of use.

I loved this book, and any other books that Debbie Travis has on the market. Her ideas are fantastic, and she will get your creativity juices flowing to start other projects.

Lots of pictures of differant styles to really spark ideas for any style of kitchen. And of course, she has unique projects in this book as well.

I highly recommend this book. Directions are clear and concise. You have LOTS of choices of innovative projects that are adaptable for many different lifestyles. Good for young, young at heart AND older people who want something different in homes.

This was supposed to be one of the best of the series. I saw it listed on some mystery sites as a must read for this genre.

I liked it generally speaking and gave it an OK rating. It isn't a classic by any means but it has a good story, with good twists, believable characters, some action, good detective work. I dont' care for the authors frequent editorializing on issues that he deemed imporatant, but then again quite a few authors do this so I just accept it as their "thing".

In all I found that it was a good, cheap, PI novel. That's what the guy wrote. Readable and I would recommend it if you want a quick, throwaway read.

This happened to be the first novel of the Travis McGee series I read, back in the 80's, and I was instantly hooked. I grew up in Florida, and McDonald, as every reader familiar with Florida notices, knew the state intimately and paints that strange place with a master's touch. Travis McGee is probably the most perfectly realized character in series fiction, but what really grabbed me about this novel was the ultra-frightening villain. In fact, I think McDonald's greatest talent was the invention and development of his horrifying bad guys.

Travis McGee is visited late one night by a girl he knew years ago. She appears concerned for here safety, not allowing McGee to turn any lights on and continually checking over her shoulder as if someone might be following her. It turns out she is carrying a large sum of money that she asks McGee to hide for her. She adds to the intrigue by instructing him that should anything happen to her, he was to get in touch with her sister and give the money to her.

Inevitably she is killed a week later prompting McGee to take The Busted Flush and his neighbour and regular party fiend, Meyer south to Bayside to try to find out what happened to her.

What he and Meyer stumble into is an amateur marijuana smuggling racket that is starting to get out of hand. While McGee is stirring the hornets nest bodies begin to pile up at an alarming rate. He plays the avenging white knight to perfection here without becoming overly sentimental or judgemental; he simply does what he has to do, taking his bruises in the process.

The inclusion of his fellow Lauderdale resident and party buddy on this particular caper adds a nice balance to Travis' usual introspection. They each bounce their deep philosophies off the other keeping both each other and us amused. A fast moving Travis McGee is a good Travis McGee and this one certainly zips by with alacrity.

"Dreadful Lemon Sky," MacDonald's 13th in the Travis McGee series, is vintage McGee. I would put it right up there with the best of them, "Green Ripper" and "Bright Orange Shroud." It boggles my mind that MacDonald could write the abominable loser "Turquoise Lament" in 1973, and turn around and write this sparkling gem in 1974.

Carrie, a blast from the past, pays McGee a surprise visit aboard the Busted Flush with a suitcase full of suspicious money. She asks him to keep it safe for her, keep a $10,000 "fee," and if she does not return for it in two weeks, send it to her sister. Two weeks later and no Carrie; McGee goes out to earn his fee. Carrie has died in a car "accident." McGee mounts his white horse and vows vengeance for the lady. He finds drugs, danger, more action than even he bargained for, and meets a load of fascinating (if not righteous) characters. He discovers an all too happy singles only apartment complex apparently fueled by marijuana and presided over by a Big Daddy who is the benevolent landlord. A mysterious newly widowed Cindy Birdsong plays his Bond girl role, if somewhat diffidently. The locale is all Florida, purely Florida.

"Dreadful Lemon Sky" is superbly plotted with a surprising number of twists and turns for a MacDonald book. The character vignettes are sharp and right on the money. This is a Travis McGee not to be missed.

A finely printed book that features more than the regular images that every other book has. The essay is a very worthwhile read. It offers wonderful insites to the photogrpaher at the end of his working career.A real must to any Weston colection of books.

Edward Weston was one of the most squirelly, yet most talented photographers in the history of the medium - he rarely smiled, wore women's clothes, never learned to drive, married a woman 30 years his junior, lived in a shack in Carmel and loved philandering with Tina Modotti and others. He died with $300 in the bank in 1958, yet his photograph of a Circus Tent went at auction a few years ago for $266,000. His influence on photography and photographers was immense. Two of his four sons, Brett and Cole, became accomplished image makers and his grandson now carries on that same tradition, even living in the same shack on Wildcat Hill in Carmel. This book covers roughly the last 10 years of his photographs 1938-1948. The images are superbly produced and well-chosen but the text was a bit overbearing and heavy on the theory that in the last years Weston was overly concerned with death which was represented in his images. Certainly his images of Point Lobos are a bit dark and morose with pictures of dead trees and pelicans, but that's Point Lobos! During this period he also made whimsical images of his wife wearing a gas mask in the nude and playing a flute while a cat looks on with a surprised glance. Weston was full of LIFE, not death. Thirty years before his death in 1958 he made an image of a corpse at a time when his relationship with his future wife was rosy and he was spending time with his beloved sons. His final work does not seem any more concerned with death than it was in his earlier years. But, forget the text! Photography books are similar to Playboy magazines anyway - we buy them to look at the pictures, not read the text!! This is a terrific book and I can't wait to view the actual images at The Art Institute of Chicago.

This is a catalog for a show currently at San Francisco MOMA, launched in Chicago last year. (Weston came from Illinois and did most of his work in California.) It is essentially a re-edition of Weston's My Camera On Point Lobos, published in 1951 and again in 1968. The major change is text by David Travis replacing excerpts from Weston's daybooks in the original.

The text is intended to humanize someone who is mostly mythical by describing and interpreting events in the last years of his life at Point Lobos. It presents the author's analysis of Weston's career, state of mind and the evolution of his late style. There is little or no new material here and the analysis is strained, but thoughtful.

There are some intelligent comparisons presented of Weston's late and early views of the same subject. As a collection this is not a good introduction to Weston. It is a good final chapter to the Daybooks and a beautiful collection of reproductions. It is also a good companion to Ansel Adams at 100, showing how these two friends viewed many of the same subjects so differently. It would be a good addition to reading Charis Wilson's Through Another Lens, showing many pictures of domestic life including Weston's children, cats, and many of Charis Wilson. There is a lot of "inside baseball" here, both explicit and implied.

There is at least one important image in the show that is not in the catalog and there are many important omissions from the show itself, which make this a poor place to start studying Weston's work. For the record, both Weston and Adams experimented with color in the late 40s, shooting the same images in color and black and white. The color images aren't good but they are a very good way to show why their respective monochrome images are so strong.

It is worth repeating that while the printed images are as good as any you'll see, they are not even close to the 8X10 contact prints in the show. This really matters in Weston's work. If you have a chance to see the San Francisco show, before it is put away for another 10 years, you will also see additional earlier prints from SFMOMA's outstanding permanent collection which put the theme of the show into context that is missing from the book.

This is Weston when he was only satisfying his own search for meaning, not making statements or presenting his vision to the world. These are his final meditations and he knew it. They are by far his richest and most abstract work and worthy of a lot of study.

Not just a great presentation of Weston's last productive years, the essay by the Chicago Art Institute's Curator of Photography provides the best understanding to date of what it means to be a mature artist - and why it was that Weston was viewed by his peers, including Ansel Adams, Minor White, Imogen Cunningham as the consummate photographer, the proof that photography like other forms was capable of synthesizing interior and exterior realities into works of profound emotional and aesthetic power. A great contribution!