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Inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, multi-award-winning photographer and filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman has recorded the thoughts and ideas of fifty of the world's most prominent writers, artists, designers, actors, politicians, musicians, and religious and business leaders, all over sixty-five years old. To create profound, honest, and truly revealing portraits of these luminaries, Zuckerman has captured their voices, their physical presence, and the written word. The resulting book and film, included here on a DVD, provide an extraordinary legacy for the generations that follow, and a timeless ...

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Overview

Inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, multi-award-winning photographer and filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman has recorded the thoughts and ideas of fifty of the world's most prominent writers, artists, designers, actors, politicians, musicians, and religious and business leaders, all over sixty-five years old. To create profound, honest, and truly revealing portraits of these luminaries, Zuckerman has captured their voices, their physical presence, and the written word. The resulting book and film, included here on a DVD, provide an extraordinary legacy for the generations that follow, and a timeless portrait of the common experiences that unite us all. 

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When all else fails, and you don't know what to do, crack open a fat coffee-table book and have a peep. Almost anything will do; Ansel Adams, Catherine Craft's Jasper Johns (Parkstone, 2009), The Great Life Photographs (Little, Brown, 2004; here I note that Little, Brown is the publishing world's diametrical opposite of Big Red). While coffee-table books will be the subject of a future column, consider Zuckerman's compilation—if the ugly, Skeletor-esque mug of Clint Eastwood on the cover doesn't scare you away. All sorts of leaders and wise folk are pictured and quoted in there, from Billie Jean King, Willie Nelson, Hank Kissinger, Madeline Albright, and Wole Soyinka, too. I like that crew, sure. But like life, twats are everywhere: Billy Connelly, Graham Nash, and Judi Dench have nothing to say (they have never had anything to say other than lines that have been provided them). One startler—Carrot Top is surprisingly wise. Borrow the book, it's way too expensive to buy. "Happiness is a shared thing," writes Desmond Tutu. True dat. — Douglas Lord, "Books for Dudes," Booksmack! 1/6/11

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780810983595
  • Publisher: Abrams, Harry N., Inc.
  • Publication date: 10/1/2008
  • Pages: 215
  • Sales rank: 284,876
  • Product dimensions: 12.40 (w) x 12.20 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

Andrew Zuckerman 
Andrew Zuckerman was born in Washington D.C., in 1977. After an internship at the International Center of Photography in New York, he attended New York University's School of Visual Arts to study photography and film, and graduated in 1999. His photography and film work has been commissioned extensively for numerous brands throughout the world and has received many awards, including the D&AD Yellow Pencil award for excellence in photography. 

Zuckerman's first film, High Falls, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 before going on to win Best Short Narrative at the Woodstock Film Festival. His last book, Creature, was published worldwide in November 2007. 

Alex Vlack 
Alex Vlack was born in New York in 1974. He has produced documentaries for television and media installations for museums. In 2006 he co-founded Late Night and Weekends with Andrew Zuckerman, where they create books, films, and broadcast content. He wrote and produced High Falls, and produced and co-directed Still Bill, a feature documentary about Bill Withers.Andrew Zuckerman is a New York–based photographer and director, and the author of Creature.

Table of Contents

Chinua Achebe 10

Richard Adams 16

Madeleine Albrlght 18

Buzz Aldrin 22

David Amram 24

Alan Arkin 28

Burt Bacharach 32

Dave Brubeck 36

Dick Bruna 40

Zbigniew Brzezinski 44

Chuck Close 46

Billy Connolly 52

Terence Conran 56

Bryce Courtenay 58

Judi Dench 62

Clint Eastwood 68

Garret FitzGerald 72

Malcolm Fraser 74

Frank Gehry 76

Jane Goodall 80

Nadine Gordimer 84

Vaclev Havel 86

Denis Healey 90

John Hume 94

Edward M. Kennedy 96

Billie Jean King 100

Henry Kissinger 104

Kris Kristofferson 108

Jimmy Little 112

Esther Mahlangu 114

Nelson Mandela 120

Kurt Masur 126

Graham Nash 128

Willie Nelson 134

Nick Nolte 138

Michael Parkinson 142

Jacques Pepin 148

Rosamunde Pilcher 150

Mary Quant 152

Bernice Johnson Reagon 154

Robert Redford 158

Vanessa Redgrave 162

Richard Rogers 166

Ravi Shankar 170

Wole Soyinka 174

Helen Suzman 176

Desmond Tutu 178

Lelia Vignelli 186

Massimo Vignelli 186

Bill Withers 190

Andrew Wyeth 194

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  • Posted June 13, 2009

    Beautiful photographs

    Some of the images are perfectly superb, and enlightening. The portrait and interview with Andre Wyeth is worth the price of the bbok alone.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 2, 2009

    Thought provoking

    The layout of the book was beautiful.
    While I enjoyed reading most of the author's thoughts on wisdom, some thoughts went on too long! Still I would recommend it.

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