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Summary: Gary's Passing Gas is Great Americana
Review: My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Gary as he traveled through America. He is exactly what this book represents- thoughful, caring, classic, passionate, interesting, and definately entertaining. We sat in our kitchen while he flipped through his book and, with each perfectly crafted story, poured out his love for American people and their stories. We laughed at and enjoyed every page. We really appreciated the opportunity to reflect on our own life and Gary's vision of America's richness. His book's pictures and stories are an American treasure. Do not pass on this American Highway.
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Summary: Catchy Title & Cover
Review: Puns are some of my favorite things. The marvelous interplay of words and pictures make this book amusing when reading by yourself or a leaping off place for very interesting conversations when sharing the colorful vignettes with almost anybody else that has the smallest bit of "a sense of humor". Wonderful entertainment while providing a real glimpse into the heart and soul of small town America.Kudos to Gladstone for an elegant presentation of a daunting journey and project.
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Summary: Catchy Title & Cover
Review: Puns are some of my favorite things. The marvelous interplay of words and pictures make this book amusing when reading by yourself or a leaping off place for very interesting conversations when sharing the colorful vignettes with almost anybody else that has the smallest bit of "a sense of humor". Wonderful entertainment while providing a real glimpse into the heart and soul of small town America. Kudos to Gladstone for an elegant presentation of a daunting journey and project.
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Summary: Re-charge your own creativity
Review: The photographs and the journey are great, but for me another main attraction was the creative spurt it gave me. Any commercial photographer or other artist who needs to be reminded of the value that can come from a zany off beat project should read this book, let you life be disrupted by it, and undertake some project with at least some of this spunk! And for anybody who thought that the way to take good pictures was to follow the rules ... well, enjoy watching this master break very one.
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Summary: Re-charge your own creativity
Review: The photographs and the journey are great, but for me another main attraction was the creative spurt it gave me. Any commercial photographer or other artist who needs to be reminded of the value that can come from a zany off beat project should read this book, let you life be disrupted by it, and undertake some project with at least some of this spunk! And for anybody who thought that the way to take good pictures was to follow the rules ... well, enjoy watching this master break very one.
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Summary: wonderful pictures, great diversion
Review: This book had me rolling on the floor laughing. The names of the towns are wonderful, but they have so much more to them when you see the pictures and read the hilarious stories. It is just like traveling with an old friend around the back roads and by-ways of America. This is a got-to-have book that will lighten up your days.
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Summary: wonderful pictures, great diversion
Review: This book had me rolling on the floor laughing. The names of the towns are wonderful, but they have so much more to them when you see the pictures and read the hilarious stories. It is just like traveling with an old friend around the back roads and by-ways of America. This is a got-to-have book that will lighten up your days.
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Summary: Heartland with Heart!
Review: This is a great peek at heartland America--or what we hope it still is... In these days of "homeland security" and carrying the big stick, this warm look at the real crossroads of our country takes us truly back to "kinder and gentler times." The people are real, the pictures are fabulous--This is a fantastic, funny book and one with a lot of heart--it is on my Christmas '03 gift-giving list because it will make everyone who receives it smile!
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Summary: It's Not About the Gas
Review: When Gary Gladstone began his odyssey crossing and cris crossing the country, little did he know that his delightful and insightful daily journal entries would provide the extra je ne sais quois that makes his book so poignant and actually greater than the individual parts. The photographs are wonderful, made with careful calculations of light and subject; the language is down-to- -- touching passions, fears and joy most of us identify with. Passing Gas is more than a coffee table book; it's an inspsiration to all of us who make photographs and aspire to being compelling writers at the same time.
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Summary: "Passing Gas"--a little at a time!
Review: With an excellent blend of humor and superb photographs, Gary Gladstone has produced a visual American travelogue of places along the endless blue highways of the United States.It is a look into the smaller than small towns emphasizing not only the town (one with a population of six) but the ambience of the location as well.Have you ever been behind the scenes of a photo shoot with a professional photographer? If not, this book will tell you about the pre-planning that needs to be done, the struggle for good light (or any light at all) and the trials and tribulations of a photographer "on the road".Grab a good chair, something cold to drink, and get ready to grin!
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