Curious Moments

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Summary: A PIECE OF ARCHIVEABLE HISTORY
Review: Concurrently illustrated in English, German, and French languages, "Curious Moments" is a collection of some of the most fascinating twentieth century photographs. It is a bunch of riddles: both sadness and joy. But above all, it is candid. Every picture in this 720-paged photo-book tells a different story. They are real, refreshing, and well-documented. They are indeed, the gap between everyday life and world affairs.
"Curious Moments" is a product of collective effort: from several photojournalists. It spanned across the continents of the world, and covered the first 67 years of the 20th Century. It is a collection of laughing photos. A piece of archiveable history!

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Summary: Awesome collection of classic often humorous photos
Review: I never tire of rereading this book. The pictures are odd, unusual, befuddling, amazing, weird, humorous, and definitely unique. It's a fascinating photo collection of Curious Moments.

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Summary: A fun book, by fermed
Review: The cover of this book presents a man shaking hands with a woman. He, Vaimo, is 8 ft, 3 inches tall, and at the time (1937) the tallest man in the world; she, Elizabeth, is 3 ft, 10 inches. The picture is one of the many photos of contrasts found among the 617 images contained in this book. They were selected from a trove of several million captioned newsphotos covering the period from 1900 to 1967, and found in the Sweedish archives SBT Bild. They are loosely organized around themes that act as chapter headings; thus there is a chapter about flying, one about contraptions, another about animals, and so on.The captions are written in English, German and French.

The text is simple and informative, and usually reveals the names and the circumstances which occasioned the photograph. There is no grossness, pornography, or violence in the series, although tackiness, cornball shots, and vulgar sentimentality are frequently illustrated. A fun book to have and to display on the coffee table to demonstrate the owner is down to earth and has a sense of humor.