Monday, January 05, 2009 6:05 PM
by
dsumner
Weekend: Books
I have to admit to being a bit of book fiend. I just can’t walk past a bookshop without going in. I always seem to have a want list, and Christmas always gives me the excuse to go, sometimes literally, for larger volumes.
The first one is certainly the largest book I now own. It is certainly not bedtime reading material, and commands an entire desk for its reading.
The Le Corbusier book Le Grand is a massive volume in every sense of the word. It also presents a fantastic level of detail into the workings of one of the greatest design visionaries of the 20th Century. I am no book reviewer, but if you have any interest in Architecture or design, it really is worth a look.
I was also very lucky to pick up in LA a copy of Guy Bourdin beautiful two volume set – A Message For You. I love the photographic work of Guy Bourdin, he has never achieved the notoriety of many other famous photographers.
His work is so colorful and imaginative, full of narrative and intrigue. Its astonishing that the majority of the work was done in the 70s, without a hint of Photoshop.
The two other physically lighter volumes I picked up were:
Truman Capote- In Cold Blood
and the mind bending:
Michio Kaku – Physics of the Impossible.
Well you can’t say I don’t have diverse interests!, happy reading!
