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A celebration of the timeless act of reading - as seen through the lens of one of the world’s most beloved photographers

Young or old, rich or poor, engaged in the sacred or the secular, people everywhere read. This homage to the beauty and seductiveness of reading brings together a collection of photographs taken by Steve McCurry over his nearly four decades of travel and is introduced by award-winning writer, Paul Theroux. McCurry’s mesmerizing images of the universal human act of reading are an acknowledgement of - and a tribute to - the overwhelming power of the written word.

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Hardback by Steve McCurry , Paul Theroux

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    Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
    Publication Date: 03/10/2016
    ISBN13: 9780714871295, 978-0714871295
    ISBN10: 071487129X

    Number of Pages: 144

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    A celebration of the timeless act of reading - as seen through the lens of one of the world’s most beloved photographers

    Young or old, rich or poor, engaged in the sacred or the secular, people everywhere read. This homage to the beauty and seductiveness of reading brings together a collection of photographs taken by Steve McCurry over his nearly four decades of travel and is introduced by award-winning writer, Paul Theroux. McCurry’s mesmerizing images of the universal human act of reading are an acknowledgement of - and a tribute to - the overwhelming power of the written word.

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