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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 779.3298 EAN: 9780316005128 Edition: Expanded ISBN: 0316005126 Label: Little, Brown and Company Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: October 12, 2007 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Studio: Little, Brown and Company Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Book Description: We share about 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, our closest biological cousins. And never have the similarities between simians and humans been so amusingly and brilliantly captured as in Monkey Portratis. Jill Greenberg has spent 15 years photographing celebrities--from Clint Eastwood to Drew Barrymore--for leading publications, but has recently focused on actors of a different sort. She has been photographing monkeys and apes, many of whom have appeared on film or in television shows. Her intimate portraits of these animals convey a startling range of emotions and personalities, and evoke an almost eerie sense of recognition. Each of these 76 amazingly anthropomorphic photographs will remind you of someone you know. These monkeys in all their glory will cause you to laugh out loud and to wonder just how different we truly are. Monkey Business
Product Description: We share about 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, our closest biological cousins. And never have the similarities between simians and humans been so amusingly and brilliantly captured as in Monkey Portraits by celebrity photographer Jill Greenberg. Jill has spent 15 years photographing everyone from Kelly Osbourne to Clint Eastwood, but has recently focused on photographing stars of a different sort - monkeys and apes, many of whom have appeared in films or on television shows. Her intimate portraits of these animals convey a startling range of emotions and personalities. Each of these 76 amazing photographs of monkeys and apes will remind you of someone you know. These pictures will make you laugh out loud and wonder just how different we truly are. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Monkey MadnessThis really is an excellent book for kids. I bought it for my 2 year old and she loves to look at this book. Sometimes she tries to imitate the facial expressions of the monkeys and amazingly she is memorizing the different names of the monkeys. Rating: - judging a book by its coverI purchased this tome strictly because of the unique cover. I didn't know if digital trickery was involved, or if it really was a portrait. It and the amazing and beautiful pages inside are real photos. The quality and skill exhibited by the photographer is stunning. I was looking at my ancestors and they showed anger, aloofness, joy, shyness and all the other facial variances that I see in humans. It is the type of book that you can look at over and over, yet find something fresh each visit. Highly ... Read More Rating:  - A great gift for those who love to laughWe came across this book while on vacation. It was the funniest book we had seen in a long time. We bought a few copies to give as gifts for our friends who like photography, animals, humor, etc. The photos are well done and the facial expressions on the monkeys are unbelievable. Rating: - Monkey BusinessJill Greenberg's photos are simply amazing. The subjects, all monkeys of one kind or another, convey a wide range of emotions and, as the introduction suggests, may remind you of friends, relatives or other close acquaintances. This isn't a "photo book of animals". It's artful photography by a woman who has somehow gained the trust of these wonderful critters. Toss it on your coffee table and let guests enjoy the images. Rating: - Wonderful book to share with anyone.After discovering this book at a friend's home I went home and immediately ordered three. I plan to keep one and send the others as gifts. In fact, I plan to purchase more to use for gifts. Regardless of age anyone can enjoy this fascinating book. The photography is flawless and generates a whole new respect for nature and it's inhabitants. Would recommend it to any one. |
