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Norman Rockwell

Behind the Camera

by Ron Schick, John Rockwell and Stephanie Haboush Plunkett

Hardcover, 224 pages, Little Brown & Co, List Price: $40 |

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Schick explores the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. The author delves into the archive of nearly 20,000 photographs housed at the Norman Rockwell Museum to create an intriguing work of photography, art, and Americana.

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Alan Cheuse's Book Picks To Warm A Winter's Night

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Alan Cheuse's Book Picks To Warm A Winter's Night

Book reviewer Alan Cheuse selects the highlights of this holiday season: futuristic dystopias; things that go bump in the night; portraits from Norman Rockwell's America; gay New York; a celebration of our immigrant adventures; one writer's journey to manhood; and, of course, Long John Silver.

Alan Cheuse's Book Picks To Warm A Winter's Night

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