Norman Mailer, Bert Stern: Marilyn Monroe

Norman Mailer, Bert Stern: Marilyn MonroeSensual, artistic, and cerebral, this volume pairs Norman Mailers classic book Marilyn with Bert Sterns intimate last sitting portfolio to trace the complexity and the allure of an incomparable screen siren. An inspired synthesis of literature and art, this book is a tribute to Monroes vulnerability, intelligence, and eduring charm. This book is really two books. It is a biography, and it is also a pictorial retrospective of an actress whose greatest

Slim Aarons has established his place in the pantheon of great postwar photographers

Ranging from the simple to the complex

collectable and dynamic periods of international design

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his early records earned him a rabid legion of die-hard fans—as well as a few noteworthy detractors

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to a journey into the darkness of addiction

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