On Reading [Hardcover]

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.

Steve McCurry is one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography, with scores of magazine covers, more than a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name. His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary realities ? yet always retains the human element. A member of Magnum Photos, McCurry has been recognized with the Robert Capa Gold Medal and National Press Photographers Award.

Paul Theroux is an acclaimed American travel writer and novelist, author ofThe Great Railway Bazaarand the prize-winning novelThe Mosquito Coast.

As featured in The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Hemispheres, The New York Review of Books, World of Interiors, and on Fast Compnay's Co.Design

"One of the world's most accomplished photographers takes a moment to appreciate the quite contemplation of reading." —PrivatAir

"In the hands of McCurry it's something that becomes beautiful and wonderfully aesthetic."—Amateur Photographer

"McCurry's photographs show the absorbing power of losing oneself to the written word in any situation."—The Guardian, Travel

"Here's a self-reflexive book for you... Captures the joy of picking up a book."—The Independent

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