More Reflections on The Meaning of Life

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More Reflections on the Meaning of Life, created by David Friend and the editors of LIFE magazine, is the sequel to the celebrated collection of photos and essays The Meaning of Life, which addresses the ultimate issue of this or any age.
Expanding the scope of the first book (printed in black and white), More Reflections juxtaposes vivid color images by 137 of the world's premier photographers with passionate and provocative observations from an international roster of 225 contributors, both well known and unknown. The result is a global mosaic of impressions on why we exist—362 "answers" from Mario Cuomo and Michael Jackson, Corazon Aquino and Sinead O'Connor, Benazir Bhutto and Bduard Shevardnadze, Garrison Keillor and Yogi Berra, a Balinese dancer and an Incan priest.
Each of the pictures on these pages— depicting scenes in 36 countries and on the moon—conveys a sense of the purpose of existence. Each of the written statements— from men and women (and even one computer) in... Tovább

Fülszöveg

More Reflections on the Meaning of Life, created by David Friend and the editors of LIFE magazine, is the sequel to the celebrated collection of photos and essays The Meaning of Life, which addresses the ultimate issue of this or any age.
Expanding the scope of the first book (printed in black and white), More Reflections juxtaposes vivid color images by 137 of the world's premier photographers with passionate and provocative observations from an international roster of 225 contributors, both well known and unknown. The result is a global mosaic of impressions on why we exist—362 "answers" from Mario Cuomo and Michael Jackson, Corazon Aquino and Sinead O'Connor, Benazir Bhutto and Bduard Shevardnadze, Garrison Keillor and Yogi Berra, a Balinese dancer and an Incan priest.
Each of the pictures on these pages— depicting scenes in 36 countries and on the moon—conveys a sense of the purpose of existence. Each of the written statements— from men and women (and even one computer) in 53 nations—attempts to answer one of two questions: "What is the meaning of life?" or "Why are we here?"
The big picture, of course, is what LIFE magazine has always been about: outsize photographs that capture the human condition, life-affirming stories that reveal deeper truths connecting us all. This volume, combining startling images with inspirational responses, takes LIFE's mandate to the furthest extreme, bringing the biggest picture of all into sharper focus. The result is an eclectic mix of truth and myth— and all the magic in between. Vissza