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Half Past Autumn: A Retrospective

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Buy this book and see the wonderful and varied career of Gordon Parks. See the world through this stunning photographer's eyes, and you will never see the world the same again. Then buy *A Choice of Weapons* and find out how this man came to create these masterworks. Everyone knows his genius as a photographer, filmmaker, and composer, but people may not know that he is a master memoirist as well. Put this book and *A Choice of Weapons* on your Christmas list!

Through his poetry and photographs, Parks does an excellent job of allowing the reader to some into the world he has experienced over the years. You feel like you've gone off on assignment with him and like you've have expericned the bigotry first hand. The messages he conveys through his work were way ahead of his time, but right on time in today's world. His intelligence brightly shines through both his photographs and poetry. The narratives, photographs and poetry all make for an outstanding compilation of his feelings and views on the world. Marvelous!

Seeing the exhibit was the most wonderful day of my life. Getting the book was the next best day. I am not sure if another photographer so talented in all fields will ever appear again. Raad A Choice of Weapons also by Gordon Parks, it will help reinforce the Retrospective.

mr. parks' book is autobiographical in photo and text. the book reveals his journey to becoming a documentor of turbulent times during his career. this is a must purchase.

This book is a wonderful history of a man I have loved since seeing a life magazine article about him and the book he wrote; The Learning Tree which I read because of the article. I saved that book and those photos for all these years and only just had to throw them away because they were mildewed from storage. Mr Parks was a renaissance man and had so many talents. I was so sorry when he died and also found it sad that he didn't seem to get the recognition he deserved. This book is a real tribute though and the documentary of the same name.

Ive wanted this book for years...also looking to find a copy of the HBO special. Great transaction, price, quality of book. Its all good thanks so much. I love Gordon!

I first saw / read this book at my local public library. I knew than that I MUST have this book!
VERY interesting, well written, educational, excellent pictures!

Please note that the cover that you show on the internet is incorrect. I am the photgrapher and what you show is the photograph that was used for the dummy book shown at the book fair. The photograph shown is an unpublished photgraph. Please look at the book for the actual cover.

Poor description of the book condition. I recd the book & it had water damage in the back of the book. Because the person I got the book for didn't mine we decided to keep it. The water damage didn't effect any of the pictures.