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Jackie: Her Life in Pictures

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I really loved this book! It's an amazing tribute to Jackie, and the pictures are incredible. I've never seen most of them, and so many of the ones with JFK and John Jr and Caroline are so touching. Most picture books have a smattering of photos, but this one seems to cover just about every month of Jackie's life! It's really something to see her as a lovely little girl, maturing into a young woman, and then going through all that she did. The captions are very interesting too, and well-written. If you remember Jackie fondly like I do, you will want to get this book!

This book contains many familiar images, but also many more you may never have seen before. I especially enjoyed the photos that show Jackie appearing less guarded than usual (the one of the First Lady skeptically being hugged by a Prime Minister is terrific). As the book goes on and Jackie matures, there are fewer and fewer of these unguarded pix ... once she became Jackie O, it seems the famous smile was frozen in place. Still, I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who remembers her fondly.

I was captivated by this book. James Spada has compiled several well-known photographs with many photos I had never seen. He does not try to analyse or to delve into the behind the scenes. He presents the photos with a paragraph or two, and lets us glimpse into Jackie Kennedy Onassis's life. I was entranced by the pictures of her youth and the pure beauty and joy in several ungarded moments. A beautiful tribute.

In addition to containing many never-before-published photos of one of the most famous women of our times, this book has some very interesting biographical information (extended captions) about Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Anyone interested in Jackie and her remarkable life will love this book.

This book had pictures that I have never seen before and I thought I had seen them all. Worth every penny

James Spada gave us new pictures - a more intimate look at Jackie. I have been a collector of Jackie books for several years and this one should be classified as a MUST HAVE ! Thank you Mr. Spade for a breath of fresh air.

This is a great book chock full of pictures of Jackie O. I've admired her a long time and haven't seen most of these shots--there's even one of her and JFK in a penny arcade photo booth before they were married! I expected great pictures from the book, but I was surprised by how interesting the captions are too--it really amounts to a pictorial biography. I heartily recommend this book to anyone who admires Jackie!

A quick read, I loved spending every available stolen moment with this book. I was captured by the wonderful photos, most of them I've never seen before. You get a good glimpse of Jackie's range of emotions. A good book to leave out, with the hope others may delight and reflect on her beauty and courage.

The texts are good but particularity the photos, there are a lot buy it!!!The photos chosen by Spada are remarkable in their ability to portray both the remarkable strength possessed by Jacqueline Kennedy .
Jackie: Her Life in Pictures" will be money well spent

I really adored this book - it is so much more than yet another reprinting of the famous pictures of Jackie. The photos chosen by Spada are remarkable in their ability to portray both the remarkable strength possessed by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, as well as her frailties that we can all relate to. While many people have seen the countless photos that have been published of Mrs. Onassis from her birth to death, Mr. Spada managed to select mostly photos that are little-seen, as well as photos that needed no text to give the reader a better sense of the people portrayed in the book. The text that does accompany the photos is well written and restrained. Purchasing "Jackie: Her Life in Pictures" will be money well spent.