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Playboy: 50 Years: The Photographs (Hardcover)

by Jim Peterson (Author)

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; 1 edition (Oct 1 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811839788
ISBN-13: 978-0811839785
Product Dimensions: 30.8 x 23.8 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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You mean people don't read Playboy for the Nabokov stories and hard-hitting reportage? Sturdily produced, this is a candy-colored, unpretentious gaze over a half-century of nudity, fun, sex and the most absurd fashions this side of Cukor's The Women. Playboy was genuinely shocking in its youth, but these 250 color pictures, compared to what's out there now, emphasize control and stardom. Here's the first centerfold, Marilyn Monroe, as the "Golden Dream." Here are Ursula Andress, bent in half like a cupid's bow; Pamela Anderson and Dorothy Stratten; the sensational Russ Meyer "actress" Edy Williams floating across the sinuous blue of the perfect swimming pool. Herb Ritts's photographs of the models Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford and Elle Macpherson are suitably iconic, as are David Bailey's tawny Catherine Deneuve and Chris Von Wangenheim's Raquel Welch in blue, black and white. The text is a second thought indeed, but it's serviceable, the work of longtime Playboy staffer Peterson. Playboy lured some great artists into its pages, including Warhol, Antonioni, Helmut Newton and Brett Weston, but judging from what's here, none seem to have done their best work for the magazine. On the whole, 50 Years is largely unpretentious-with one exception, trying to persuade us that the "triptych" of black-and-white head shots that lines the bottom of the opening page to each Playboy Interview is somehow some new kind of art form. In truth Playboy's major innovation was the centerfold, unfolding out of the book as though too big for its britches.
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A collection of photographs that reflect the past half-century's changing politics, fashions, and sexual ideals with images of or interviews with such celebrities as Raquel Welch, Cindy Crawford, and Anna Nicole Smith.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Nov 14 2003

By	Freakzilla (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This is a wonderful 240 page photography book of the 50 years of Playboy photography. It opens with the Playboy story, and how it grew into the great company it is today. The book then shifts over to the importance of the centerfold. I was nowhere near born when a lot of the beautiful women such as Ellen Stratton, Liv Lindeland, and Eve Meyer were posing, but I can see why the magazine was so successful. There is also a nice frontal and backside poster of Nancy Cameron included.

The next chapter includes just a few of the many people that have contributed to the Playboy interview over the many years, talking about various controversial issues.

There are more pictures included, this time of some beautiful celebrities, such as Cindy Crawford, Kim Basinger, Pamela Anderson, and Stephanie Seymour among a sea of others.

The lifestyles section was very intriguing, to say the least. There are a lot of great photography shots in this section that absolutely stunned me. I cannot put into words what this is like, so go see for yourself!

There is an artwork gallery of some fascinating and very detailed pictures. A lot of beautiful work that will leave you breathless, as well as a very disturbing piece of art that has scarred my mind forever. Finally, there is the covers section that they have included. I liked some of the old school covers that they had, some were very unique and others, while simple, still caught your attention.

Overall I found this book very enjoyable. For younger fans of Playboy, such as myself, this gives only a small sense of what Playboy was, and how it has grew since then. For the older fans, I guess it will be nothing new, but it will be a nice trip down memory lane.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tasteful!, Feb 10 2004

By	Frederick A. Babb "An Author," (http://www.frederickbabb.com) - See all my reviews

Women shun playboy with exploitation yells while men flock to the magazine racks to keep playboy an institute. The bottom line is that Playboy is a mix between male fantasy and giving ladies an opportunity to reach fame in tactful photos. Ironically, the magazine that start all the scandals has converted into the gentleman of adult magazines. This book takes you down the past 50 years to demonstrate how Playboy has remain true to their intentions of presenting lovely ladies in daring, yet tasteful, photos.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I Love Women!, Feb 4 2004

By	HotChocolate (Hotlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

For a man like me, this book was the ultimate (belated) Christmas present because I truly love women, and I truly love the beauty of women as these master Playboy photographs portray them. How lucky we are to live in a free society where we can feast our eyes on such God-given glory. And for any man who loves women as much as me, and who enjoys giving women gigantic pleasures, they should also look into the videos "Goddess Worship" and "New Sex Now" -- all 3 of these great products are for men with great appreciation of the female essence and come most highly recommended.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not all that I hoped for
This book gives some great photographs over the past fifty years, but I was hoping for a little more than what I got. There wasn't enough photo's of playmates. Read more

Published on Jan 6 2004 by aeroscotty66

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant but less than I anticipated...
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