Re: [Leica] NEW BOOK RELEASE. :-)

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

Recommended reading: Osler was a great teacher and thinker, and the 
marriage of his thoughts to these wonderful images is an inspiration. 
Hope the "new" publisher works out. When is Women in Medicine due?

On Friday, Aug 8, 2003, at 06:45 Australia/Melbourne, Ted Grant wrote:

> "DOCTORS' WORK. The Legacy of Sir William Osler."
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> excerpt from book promo page..........
> "A 256-page hard cover book combining the quotations of Sir William 
> Osler
> and other notable medical figures with powerful black and white 
> photographs.
> Ted Grant captures the essence of modern-day medicine."
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> OK now I have your attention. :-) ;-)
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> Here's the website:         http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant/
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> For those of you who do not have a copy of the original medical book 
> from a
> few years ago this is a new configuration and size. New title and 
> layout,
> equal quality reproduction. And wonder of wonders.... economical to
> purchase. :-) Hey this is a Leica quality book at an ordinary folks 
> price.
> ;-)
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> I knew you'd like that part.
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> The publisher, FireFly Books Ltd. of Toronto & Buffalo tell me books 
> are in
> stores of North America as we speak or on the way. For those of you 
> who have
> no idea of this book it's all B&W shot with Leica, M's and R's, a 
> single
> photograph on the right hand page with an Osler quotation on the facing
> page.
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> A wonderful tool for photographers interested in learning how to work 
> by
> motivating existing light within many locations. It's all available as 
> you
> see it light shot on Tmax film rated at ASA 800 along with the use of 
> many
> Leica lenses capturing the day to day life of doctors and nurses doing 
> their
> thing. There isn't any blood and guts for those of you with touchy 
> stomachs.
> Besides it's B&W and blood is just another shade of gray. ;-)
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> For those wondering about the quality of photography and re-production 
> I'm
> sure some of the lads and lasses who purchased the first edition can 
> verify
> it's worth as purchase. Certainly a nice Christmas, graduation or 
> every day
> gift!
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> The website has purchase directions.  Please have a look, thank you.
> ted
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