The New York Times:The Complete Front Pages 1851-2009 Updated Edition |  | Author: The New York Times
Creator: Bill Keller
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/Dvdr U
Pages: 476
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.4
Dimensions (in): 14.8 x 12 x 1.8
ISBN: 1579128254
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.8
EAN: 9781579128258
ASIN: 1579128254
Publication Date: November 1, 2009
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New edition of the national blockbuster and New York Times bestsellerâwith more than a dozen new front pages, including Obama's election and inauguration, his first trip abroad, the financial meltdown, Madoff, and more. One of the most popular gift books of the 2008 holiday season now includes the history-making Obama front pages and so much more. The book and three accompanying DVDs contain new front pages through May 2009. The nearly 55,000 pages in the book and DVDs date back to 1851 and provide the reader an unprecedented opportunity to experience the news as it was being reported.
Essays by Jill Abramson, Richard Bernstein, Ethan Bronner, Roger Cohen, Gail Collins, Helene Cooper, Thomas L. Friedman, William Grimes, Caryn James, Gina Kolata, Paul Krugman, David Leonhardt, Steve Lohr, Frank Rich, Carla Anne Robbins, Gene Roberts, William Safire, Serge Schmemann, Sam Tanenhaus, and John Noble Wilford.
DVD-ROMs run on a PC (Windows 2000/XP or later) or Mac (OSX 10.4.8 or later) with Adobe 8.0 or later. Free download available on the DVD-Roms.
"With the publishing of this stunning volume of the most momentous front pages of the past 150 years, accompanied by DVDs with every single Times front page ever published, a sprawling snapshot of human civilization as Americans saw itâis suddenly at our fingertips." âTed Anthony, The Associated Press
"[A] satisfyingly hefty volumeâ¦reminding you of how the experience of reading the newspaper is at once public and intimate, of the enduring, essential, all-important power of the printed word." âFrancine Prose, O: The Oprah Magazine
"Worth buying a coffee table for." âDwight Garner, The New York Times
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 Improved Over 2008 Edition October 29, 2009
gglennwill (Simi Valley, California United States)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
Despite the fact that the New York Times is not my favorite paper with its liberal bias, I am also a history buff, and I love old newspapers and magazines. So last Christmas I ran out and bought the 2008 edition. Although enjoyable, it was missing several months (including my daughters birth month of Septmeber 1994, to my disappointment), and trying to read many of the older issues was very difficult.
I'm happy to report that the 2009 edition not only includes the missing months, but to my surprise many of the more difficult papers to read have somehow been "cleaned up". I don't know how they did it, but i just compared the Sept 24 1851 paper in the two editions and it's like night and day, much easier to read in the new edition. Also as in the old edition you can easily access the NYT archive to continue reading a front page article or read the articles in the other pages of that newspaper. A very nice feature.
If you were disappointed with the 2008 edition, I would recommend getting this revised edition.
Stunning DVDs, but still missing front pages November 10, 2009
Charles Peiffer
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The DVD's are amzing, but despite the improvement some front pages seem to be missing : The Western editions of February and March 1963 (during a strike), despite the fact that articles exist for those dates according to the New York Times archives. Still, wonderful product.
An Outstanding Gift! January 12, 2010
Pam25 (Utah)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought this book for our Dad, who is 70-something. He now has trouble going to bed because he can't put this book down! It's probably the best gift we've ever gotten 'someone who has everything and needs nothing!'
A 'must' for any newspaper or history library February 20, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Any New York resident or fan of the Times must have The Complete Front Pages 1851-2009. It provides a century and a half of history as reported on the Times front pages, providing facsimile pages for over 300 important dates, news summaries, and original essays by Times writers. Three DVD-ROMs for running on Mac or PC environments alike contain every front page ever printed in this outstanding collection, a 'must' for any newspaper or history library.
History as it is happening February 1, 2010
a.miller (falmouth,ma)
This book is a virtual treasure trove of historical information- both the world transforming and the fascinating,forgotten, or often never known minutia. The immediacy of all the events as they were reported adds a crucial dimension not experienced by reading straight history.Impossible to put down!
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