Author:Russell Miller
This book is a biography of Magnum, told largely in the words of its photographers. It offers a unique perspective on half a century of world history from an extraordinary group of men and women who were front line witnesses at virtually every major event in the last fifty years. Wars, famines, natural disasters, social, political and environmental crises - Magnum photographers were there. They have been acute observers of the human condition, photographing the richest people in the world, the poorest, the least known and the most celebrated, from Marilyn Monroe to Che Guevara, JFK to Nelson Mandela, Picasso to Krushchev. This is a multi-layered story. At one level, it tells how a small group of photographrs - among them Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson and George Rodger - came together, established and nurtured a co-operative photographic agency that has survived against all the odds to become the most famous in the world. At a secondary level, it is the richly anecdotal story of the photographers themselves, their adventures around the world and their feelings about, and reactions to, their assignments.
The best account of the reality of photo-journalism I have ever read. His description of his characters has the sharpness and insight of a first-rate photograph...An ultra-enjoyable book...it is sheer delight
—— John Simpson , Daily TelegraphThis fascinating book...reminds us that photography is still the dominant visual art of our time
—— Murray Sayle , Mail on SundayA cleverly constructed book - a labour of love
—— Phillip Knightley , GuardianFascinating
—— Brian Case , Time Out'Very funny and much better than anything he ever wrote for me'
—— Griff Rhys JonesIntelligent and hugely enjoyable... It is a serious inquiry into why conspiracy theories appeal, and aaronovitch's theories are consistently reasonable, persuasive and humane
—— Sunday TimesTerrifying, hilarious, irreverent and addictively compelling... An instant classic
—— Simon Sebag-MontefioreBrilliant, sparkling and witty
—— Ian KershawA rich and fascinating account.... His unravelling of the theories is a model of common sense and responsible reasoning
—— AC Grayling , The TimesAnyone who has toyed with suspicion over the accidental nature of Princess Diana's death, or the self-inflicted nature of David Kelly's, will have that flirtation brutally curtailed by Aaronovitch's caustic rationality
—— ObserverA useful book about an important subject
—— Giles Foden , GuardianWith dark wit and extraordinary patience he lays bare the psychology of conspiracism
—— Nick CohenVoodoo Histories is as concerned with understanding conspiracies as it is with rebutting them, and Aaronovitch's tone throughout is that of the sage psychologist, his method that of the forensic historian
—— New StatesmanFascinating
—— Lesley McDowell , Independent on SundayAdmirably diligent
—— Rafael Behr , ObserverHe is articulate, well-versed and a good writer; it's worth reading this whether you agree with him or not.
—— William Leith , Evening StandardFascinating account of the major conspiracy theories of the past 100 years
—— Lesley McDowell , Independent on SundayAaronovitch aims to do more than expose popular nonsense
—— Rafael Behr , ObserverForensically intelligent and hugely enjoyable study of modern conspiracy theories...consistently reasonable, persuasive and humane
—— Christopher Hart , Sunday TimesSolid, well-researched and unexpectedly gripping
—— Christopher Hirst , Independent[Aaronovitch] is, broadly speaking, an enemy of conspiracy theories. He is also articulate, well versed in the facts and a good writer
—— William Leith , ScotsmanAaronovitch painstakingly dissects these and some of the other great conspiracy theories of the age and demonstrates with merciless clarity what utter tripe they are.
—— Mail on SundayA serious, entertaining and shocking investigation into the stuff that conspiracy theories are made of. Aaronovitch guides us through the half-truths and speculation and examines the distrust of officialdom which fuels conspiracists' imagination.
—— Independent on SundayIn its many-layered discoveries, the book is truly magnetic
—— Jane Knight , The Times
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