| | |  | Work at Home | Home » » America at Home | | | | | | | Description: | | From the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller America 24/7. The week of September 17, 2007, marked the largest collaborative project in Internet history as 100 of the top photojournalists and millions of Americans documented the concept of home. The resultwhich included several million photosis the most extensive record of American home life at the beginning of the 21st century. Now the powerhouse team of photographers and editors behind such bestselling titles as America 24/7 and the A Day in the Life of... series, present their latest collection of stunning personal and dramatic moments with this tie-in volume. America at Home aims to capture the emotions of home: the distinctive rituals, ceremonies, traditions, intimate moments, and all the myriad ways in which we work, play, learn, conduct our lives, and interact with friends, family members (and pets!) as we transform our houses (and apartments, trailers, etc.) into our homes. From McMansions to mobile homes, from tree houses to tenement slums, from ranches to old-age homes, the public was invited to help document the harmonies and paradoxes of home life across America over a single seven-day period... Highlights of this extraordinary project include: Massive grassroots online outreach: Americans were invited to simultaneously contribute their own images via a series of daily snapshots each day throughout the week. These shots covered topics such as: morning rush, what’s for dinner, and evening family rituals. Participants received daily emails with assignment instructions and also took general photos of what makes their home special. The public was able to sign in and upload them at www.MyAmericaAtHome.com. Multiple formats: An international team of leading magazine and newspaper photo editors edited all of the images, shot by both professionals and amateurs. The best images are woven together here with essays from leading writers in a unique and evocative coffee table book. In addition to the website, a TV show and photography exhibit are planned, with the help (and advertising) of major corporate sponsors such as IKEA, Google, HP’s Snapfish, and BabyCenter.com.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rick Smolan | | Hardcover:
| 240 pages | | Publisher:
| Running Press | | Publication Date:
| March 25, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0762434155 | | Product Length:
| 11.95 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.85 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.26 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.13 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.89 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.92 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.42 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Food For ThoughtJun 25, 2008
By Mayke B. Briggs
At first glance America At Home is but a wonderful collection of stunning and wholesome photographs of American households and their unique inhabitants. Sponsored by IKEA - my children's favorite store - America At Home turns out to have more depth than you would expect. Amusing, insightful and contemplative reflections are offered on the idea of what Home means to us by an impressive number of contributing writers who include famous author, Amy Tan, Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, Dominique Browning, the former editor of House and Garden, as well as Terry Teachout, Richard Rodgriguez, and David Pogue, who all reflect on our relationship to what we call "Home".
America At Home informs us about what's important to us. Kids, pets and spending money, it seems. Marriage, not so much. 35% of our children live in single or no parent homes, and even though 62% of us don't think money can buy happiness we spend 41 billion more than we earn on whatever it does buy.
Our hard working celebrities appear to live an average of 13 years less than us couch potatoes watching them. Since 85% of us do no exercise of any kind, you'll be surprised how many billions of dollars we - or maybe they! - spend each year on health clubs. Many more such statistics add to the overall impression of this fascinating book that will have you find yourself starting many "Did you know..." conversations, and leaving it on your coffee table for a conversation piece. This will be especially impressive if you get the custom cover jacket you can order featuring your very own - to quote Matt Groening - "kinda functional and kinda loopy" family!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Places of the heart...Aug 08, 2008
By Cherene L. Snyder
I have spent hours of enjoyment with this book....losing myself in faces and places unknown to me, yet at the same time hauntingly familiar. Rick Smolan has captured America at the very time when so many of us feel we are losing a connection to the vitality and promise of our country. But in every page and every essay, there are precious reminders of where our strength for the future lies...in America's people and in our homes an communities. Thank you, Rick Smolan.....
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
America the beautifulJul 03, 2008
By Vincent L. Paterson
"director man"
I love the warmth of this book. I travel the world and am disturbed by the misconceptions many foreigners have of us here at home. (I can't say I blame them with the present administration having devastated our reputation and the relentless negative news reports.)
I would love to share this book with everyone abroad. It paints honest, touching, personal, everyman images of true Americans in all sorts of everyday activities in their homes.
Whether as a gift to people abroad or enjoyed with friends and family, this beautiful book presents who we are as everyday people. Honest, simple, good, loving Americans.
Thanks to Rick and Jennifer.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
The Melting Pot Held ProudJul 21, 2008
By B. Katz
I have followed Rick Smolan's books for many years. This book touched me as few others have done. My Czech wife often seems to miss the diversity of the true America. I think all of us that have suffered these past 8 years where we might not have felt proud of our country can find something to feel proud of in this book. Here one can see so clearly and beautifully the diversity, the imagination, the love of family and friends that we who have grown up in America hold to be the true America. I shared this book with my wife who I think was quite surprised to see how many America's there are and to see what the true fabric of our society looks like beyond the slick magazines and endless TV glitz.
This is a book that you can give to someone who wants to see and better understand what America is truly about.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Another fantastic gift idea!May 28, 2008
By Loren
"Loren"
After giving the original America 24-7 as gifts to several friends and family, I've been delighted and excited to pick up each subsequent book! Just got the newest -- America at Home and am planning several gift covers already. They really are unique and fabulous gifts especially with digital pictures so easily obtainable. I use them a lot as new baby gifts, and they are fun and simple to create. Love the books, and this one just SMACKS of AMERICA! I highly recommend it!
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