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Summary: real or not?
Review: Are they real or are they wearing wigs and fake horns? that's what I kept trying to figure out.Every time I go through this incredibly beautiful book I feel slightly foolish and hopeful, prefering to believe in their magical existence. And don't forget, this book was first published before the world had ever heard of Photoshop or Mac computers. Irregardless, the text is as compelling as the photographs, and you think, well, why not? I noticed that one reviewer mentioned article about Vavra confessing to using horses with wigs etc. but are they all horses? Maybe he just said that to keep people from hunting them down. Besides, the thought that they are real makes the world a slightly lovelier place. To think they just don't exist AT ALL, AND NEVER HAVE!!!is depressing. My copy is well worn so it's one "coffee table" book that has done more than weight down a cofee table. worth spending the $$ ifyou love unicorns.
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Summary: real or not?
Review: Are they real or are they wearing wigs and fake horns? that's what I kept trying to figure out.Every time I go through this incredibly beautiful book I feel slightly foolish and hopeful, prefering to believe in their magical existence. And don't forget, this book was first published before the world had ever heard of Photoshop or Mac computers. Irregardless, the text is as compelling as the photographs, and you think, well, why not? I noticed that one reviewer mentioned article about Vavra confessing to using horses with wigs etc. but are they all horses? Maybe he just said that to keep people from hunting them down. Besides, the thought that they are real makes the world a slightly lovelier place. To think they just don't exist AT ALL, AND NEVER HAVE!!!is depressing. My copy is well worn so it's one "coffee table" book that has done more than weight down a cofee table. worth spending the $$ ifyou love unicorns.
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Summary: Beautiful, enchanting, full of dreams
Review: I first encountered this book when I was very young. I asked my local library to buy it and they did; and I kept checking it out again and again. Owning this book now is like looking back into my own childhood, at the dreams and the wonder I had for the world. It's beautiful pictures and startling art has never faded for me over time.
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Summary: Unicorns I Have Known
Review: I got this book back when it first came out (it is even signed by Robert Vavra) and I love it. Although they use horses to portray the unicorns, (in an article I read, Vavra comments on the questions he gets about how the horns stay on, but later states that he doesn't think it really matters if they are false horns, but the magic of the animal.) He tells a story of a horse that ran off during a photo shoot, and ended up near a road. At that moment, a schoolbus full of children drove by, and then stopped. All the kids and the bus driver watched in amazement, thinking it was really a unicorn. Vavra and his assistants hid in the bushes, quite enjoying themselves. This book is a wonderful collection on beautiful photographs and the poems and quotes used describe the feelings of those photos. If you love the lure of the unicorn, the beauty of horses, or just great photographs, then buy this book.
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Summary: Good Great!
Review: I love this book, these pictures are amazing! Half the book is pictures, the other half information about the unicorn. O:-)
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Summary: The most magical book ever published
Review: I love unicorns and this is the ultimate unicorn book. Peter Beagle's Last Unicorn has the history and story on them, Vavra has the sheer beauty. I found this book by chance here and it was out of print then, paid almost double...but every last penny was worth it when I opened it for the first time. The settings are as stunning at the animals themselves. Vavra brings out the true emotions of the unicorns. Some of his pictures are reminicent of tapestries of olde. So many people incuire about this book when they see it. If you are a true lover and fan of unicorns, you will find this is the best.END
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Summary: Magnificent!
Review: I loved this book! Ever since I was two, I've loved unicorns and this is my favorite unicorn book. I can't believe these beautiful pictures. On the very last page of the book, there are even tips on finding a unicorn. (what not to bring, what to bring, what the unicorn might do if you actually see one, ect.)
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Summary: Magnificent!
Review: I loved this book! Ever since I was two, I've loved unicorns and this is my favorite unicorn book. I can't believe these beautiful pictures. On the very last page of the book, there are even tips on finding a unicorn. (what not to bring, what to bring, what the unicorn might do if you actually see one, ect.)
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Summary: Brought back the passion with which I believed as a child
Review: I'm a True Believer of Unicorns. As a Unicorn Fanatical child I even entertained notions I might be one. As an adult, I can't bring myself to DISbelieve in them. They are, to me, the epiphany of the beauty and magik and perfection the world has to offer - they are the embodiment of it. And yet - and yet - it is hard to find a modern representation of them which doesn't overdo the glitter and the rainbows, attribute human characteristics and sloppy sentimentality to the Beasts. Sick of the tacky, trendy new-age representations of Unicorns in the world today, Vavra's book was a blessing when I received it as a Christmas gift last year. Beautiful, glorious, heart warming, faith-inspiring pictures of Unicorns in their natural habitats, free from unncessary sparkles and glittery adornment, wild and Free as all Unicorns Should Be. Accompanied by Unicorn text from a multitude of sources, from thousands of years ago to the very present. And always, the encouragement to BELIEVE. Oh I do believe! This book is a perfect gift for anyone who feel the magik of the Unicorn, young and old alike. It will fill your heart with hope and faith and that perfect wonder which comes over us when our imaginations have been stirred...My heart felt as though it would break upon reading then, at this page, Vavra talking about such details as how they kept the horns stuck on the horses :( Then it occured to me... Maybe he just wants us to THINK they were really horses, so that noone tries to hunt them down...to protect them and keep them sacred. To keep them Free.
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Summary: Good Great!
Review: My one nagging question while looking this over was.. are these real? Yes, I believe in unicorns, but not as purely physical beings.. ie, not the kind of creature you can snap photographs of! Despite all that this was a wonderful book. The photos are beautiful and the poetry is a nice touch, and the information in the back of the book is very interesting and includes some history of unicorns as well. If you love these so-called 'mythical' beings, by all means get this book :)
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