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Summary: A view from within
Review: A rare view of Buenos Aires, from an insider's perspective. Having read a number of books on Buenos Aires, it seems that many authors only think of La Recoleta and Palermo as the only interesting places in Buenos Aires. Mr. Letemendia shows his readers the beaty and complexities of a great city. A great read.
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Summary: A view from within
Review: A rare view of Buenos Aires, from an insider's perspective. Having read a number of books on Buenos Aires, it seems that many authors only think of La Recoleta and Palermo as the only interesting places in Buenos Aires. Mr. Letemendia shows his readers the beaty and complexities of a great city. A great read.
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Summary: If you liked Buenos Aires, this is the book!!!
Review: Excellent book that combines concepts about architecture, sociology and history and gives clear explanations on the reasons why Buenos Aires developed the way it did. Great and very interesting book for the tourist (to read before traveling or to be taken as souvenir ' it is not a travel guide or a photo book, is much more than that) and for the people who enjoys reading about urban development. Very nice pictures!
I enjoyed its reading very much.
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Summary: Buenos Aires revealed in a great book!
Review: If you like - or think you might like - Buenos Aires, then this is a book worth having. As opposed to the typical great picture approach that makes every place look like paradise, the author's photographs reflect the city as it really is, balancing the typical beautiful views with others that depict every day life and even less pleasant ones that also form part of every city.At the same time, the author explains in very ammenable text, how and why Buenos Aires got to be what it is, thoroughly analyzing in each chapter a different component of the city's life. This beautifully assembled combination of text and pictures conveys a very truthfull and wholesome idea of Buenos Aires. Worth buying and keeping!
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Summary: A Captivating View of Buenos Aires!!
Review: Once again, Mr. Letemendia produces a powerful book which immediately pulls the reader in. The photographs are outstanding! They represent not only the beauty of the city, but also a feeling for how people live in the city. In addition to being an exceptional photographer, Mr. Letemendia is also a talented writer. His portrayal of the city's history and development give the reader an understanding of and appreciation for the complexity of Buenos Aires. I have never been to Buenos Aires yet now I feel I know it. The book is a great enticement to visit Buenos Aires. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!
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Summary: A Captivating View of Buenos Aires!!
Review: Once again, Mr. Letemendia produces a powerful book which immediately pulls the reader in. The photographs are outstanding! They represent not only the beauty of the city, but also a feeling for how people live in the city. In addition to being an exceptional photographer, Mr. Letemendia is also a talented writer. His portrayal of the city's history and development give the reader an understanding of and appreciation for the complexity of Buenos Aires. I have never been to Buenos Aires yet now I feel I know it. The book is a great enticement to visit Buenos Aires. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!
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Summary: Awesome Book on Buenos Aires, worthwhile getting it
Review: Sebastian Letemendia has done a tremendous contribution to Buenos Aires from multiple perspectives: Historic, Architectural, Photographic and Touristic. The reader will learn that in spite the influence of different inflows of immigrants, Buenos Aires is a city with its own and unique personality, with an interesting mosaic of cultures. Furthermore, the text and its images invite the lover of photographs and the tourist alike. This is an inside-out view and analysis of Buenos Aires which I believe it has never been done before. It is definitely a book to learn about Buenos Aires and to start loving it.
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