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| The Fairest Fowl: Portraits of Championship Chickens | 
| Authors: Ira Glass, Tamara Staples
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 231496
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 103
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 7.8 x 0.7
ASIN: B000IJ7NC6
Publication Date: April 1, 2001
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Product Description
Chickens are bewitching birds: lush plumage, gleaming feathers, perfect thighs. But few meet the standard of perfection of the American poultry show, the beauty pageant of the barnyard and the true test of poultry pulchritude. In The Fairest Fowl, photographer Tamara Staples celebrates the champions of the chicken world at their best. Dozens of stunning portraits capture the quirky personality and undeniable grace of these noble birds as you've never seen them before. Location photography of the shows, details of the judging process, strategies from poultry farmers, and profiles of each prize breed set the scene and offer insight for the discerning chicken aficionado. And an appreciation of Staples' photography by public radio's Ira Glass of This American Life explores the finer points of chicken portraiture. Finally, chickens receive the respect they're due.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Busted at the seams! July 23, 2008
This book has great pictures but I had to return it because the pages were falling out. The binding was loose. When Amazon replaced the item. The problem was the same. I will be returnng it this time for a refund. FIX THE BINDING, THE PAGES ARE COMING OUT OF THE BOOK. IT'S BUSTED AT THE SEAMS!
 Wonderful photography, not a complete chicken guide September 29, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is printed on nice paper stock. It is full of many great photos of chickens. There really isn't too many breeds of chicken pictured here, but the originality of the photos makes up for that. Very good pictures of chickens. Personally, I didn't care for the written part by Ira Glass. It was the typical 'make fun of the ignorance of chickens' that makes country people squirm. Otherwise, I enjoyed this book very well.
 great August 21, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book has amazing portraits of chickens with some imformation about each one. I wish the author had told us where each breed is from. Also is was not comprehensive of u s chicken breeds, but still an outstanding book.
The Fairest Book! June 18, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a gorgeous book. The pictures are breath taking and as Ira Glass said the birds really do "look" like they have personality. It's amazing. The pictures are clean and crisp and the description pages having interesting information about the birds. This is not a reference book though, it's purely for fun and for admiring.
Wonderful Chicken Book - Excellent Pictures! January 18, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of my most favorite books of all time to include those books which mostly contain pictures. These chickens are turly 'sharp' birds and this book gives them due respect. Ms. Staples did a excellent job - let's have another edition...
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