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| Diana: The Portrait | 
| Authors: Pq Publishing, Rosalind Coward
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 516571
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.8
Dimensions (in): 13.6 x 10.2 x 1.5
Dewey Decimal Number: 941.085092
ASIN: B000SNUO6O
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Compleat Princess Di February 23, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Given this book as a gift made me pay more attention to it than if I were browsing to buy it in a bookstore. Not being one for media blitz I have not paid attention to many books of this sort (and there certainly are many of them). However, seeing that this is a compendium of a significant human being's life in pictures and interviews, accolades, and heartfelt memories makes one feel the mighty impact this beautiful woman had on the lives of those she touched. The photography ranges from snapshots to formal portraiture and focuses more on the person behind all the blitz than on the royal facade.
Rosalind Coward is to be commended for compiling all of these photographs that literally cover the entire life of the Princess of Wales. But even more so, she is to be lauded for presenting a book that is not mawkish but encourages the Princess' many fans to carry on the work dear to her heart. A fine memorial to one of the luminaries of the 20th Century. Grady Harp, February 2005
The legend lives on! January 21, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a great way to remember one of the most important women of the 20th century: Diana, Princess of Wales. It contains many new photos from her family and friends, and it is a must for any serious Diana fan.
It is not a biography, however. It focuses mainly on her charitable work and does not shade any light on her marital problems or the last years of her life (lovers, psicological problems).
Wonderful, beautiful tribute to Princess Diana December 28, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received this book for Christmas, and though I haven't had a chance to inspect it fully, from what I have seen I am absolutely delighted.
From the moment she arrived on the scene so many years ago, I have been a "fan" of Princess Diana. I collected clippings and had her wedding on audio-tape (we didn't have a VCR in those days!). I followed her every movement as much as a 13 year old girl could. As an adult, I still found her fascinating, and with the advent of the internet, I was able to find out so many more things about her and the Royal Family. My quest for information about this intriguing woman never waned. The news of her death in 1997 shattered me for days, and I still mourn for a woman I never knew.
From the first page of this magnificent book to the last, there is such a wealth of information. The draft of the eulogy delivered by her brother Charles....school report cards....pictures not seen....quotes from those who knew her in ways big and small....what a treasure-trove for the Diana fan. As I sat and skimmed through the book on Christmas night, I started to cry. Such potential, so much of it unrealized.
Some of what I've read I already knew, but the magnificence of this book coupled with photos never seen, and a wealth of "tidbits" from those who knew her make this a must-have for just about anyone who was aware of Diana, and moreso for those of us who immersed ourselves in what we could of her life, in our attempts to know more about who she was.
 German Diana? December 26, 2004
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I too was sent a german version of this book. Hopefully amazon fixes this ordering snafu.
amazon sent me a version that was in german December 17, 2004
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was sent a foreign lanuage version of the book.
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