false <![CDATA[Sock Monkeys: 200 out of 1,863]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172082965m/136701.jpg 136701 2 In 1985 Ron Warren began collecting sock monkeys--those icons of American thrift and inventiveness that for generations have been hand-stitched from a pair of red-heel work socks. Years later he met photographer Arne Svenson, who, intrigued by the obsessive nature and growing size of the collection, began with equal obsession to document one by one its more than 1,800 examples. To convey the distinct personality imbued in each monkey by its maker, Svenson photographs them in the manner of classical black-and-white portraiture: flatteringly lit, cropped at the shoulders, eyes to the camera. The first 200 of these sock monkey portraits, reproduced larger than life as full-page duotones, are assembled in this book. Invited contributors, including novelists Jonathan Safran Foer, Neil Gaiman, and Dale Peck; entertainers Penn & Teller; and fashion commentators Simon Doonan and Isaac Mizrahi, have interjected short stories inspired by the subject of their favorite sock monkey photograph. The result is an engaging, humorous, and at times disturbing reanimation of creatures long relegated to the attic or the back of the closet. 131742 4 2003 Sock Monkeys: 200 out of 1,863 total:25|5:13|4:9|3:3|2:0|1:0| 25 110 58 4 4 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:04:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:04:47 -0700 2009
Ron Warren collects sock monkeys. And like any obsessive collector, when he sinks his teeth into something, he does it right. At the time this book was printed seven years ago, Warren had collected 1,863 sock...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Nov 25 16:41:55 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 11:19:02 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jun 30 19:17:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 19:18:42 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 12 15:08:25 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 12 15:08:42 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 20:09:16 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 20:09:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 17:13:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 17:13:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 15:33:01 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 15:33:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 08:46:38 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 08:46:38 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 14 11:42:09 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:42:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 16:53:12 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 16:53:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 01:16:42 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 01:16:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 21:43:36 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 21:43:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 15:50:37 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 15:50:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 09:08:07 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:08:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 16:37:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:37:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 17:11:44 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 17:11:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 10:33:53 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:33:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 10:03:31 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 10:03:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 29 22:45:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 22:45:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 12:05:44 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:05:44 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=136701