Men Before Ten A.M.

by Pam Houston, Veronique Vial

Through a collection of essays and photographs, a celebration of men reveals a side of the elusive species that the world seldom sees, with photographic portraits of Keanu Reeves, Jack Nicholson, John Singleton, Tom Hayden, Arthur Miller, and others. 25,000 first printing. First serial, Life. Tour. IP.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Houston is the Director of Creative Writing at U.C. Davis. Her stories have been selected for the Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Awards, the Pushcart Prize, and the Best American Short Stories of the Century. She lives in Colorado at 9,000 feet above sea level near the headwaters of the Rio Grande.

Reviews

[Deanna]

This was my first introduction to Pam Houston. And, come to think of it, Brendan Frasier. I fell in love with both and am still hooked.

[Bess]

This is a great non-coffee table type book. Vial caputures various men of different ages and backgrounds (but all with a degree of celebrity) before 10 A.M. in the morning. It is interesting to see who plays to the camera and who is caught unawares by the artist. While not every subject is cooperative, all the photos are honest and beautiful. As a woman, it was a reminder of the grace and beauty of the male form-despite its transformation with age and...experience.

[Ashley Howard]

Beautiful photography!

[Leesa]

i just really love this book. i must've bought it ten years ago or so, i don't remember. they write that they both love men "for all the ways they are not like women, instead of the ways they are."