Stopped into my office on the way back from the airport to pick up my copy of America 24/7. I had pre-ordered it and Amazon slipped a few of the orders out over a week early before re-activating a hold on shipping. The book will be put on display in bookstores on Monday. Barnes & Noble stores are planning a major promotion. The third frame here shows how my photo of a street clock in front of the Woolworth Building appears in the layout. I'm not crazy about the cropping, but it's way cool to be the first picture in the book. The picture editing throughout favored sentimental images (OK, I'll even say sappy) with a focus on people. It's a book your parents and grandparents will like displaying on their coffee table, but there's a good chance you'll like it too.

- mike lee -