This is the book on street photography. Sometimes you think a book will be bigger and are dissapointed when there aren't as many pages as you thought there should be. That's not the case here. It weighs in at 440 pages. Lots of pictures and text to put those pictures in a historical context. Photographers such as Atget, Stieglitz, Cartier-Bresson, Brassaļ, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Robert Frank, and Garry Winogrand plus many more. Essential reading for street photography. Unfortunately, it is no longer in print. The good news is that there are a lot of used ones out there that can be had for under $15. It was $35 new. And if you are accosted by angry people who don't like their picture being taken, or Homeland Security agents, while you are out photographing in the street, you can through this book at them. That'll slow them down while you make your escape.