LIFE Magazine's Special Titanic Book

[Frank W. Baker]

This oversized, deluxe book is visually splendid and exciting on  every page. It includes archival photography, past reporting in  LIFE and the modern-day explorations of Robert Ballard and others that inspired the new James Cameron film. The book includes a special section on the new 3-D treatment of the classic movie, just  now being released. We return to first-person accounts, and the words of the survivors are brought to life-with many small stories from steerage told as well as the large, well-known drama from above decks. The book will also include interstitial chapters to lend context, such as a history of famous shipwrecks, and where the Titanic fits in the grand picture. Further details in this Reuters news story.