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"What's Not to Like? Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life"

Jim Burger will be discussing and signing copies of his book "What's Not to Like? Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life" on Sunday, July 17, 1pm at Beth Am Synagogue. Credit: Jim Burger
Jim Burger will be discussing and signing copies of his book "What's Not to Like? Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life" on Sunday, July 17, 1pm at Beth Am Synagogue. Credit: Jim Burger

Jim Burger is an avid collector of artifacts, a creator of images and a teller of tales. Those all come together in his book: “What’s Not to Like: Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life.”  His experience includes a decade shooting for the Sun Papers in the late 80s -- so he also sees the importance of his role as documentarian:

“I was walking around the building one day and I was just taking pictures just to show what it looked like and how a newspaper was made. And now it’s a historical document. Nothing, literally nothing in those photos exists!”

Links: Jim Burger Photography, "What's Not to Like?", Burger's Book talk and signing at Beth Am, Sun. July 17 at 1pm.

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