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This is a more intimate peek into very private lives, to which Slim Aarons was given unprecedented access in the fifties, sixties, seventies, and eighties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Caribbean to Italy and Mexico to Monaco, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoolside with Slim Aarons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e whisks the reader away to an exclusive club where taste, style, luxury, and grandeur prevail.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/blogs\/articles-2\/book-club-the-allure-of-poolside-by-slim-aarons-capturing-the-glitz-and-glamour-of-the-good-life\"\u003eRead our feature: Poolside by Slim Aarons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45214515364135,"sku":"SA1","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/7342\/5959\/files\/R03836572_M.jpg?v=1685763368"},{"product_id":"the-last-photographic-heroes","title":"The Last Photographic Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe photography that Americans invented in the 1960s and 1970s was as fresh and vital as their music. 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