As an avid collector of Marilyn Monroe photographs and prints I was excited to hear that a book like this had come on the market. It isn't readily available in alot of book stores, I think mainly because of the price tag and some mild nudity. It's a HUGE book with tons and tons of pictures of Marilyn in all different settings, outfits and expressions. It is literally filled to the brim with pictures and took me several hours to actually look through all of them. It's a wonderful conversation piece and alot of people have complimented the book (I keep it sitting in the living room...). If you are a fan of Marilyn then this purchase is definately worth your money. I think the photographs are rare and they did a brilliant job capturing the memory of one of the worlds sexiest women. Add this to your collection!

I was terribly disappointed about the content of this book! In my opinion, only 3 photos were what I would consider to be "stunning", which were semi-nude (very tasteful) photos of Marilyn in bed. One, in particular, where she was photographed sleeping peacefully, was especially touching. That one photograph seems to capture the exhaustion that Marilyn was dealing with prior to her death. The rest of the photos were not worth a dime - too unimpressive! My advice: try to find this book at your local public library and view it before you decide to buy it.

This book is one of the first things i would grab if my house was on fire! An absolute must-have for MM fans or for anyone interested in photography. Bert Stern writes an account of his photo shoots with Marilyn, providing the reader insight into his experience and the back-story makes the photos even more fascinating. The book also includes prints of the negatives destroyed by Marilyn herself (provoking some controversy over disrespecting MM's obvious wish that the photos not be released). We are given a glimpse into how Marilyn saw herself, as well as how she wished to be perceived by the world, in the months leading up to her death.

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) is perhaps America's most famous "sex goddess", a young woman whose life and death have taken on mythic qualities as having been a woman of beauty and sex appeal. Bert Stern is the fashion photographer who was the last to be granted a sitting by Marilyn Monroe six weeks before she died. The photography 3-day sessions was arranged by Vogue magazine and took place at the Los Angeles Bel-Air Hotel. The sessions produces a total of 2,571 photographs (375 in color) and included fashion, portrait, and nude studies from which only twenty went on to publication in Vogue magazine. Now all 2,571 photographs have been collected under one cover in Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting (originally published in 1992 but until now having long been out of print) and are available for Marilyn Monroe fans in this unaltered compendium showcasing Marilyn Monroe at the height of her all too tragically shortened career.