Hope and Heroes: Portraits of Integrity

Canadian photographer and motivational speaker Barry Shainbaum offers readers a well-intentioned but rather feebly executed volume in Hope and Heroes: Portraits in Integrity. Some 47 public figures chosen for their good deeds or inspirational messages pose for pictures that range from Maya Angelou in a living room to Martin Sheen in handcuffs. Unfortunately, the accompanying text, written by Madelaine Palko and Shannon Fitzgerald, is workmanlike at best. But when psychic and spoon-bender Uri Geller follows Arun Gandhi, Mahatma's grandson, it's hard not to agree that at least the choice of people is intriguing. (Oct.)