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Twenty of National Geographic’s most memorable covers

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A new book, “National Geographic, the Covers:  Iconic Photographs, Unforgettable Stories,” collects some of the magazine's most famous covers, combining visuals with back stories and details about the photographers and their subjects. 

June 1985 Haunting eyes and a tattered garment hint of the plight of a girl who fled her native Afghanistan for a refugee camp in Pakistan. Photo by Steve McCurry/National Geographic

By Paul Farhi September 9 

Ever since it was launched from the temple-like headquarters of the National Geographic Society in Washington in 1888, National Geographic magazine has illuminated the world’s hidden places and revealed its natural wonders.
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