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America's National Parks: An Insider's Guide to Unforgettable Places and Experiences

Scott Kirkwood · Liberty Street
Pages: 205
Format: Hardcover

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The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship

Henry Petroski · W W Norton
Pages: 297
Format: Hardcover

An architectural whodunit that unlocks the secrets of a hand-built home. When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering,...

Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy: A Structured Course in Creating Beautiful Brush Lettering

Rebecca Yue · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Rebecca Yue's unique approach to calligraphy comes from years of teaching this ancient art. Most teachers prefer to demonstrate all of the basic brushstrokes before teaching you how to form words. In Rebecca's experience, however, students soon become bored with this method and fail...

A-Z of Botanical Flowers in Watercolour

Michael Lakin · Search Press
Format: Hardcover

A complete guide to botanical illustrationfrom dissection to framing workthis traditional teaching workbook is penned by Michael Lakin, a keen gardener and an experienced and enthusiastic tutor whose teaching methods follow simple, step-by-step, six-stage techniques. Stressing the importance...

LIFE: Our Century In Pictures

Tony Chiu · Bulfinch
Pages: 423
Format: Hardcover

This is an unparalleled look back at one hundred extraordinary years. Selected from the photographic archives of Life and other major collections, these spellbinding images bring alive the people and events that shaped the twentieth century. Included are classic images as well as virtually...

Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century: 32 Families Open Their Doors

Jeanne E. Arnold · Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover

Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century cross-cuts the ranks of important books on social history, consumerism, contemporary culture, the meaning of material culture, domestic architecture, and household ethnoarchaeology. Far richer in information and more incisive than America at Home...

Monty Python's Spamalot

John Du Prez · Hal Leonard Corporation
Pages: 88
Format: Sheet music

(Vocal Selections). Vocal selections from the uproarious Broadway production that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005. Songs include: All for One * Always Look on the Bright Side of Life * Brave Sir Robin * Come with Me * Find Your Grail * Fisch Schlapping Dance * He Is Not Dead...

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