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Quick Crochet Huge Hooks

Sally Harding · C&T Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Even beginners will be crocheting in minutes. 20 easy, super-fast projects include scarves, bags, throws, and more.
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The History of the War in the Air 1914-1918

Walter Raleigh · Pen and Sword
Pages: 409
Format: Hardcover

This magnificent and comprehensive volume was written in 1922 by Professor Walter Raleigh. Originally entitled The History of the War in the Air (Being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force) this all embracing and vital work features the most important account...
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The Essential Urban Farmer

Novella Carpenter · Penguin Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The "how-to" guide for a new generation of farmers from the author of Farm City and a leading urban garden educator. In this indispensable guide, Farm City author Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal share their experience as successful urban farmers and provide practical...
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Antiques Roadshow Primer: The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the Most-Watched Series on PBS

Carol Prisant · Workman Publishing Company; 1ST edition
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The national treasure hunt, Antiques Roadshow is, in its third season, the most popular show on PBS. Every week it draws millions and millions of viewers to the edge of their seats as independent dealers and specialists from the country's leading auction houses appraise family heirlooms...
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American Country Churches: A Pictorial History

Jill Caravan · Courage Books
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated history reflects the structures, people, and movements of religious America with a region-by-region tour of notable country churches that examines basic architecture and the beliefs of the people who attended them.
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Hitler's Panzers: The Lightning Attacks that Revolutionized Warfare

Dennis Showalter · Berkley Hardcover; 1 edition
Format: Print book

A fascinating account of Nazi Germany's armored forces by the author of Patton and Rommel. Determined to secure a quick, decisive victory on the World War II battlefields, Adolf Hitler adopted an attack plan that combined tools with technique- the formidable Panzer divisions. Self-contained...
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Hawthorne Revisited

Louis Auchincloss · Lenox Library
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover

Two hundred years after his birth, Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of America's most important and influential writers. To celebrate that bicentennial, this new collection gathers essays by novelists, critics, historians, and biographers that explore aspects of Hawthorne's life...
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God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church

George Weigel · Harper
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Witness to Hope comes an inside account of the election of Pope Benedict XVI and an unflinching view of the Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era. After 25 years of John Paul II’s guidance, the Catholic Church is entering a new age, with its bedrock...
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Pretty Funny Tea Cosies: & Other Beautiful Knitted Things

Loani Prior · Murdoch Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

The Queen of the Tea Cosies is back to show knitters how to turn the conventional tea cosy into a piece of art Loani Prior, tea cosy knitter extraordinaire, is back with more of her fabulously outrageous creations. This book contains 25 knitted cosies and other pretty things, with the focus...
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In the Footsteps of the Artist: Thoreau and the World of Andrew Wyeth

James A Warner · Middle Atlantic Press,The,U.S.
Pages: 121
Format: Paperback

This book offers readers a walk through the physical, visible world of AndrewWyeth's paintings and a guide, in the words of Henry David Thoreau, into the interior world. 69 full-color plates and 8 black-and-white illustrations. (128 pp.)
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Renior: A Retrospective

Auguste Renoir · Random House Value Publishing
Pages: 386
Format: Hardcover

Lavishly illustrated study of the stunning Impressionist painter depicts his life and art through voluminous reproductions and the writings of his contemporaries and friends including Zola, Van Gogh, Cassatt, Pissaro, De Chirico, Henry Moore, Jean Renoir (his son) , and others. 124 full-color...
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One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square

Lolo Houbein · The Experiment
Format: Paperback

A Hands-On Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs—Starting with Just One Square Yard!Lolo Houbein has been growing food for more than 30 years—and now, drawing on her wide learning and hard-earned experience, she offers a wealth of information on how to turn...
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Chasing the Rose: An Adventure in the Venetian Countryside

Andrea Di Robilant · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair, here is the charming chronicle of his search for the identity of a mysterious old rose. Andrea di Robilant's tale takes us back to the time of Josephine Bonaparte, as well as into some of the most delightful rose gardens in Italy...
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A Loose Herd of Texans

Bill Porterfield · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover

Mixing the profile with the personal essay, plain storytelling with reporting and the fanciful, Bill Porterfield, in this collection of short pieces, prances out a memorable cast of his characters from the Texas heartland."Loose herd" is about as tight a noose of definition as you can draw...
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While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront

Kristin Henderson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Kristin Henderson is a journalist married to a military chaplain who has served in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. In While Theyre at War, she draws upon the trust shes earned from military families and her unique access to military staff to give us a powerful, revealing, and sometimes...
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