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I Am the Beggar of the World: Landays from Contemporary Afghanistan
Seamus Murphy - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening collection of clandestine poems by Afghan womenBecause my love's American,blisters blossom on my heart.Afghans revere poetry, particularly the high literary forms that derive from Persian or Arabic. But the poem above is a folk couplet--a landay, an ancient oral and anonymous... |
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Where Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs' Favorite Restaurants
Joe Warwick - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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The completely revised new edition of the bestselling restaurant guidebook, which sold over 100,000 copies.This is the ultimate restaurant guide written by the real experts: more than 600 of the world's best chefs, including recommendations from Ren Redzepi, David Chang, Jason Atherton,... |
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Paris in Love
Nichole Robertson - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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A pair of scarlet-rimmed coffee cups, two glasses of Bordeaux, light glowing rosily from a street lamp, a bouquet of bright red flowers—Nichole Robertson's follow-up to the beloved Paris in Color captures the hidden corners and secret moments that make Paris the most romantic... |
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Inside Tracks: Robyn Davidson's Solo Journey Across the Outback
Rick Smolan - Against All Odds Productions
Format: Hardcover
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Through stunning images, acclaimed photographer Rick Smolan tells the astounding story of Robyn Davidson, who crossed the desolate Australian outback accompanied only by four camels and a dog. Now, Davidson's exhilarating wilderness adventure is a major motion picture, and this remarkable... |
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Instant Expert: A Visual Guide to the Skills You've Always Wanted
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The follow-up to Lonely Planet's hit The Book of Everything, Instant Expert contains all that a world traveller needs to know. It's witty and full of brilliant illustrations of all types by noted infographics illustrator Nigel Holmes. Want to know how to dive for pearls, cure toothache,... |
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Every Stamp Tells a Story: The National Philatelic Collection
Cheryl Ganz - Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Format: Hardcover
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Every stamp and piece of mail tells a story. In fact, each often tells multiple stories, ranging from concept to art design to production to usage, often with tales of politics, history, technology, biography, genealogy, economics, geography, disaster, and triumph. The lens of philately... |
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