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Rookwood art pottery was made in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1880 until 1967, producing forms that feature delicate colors fired at low kiln temperatures. Pieces are eagerly sought by collectors today and continue to influence contemporary art potters. In this guide 251 color and 166 black and white photographs show hundreds of vases, plaques, bowls, bookends,…
This hardcover coffee-table book showcases the event of the Pendleton Round-Up in 2010. The Round-Up is many things. It is a major competition. It is a significant Native American encampment. It is a reunion of old friends. In this book we seek to evoke that. This book shows the best of 30,000 photographs that were…
qfFe9Qd25ot1A Sierra Club Naturalist’s Guide to Southern New England (Sierra Club Naturalist’s Guides)
Who are we? Where are we from? Why are we here? From these three questions spring the truth that will lead you on a strange and sometimes frightening journey toward awakening. This comprehensive study includes 110 interpreted images and information that is Spirit Guide-assisted, as well as from the author’s own personal experiences. How can…
A tour-de-force from three-time National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia, this story of an antebellum plantation–and the enduring legacies of slavery upon every person who lives there–is essential reading for both teens and adults grappling with the long history of American racism. 1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than…
A beautiful tale in the bestselling series set in a Devon village in the 1950s.Like the rest of the nation, the Burracombe villagers are shocked when King George the Sixth dies suddenly in 1952. But in the midst of their grief, the arrival of a stranger in the village on the very same day goes…
Aw8oJuuVmFRcA Study in Drowning
The first comprehensive, exclusive study of Navajo concha belts, this extraordinary reference work is poised to be by far the most in-depth authority on the subject. Although most books about Southwestern Indian jewelry do include concha belts peripherally, this focused research by expert Donald P. Richards serves as a truly invaluable resource. An incredible breadth…
This is an intimate portrait of fly fishing on Cape Cod’s Quashnet and Mashpee rivers, seeking the unique species of Sea Run Brook Trout that once inhabited many waterways and is now limited largely to these two rivers. In 50 color photos, watercolor illustrations, and engaging text, discover a unique blend of personal experience and…
Through photographs and anecdotes, Broadway author and director Mark Bramble presents the vast collection of antique tea caddies he and his late mother assembled over more than 5 decades of collecting. Explore the historical and societal atmospheres that engendered such varied styles of caddies and how interest in these treasures, created for storing tea, coincided…
New York is filled with forsaken buildings, each ravaged by the exploits of modernization, each having fascinating histories. This photographic essay explores over 40 of the most evocative abandoned sites in the Empire State and puts their individual stories in the larger context of New Yorks historical legacy. Photographer and author John Lazzaro traveled the…
THuN0W5rFyQyA Very Cranky Book
Love, marriage, birth, death and betrayal in the East-End of London make up life in Mulberry Lane, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Cathy Sharp and Donna Douglas. Maureen Jackson knew life as a trainee nurse wouldn’t be easy, but she didn’t expect her hospital to be badly bombed on her first shift. Plus Maureen…
You may know Bill Campbell’s name, but chances are, you know his handiwork better, especially the Weird-Ohs models that burst on the pop culture scene in the 1960s. Enjoy looking back over the career of this colorful artist in over 700 brilliant photos and witty prose. From his early days painting model box tops for…
DESCRIPTION : To keep quiet about something so important . . . well, it’s almost a lie, wouldn’t you say?’ When Father Anselm meets Kate Seymour in the cemetery at Larkwood, he is dismayed to hear her allegation. Herbert Moore had been one of the founding fathers of the Priory, revered by all who met…
This is a high-level overview of the legendary watch brand, A. Lange & Shne. In 1845 Ferdinand Adolph Lange convinced the Saxon government to build a pocket watch factory in Glashtte, a quaint town in the East Ore Mountains now known as the birthplace of the German watch industry. For four generations the Langes produced…
