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The illustrated story of the U-boats and their crews in the port of Lorient, the most important U-boat base of World War II, from June 1940 to June 1941. This first volume (of a 4-volume series) on the German U-boats at...
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Hmong story cloths provide a visual documentation of the historical and cultural legacy of the Hmong people from the country of Laos. The Hmong first began making the story cloths during their time in refugee camps, and featured here are...
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A detailed overview of the inter-relationship between heirloom seeds and heritage gardens, richly illustrated with over 650 images, many of rare, historical importance. Heritage, or traditional, gardens and heirloom seeds are joined at the hip, but previous books have separated...
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Read 29 tales from 4 northeastern Florida counties that are dominated by the wispy trails of strange female spirits known as ghostly “Women in White.” They stand and stare, float, appear in mirrors, and can be seen in many varied...
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A photo-rich visual tour of the lighthouses and lightships of Massachusetts, with interesting history facts included. Here is an indispensable addition to any lighthouse enthusiast’s library, required reading for those interested in New England maritime history, and a delight for...
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Over 200 photographs showing contemporary Japanese quilts, the studios where the artists work, and the antique American quilts that once inspired them. Discover how quilting came to be a favorite pastime for an estimated 3 million quilters in Japan today,...
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For a small group of intrepid adventurers, summer means living in a minimalist shack on the dunes at the tip of Cape Cod. For years these diminutive abodes have attracted artists, writers, and naturalists longing to escape the hectic hubbub...
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A visual celebration of the wide and colorful variety of the world’s light aircraft, old and new, organized from A to Z by manufacturer, this book illustrates more than 800 light aircraft types that are likely to be seen when...
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A veteran wooden boat building teacher presents his traditional, minimalist boat-building technique accompanied by 100+ photos, and suggested variations. For the economical do-it-yourselfer who wants to build his or her own skiff, this instruction manual relies on simple techniques and hand-powered...
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Celebrating their 25th Anniversary, the Caricature Carvers of America’s newest project offers an exclusive look into the creative carving process of twenty-six of America’s top caricature carvers. CCA members have been given free rein to create one-of-a-kind carvings representative of...
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This newly expanded book on Louis Icart - one of France's most well known art deco artists - now includes a section on his oil paintings, as well as over 512 different etchings, painstakingly acquired and photographed. Particular attention has...
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Recipes inspired by the Middle Ages, updated for contemporary cooking This cookbook contains 78 recipes for delicious drinks, hearty breads, soups and hors d’oeuvres, robust entrées, and rich desserts that originate from the folkloric foundations of individual cultures throughout Europe...
$60.00
From the modern, flat-roofed concrete home to an energy-independent cob-walled house in the countryside, this guide shows seventy single-family homes that showcase the best of contemporary design. Each home is identified in terms of eight design considerations, including challenging lots,...
$29.99
This is the untold story of the heroic efforts of the men of the 4th United States Cavalry as they sabered their way through the Western Theater of the Civil War and into the heart of the Confederacy. From the...
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This beautiful 78-card Tarot deck, adapted from the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, interprets Richard Wagner’s four-part opera, The Ring of the Nibelung, which traces the mythic tale of a golden ring of unlimited power plagued by a deadly curse, loose...
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This book takes you through 53 homes that reflect the growing trend for environmentally friendly houses. Resource- and energy-efficient residences are designed to be healthy, comfortable, and easy to live in, and construction of a sustainable home includes using less...
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Learn the traditional American craft of creating painted floor cloths and then experiment with fabrics and papers to create beautiful floor quilts and floor pages. These colorful, painted canvases were developed in Europe in the early 1400s, used as alternatives...
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A colorful look at 3.5 billion years of stromatolites, peculiar structures produced by primitive life forms that lived over vast spans of geologic time. At once diverse, attractive, and sometimes puzzling, fossilized stromatolites are found worldwide in sedimentary rocks—often presenting...
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Israel acquired sixty-one Dassault Mystere IVA combat aircraft from France that were delivered to the Israeli Air Force from April to September 1956 and were issued to two units: Squadron 101 at Hatzor, in the south, and Squadron 109 at...
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Against the backdrop of Guatemala, this book presents portraits of artisans working in the ancient traditions of the Maya paired with insights into the creation of the textiles and the events that have affected their work. Weaving, spinning, and basket...
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Presented here are the biographies of the 130 men of the Fallschirmjäger—Hitler’s elite paratroopers, who won the Knight’s Cross and its higher grades. These men fought on nearly every front during the Second World War, from their first action in...
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Join the search to examine reports of unidentified and misplaced creatures—known as “cryptids”—throughout the Mountain State, from its earliest history to present day. Included are such famous unknowns as Bigfoot; Mothman, harbinger of disaster; giant birds and snakes unrecognized by...
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The movement to buy locally, which has gained momentum in the areas of produce and food, is now spreading to arts and crafts. Through the work of over seventy contemporary furniture makers, the role of place in the creative process...
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Discover the world history of vampires in folklore and legends Vampires are beings of myth—folkloric creatures who live off the blood of the living and have been recorded in nearly every culture around the world since the beginning of man....