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|  | Mexicasa by Gina Hyams, Melba Levick
Description not available.A visually stunning guide celebrates the beauty of Mexico's inns and haciendas, vividly capturing the history, culture, tradition, and unique story of each locale. AUTHOR: Gina Hyams, Melba Levick
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | The Book of Movie Lists by Joseph McBride
Guaranteed to encourage conversations (as well as incite arguments), The Book of Movie Lists is an eclectic collection of the best, worst, longest, shortest, most important, least valuable, favorite, and forgettable people, films, and moments in movie history. Fans of all ages will revel in discussing what really was the best screen kiss, and will be surprised to hear of reviewers who were fired for what they wrote. Whether it's the top sci-fi films ever made or the sequels that should never have been made, The Book of Movie Lists provides plenty of fodder for both the serious student of film and the weekend cineplex regular. AUTHOR: Joseph McBride
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Guatemala Rainbow by Gianni Vecchiato
Guatemala is one of the few places on earth where traditional textile arts from ancient cultures survive: Mayan spinners and weavers still produce the brilliant, vivid hues and traditional motifs used by their ancestors. The 150 photographs in this book provide a magnificent view of the textiles and people of Guatemala, truly a feast for the eye and spirit. (Captures) the dazzling legacy of Guatemala's Mayan culture (through) 150 spectacular photographs of Mayans, resplendent in vibrantly colorful handwoven clothes. -- Boston Herald It is doubtful whether a photographic book approaching the beauty of this one will appear this year, or next. -- Evening Standard Vecchiato is a keen and sympathetic observer and ... his photographs speak most eloquently.... The book is a joy! -- Quarter Review of Costume, Clothing & Ethnic Textile Books AUTHOR: Gianni Vecchiato
PUBLISHER: Pomegranate Communications, Inc
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Three Musketeers by Alex Nino, Alexandre Dumas, David Coward, Deborah G. Felder, Earl C. Van Swearingen
The young and dashing d'Artagnan and his compatriots--Athos, Porthos and Aramis--versus the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu and the evil Lady de Winter. This incomparable historical novel is unparalleled as the archetype of literary romance and adventure. AUTHOR: Alex Nino, Alexandre Dumas, David Coward, Deborah G. Felder, Earl C. Van Swearingen
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Livable City by Partners for Livable Communities
An up-to-the-minute action guide, The Livable City: Revitalizing Urban Communities provides examples and strategies for improving the quality of life in urban, suburban, and exurban communities. Partners for Livable Communities, an organization noted for pushing the envelope of ideas on livability, has assembled the top names in urban planning and design to explore the New Urbanism's key issues, with over 50 best practices case studies, including international examples. A compelling chapter introduces you to the challenges facing cities in the next decade, with provocative ideas for meeting them. You'll discover new solutions to the thorny problems of achieving regional cooperation...keeping downtowns alive 24 hours a day...finding resources for improving the outcomes of at-risk youth...global competition and jobs for the next century...and housing and communities. A chapter on paying for the workable ideas rounds out a game plan for the livable city. AUTHOR: Partners for Livable Communities
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Giselle by Adele Geras, Emma Chichester Clark
Description not available.Retells the ballet story of the trusting village girl Giselle who does not believe that Loys, the man she loves, is Count Albrecht in disguise and ready to marry another woman. AUTHOR: Adele Geras, Emma Chichester Clark
PUBLISHER: David & Charles Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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