City Houses

Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preser...

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Reducere. Tina Chang's poems address the problems of family and heritage, initially inhabiting formally patterned stanzas that mimic the boundaries and bonds...

Reducere. Progessive History With a Mystery TwistThe eight Sage Adair Mysteries are set in 1902, Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. These adventure ...

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Reducere. Since its first performance at Rome's Teatro di Apollo on January 19, 1853, Il Trovatore has been one of Giuseppe Verdi's most successful operas. W...

Reducere. A lesbian parolee re-integrates into life in DC in a dark comedy about the dangers and delights of humiliation.Desiree Schulman is home from federa...

Imagine a site fifteen minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, able to capture in one view: snow-covered mountains and an archipelago, a ligh...

Reducere. Gustav Klimt, one of the great painters of fin de siecle Austria--and the subject of Helen Mirren's latest film, Woman in Gold--takes center stage ...

DescriptionAs a country blessed with natural geothermal energy, no trip to Japan is complete without an authentic onsen (hot spring) experience. Ye...

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DescriptionWhat do you do when your dreams come true? When you were twelve, camping out in the back yard, you told your best friend that if he coul...

Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, torrential rains across the Midwest dropped a record three months of rainfall in four days. Floodwaters...

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As a working palace, the Istana is tradition firmly rooted in the present. It has links with Singapore's colonial past, being first a nutmeg planta...

Reducere. ContentEarly Christian and Medieval Rome looks at the fascinating art and architecture in Rome dating from between about 300 and 1300. In the fourt...

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From the window went through the pleasant scent of the countryside. There was neither a breath of wind nor the rustling of the leaves. Nothing brok...

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DescriptionThe fully updated Green Guide Northern France and the Paris Region unlocks the secrets of the northern corner of France. Explore quaint ...

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The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors ann...

Reducere. From its earliest days as Old Frenchtown, Soulard, St. Louis, has embodied a bold and colorful tapestry of immigrant life in America. With remarkab...

The Prophet is a book of 26 fables written in English prose poetry by the Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. It was first publis...

Sparrows Point was on the map nearly a century before the city of Baltimore was laid out and just 20 years after the colony of Maryland was establi...

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As part of a larger series on "Master Architects of Southern California: 1920-1940", this book highlights the work of Wallace Neff, using vintage p...

Bringing to the fore a wealth of original research, A Detroit Story examines how the informal reclamation of abandoned property has been shaping De...

Reducere. It's 1980 and Sam Westfall, a recently retired 20-year veteran of the Marine Corp, returns to the Homewood section of Pittsburgh where he grew up a...

Reducere. The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the ...

From weekend homes to get-away cabins in the mountains, by the sea, or in the woods, this architecture embodies our longing for lounging in nature....

The New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of twin sisters who set out to London in hop...

Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, Fiction, 2017 ``Ms. Jufresa: Where the f*#did you learn to tell a story so well?`` --Alvaro Enrigue...

To Nini Karpel, growing up in Vienna during the 1920s was a romantic confection. Whether schussing down ski slopes or speaking of politics in coffe...

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Reducere. A City with a Violent Past: The predominant hue of the city's colorful past is blood red, and restless souls are rumored to inhabit the night. The ...

DescriptionFrom Christi Daugherty, author of The Echo Killing, comes another pulse-pounding suspenseful thriller featuring crime reporter Harper Mc...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1838, a rum trader named "Pig's Eye" Parrant built a small shack in a Mississippi bluff that became the first business in the city of...

Harry Potter Places Book Five-Scotland: Hogwarts' Home is the last of five travel guidebooks designed to help Potterites visit the POTTERVERSE: the...

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"Thirteenth-century Edinburgh comes off the page cold and convincing, from the smoke and noise of the tavern kitchen to Holyrood Abbey under a trea...

Reducere. The glamorous world of big-city geisha is familiar to many readers, but little has been written of the life of hardship and pain led by the hot-spr...

DescriptionWhen 20-year-old Odetta Holmes-classically trained as a vocalist and poised to become "the next Marian Anderson"-veered away from both o...

DescriptionIn 1987 a massive snowstorm hits New York as Peter Kaldheim flees the city, owing drug debts to a dealer who is no stranger to casual vi...

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Reducere. Sixteen-year-old Roni and her family, lead a normal Muslim American life. As the youngest member of the family, Roni spends her summer vacations in...

Two Essence(R) bestselling Urban Books authors have teamed up to bring the Motor City drama in this latest installment of the popular Girls from da...

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Reducere. "If readers are looking for an author who is the perfect mix of Debbie Macomber and Nora Roberts, Lilly Mirren is it " - InD'tale Magazine When a r...

The one thing Sylvie Townsend wants most is what she feared she was destined never to have--a family of her own. But taking in Polish immigrant Ros...

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Reducere. Hillsdale was named in 1856 when its citizens adopted the name inspired by the Hillsdale School, built on Pascack Road, and the now historic Hillsd...

Reducere. The Bear and The Nightingale is the 1st book in The Winternight Trilogy . At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and ...

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Reducere. DescriptionGoing beyond dragon-slayers and sword-swingers, The Lost Heir blends fantasy and adventure with social justice issues in an unstoppable ...

Reducere. WINNER - 2019 NAUTILUS AWARD - SILVER MEDAL Going beyond dragon-slayers and sword-swingers, The Lost Heir blends fantasy and adventure with social ...

"In this book Marya recounts the exciting tale of their journey, while at the same time revealing many aspects of Tibet's religion and culture. The...

Reducere. The city has fallen. And the enemy is coming through the gates. Taleh knows what it's like to be a woman of Ammon. No rights, no worth, no say. Not...

Reducere. THE COMPLETE DRIVE-IN Includes all three Drive-In novels from Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale in one paperback.THE DRIVE-IN: A B-Movie with Blood ...