Frommer'sCaribbean 2004
 From Amazon.com: Frommer's aims to help you choose the island and plan the vacation best suited to your budget and tastes, without inundating you with more data than you can possibly assimilate or use. They describe the various island personalities and [... more]
CDN$22.06
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Rembrandt's Eyes
From Amazon.com: The great 17th-century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn left us so many arresting self-portraits, painted at every stage in his eventful life, that his distinctive face and bearing are a familiar part of the 20th-century cultural [... more]
CDN$55.00
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The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes and Lockets
A "how-to" book that really shows you "how-to".: Tim has gathered beautifully photographed examples of remarkably intricate and creative boxes and lockets. However, rather than intimidate the novice, his instructions are so clear that [... more]
CDN$31.25
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A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style
A KINDER, GENTLER WAY OF LIFE: Those were the days.... Yes, those were really the days for author Susanna Salk who with A Privileged Life extols the WASP style (sometimes called "preppy") Instead of celebrating it by focusing on wealth or [... more]
CDN$40.13
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Anne Geddes Birthday Perpetual Calendar
High Kitsch: Geddes' manages to degrade and isolate her subjects. Her prehistoric "cutsie" images, though appealing to a kitsch market, do not allow for a social comment to transcend the visual confines of her exploitive commercial " [... more]
CDN$14.99
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Chavez Ravine: 1949: A Los Angeles Story
Lost Community: It makes me so proud to see my Dad's old Mexican-American community captured in a book of photos. It's great to see my Aunt Sally Anchando quoted in the book. I recently saw my Aunts and Uncles who lived in Chavez Ravine (unfortunately, [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Venice
NOT HIS BEST WORK: Having been a huge fan of Simon Marsden for years now, I was excited about the publication of this book; I had hoped it would be as evocative and haunting as his other books. Alas, it is not. Mr. Marsden is at his best when describing [... more]
CDN$45.15
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Fodor's Escape to the Amalfi Coast, 2nd Edition: The ...
From Amazon.com: The only problem with Robert Fisher's Escape to the Amalfi Coast is that it's addictive. Fisher is both a writer and a photographer, and his guide to the Italian coast bordering the Bay of Naples is rich in luscious photography and [... more]
CDN$30.00
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Rembrandt's Eyes
From Amazon.com: The great 17th-century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn left us so many arresting self-portraits, painted at every stage in his eventful life, that his distinctive face and bearing are a familiar part of the 20th-century cultural [... more]
CDN$75.00
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101 Essential Tips Aquarium Fish
Beautiful photos, not enough info: This is a handy little guidebook that features very high-quality photographs (it's another DK book) of just about every aquarium fish you are likely to encounter. It is useful primarily for those looking to distinguish [... more]
CDN$8.00
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Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles: ...
Well done all around.: You could think of this as a coffee-table version of the McAlester's Field Guide to American Houses (which I also recommend.) In this case each house is an historical landmark as well as an exemplar of an architectural style, and [... more]
CDN$98.00
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Gooseberry Patch Christmas
Simple and great ideas for the holidays: I just received this book in the mail this week and I am so happy I ordered it! I have had books 3 and 4 for about 6 months and thought I had all my gift giving and decorating figured out, was I wrong! This book [... more]
CDN$36.95
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