Barbara McClintock
MARY LIVED IN A BIG HOUSE with a very little mouse. The mouse lived in a little house inside of a very big house, with Mary. Even though Mary has been warned to stay away from mice - and Mouse has been warned to steer clear of people - the ... [... more]
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Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters
 Despite your fears, this book is pure gold: This book describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. I was filled with great trepidation after [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Deborah Hopkinson
Illus. in full color. As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara dreams of a reunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation--and even of running away to freedom. Then she overhears two slaves talking about the Underground Railroad. In a ... [... more]
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Robert Spencer
A big house, fancy cars, and money in the bank seldom lead to a fulfilling life, a life true to one's potential and essential nature. Ordinary life can be a prison, but it doesn't have to be that way. In this updated edition of The Craft of the ... [... more]
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The Not So Big House Collection
GREAT FOR BUDGET and IDEALISTIC MINDED! yes, both.: Building a home: GET ALL YOUR DETAILS IN THE CONTRACT PRIOR TO STARTING, (INCLUDING PRICING OUT YOUR ALLOWANCES TO ENSURE THE BUILDER HAS PUT ENOUGH ALLOWANCE IN CONTRACT), MAKE A BUDGET-Detailed, and [... more]
CDN$66.00
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Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home
A good gardening ideas book for both design professionals and ordinary gardeners: A house and its garden are different parts of the same overall design. Bestselling author Sarah Susanka and acclaimed landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir [... more]
CDN$27.00
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The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
From Amazon.com: When describing a favorite room in the house, do you find yourself using terms such as "expansive," "formal," and "spacious"--a marble foyer or a formal dining room perhaps? Or do the words "cozy," [... more]
CDN$32.95
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The Big House: Life Inside A Supermax Security Prison
Intriguing, Informative, Insightful: From John Howard Prin, author of STOLEN HOURS: Breaking Free From Secret Addictions, Syren Books 2004 Jim Bruton's THE BIG HOUSE gives readers an eyeful about prison behavior in a supermax security facility. It's a [... more]
CDN$25.95
Amazon CA |
Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home
A good gardening ideas book for both design professionals and ordinary gardeners: A house and its garden are different parts of the same overall design. Bestselling author Sarah Susanka and acclaimed landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir [... more]
CDN$49.95
Amazon CA |
The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
From Amazon.com: When describing a favorite room in the house, do you find yourself using terms such as "expansive," "formal," and "spacious"--a marble foyer or a formal dining room perhaps? Or do the words "cozy," [... more]
CDN$42.00
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American ...
When They Summered in America: Built by the author's great-grandfather 100 years ago on a peninsula stretching out into Buzzards Bay from Cape Cod, the big house is a landmark. The four-story, 19-room jumble of roof lines, gables, bays and dormers is the [... more]
CDN$41.00
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Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for ...
From Amazon.com: Sarah Susanka has a not-so-insignificant idea in Creating the Not So Big House. She contrasts the glamorous, glossy-photo house plans of vaulted ceilings and palatial living rooms with the livable, day-to-day pleasure of cozy window [... more]
CDN$34.95
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