Mexicolor: The Spirit of Mexican Design
 Amazon.com Review: Radiant color is not merely joyously prevalent in Mexico, it is part of the national psyche. According to this energetic celebration of Mexican style, "the color that floods Mexico's streets and plazas, markets and homes (and the [... more]
$24.95
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Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in ...
Amazon.com Review: The story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century is not only a history of its technology but a revelation of how that technology helped forge modern consciousness. The range of subjects includes the political [... more]
$19.95
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Country Wisdom
Author: David Larkin Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 307.720973 EAN: 9780395771891 ISBN: 0395771897 Number Of Pages: 2 Publication Date: 1997-11-04 UPC: 046442771894 [... more]
$35.00
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Amazon.com Review: Voodoo. Decadent socialites packing Lugars. Cotillions. With towns like Savannah, Georgia, who needs Fellini? Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil takes two narrative strands--each worthy of its own book--and weaves them together to [... more]
$25.00
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The Japanese Bath
the Japanese bath: The book the Japanese bath gives the history and the culture of the Japanese bath. Fabulous pictures which show the peace and beauty of the Japanese bath. A must-see and read for anyone contemplating building a bathroom. not very [... more]
$21.95
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Rooted in America: Foodlore of Popular Fruits and Vegetables
Food for Thoughts: This book is a fascinating study of the historical and cultural contexts for everyday foods. Each chapter looks at the history of a fruit or vegetable that is a common part of American foodways. The writers fill out the historical [... more]
$16.95
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Language of Flowers (From Stencils and Notepaper to ...
Fun to read.: This is a fun book to read if you like symbolism, and even if you don't, it's fun to read the poems in the back. In this, almost every flower, clover and herb has a meaning and just about any flower you can you'll find in here. The [... more]
$5.95
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Culture of the Fork
Bad translation distracting -- but content is good: I would have given this book *five* stars, had it not been for the shoddy - literal translation from Italian to English. Being an Italian speaker, I sometimes had to re-read certain sentences with my & [... more]
$32.50
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Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture (Plume)
Great book: There's not much to add to what's already been said. I just want to echo the praise... It's a formidable book - scholarly and persuasive; it's a fascinating history. It's also a very easy book to read, one you won't regret reading: it's eye- [... more]
$16.00
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Provence: A Country Almanac
Sensationally colorful coffee table collectable!: This is a book with page after page of an area in France I love. It is a place I want to visit time and time again. I can almost smell the intoxicating lavender breeze as I glance at the cover. If you [... more]
$24.95
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Listening to Nineteenth-Century America
An Ingenious Approach to History: Mark M. Smith provides the reader with an excellent and unique perspective of 19th century America in an accessible and very interesting manner. This book is not just for the history enthusiast! I highly recommend it. [... more]
$25.00
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Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, ...
Not as piquant as I had hoped...: This just had to be a subject right up my alley. Spices? I live in Texas where Tabasco is a condiment (and not a spice) and jalapenos are considered vegetables. Stimulants? I have a coffee cup surgically attached to my [... more]
$14.95
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