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Andrews draws on more than 40 years of experience traveling and eating in Italy - exploring every region, from Piedmont to Puglia - and provides the fascinating origins of dishes both familiar and unexpected. Beautifully photographed by Hirsheimer and Hamilton.
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From the author of The Works: Anatomy of a City comes a gorgeous graphic tour through the inner workings of skyscrapers. Ascher's work goes beyond technical survey; it is a triumphant ode to the most monumental aspect of modern civilization - the ultimate guide to the way things work in the skyscraper.
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California design influenced the material culture of the entire country, from architecture to fashion. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this generously illustrated book is the first comprehensive study of California's mid-century modern design.
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott's South Pole adventure is an enduring one. In the face of extreme conditions and technical challenges, Scott was able to capture breathtaking polar panoramas, geographical and geological formations, and action photos of the explorers and their animals - remarkable for their technical mastery and poignancy.
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Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight-Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album "Cheap Thrills." It was an invitation the budding artist couldn't resist, especially since he'd been fascinated with record covers since he was a teen. He drew hundreds of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters. A must-have for any lover of graphics and old-time music.
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Newspaper columnist Jenkins summarizes England's past in this slim volume, beginning in 410 with the rise of the Saxons. He divides the chapters into time frames, each focusing on the important events of that period. According to The Spectator:
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To write about herself, Keaton realized she had to write about her mother, too, and the bond that came to define both their lives. So she not only reveals herself to readers, she also lets them get to know her mother. An autobiography that goes beyond the legendary actress, it is a book about a very American family with very American dreams.
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Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortress tucked between towering mountains and a frozen fjord, along with her best friend and an army of restless soldiers - all awaiting news of the king's victory in battle. But as they wait for winter's end, acts of treachery make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst.
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Twenty years after the wars that followed The Collapse, it is a gritty, post- apocalyptic world in which 15-year-old Stephen, his father, and grandfather travel, scavenging for their survival. But when his grandfather dies and his father decides to risk everything to save the lives of two strangers, Stephen's life is turned upside-down.
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A child chooses to paint animals and objects in a variety of colors rather than the same old conventional ones. Author Carle includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.
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For that last-minute item, we have 
California Design, 1930-1965
Lost Photographs of Captain Scott
R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection
A Short History of England
Then Again
Icefall
Eleventh Plague
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse|
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