The Food of Italy by Waverly Root, ISBN 0679738967

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For many years this marvelously evocative book has been essential reading for the traveler wanting to savor the cuisine of Italy as well as to tour its cities and countryside. And it has been equally indispensable for the cook wishing to capture the subtleties of the Italian palate in his or her own kitchen. With great learning and omnivorous curiosity, Waverley Root explores all of the byways of a cuisine so nuanced that event the basic ragu Bolognese has some two hundred variations.


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Inlands: Visions of Boston by Mimmo Jodice, ISBN 8884911354

The great Italian master of black and white photography Mimmo Jodice was commissioned by the Massachusetts College of Art to capture the heart of contemporary Boston, highlighting the soul of this once maritime town, residence of New England's cultural and historical elite, and now home to a surprising array of innovative architectural design and urban renovation. Jodice's challenge was to portray Boston's past and its future as a unified whole.

A powerful and innovative photographic journey consisting of 50 black and white photographs of urban Boston and the surrounding landscapes, Jodice's pieces are characterized by dramatic contrasts of light and shadow accompanied by fast moving and sometimes fleeting images which playfully bring to life the essence of the modern city. This is a personal vision of Boston: a romantic Gardner Museum, derelict and abandoned waterfronts and piers, and spacious city squares and legendary graveyards: taken together these photographs carefully recount the...

Inlands: Visions of Boston by Mimmo Jodice, ISBN 8884911354
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The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Cohn, Janice, D.S.W., ISBN 0807511536

In Billings, Montana, a Menorah displayed in boy's bedroom prompted someone to throw a rock through the window. The resulting true story of one town's fight against bigotry is the subject of this award-winning "fine book for parents and teachers who want to discuss prejudice and hate crimes with their children".--"Booklist". Full-color illustrations. The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Cohn, Janice, D.S.W., ISBN 0807511536
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The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture by Zygmunt G. Baranski, ISBN 0521559820

This book provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Specially-commissioned essays by leading specialists focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, language, social and political cultures, the Church, feminism, organized crime, literature, art, the mass media, and music. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture by Zygmunt G. Baranski, ISBN 0521559820
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Period Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

*Back in print*
In this classic book, readers can experience a grand tour through the history of interiors and interior design by viewing thirty-four spectacular period rooms in the Metropolitan Museum. From an ancient Roman bedroom excavated near Pompeii to a Louis XVI grand salon from eighteenth-century Paris to the Frank Lloyd Wright Room in the American Wing, these popular galleries can now be viewed at all times through the book's beautiful color photographs and accessible explanatory text. Period Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Manual de Feng Shui: Guia Practica del Antiguo Arte de la Ubicacion by George Birdsall, ISBN 0892815957

Spanish edition of The Feng Shui Companion.

* Clear instructions for incorporating this Chinese art into your personal environment to create balance and prosperity.

The Feng Shui Companion is a user-friendly handbook for anyone interested in employing the ancient Chinese art of geomancy for creating balance, harmony, and prosperity in their personal environment. Feng shui, the Chinese words for wind and water, is a time-honored system of rules, concepts and principles that explain how our lives are pragmatically and spiritually linked to our environment. As the author shows, based on his own experience, these principles can be implemented at little cost in both new and existing buildings, often with significant improvements to the physical and financial well-being of the people who live in them. Just a simple change in the placement of furniture or the addition of a plant to a room can have a noticeable impact on an individual's life. With expert summaries of the key feng shui concepts,...

Manual de Feng Shui: Guia Practica del Antiguo Arte de la Ubicacion by George Birdsall, ISBN 0892815957
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Quality Time Anytime: How to Make the Most of Every Moment with Your Child by Penny Warner, ISBN 0743234510

Any parent can spend quality time with his or her child. All it takes is a little imagination, a minimum of supplies, and the hundreds of ideas inside Quality Time Anytime. This book contains over 200 games and activities to help parents and their children turn moments spent in the car, kitchen, bath, bedroom, outdoors, store -- in short, anytime -- into quality time! Parents can choose an activity from the book and enhance their special bond with their child and teach social skills that will prove valuable the rest of the child's life. Quality Time Anytime: How to Make the Most of Every Moment with Your Child by Penny Warner, ISBN 0743234510
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