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The first two novels in Allen Hoffman's critically acclaimed series Small Worlds are now available in paperback.The first volume, Small Worlds, takes place in 1903 and introduces the wondrous rebbe of Krimsk, a small Hasidic settlement in Eastern Europe. Secluded in his study for the past five years, the beloved rebbe suddenly emerges on the eve of Tisha B'Av, the holiday commemorating the destruction of the holy Temple in Jerusalem. His congregants are overjoyed to see him, but their joy is to be short-lived, for this holiday at the dawn of the 20th century will be marked by strange and momentous events that will change their lives forever.
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This little volume contains nearly 120 entries which clearly explain the who, what, where, and when of American and European art since 1945. Fifty-six black-and-white illustrations enliven the text, and 28 color plates are interwoven with an invaluable timeline of world and art world events from 1945 to 1996. A one-page ArtChart provides a handy overview of the major art movements during the same period. 208 pp.
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Jefferson's Monticello
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The Heart's Journey is a universal story of love, pain, suffering, and loss and the natural process that leads to healin
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This delightful gift package contains a stuffed Sebastian and two charming books with die-cut peek-through pages that let youngsters join the kitten on his adventures. Sebastian is curious--and his adventures and travels around his home result in Sebastian: The Tale of a Curious Kitten and Sebastian Explores. Full-color.
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Posters from Hollywood's heyday are presented along with the vastly entertaining stories of their creation. 271 full-color illustrations.
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Little Pleasure, is a children's book by Elisabeth Brami.
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington's oldest and largest private art museum, is recognized nationally and internationally for its outstanding collection of American art. Its founder, William Wilson Corcoran, was among the first American collectors to seriously appreciate contemporary art of this country, at a time when most of his peers favored European works. His important collection of mainly American paintings and sculpture formed the nucleus of the art museum he founded in 1869.Over its 130-year history the Corcoran's collection of American art has grown dramatically through purchases and generous gifts. Today, the Corcoran's holdings total over fourteen thousand objects, at the core of which is a world-renowned collection of nineteenth-century American paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings; American art of the eighteenth century is also well represented. The Corcoran continues to build its contemporary collection, notably through purchases made from the Biennial exhibitions of contemporary art,
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Classic Journal; Abbeville Unbook
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One of several important holy sites built in central Java during the late eighth and early ninth centuries, the magnificent Buddhist monument of Borobudur is unequaled in size, complexity, and symbolic significance. Conceived as a cosmic symbol of heaven and earth, its architecture, embellished with over one mile of narrative reliefs illustrating the lives of the Buddha and his disciples, directs the Buddhist pilgrim on a physical and spiritual journey from the base to the summit of the monument, from earthly to pure realms. This lavish, encyclopedic study of Borobudur makes it possible to understand as never before the sources of the monument's historical background, its architecture, and its symbolism, which draw from Hindu and native Javanese, as well as Buddhist, traditions. Jean-Louis Nou's sensitive and breathtaking photographs establish the monument's setting and impressive scale, capturing the mysterious turns and passageways and inviting the reader to reenact the pilgrim's journey ascending this laby
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