Séance at Baker House: and Other Stories
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Seance at Baker House
 Séance at Baker House: and Other Stories
Carl Warner
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1424148073
Release Date: 2006-08-28

Book Description

A hack private investigator searching for a missing girl finds himself under attack by a shady corporation. A parapsychologist meets the unfriendly residents of his accountant's family manor. Two criminals form an unlikely alliance against a sinister cult. An uninvited guest with a hidden agenda attends a séance and changes a reporter's life. Four fast-paced tales of action, suspense and the unknown from one of the creators of the State Secrets Role-Playing Game.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Seance at Baker House.......2006-12-10

The book moves along at a fast pace. Each story is written well and interesting enough to keep you from putting it down. Yet each one is short enough so you don't lose interest and then you are drawn into the next one.
Seance & Other Stories
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    		Seance & Other Stories
    Isaac B Singer
    Manufacturer: FARRAR STRAUS & COMPANY INC
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000UDUF6Q
    THE SEANCE AND OTHER STORIES
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      		THE SEANCE AND OTHER STORIES
      Isaac Bashevis Singer
      Manufacturer: Jonathan Cape
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000KBC9Y4
      Seance and Other Stories
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Tales of the world I never knew and never will
      • Excellent - as good as it gets!
      		 Seance and Other Stories
      Isaac Bashevis Singer
      Manufacturer: Farrar Straus Giroux
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      Singer, Isaac BashevisSinger, Isaac Bashevis | ( S ) | Authors, A-Z | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
      ASIN: 0374508321

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Tales of the world I never knew and never will.......2000-03-21

      Thanks to my grandparents, who came to America in the first decade of the 20th century, I grew up and have had a good life. Thanks to my grandparents, I didn't become a piece of ash or a few tossed out bones in an Eastern European field at the age of 2. Wars are wars; they've occured throughout human history, but in most of them, whole civilizations didn't disappear. But the Eastern European Jewish world is gone forever. I might belong to the same gene pool, but compared to the characters in Isaac Bashevis Singer's stories, I'm as American as apple pie. Irish-Americans can discover their roots in Ireland, Chinese-Americans in China, and so on, but not me. My cultural roots are gone forever. The only way I can learn them is through reading literature written by Singer, Shalom Aleichem, Isaac Babel and others who describe that vanished world. So, obviously, my interest and pleasure in reading such wonderful tales as appear in THE SEANCE and OTHER STORIES is all the more. Never mind my personal reasons. These amazing stories, by a Nobel Prize winner, will stay with you for a long time. The strange, sad characters afflicted by poverty and by life, bring us face to face with common human personalities of all times and places, while also depicting the conditions and peculiar relationships of Jews in Poland too. Magic, religion, animals, thieves, rabbis, prostitutes, mystics, Holocaust survivors, Talmudic scholars, prisoners, books, butchers and shopkeepers crowd the pages. In each story, you find pathos and tragedy, happiness and satisfaction, tensions and transformations. Two of the stories, "The Seance" and "The Letter Writer" must rank with the best stories I have ever read; none of the others are bad. If you have never read Singer, this is an excellent book to start with. If you have, you know what I am talking about. This is the great writer at the top of his form.

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent - as good as it gets!.......1999-11-30

      Isaac Bashevis Singer was no doubt one of the greatest short story writers - ever! The various collections in the end also earned him a very well deserved Nobel Prize for literature in 1978. Several of his stories were first published in magazines like The New Yorker, Encounter and Playboy. The first collection I read was Passions and Other Stories, which immediately made me realise what a master Isaac Bashevis Singer was. Later I have read several of his novels and short stories, where especially the collections Gimpel the Fool, Short Friday and The Seance are at least as good as Passions. All a magnificent world of Isaac Bashevis Singer's saints and sinners. Sad, funny, ironic, poignant and seeming to come from Singer's pen without any efforts. This is what good short stories is all about!
      The Seance and other stories
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        		The Seance and other stories
        Isaac Bashevis Singer
        Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: B000NUS6S0
        The Seance and Other Stories
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          		The Seance and Other Stories
          Isaac Bashevis Singer
          Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: B000NX0C3Y

          Songsmith (Witch World Chronicles)
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • An all time favorite
          • MAGICAL!
          • Songsmith
          • WONDERFUL STORY!
          • Bizarre conversations
          		 Songsmith (Witch World Chronicles)
          Andre Norton , and A. C. Crispin
          Manufacturer: Tor Books
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback

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          ASIN: 0812511077

          Book Description

          Eydrth is a Master Songsmith....who has no magic. She will do anything to save her father from the evil that has stolen his mind. But the paths to the magic of the Witch World are many--and to save the ones you love, the truest magic must come from the heart....Andre Norton has been called "one of the most popular writers of our time" (Publishers Weekly) and has for over twenty-five years enchanted readers with the most famous and popular of her works: the enthralling Witch World. With bestseller A.C. Crispin, Norton has woven an eternal love story, filled with magic and wonder. Songsmith is the novel that Witch World fans have been waiting for--a shining jewel in the Witch World cosmos.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars An all time favorite.......2006-05-12

          If there is one book that I will forever treasure - it will be this one. This is the book that introduced me to science fiction/fantasy stories.

          It was written wonderfully that the magical aspects seems so realistic. The descriptions of the Witch World were so fascinating, and the magic the witches and adepts do were very compelling - vividly described that one would think it could happen. "A place here and yet not here..."

          Eydryth and Alon make good "music" together. Their love story was so beautifully intertwined with the greater themes of the plot.While it is part of a series, the book can also be a stand alone story.

          I strongly recommend it!

          5 out of 5 stars MAGICAL!.......2006-01-16

          I disagree whole-heartedly with whoever wrote the review entitled 'Bizarre Conversations'.

          I was not a big reader when I was 15 (10 years ago)and I picked up this book because it was only 50 cents. It was the best 50 cents I have ever spent. It completely changed my opion about reading and I have been an AVID reader ever since!

          This is a wonderful tale of magic and adventure, with a dash of romance no less. It is still on my self to this day and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone!

          5 out of 5 stars Songsmith.......2005-09-19

          I found the service I received from the seller to be prompt and accurate. If the seller were to offer other merchandise that I wanted I would certainly be inclined to purchase from them.

          5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL STORY!.......2000-10-02

          I loved this book so much. Normally I do not like sci-fi but my mom picked out this book. I had to read a sci-fi book for a science book report and I didn't know what kind of book to get. At the beginning of the book it is very confusing and even boring but once you get into this book it is so good. The ending is terrific and if I had the time I would read it 24 hours a day. I would recamend this book highly. I hope my review helped you!

          5 out of 5 stars Bizarre conversations.......2000-03-04

          I came across this rather bizarre little author in a chat room, and felt the need to read one of her books at random - this one. I fear i was needlessly insulting to her during an argument I had with her, because now that I've read this mindless, awful drivel, I wonder if perhaps she wasn't being a little ironic about the general quality of sci - fi writing.

          So a review of the book - If you are the sort of person who likes this sort of thing, you are the sort of person who likes this sort of thing.

          And of the author - If you are the sort of person who writes this sort of thing, you are the sort of person who writes this thing.

          Irredeemable, really, but five stars for trying.
          Randvar the Songsmith - A Romance of the Norumbega
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            		Randvar the Songsmith - A Romance of the Norumbega
            Ottilie A. Lijencrantz
            Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers, New York
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover
            ASIN: B000H4COAS
            Songsmith
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              		Songsmith
              Andre and A.C. Crispin Norton
              Manufacturer: Tor Books
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback
              ASIN: B000OTLHM2
              The Songsmith (Chivalry & Sorcery)
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                		The Songsmith (Chivalry & Sorcery)

                Manufacturer: Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU)
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: B000FBF504

                Product Description

                "THE SONGSMITH is an adventure pack for use with the C&S game system. It is intended for a group of four to eight players who control characters of various types and a Gamemaster. This package also includes enough background to create an ongoing campaign based in the world of the North Kingdom, in which THE SONGSMITH takes place, as does the previous C&S adventure, THE DRAGON LORD. This adventure can be used as an isolated adventure or within an already existing campaign.The setting is the more recently settled lands, north of the North Kingdom itself. Beginning in Barrisglen, where THE DRAGON LORD left off, the adventure takes the characters by sea to Dwarvendale in search of the long-lost city of the Dwarves, Khalezheer. Powerful help is available in this quest which requires knowledge of the hidden secrets of Khalezheer from the time-shrouded depths of the past.Can the party reach Dwarvendale? Is the wizard Thuvalae all that he seems, and what dangers will be faced in the Lost City? It is a truly perilous quest, but the overall rewards make it worth all risks!"
                Songsmith - a Witchworld Novel
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                  		Songsmith - a Witchworld Novel

                  Manufacturer: Tom Doherty Associates
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover
                  ASIN: B000HK7LZA
                  Songsmith,
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                    		Songsmith,
                    Gerald W. E Dunne
                    Manufacturer: Toledo Artcraft Co
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Unknown Binding

                    United StatesUnited States | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books | 18th Century | 19th Century | 20th Century | African American | Asian American | Classics | Collections & Readers | Drama | General | Hispanic | History & Criticism | Humor | Jewish American | Letters & Correspondence | Native American | Poetry | Short Stories | Women Writers
                    ASIN: B00087JIRG
                    Tales of the Whitch World & Flight of Vengeance & Songsmith ( Set of 3 Books )
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                      		Tales of the Whitch World & Flight of Vengeance & Songsmith ( Set of 3 Books )

                      Manufacturer: Tor
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Mass Market Paperback
                      ASIN: B000GS5PRO
                      Randvar the Songsmith
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                        		Randvar the Songsmith
                        Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
                        Manufacturer: Harper and Brothers
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover
                        ASIN: B000NXBBW0
                        Randvar the songsmith: A romance of Norumbega
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                          		Randvar the songsmith: A romance of Norumbega
                          Ottilie A Liljencrantz
                          Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers Publishers
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Unknown Binding
                          ASIN: B0008609AM
                          SONGSMITH
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                            		SONGSMITH

                            Manufacturer: Tor Fantasy
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback
                            ASIN: B000ICOMOK

                            Three Palladins (Tales of the Werewolf Clan)
                            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                            • Amazing Book
                            		 Three Palladins (Tales of the Werewolf Clan)
                            Harold Lamb
                            Manufacturer: Donald M. Grant Publishers
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover

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                            ASIN: 0937986291

                            Customer Reviews:

                            5 out of 5 stars Amazing Book.......2000-05-15

                            Excelent,Lamb exceeds himself in this novel. It worths 100% the purchase.
                            The Three Palladins
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                              		The Three Palladins
                              Harold Lamb
                              Manufacturer: Donald M. Grant
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Hardcover
                              ASIN: B000K0CB48

                              The Dao of Zhuangzi: The Harmony of Nature
                              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                              • Fun intro to a Taoist Masterpiece
                              • Start Here
                              • An invitation to the Way...
                              • Extremely enlightening.
                              • Wonderful and fun.
                              		 The Dao of Zhuangzi: The Harmony of Nature
                              Tsai Chih Chung
                              Manufacturer: Anchor
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Paperback

                              TaoismTaoism | Eastern | Philosophy | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
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                              5. Zhuangzi Speaks II: More Music of Nature (English-Chinese) Zhuangzi Speaks II: More Music of Nature (English-Chinese)

                              ASIN: 0385487428
                              Release Date: 1997-10-13

                              Book Description

                              The fifth book in the tremendously successful "Zen Speaks" series of cartoon-illustrated adaptations of Chinese thought and philosophy by world-renowned author Tsai Chih Chung (100,000 copies in print), The Dao of Zhuangzi explores core portions of the Zhuangzi, one of the great Daoist texts. Together with the writings of Laozi, the Zhuangzi had an immense impact on Chinese culture that matched that of Confucianism. Over the centuries, this classical Daoism has influenced millions of readers and students of philosophy and literature throughout the world.



                              Tsai Chih Chung first tackled portions of the Zhuangzi in his first book published in the U.S., Zhuangzi Speaks, which sold 20,000 copies for Princeton--an astonishing number for a university press--and was the book that brought C.C. Tsai to the attention of American readers. In The Dao of Zhangzi, Tsai Chih Chung brings humorously to life new portions of the Dao--and extends the reach of his early efforts in profound and entertaining ways.



                              As with the previous works, the book will include an introduction by a scholar that will help to place Daoism and the Zhuangzi in historical and cultural context.

                              Customer Reviews:

                              5 out of 5 stars Fun intro to a Taoist Masterpiece.......2003-10-15

                              I have became interested in this book after reading "The Tao Speaks" by the same author. Previously, I have read the Tao Te Ching years ago, and found it a mostly unintelligible and illogical document. For years I have given up on trying to understand anything because it made little sense. That is, until I met this wonderful cartoon series by Zhizhong Cai. Here I found even some of the most complicated and esoteric principles of Taoism explained using brilliant flowing art and very simple examples from ordinary experience. The Zhuangzi is the perhaps lesser known of the two masterpieces of Taoist literature. I actually like it more than the Tao Te Ching. [Zhuangzi is the one who dreamed about a butterfly, and woke up wondering whether he's really Zhuangzi who dreamed of a butterfly, or whether he's really a butterfly who's now dreaming he's Zhuangzi]. I find the cartoon panels very illuminating and hilariously funny at the same time. It makes the principles of Zhuangzi much more lucid and vivid, and easier to remember and understand.

                              This book is a little bigger than the Dao speaks, containing almost 125 pages each having roughly 6 panels per page. The art is very beautiful and interesting. Further, the edition I have (which is square in shape) has a side panel in every page containing the text of the Zhuangzi in Chinese (reading top to bottom the traditional way). I found that very interesting and adds an artistic touch to the volume. It is also useful to me since I am currently learning Chinese. Note that (1) there are two books about Zhuangzi: this one and another called "The Zhuangzi Speaks", and that (2) there is an older edition of this series which omits this panel (so the book has a more rectangular aspect ratio). What I don't like is that they changes the titles of the books between the two series (used to be "The Sayings of Zhuangzi" Books 1 and 2). So once I bought Book 2 thinking it corresponds to the book I don't have ("The Zhuangzi Speaks"), and ended up with the same book I possess. So be careful. In any case it wasn't such a big mistake, as the price was right and I ended up giving the second book as a gift.

                              5 out of 5 stars Start Here.......2001-11-17

                              Just getting started on your desire to understand eastern philosophies? Have you stood at the bookstore for hours pouring over where to start and what to buy?

                              Any of this authors books are a wonderful place to start. The reason? Because these books are all about the title subject in a nutshell, easy to read as a comic book, the story lines and illustrations are wonderful, and after you read this as well as all the other books by Tsai, you will have a great, well rounded start on your path and will know what you want to study more deeply!

                              To add, when others ask you about your interest in eastern philosophy, you can get them started here as well, because these books are fun, consise, and you know they will enjoy them over and over again!

                              5 out of 5 stars An invitation to the Way..........2000-03-28

                              You may think, that the world we live in makes no sense. You may desperate to find poetry, pure joy and deep understanding of the true nature of things. Then please, take a wonderful moment of freedom and happyness and browse through "the Dao of Zhuangzi". The art of Tsai Chih Chung is unique and the message is enlightning.

                              5 out of 5 stars Extremely enlightening........1998-12-04

                              This is an excellent introdution to Daoist thought, as well as thourough review.I am a fan of C.C.Tsai's other works and this is one of my favorites.

                              5 out of 5 stars Wonderful and fun........1998-07-17

                              Modern language and ancient wisdom juxtapose nicely with simple, fun graphic illustrations.

                              Soymilk Desserts
                              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                              • Very simple recipes & quick to make!
                              		 Soymilk Desserts
                              Yasuyo Shida
                              Manufacturer: Japan Publications Trading
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Paperback

                              DessertsDesserts | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
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                              ASIN: 4889961682

                              Book Description

                              Soymilk is attracting worldwide interest for its dietary benefits and can be found in almost every market. Light and easily digestible, soymilk contains good quality phytoproteins and vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Although drinking soymilk is quite common it
                              is still difficult for most people to substitute soymilk in everyday recipes, and many of those who can't tolerate cow's milk often go without their favorite foods. Soymilk Desserts makes cooking with soymilk simple and easy without complicated conversions or substitutions.

                              Soymilk Desserts features 77 sweet recipes from popular chocolate cakes, fruit desserts, and puddings to fiber-rich cookies made with tofu byproducts. Each recipe comes with step-by-step photos and instructions that even a beginner can follow.

                              Customer Reviews:

                              4 out of 5 stars Very simple recipes & quick to make!.......2006-05-06

                              Most of the recipes call for only a few ingredients and very easy to make. One of the down side is that the author measures all ingredients in oz & gam, which are not always convenient. Steps are short and easy to understand, but sometimes the author called for an ingredient and then forgot to mention when to use it. For a short book, it covers many areas, from baking to drinks. Most of them turn out very nicely!!! Definitely a book worth checking out.

                              Missouri's Silver Age: Silversmiths of the 1800s
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                                		Missouri's Silver Age: Silversmiths of the 1800s
                                Norman Mack
                                Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University Press
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Hardcover

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                                ASIN: 0809326337

                                Book Description

                                The result of nearly two decades of intensive research by Norman Mack and his late wife, Beatrice Davidow Mack, Missouri’s Silver Age: Silversmiths of the 1800s is a comprehensive directory of nineteenth-century Missouri silversmiths, their works, and their identifying makers’ marks. Illustrated with over one hundred photographs, this exceptional reference for historians and silver collectors showcases the Macks’ three-hundred-piece collection of Missouri silver, which includes a representative sample by nearly every known Missouri silversmith and is housed at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis.



                                Featuring more than a hundred detailed biographies of the artisans and apprentices who created handmade silver in St. Louis and Missouri during the nineteenth century, Missouri’s Silver Age also contains extensive photographs of makers’ touchmarks and of the pieces themselves, which include bowls, dishes, spoons, and ladles, as well as other household utensils and decorative items. Arranged alphabetically, the biographies reveal all known details of the business activities and locations of the silversmiths. Collectively, the entries and the illustrations shed light on the growth of enterprise in Missouri, show the impact of the individual on the developing frontier economies of the Midwest, and reveal how the production, acquisition, and possession of material goods reflected the culture and values of Americans during the 1800s.



                                Mack provides a brief but thorough history of silversmithing in America for novice collectors and historians, detailing the various methods used in making silver and the range of styles that were popular, providing insight into the methods of training apprentices, and explaining the effects of mechanization on the trade. Augmenting this volume are an appendix by Jo Ann Griffin on how to care for old silver, a map of the silversmiths’ primary locations, and a helpful alphabetical appendix of the silversmiths that includes illustrations of their touchmarks.

                                Silk Ribbon Embroidery: For Gifts and Garments (Milner Craft Series)
                                Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                                • Silk Ribbon Embroidery for Gifts and Garments
                                		 Silk Ribbon Embroidery: For Gifts and Garments (Milner Craft Series)
                                Jenny Bradford
                                Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback

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                                ASIN: 1863510095

                                Customer Reviews:

                                3 out of 5 stars Silk Ribbon Embroidery for Gifts and Garments.......2001-04-26

                                On the whole I was very disappointed with this book, the designs are beautiful and the projects look easy but the book presentation is lacking.

                                Possibly to cut costs the publishers have 55 black and white pages with 8 colour pages in the middle. In those 8 colour pages there are 12 pictures that show 26 finished projects. I find that they are so small you can hardly see the detail in them.

                                Nevertheless, there are many useful ideas and lots of sketches accompanying the project write-ups. The instructions are also clear and easy to follow. The embroidery style is fine and delicate, using silk ribbons and threads, and is perfect for clothing and washable items as the embroidery is well secured and sits quite flat.

                                This book is a good book to buy if you want to add it to your collection, but not as a reference book.
                                Silk Ribbon Embroidery for Gifts and Garments (Milner Craft Series)
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                                  		Silk Ribbon Embroidery for Gifts and Garments (Milner Craft Series)
                                  Jenny Bradford
                                  Manufacturer: Sally Milner Publishing
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback
                                  ASIN: B000S87GGA

                                  Time-Saver Details for Store Planning and Design (Time Saver Details)
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                                    		Time-Saver Details for Store Planning and Design (Time Saver Details)
                                    Charles E. Broudy , and Vilma Barr
                                    Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Hardcover

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                                    ASIN: 0070043868

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                                    Pre-Drawn Standards for Innovtive Store Design Here for the first time ever is a comprehensive collection of detailed drawings-20 in full color-for virtually every design component you need to create an attractive, sales-enhancing environment in any type of store. In Time-Saver Detials for Store Planning and Design, Vilma Barr and Charles Broudy, FAIA, reveal how to combine floor layouts, product displays, and storage fixtures that attract customer attention, add perceived value to merchandise, and build sales. You'll find insights on: Designing all types of store components-display structures, interior finishing, architectural elements and more; Creating floor plans and layouts for everything from supermarket to jewelry stores; Using lighting to create dozens of different looks; Developing effective retail "outposts" such as mall kosks and standalon displays; Meeting ADA guidelines; Much more.

                                    Una Estetica del Arte y del Diseno
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                                      		Una Estetica del Arte y del Diseno
                                      Marta Zatunyi
                                      Manufacturer: Tecnica Cp 67
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                                      Binding: Paperback

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                                      ASIN: 9509575313

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                                        		Owindia
                                        Charlotte Selina Bompas
                                        Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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                                        ASIN: 1419139843

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                                        When the first man entered the lodge it could not have been more than a few seconds after the firing of the fatal shot, for Michel was still standing, gun in hand, and his poor wife sighing forth the last few breathings of her sad and troubled life. She had kept her word, and met her death without one cry or expostulation! It might have been heard from far, that groan of horror and dismay which sprung spontaneous from the one first witnessing the ghastly scene, and then from the whole of the assembled Indians.

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                                        When the first man entered the lodge it could not have been more than a few seconds after the firing of the fatal shot, for Michel was still standing, gun in hand, and his poor wife sighing forth the last few breathings of her sad and troubled life. She had kept her word, and met her death without one cry or expostulation! It might have been heard from far, that groan of horror and dismay which sprung spontaneous from the one first witnessing the ghastly scene, and then from the whole of the assembled Indians.

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