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Margot Harrington, an expert at book conservancy, discovers a volume of sixteen erotic drawings by Giulio Romano accompanying sixteen steamy sonnets by Pietro Aretino in a convent library. When published over four centuries earlier, the Vatican had insisted all copies be destroyed. This one--now unique--volume has survived.
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[Cool Springs Press]
Pub. Date
[2023].
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English
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"Plan your barn-conversion dream home guided by inspiring real-life examples and practical, cost-effective solutions. Move over she sheds, the next innovation in real estate is a full-on house! That’s right: the customizable and cost-efficient barndominum, offering plenty of space and plenty of style. In Barndominiums, author Chris Peterson, a three-decade veteran home improvement author, tours through barndos nationwide in search of the latest...
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George Braziller Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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23 essays on America's national parks.
Not a travel guide, this book is a collection of essays that delve into issues affecting America's national parks and historic sites. The authors, who all have deep personal and professional connections to the national parks, explore how the nation's biological and cultural diversity is represented; the importance of balancing between recreation and preservation; the dynamics of nature as they are shaped by...
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RBA Libros
Pub. Date
2008
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Español
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"En plena madrugada, Hanna Heath, una prestigiosa conservadora de manuscritos medievales, recibe una llamada: la Haggadah de Sarajevo, uno de los libros más excepcionales y misteriosos del mundo, ha reaparecido tras permanecer oculto varios años y las Naciones Unidas la reclaman para que compruebe su estado. Sin dudarlo, acepta el encargo y viaja a Sarajevo. Cuando Hanna procede a su estudio, descubre entre sus páginas una serie de extrañas muestras:...
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As a toddler, in a room illuminated only by the flames of a fallen candle, Jacobia Tiptree watched a man kill her mother. Jake once believed that man to be her father. Now, thirty-five years later, as the real killer's long-delayed trial is about to begin, the defendant has vanished. Jake tries to distract herself from murder with constant attempts to keep her 1823 Federal-style fixer-upper from tumbling down on her head. But when her best friend's...
67) When Jackie saved Grand Central: the true story of Jacqueline Kennedy's fight for an American icon
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
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IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Before she was an iconic First Lady of the United States, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. She loved everything about her city, from the natural beauty of the parks to the architectural history of the buildings. So when the owners of Grand Central wanted to build a skyscraper on top of the famous train station, Jackie knew they had to be stopped. She helped inspire thousands of people to come together and fight to protect the historic...
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"In this deeply researched, immersive history, Adam Kuper tells the story of how foreign and prehistoric peoples and cultures were represented in Western museums of anthropology. Originally created as colonial enterprises, their halls were populated by displays of plundered art, artifacts, dioramas, bones, and relics. Kuper reveals the politics and struggles of trying to build these museums in Germany, France, and England in the mid-19th century,...
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Hudson sisters novels volume 2
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes more "catnip for women's fiction fans" (Booklist) in the second novel in the Hudson Sisters series. Allie, Des, and Cara, each having her own reasons for wanting a share of their father's estate, meet in the grand Victorian home in which he grew up, only to be greeted by another secret he purposely hid from them: his sister Bonnie. The women reluctantly band together to take on Fritz's challenge,...
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Rapidly losing his self-respect in the wake of a failed marriage and a hated job, New York realtor Dock Bass moves to Pennsylvania when he learns he has inherited a historic house, where he discovers a trove of Civil War memorabilia.
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story-with charm and humor in abundance-about a Los Angeles producer who moves to England to save his ancestral castle from ruin. Downton Shabby—the name Hopwood coined for the glorious ruin—traces Hopwood DePree’s adventures as he gives up his life in Hollywood and moves permanently to England to save Hopwood Hall from ruin. But the task is far too big for one person, of course. Hopwood discovers that...
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Obsidian
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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"Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have spines made of leather, but no ailing book is going to die on her watch. The same can't be said of Abraham Karastovsky, Brooklyn's friend and former employer. On the eve of the celebration for his latest book restoration, Brooklyn finds her mentor lying a pool of his own blood. With his final breath, Abraham leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, 'Remember the...
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Atria Español
Pub. Date
2011.
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Español
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"Mientras trabaja en la restauracion del Portico de la Gloria de Santiago de Compostela, Julia Alvarez recibe una noticia devastadora: su marido ha sido secuestrado en una region montanosa del noreste de Turquia. Sin quererlo, Julia se vera envuelta en una ambiciosa carrera por controlar dos antiguas piedras que, al parecer, permiten el contacto con entidades sobrenaturales y por las que estan interesados desde una misteriosa secta oriental hasta...
78) Flipping houses
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John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Provides advice on purchasing undervalued properties, fixing them up, and selling for a profit, discussing such topics as putting together a flipping strategy, securing funding, house hunting, and evaluating properties.
Go head-over-heels for house flipping! Flipping houses profitably may not be easy, but it's far from impossible. With the right guide, you can avoid the risks and reap the rewards like a seasoned expert. Flipping Houses For Dummies...
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