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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Description
It's one of the first things we discover as children, reading and drawing: Maps have a unique power to transport us to distant lands on wondrous travels. Put a map at the start of a book, and we know an adventure is going to follow. Displaying this truth with beautiful full-color illustrations, The Writer's Map is an atlas of the journeys that our most creative storytellers have made throughout their lives. This magnificent collection encompasses...
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Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xiii, 283 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather's butcher shop, Cara Nicoletti saw how books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes inspired by beloved books and the food that gives their characters depth and personality. From the breakfast sausage in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods to chocolate cupcakes with peppermint buttercream from Jonathan Franzen's The...
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The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period. Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer... From the fascinating slang, the elegant fashions, the precise ways the bon ton ate, drank, danced, and flirted, to the shocking real life scandals of the day, Georgette Heyer's Regency World takes you behind the scenes of Heyer's captivating novels. As...
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Series
Sisters Grimm volume 6
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In Ferryport Landing, everyone gets a day in court--even the Big Bad Wolf, Mr. Canis is put on trial for past crimes, Mayor Heart's kangaroo court is determined to find him guilty. It's up to the Grimms to uncover evidence to save their friend, though Sabrina starts to wonder whether they would all be safer with the Wolf in jail. Despite her misgivings, Sabrina and her sister, Daphne, investigate what actually happened in the Big Bad Wolf's most famous...
13) Secrets of The lost symbol: the unauthorized guide to secret societies, hidden symbols & mysticism
Author
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
229 p. ; 18 cm.
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
453 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Description
"A lively travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the king of the sea. Since his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, author Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. Journeying through human and natural history, this book is the result of his voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession. Taking us deep into their domain, Hoare shows us these mysterious creatures as they have...
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