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Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment, Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a Dragon, Jumping Jackey jeer'd a Jesting Juggler, and Rory Rumpus rode a raw-bon'd Race-horse among other antics in this antique alphabet of tongue twisters. Originally published in 1836, this charming collection of whimsical...

Facebook is certainly one of the biggest internet phenomena of recent times. It has become so huge that almost all internet users and countless others know about it or use it regularly. It is for this reason and so many others that internet marketers have jumped on the band wagon and started harnessing...

The Man Cave Book by Mike Yost and Jeff Wilser is a tribute to great and glorious man spaces and the craftsmen behind them. Complete with instructions and insights into creating your own unique refuge and shrine to beer, sports, and everything else that's right with the world, The Man Cave Book is an essential manual for any man cave enthusiast.

A charming, thought-provoking, hand-lettered book for fans of The Book of Awesome and Wreck This Journal from the author of Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions** They amaze us and hurt us, bring us to tears and make us laugh, delight us and keep us up at night: feelings that we know only too...

Thank you for your interest in this book.  The "Easy Guide" series, is a series of books designed to help you get the foundation about a subject matter.  Time is one of our most precious resources and as such it does not comeback, for that reason Joseph Anthony created this series.  It...

Fifteen years ago, Rangina Hamidi decided to dedicate her life to helping rebuild her native Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban had been driven out by American forces following 9/11, but Kandahar was a shambles. Tens of thousands of women, widowed by years of conflict, struggled to support themselves...

Was gibt es wohl Banaleres als ein Paar Schuhe? Dennoch kennt heutzutage die Hälfte der Menschheit den Gebrauch von Schuhen gar nicht. In einer Welt, in der der Schuh ein Konsumobjekt geworden ist, haben wir längst vergessen, dass unsere Urgroßeltern ihre guten Schuhe nur zu besonderen Anlässen...

"This is a gorgeous book, ideal for any lover of Art Nouveau." —bookaddiction Dover's extensive library of Art Nouveau graphic art and typography serves as the source for this comprehensive volume, which features hundreds of magnificent full-color and black-and-white illustrations. Images...

This book is a nice mix of logical explanations about faith and professionally made cartoon art. The main statement of the book is that belief should not be blind and that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are versions of one religion.Naturally, many difficult questions come to our minds about...

Svelte flappers in smart frocks and chic hats personify the style of the jazz Age, and this outstanding resource features hundreds of such deliciously distinctive images. Featuring selections from hard-to-find fashion catalogs published by the well-known but now-defunct B. Altman & Company, this...

The first edition of this book established itself as required reading for all those interested in the development of the fashion business. There are other books on contemporary dress, but this account gives particular weight to the commercial organization of the industry; from designer and textile...

The interrelationship between fashion and celebrity is now a salient and pervasive feature of the media world. This accessible text presents the first in-depth study of the phenomenon, assessing the degree to which celebrity culture has reshaped the fashion system. Fashion and Celebrity Culture critically...

Bias-cut Dressmaking is the best easy-to-follow guide to bias-cut clothes. It provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams for making over 40 items of clothing that are cut on the bias. The bias-cut technique is used by designers for cutting clothing to utilize the greater stretch in the bias or...

For at least two centuries, fashion and art have maintained a competitive love-hate relationship. Both fashion and art construct imaginary worlds, and use a language of style to invigorate beliefs, perceptions and ideas. Until now the crossovers of fashion and art have received only scattered...