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Batik occupies a special place in Indonesian culture. Each fabric has a rich story to tell—as a reflection of the nation's religious beliefs, sophisticated court cultures and cosmopolitan history. The extraordinary textiles in this book are from the collections of Rudolf Smend and Donald...

Plastic objects are included more than ever in museums and galleries collections these days, but these items can start to deteriorate when they a just a few years old. In this book Yvonne Shashoua provides the essential knowledge needed to keep plastic pieces in the best possible condition so that...

Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines...

An “entertaining and passionate” connoisseur tours the vineyards of Europe and California, arguing for an old-fashioned appreciation of authenticity (The New York Times). The drastic effects that influential wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. has had on the winemaking industry are best described...

Tony Aspler says he is a wine evangelist, not a critic. Here he celebrates the pleasures of the grape and shares nuggets of wisdom. He offers tips for bluffing the best wine snobs, describes flying wine-serving Angels in Las Vegas, and can even use wine to fish. He recounts wine peccadillos of the...

Napa Valley History and Development Gives You Instant Access To Oakville Wineries, Mount Veeder, Yountville Wine Region, Diamond Mountain Wineries and Tips For Planning A Tour.

Adventures with Old Vines offers an engaging and knowledgeable guide to demystify wine for novice enthusiasts. Richard Chilton provides detailed information about buying and storing wine, how to read a wine list, the role of the sommelier, wine fraud, how wine is really made, and how weather patterns...

Winner of the 2016 California Historical Society Book Award! The latest title from the author of A History of Wine in America recounts the beginnings of California’s world-renowned wine trade—a story set not in Napa but in the isolated pueblo now called Los Angeles. With incisive analysis and...

Vintage Cocktails: Forgotten Cocktails & Timeless Drinks Here's to You is a drinks and cocktail recipe book celebrating many of the world's renowned vintage drinks experienced through the eyes of W T McCleat.   Will a world traveler and bon-viveur enjoys the experience of the...

What Everyone Parent Should Know About Little Kid Games, Kid Games, Backyard Fun, Play Free Outdoor Kids Games, Summer Children Activities and Children Learning Activities  

Fourteen years of working in highly competitive international corporations will teach a person a lot about relationships, politics, and the "natural order" of things. There's no one way to the top of a respective field but there are tactics that many people employ to build trust and to make...

Welcome to the wonderful world of hemp jewelry making! If you are a crafter, you will absolutely love making hemp jewelry. It is an easy yet intricate way to create beautiful jewelry that you can sell or give as gifts. Here is what you will learn in this 101 guide to hemp: •What hemp is and why...

This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: How to collect stamps Chapter 2: Collecting postage stamps Chapter 3: Canadian stamp collecting Chapter 4: Case collector stamp Chapter 5: Channel island stamp collecting Chapter 6: Collector stamp price guide Chapter 7: Coin and stamp...

Is Africa really cursed? If Africa is cursed, who cursed it and why? Are the negative life and leadership realities in Africa today products of a curse? Is there an end to the problems of Africa? What does the future holds for her? In this book these and many other questions about Africa's past, present and future are finally answered from the wealth of Bible prophecies.