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The First Strange Place
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Just as World War I introduced Americans to Europe, making an indelible impression on thousands of farmboys who were changed forever “after they saw Paree,”
Front Porch Politics
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Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write: An Autobiography in Essays
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A glimpse into a beloved novelist’s inner world, shaped by family, art, and literature. In her fiction, Claire Messud "has specialized in creating unusual fem
Modern Antiques for the Table
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Sheila Chefetz
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From the authors of "Antiques for the Table" comes this sumptuous and informative guide to the tableware of the fertile period of design innovation between 1890