Sisterhood can be complicated, so if your
sister is also your best friend it's worth proclaiming proudly to the world. A solid
etched-pewter picture frame deeply engraved with the words Sisters, Confidants,
and Best Friends should do the trick....Read more
The scraps of leftover material from
manufacturers of blue jeans usually go into a landfill. Now some of those scraps are
redirected to the nearly 400-year-old Wookey Hole Papermill in Somerset, England, to be
used in handmade paper. The resulting...Read more
The Wookey Hole Papermill in Somerset,
England, has been in constant operation for almost 400 years. Shakespeare could have
written drafts of his plays on Wookey Hole Paper--the first record of the mill dates from
1610, and The Tempest
was written...Read more
Amazon.com I've Got News for You collects a half-century's worth of sides by Hadda Brooks,
who, in her 80s, continues to excel mightily at both boogie piano and cocktail-hour blues
and pop. On disc 1 ("Hadda Sings"), classic performances such as "That's
My...Read more
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A truly perfect movie, the 1942 Casablanca still wows viewers today, and for good
reason. Its unique story of a love triangle set against terribly high stakes in the war
against a monster is sophisticated instead of outlandish, intriguing instead of...Read more
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Accessories make the woman, so they say, but
they also make the room. A spare decor may be très moderne in fashion magazines,
but it's not very inviting in real life. Interesting details and warm accents give a room
a sense of home. Candles...Read more
Midwest Book Review
This permanent record for readers provides pages for recording significant book records;
from records of books read by subject and title to want lists, quotes from important
passages, and books shared as gifts. This will make an excellent...Read more
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Once cited by Bob
Dylan as the first performer he'd want to sign to his own label, Leon Redbone instead
made his 1976 recording debut with Warner Brothers. On the Track carries a
"very special thanks" to Jelly
Roll Morton and Jimmie
Rodgers, and...Read more
Leaping Lepidoptera! A jigsaw puzzle in the
shape of a giant butterfly?! More than 3 feet long when completed, brilliantly textured,
and verging on psychedelic, this dazzling and colorful puzzle is ideal for the puzzler who
may be wearying of the...Read more
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Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) and Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins) are lifelong friends who
never meet in this unique comedy-drama based on a true story. Hanff and Doel are separated
by 3,000 miles of ocean and joined by a passion for old books. Their...Read more
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A unique celebration of works nearly a
century old, Galison's stunning Opera Notecards feature opera posters from four memorable
works: Verdi's tragic Rigoletto and Puccini's heart-wrenching Tosca, La
Bohème, and Madama Butterfly. Beautifully...Read more
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Much more than merely a book about nothing, this is a concentrated guide to cultivating a
sense of serenity. Simple living expert Sarah Ban Breathnach calls it a "charming
prescription for harried hearts and overwrought minds" that's "filled with...Read more
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In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his pencil-manufacturing business and began building a
cabin on the shore of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. This lyrical yet
practical-minded book is at once a record of the 26 months Thoreau spent in...Read more
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Got a stress case in your life? Of course you do: "Without question, many of us have
mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things
all at once." Carlson's cheerful book aims to make us stop and...Read more
From Booklist
, October 15, 1998
Photographer Wohlmuth and journalist Saline complete their projected trilogy of prose and
photo portraits of good, intimate relationships by turning to those of the
nonconsanguineous kind. Well, not all these friends are unrelated: the musicians...Read more
Amazon.com's Best of 1998
Jazz vocalist Andy Bey didn't hold back in 1998, but he certainly knew the power of
restraint. On Shades of Bey, he covers Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, even Nick
Drake's "River Man" with his trademark baritone voice and a strikingly smooth...Read more
