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This is Paris

Updated Jun 26, 2008

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This is Paris , first published in 1959, brings Paris, one of the most exciting cities in the world, to life. There are famous buildings, beautiful gardens, cafés, and the Parisians-artists, concierges, flower girls, and even thousands of cats. Take a tour along the banks of the Seine , through the galleries of the Louvre, and to the top of the Eiffel Tower .

Legendary author Miroslav Sasek takes your child on a guided tour around one of the most famous cities in the world. Walk to Notre Dame, stroll across the Pont Neuf, then up the 1,665 steps of the Eiffel Tower . Stop in a café, walk through the Jardin du Luxembourg. Sasek’s illustrations show he understands the essence of European cities: romantic, exciting, very foreign and strange, and, once your children have finished these books, familiar.

$17.95

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Book Worm Mug

Updated Jun 26, 2008

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white ceramic mug with a generous handle

$14

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Mockingbird Birdhouse

Updated Jun 26, 2008

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Books discarded from libraries and salvaged from dumpsters are repurposed as Wild Wings Literary Lodgings Birdhouses. For decorative use only, a perfect accent for your library or solarium. Handcrafted folk art decoupage signed by artist Dave Vissat.

This house is made from a vintage To Kill a Mockingbird. “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

$150.00

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A-Z of Romance Destinations

Updated Dec 12, 2007

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26 far-flung places to sequester, pamper and inspire lovers.

$22.50

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The Map Book

Updated Nov 19, 2007

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The Map Book, edited by Peter Barber, is a historic and lavish atlas, charting the progress of civilization as our knowledge of the world expanded. The head of Map Collections at the British Library, Peter Barber, has compiled 175 maps into one volume that spans four millennia, from the famed prehistoric Bedolina (Italy) incision in rock from around 1500 B.C. to the most modern, digitally enhanced rendering.

Many of the maps are beautiful works of art in their own right, and each is historically important. The accompanying texts, written by leading map historians, are as vivid and insightful as the maps themselves.

$39.95

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How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well

Updated Nov 15, 2007

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Based on the popular feature in the Saturday Wall Street Journal, How's Your Drink illuminates the culture of the cocktail. Cocktails are back after decades of decline, but the literature and lore of the classics has been missing. John F. Kennedy played nuclear brinksmanship with a gin and tonic in his hand. Teddy Roosevelt took the witness stand to testify that six mint juleps over the course of his presidency did not make him a drunk. Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler both did their part to promote the gimlet. Fighting men mixed drinks with whatever liquor could be scavenged between barrages, raising glasses to celebrate victory and to ease the pain of defeat. Eric Felten tells all of these stories and many more, and also offers exhaustively researched cocktail recipes. How’s Your Drink is an essential addition to the literature of spirits and a fantastic holiday gift for husbands and fathers.

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I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You

Updated Nov 15, 2007

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If you recognize the phrase I don't roll on Shabbos or The Dude abides, this book is for you. (via Infectious Greed)

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Emerson Quote Necklace

Updated Nov 12, 2007

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“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Let Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words encourage you to be your best—or salute a person of character with a gift of this necklace. Sterling silver 1" disc hangs on an 18" sterling chain.

$45

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Gullah, The Nawleans Cat Meets Katrina

Updated Nov 11, 2007

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Gullah, The Nawleans Cat Meets Katrina is a children's book about a cat that becomes displaced after Hurricane Katrina. The book is written by Nancy Murray and illustrated by Sandy Ford.

But do you want to hear the coolest part? The part that makes me smile from ear to ear? Murray found Ford to illustrate the book while looking on the Internet at the Katrina Artists Web site. The Web site I created - www.katrinaartists.com. It made a difference. It created a book!

Five percent of the proceeds go to support Katrina relief.

$12.95

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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips

Updated Oct 27, 2007

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Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic's travel writers, Journeys of a Lifetime spans the globe to highlight the best of the world's most famous and lesser known sojourns. It presents an incredible diversity of possibilities, from ocean cruises around Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Every continent and every possible form of transport is covered.

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Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

Updated Oct 27, 2007

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Interviewees include some of the best-known men and women in the sport: Tom Whidden and Gary Jobson (members of the winning 1987 America’s Cup crew), Jeff Johnstone (of J-Boats), award-winning sailing writer Lin Pardy, and many others. The amazingly diverse places they’ve selected range from clubby East Coast ports (Marblehead, Annapolis), to idyllic tropical refuges (Ilha Grande, Brazil; the Polynesian atoll of Mopelia), to some of the most hair-raisingly treacherous waters on earth (Cape Horn).

Coastlines around the world—even Antarctica and the Arctic—are represented, and the chosen spots include some spectacular inland waters, such as the Bras d’Or Lakes and the North Channel of Lake Huron. For each of the 50 places, the sailor recommending the venue spins an entertaining yarn about his or her experience there, and each description is accompanied by a "make you want to go there now" photograph.

$16.47

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Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank: A Slightly Tarnished Southern Belle's Words of Wisdom

Updated Oct 27, 2007

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*How to get your kid into a character breakfast at Disney World (or run the risk of eating chicken out of a bucket with Sneezy)
*Secrets of Celebrity Moms (don’t hate them because they’re beautiful when there are so many other reasons)
*ebay addiction and why “It ain’t worth having if it ain’t on ebay”
*Why today’s children’s clothes make six-year-olds look like Vegas showgirls with an abundance of anger issues
*And so much more!

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Transit Maps of the World

Updated Oct 25, 2007

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Maps for pretty much every transit system in the world, with some well-written commentary (history, trivia, graphic design challenges), including historical maps of the major transit systems (via boing boing)

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Creature

Updated Oct 24, 2007

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Studio photography of wild animals.

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Secret Storage Books

Updated Oct 24, 2007

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Secret Storage Books sells old hardcovers (mostly remainders and what look like library discards), professionally hollowed out and glued together to form hollow book stashes. You can choose the book that will look most convincing on your shelf. Most of the titles run less than $35. (via boing boing)

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Wild Wings Literary Lodgings Mockingbird Birdhouse

Updated Oct 14, 2007

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Discarded books are repurposed into birdhouses

$150

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BOOK CLOCK

Updated Oct 8, 2007

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This sneaky Book Clock hides incognito on your desk or bookshelf. Snuggle it between you favorite books for a unique time telling treat. Don't own any books? Impress your friends with a faux book collection.

$24.99

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Chariot Bookends

Updated Sep 22, 2007

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Keep your books stable with these authentic wooden copies of antique Indian horse brackets which once decorated war chariots. Hand-crafted exclusively for Wisteria and finished in distressed blue, these trusty steeds will support a great weight of reading.

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The Perfect $100,000 House

Updated Aug 29, 2007

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Founding editor of Dwell magazine and noted architecture critic Karrie Jacobs searches coast-to-coast for the perfect $100,000 house in her new book. The Perfect $100,000 House chronicles her search for a well-built, intelligently designed, reasonably priced, decent-size house - with at least a little curb appeal.

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And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails

Updated Aug 29, 2007

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Paul Revere likely had a swallow of the stuff to stiffen his resolve for his famous midnight ride. Blackbeard liked to mix his with gunpowder before igniting and swilling it while it flamed and popped. Ernest Hemingway drank tall "Papa Doble" daiquiris in Cuba, once consuming 16 in one sitting at the El Floridita in Havana.

On election night in 1960, John F. Kennedy sipped daiquiris over dinner at his house in Hyannisport, Mass., before watching the election returns and, "while infused with the glow of a daiquiri," learning he would be the next president.

Those are among the stories that Wayne Curtis recounts in his new book, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. The book chronicles the history of rum and how it shaped, and was shaped by, American history.

Rum, writes Curtis, is the history of America in a bottle.

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The Little Pink Book of Elegance: The Modern Girl's Guide to Living With Style (Little Pink Books) (Little Pink Books)

Updated Aug 29, 2007

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Add elegance to your life with this lighthearted take on fashion, entertaining, home design, makeup, jewelry...and coffee in a real china cup. The Little Pink Book of Elegance will help you juggle your crazy life - with style and panache.

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Book Shade

Updated Jun 30, 2007

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Book shade eliminates sun glare! If you’ve ever tried reading at the beach or lake, by a pool, on a boat or in the backyard on a bright sunny day, you already know how hard it is to combat sun glare. Solve the problem instantly with this clever shade that clips onto any book to eliminate glare and reflections on pages, and help reduce eyestrain. Lightweight plastic and nylon; folds to store. 9" x 7".

$4.98 (via bookofjoe)

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page boy folding book holder

Updated Jun 12, 2007

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Folding book holder is compact enough for storage inside a binder or folder, yet it is sturdy enough to support an unabridged dictionary.

Hold any kind of book, newspaper or magazine open for convenient note–taking.

Great for displaying literature, too. (via bookofjoe)

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Trashy Novel Book Cover

Updated Jun 9, 2007

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We always called them slut novels - but a rose by any other name, I suppose... ;)

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More Than You Know

Updated May 28, 2007

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Dubbed The Freakonomics of the investment world, Michael J. Mauboussin's More Than You Know helps readers find financial wisdom in unconventional places - like science, psychology, literature...and Tupperware parties. The book is a collection of 30 essays he wrote as a newsletter titled "The Consilient Observer".

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