Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction » tourism | 28 December 2009
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This guide is excellent and extremely educational, and it has beautiful illustrations throughout. It suggests places to go, restaurants, galleries, hotels, cathedrals, walks, etc. and how to get there. Lots of maps, including ones that show surrounding streets and buildings. A phrase book section is included, along with rules of pronunciation and an explanation of the Cyrillic alphabet.
Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 24 December 2009
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The Virgin Suicides: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Virgin Suicides would seem to be just another tragic tale of American suburbia, but Eugenides transforms it into a unique masterpiece. For starters, the story of the five Lisbon suicides is told from the perspective of an adolescent boy who, along with his friends, is obsessed with the mysterious Lisbon sisters.
This has to be one of the all time greatest Christmas albums recorded for children and adults. The selection of songs are Christmas favorites. This music is fun for the family to sing along with when putting up your Christmas tree, sitting around with the family, trying to put your baby to sleep or listening to it really loud on your way to work.
Added by: funkylosik | Karma: 1062.12 | Black Hole | 25 November 2009
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Juxtapoz magazine presents a gallery of underground artists who influence much of the fashion, graphics, and new art we see today, and its readers are the tastemakers who discern the newest cultural trends. Full-color layouts presenting painters, street artists, sculptors, cartoonists, and photographers are featured along with interviews, rare portfolios, sketches, and reviews.
Added by: mila | Karma: 72.14 | Non-Fiction | 21 November 2009
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Modern and contemporary art can be both baffling and beautiful; it can also be innovative, political, and disturbing. This book sets out to provide the first concise interpretation of the period as a whole, clarifying the artists and their works along the way.
