Lowest Prices > Illustrated Jewelry Catalog, 1892 by New England Jeweler, ISBN 0486402967

Illustrated Jewelry Catalog, 1892 by New England Jeweler, ISBN 0486402967

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Rare catalog features abundant illustrations of late-19th-century taste in diamonds, watches, and all manner of rings, lockets, and charms, scarf and stick pins, earrings, bracelets, and scores of other baubles. Over 2,200 engravings (with prices); rich source of royalty-free illustrations, splendid browsing book.

A Thug's Life

Against an unrelentingly bleak urban landscape, Long mixes an explosive cocktail of sex, drugs, murder, and crime. As the novel races toward a brutal climax, one thing becomes chillingly clear: when it comes to the thug's life, no one truly escapes without paying the steepest of prices. A Thug's Life
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International Arts and Crafts

- Huge interest in Arts & Crafts Movement
- Accompanies major blockbuster exhibition
- Includes key works by leading proponents, such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, William Morris, Josef Hoffmann, Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many others.
- Strong appeal to interior design and collectors market--original pieces sell at very high prices, and reproductions are immensely popular.
- Innovative global approach
- Includes previously unpublished objects and new photography from private collections. International Arts and Crafts
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Tough Choices: Facing the Challenge of Food Scarcity by Lester R. Brown, ISBN 0393315738

Food scarcity is emerging as the defining issue of the new era now unfolding, much as ideological conflict was the defining issue of the historical era that recently ended. More fundamentally, food scarcity may be the first major economic manifestation of an environmentally unsustainable global economy. An early hint of the shift to an economy of scarcity came in late April 1996, when wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade soared above $7 a bushel, the highest level in history and more than double the price a year earlier. Corn prices also doubled, moving above $5 a bushel, a new record. And the price of rice, the other major grain, was climbing. In this, the seventh volume in the Worldwatch Environmental Alert series, Lester Brown observes that prices were climbing because world carryover stocks of grain had fallen to 48 days of consumption, the lowest level on record. Production was falling behind demand. Brown, president of the Worldwatch Institute, argues that the continually expanding... Tough Choices: Facing the Challenge of Food Scarcity by Lester R. Brown, ISBN 0393315738
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Tuscany & Umbria by Hunter Publishing, ISBN 1588432386

A fine selection of hand-picked accommodations is packaged neatly into each pocket-sized guidebook. As with all Charming Small Hotel Guides (see page 11 for the complete series), the offerings in these new editions include a selection of the finest places to stay, chosen for their ambience, location and overall charm. Most are shown in color, and all have candid evaluations written by an independent team of inspectors. Amenities, locations, prices, contact information, pet policies and seasonal opening times are all included. Color photos, maps. Tuscany & Umbria by Hunter Publishing, ISBN 1588432386
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Investing in Stocks & Shares

- what affects share prices - how to avoid unecessary risks - how to trade on markets up or down - futures - options - bonds - gilts - all are explained with step-by-step guidance. Investing in Stocks & Shares
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