Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
July 25, 2016

18th Century Bookbinding with Ramon Townsend

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Today I was fortunate enough to attend a class on Colonial Bookbinding will Williamsburg trained bookbinder  Ramon Townsend  at the Harr...
April 21, 2014

Interview with Deborah Hill, Author of This is the House

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I was extremely lucky to get to interview Deborah Hill,  author of the Kingsland series . Her journey is a dream come true for many histor...
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October 16, 2013

How to Make Faux Leather Book Covers

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In an earlier post, I mentioned how I'm trying to get along artistically using up my stash and not buying anything new if I can help ...
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February 26, 2013

The Civil War in American Art: Book Review

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I’m so excited. I get to review Eleanor Jones Harvey’s The Civil War in American Art by Yale University Press.   If you like history ...
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February 13, 2013

"Too Much Reading...in your Shelter Low Tents:" What Were They Reading During the Civil War?

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"It has been a pretty busy week to me. Busy not with my military labors, but with self-imposed labors and pleasures. I have read two s...
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January 15, 2013

The Dressmaker's Guide 1840-1865: A Review

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I have been meaning to review the Dressmaker's Guide 1840-1865 by Elizabeth Stewart Clark since I got it last year at the Cedar Cree...
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August 14, 2012

Museums Probably Don’t Want Your Stuff

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Museums probably don’t want your stuff. It’s hard to imagine but it’s the cold, hard truth. You may have family heirlooms that no one in yo...
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August 4, 2012

The Perversion of Classic Novels (Warning: This post deals with adult themes.)

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When i first heard about "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," I thought it was a cheap gimmick but pretty harmless. Many people have...
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April 5, 2012

There is Nothing New Under the Sun: The Hunger Games

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With the recent release of the film, The Hunger Games, questions about the similarities of the film and a Japanese movie, Battle Royale ha...
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February 23, 2012

Anne of Green Gables Inspired Music Video

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When things get tough, revisit your childhood favorites. :D This song isn't very new but I just saw the music video for it, which is hig...
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September 12, 2011

Researching Consumes Your Life!

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I haven't been posting as much lately because I've been busy with homework and I've been doing a lot of research for my cookbook...
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August 26, 2011

Book Sale Woes

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Dear lady at the book sale with the book scanner, I know buying books cheaply and reselling them is your livelihood. I was enjoying my d...
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July 20, 2011

7 Books to Read with Children

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  Whether your a mom or a dad, older sibling, babysitter or teacher, these books are great books to read with children. A great benefit of r...
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