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  Within the Fairy Castle

  Colleen Moore's Doll House at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

  by Terry Ann R. Neff

  Moore was a "flapper" and silent screen film star who commissioned a fairy tale castle in the 1920s at a cost of $500,000. Nine feet square by twelve feet high, it contains over 2000 miniature objects from around the world. This volume contains photographs of the castle and its garden.
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  Napoleon's Campaigns in Miniature

  by Bruce Quarrie

  This book is designed to be used as a reference work for warmongers, with playing rules included. Now - in this fourth edition - it features an introduction explaining matters which have caused confusion in the past, as well as chapters on naval warmongering and on the war of 1812-14 in North America. Basic principles of warmongering plus advice on choosing, assembling and painting an army of model soldiers is... (more)
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  Nancy Drew's Guide to Life

  by Jennifer Worick

  Forget Joan of Arc and Britney Spears. It continues to be Nancy Drew who delights and inspires young girls everywhere. You couldn't have known it then, but all those hours spent reading about Nancy's adventures served you well. Nancy Drew's Guide to Life is a loving tribute to the young sleuth and the wisdom she imparted. This book is filled with practical tips, as well as seemingly whimsical (but... (more)
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  My Name Is Red

  by Orhan Pamuk

  At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers. The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of... (more)
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  Tasha Tudor's Dollhouse

  A Lifetime in Miniature

  by Harry Davis, Jay Paul

  In Tasha Tudors Dollhouse, her extra-ordinary house is presented in full detail. There is antique, museum-quality furniture, a gilded birdcage, and even a working stove. With this captivating book, Tasha Tudor will expand her large and devoted readership to include all those who are enthralled by the miniature world of dolls and dollhouses. 110 colour photos are included.
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  Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tales)

  by William Wegman

  In her haste to flee the palace before her fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. Photographs show the characters depicted as dogs.
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  Gulliver's Stories

  by E. Dolch, B. Jackson, M. Dolch

  These are the hilarious and incredible adventures of Gulliver, a man who finds himself first as a feared giant in a world of tiny people and then as a man of minuscule proportions in a country full of giants!
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  The Meaning Of Life

  by Bradley Trevor Greive

  It's an age-old question that has stumped the great minds of history; What is the meaning in life? In his hilarious and uplifting style, best-selling author Bradley Trevor Greive (BTG) finally provides the answer: Figure out what you love and do it. Illustrated with playful photographs of animals, BTG's insightful prose again hits his target straight on. He muses about why we're here and our greater purpose in... (more)
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  Michelangelo (Miniature art masters)

  by Gerhard Gruitrooy, Michelangelo Buonarroti

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  Philosophy in the Boudoir

  Or, The Immortal Mentors

  by Marquis de Sade, Joachim Neugroschel

  This new Creation Books edition couples this erotic masterpiece with The Lusts of the Libertines, a document taken from 120 Days of Sodom, in which de Sade's depraved imagination is given free reign to catalogue 447 of the wildest depravities and atrocities he can conceive, from incest and coprophilia through to mutilation, torture and bloody murder. Originally intended to be fleshed out later, their reduction to... (more)
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  The Snow Globe Family

  by Jane O'Connor

  Oh, when will it snow again? wonders the little family who lives in the snow globe. They long for a swirling snowstorm—if only someone in the big family would pick up the snow globe and give it a great big shake. Baby would love to. She alone notices the little family. She gazes longingly at their snowy little world, but the snow globe is up way too high for her to reach. Then, when a real snowstorm sends... (more)
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  Help the Animals of Asia (A Pop-Up Book)

  by Robert Sabuda

  Thanks to the brilliant colorations and ingenious paper engineering of Sabuda's endangered creatures, this pop-up quartet handily transcends its genre. Each small-sized volume opens with the statement ``Meet some of the animals of <the particular continent> who need our help.'' Six following spreads present indigenous species along with brief descriptive tags: ``a Louisiana black bear with a sweet, sticky... (more)
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  Incarceron: Book 1

  Incarceron

  by Catherine Fisher

  To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help the young prisoner Finn escape.
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  The Little Prince

  by Antoine De/ Howard, Richard (Trn)/ Saint-Exupery

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  Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago

  by Fannia Weingartner

  The Thorne Rooms, sixty-eight miniature models of European interiors from the sixteenth century on and American furnishings from the seventeenth century on, have entranced generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago. This charming book showcases these rooms, featuring full-color views of each one as well as eight two-page spreads of some of the most spectacular interiors.The introductory essay by Bruce... (more)
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  Punchneedle Embroidery: 40 Folk Art Designs

  by Barbara Kemp

  Punchneedle embroidery is back—and it still features the same quick and simple technique as before. But credit for its modern revival must go to today’s increasingly appealing designs, which result in charming works of miniature art. It’s easy to get started: all that’s needed are a punchneedle tool, embroidery hoop, fabric, floss, and the basics found here. Even beginners will soon be able to create exquisite... (more)
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  How to Make Enchanting Miniature Teddy Bears

  by Debbie Kesling

  Miniature teddy bears standing only three inches high are a recent entry in the world of collectible stuffed toys. They are made, exhibited, and sold in a relatively closed world of aficionados and command prices that seem astounding to outsiders. Kesling, a professional bear-maker, creates her own designs and devises original techniques for solving construction problems that come with miniaturization. In this... (more)
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  The Miniature House

  by Faith Eaton

  Small-scale replicas have an enduring fascination, creating as they do the world in miniature. Among the most popular replicas are miniature houses, which through the centuries have been carefully built, furnished with exquisitely wrought pieces, and peopled by fashionable dressed dolls. These houses, though occasionally created for children, have more often been commissioned by adult connoisseurs as displays for... (more)
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  Growing Miniature Roses: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-116 (Storey/Garden Way Publishing Bulletin, a-116)

  by Mardi Berkhouse Jones

  Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
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  The Book of Miniatures: Furniture and Accessories (Chilton's Creative Crafts Series)

  by Helen Ruthberg

  To explore the world of miniatures is to discover an inexhaustible source of fascination and enjoyment. Helen Ruthberg's Book of Miniatures -- complete with hundreds of new ideas for miniature accessories and furnishings of all types and period settigns -- is your introduction to this magical world