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  The Blood of Flowers

  by Anita Amirrezvani

  In 17th-century Persia, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. But when her beloved father dies, she and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to sell the brilliant turquoise rug the young woman has woven to pay for their journey to Isfahan, where they will work as servants for her uncle, a rich rug designer in the court of the... (more)
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  The Carpet Wars

  by Christopher Kremmer

  Apart from oil, rugs are the Muslim world's best-known commodity. While rugs are found in most Western homes, the story of religious, political, and tribal strife behind their creation is virtually unknown. In The Carpet Wars, award-winning journalist Christopher Kremmer chronicles his fascinating ten-year journey along the ancient carpet trade routes that run through the world's most misunderstood and volatile... (more)
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  Oriental rugs in colour

  by Preben Liebetrau

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  Rugs & wall hangings: period designs and contemporary techniques.

  by Joan Scobey

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  Imajica: Book 1

  Imajica

  by Clive Barker

  Bestselling author of The Great and Secret Show Clive Barker once again enters the realm of pure imagination. The Imajica: five Dominions of which four are bound together and one, the Earth, is cut off from her sisters. Only a few know of the Imajica, and of those few many are frightened. A time of great risk and promise is coming when three memorable charactersJohn Furie Zacharias, known as Gentle, a master... (more)