September 28, 2008


[Architectural Record]:
MOTELS, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND BARS
F.W. Dodge Co., 1960.

The habitat of the mid-century travelling salesman, revealed in hundreds of architectural photos, sketches, and floorplans.

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Tener, J.S.:
MUSKOXEN IN CANADA: A BIOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMIC REVIEW
Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, 1965.

"No evidence of a musky odour of the muskox was found during this study, although a characteristic bovid odour was noted."

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Petrie, Gavin (ed.):
BLACK MUSIC
Hamlyn, London, 1974.

Ideal for those times when you want to admire the photographs in reverential silence.

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Bancroft, Jessie H.:
GAMES FOR THE PLAYGROUND, HOME, SCHOOL AND GYMNASIUM
Macmillan Company, New York, 1936.

Hide the Thimble; Baste the Bear; Skyte the Bob; and hundreds of other equally entertaining group diversions.

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Okorokov, A.Z. (comp.):
LENIN AND BOOKS
Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1971.

"If a well produced book came along, he was really happy, and pointed out the fact..."

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De France, Henry:
THE ELEMENTS OF DOWSING
G. Bell & Sons Ltd., London, 1959.

It's one thing to locate underground water with a stick; but have you ever diagnosed a patient's illness by dangling a pendulum over a bowl of his urine?

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