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New England writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman had a particular talent for capturing the rhythms of domestic life in her native region's small towns and villages, as well as illuminating the small domestic dramas and conflicts experienced by her characters. Those strengths are displayed prominently in the novel By the Light of the Soul, which follows young Maria Edgham as she grapples with grief and dashed expectations.
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Lark Books
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[1999]
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English
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The Weekend Crafter: Making Books & Journals by Constance Richards inspires readers to create homemade books, journals & albums with 20 projects that use step-by-step instructions & color photos. Now readers can take advantage of one of the hottest crafts around. In this book, there are dozens of easy-to-make, charming books and journals to create in a weekend. 20 projects include an elegant wedding album to clever mailable journals. Color photos...
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English
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Expert guide to creating fine books by hand. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations, cover materials, tools and equipment, making a slipcase, rebinding an old book, more. Also, 8 specific projects: dust jacket; blank book, single signature; folio; manuscript binding; music binding, 3 more. Introduction.
12) Dark archives: a librarian's investigation into the science and history of books bound in human skin
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2020.
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English
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"A medical librarian presents a fascinating, terrifying look into history's rarest books-- those bound in human skin-- and the stories of their creation and collection"--
15) Leaves of grass
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English
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ONE OF THE CENTRAL WORKS OF AMERICAN POETRY
First published in 1855, this poetry collection by American poet, Walt Whitman is a celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity, and spans the human element from the perspective of both the mind and the body. Instead of focusing on religion or spirituality, Leaves of Grass focuses mainly on celebrating the body, exalting nature, praising the senses, and the material world. He was greatly influenced...