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thom j
Discussion about Oriental-Rugs-and-the-Stories-They-Tell

only for rank beginners

This book was written up in the early 1970's Hali,Magazine International rug Journal as one of the worst books ever written on Oriental Rugs. It was stated there that not only did author and Boston rug dealer A.T. Gregorian get the origins of his own illustrations wrong, but that he was peddling the ... More

Rita
Discussion about My-Brouillard-ancestors,-1668-1983

My name Rita Bergeron Nicholls

The author of this book Jacqueline Brouillard was my first cousin. Her mother aunt Joceline was my father Omer Bergeron's sister. While I have never met Jacqueline, I remember meeting Cosette, their brother Joseph (Junior) and his 2 young sons, (Can't recall their names) Another cousin (Lilianne ... More

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Jones Martins
Discussion about Anthology-of-African-Poetry

African Dreams in Shamble ( a piece from Anthology of African Poetry by Stephen Abara)

I read a piece by Stephen Abara in his Anthology of African Poetry. I love the poem titled: African Dreams in Shamble. Was the author interested in having this dreams of Africa come tthrough, or was he challenging Africa and Africans to do better to emerge Globally and otherwise?

Richard H
Discussion about Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

What motivates you to run/cycle/climb?

A friend of mine recommended this to me - he said I didn't need to care or know anything about running, it's just a really good read about the how we can achieve things if we open our minds to the possibilities around us. 6 months later I find myself on the verge of running my first marathon! What ... More

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esther
Discussion about QuickBooks-2011:-A-Complete-Course-and-QuickBooks-2011-Software

CD Software w/c book

I would like to know this is include the CD and also book have a good condition no damage. Please let me know. Thank

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Jacob
Discussion about The-Wiccovian-Project

Poor plot structure

While the author's attempt at the plot can be seen, the poor plot structure, lack of sentence structure, and middle school writting level make this book difficult to read. I would not waste my money buying this book again.

brenda r
Kim G
Discussion about Gardening-When-It-Counts:-Growing-Food-in-Hard-Times

Blew me away!

I picked up this book from the library, and was glued to the pages. It answered questions that I had NEVER found an answer to in any other gardening book. For example - did you know there is such a things as too much compost? I didn't . Turns out, adding too much compost to your soil reduces your ... More

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Agbo Alice
Discussion about The-Trial-of-Dedan-Kimathi

The "woman" in the trial of dedan kimathi

The woman in The Trial of Dedan Kimathi is my best character in the play. This woman is the carrier of the revolutionary consciousness, she is not just a woman but a fealess woman. Determination and the spirit of daring is her character. This woman is so important as she carries a revolutionary ... More

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