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1	American Castles: A Pictorial History more books like this by Amy Handy add to wishlist Beginning in the Gilded Age and extending through the 1930s, American millionaires constructed flamboyant and conspicuously opulent dream palaces to establish their prestige. With more than 80 full-color photographs, this volume is a spectacular tour through some of North America's most, lavish, exotic, and legendary palatial residences. see all copies from $4.54! new only from $12.95! \| first editions
2	American Colonial Homes more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist The homes built in prerevolutionary America mark the development of a new architectural and artistic style. This volume explains how the colonists, inspired by the freedom of the New World but influenced by their European roots, created an architecture that was uniquely their own see all copies from $5.89! new only from $6.73!
3	Blessed Anastacia: Women, Race and Christianity in Brazil more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist Blessed Anastacia describes how popular Christianity confronts everyday racism and contributes to the formation of racial identity. The author concludes that if organizers of the black consciousness movement were to recognize the profound racial meaning inherent in this area of popular religiosity, they might be more successful in bridging the gap ... see all copies from $8.90! new only from $34.05! \| first editions
4	Amer Colonial Home: A Pictorial History more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist The homes built in pre-revolutionary America mark the development of a new architectural and artistic style. This volume explains how the colonists, inspired by teh freedom of the New World but influenced by their European roots, created an architecture that was uniquely their own. see all copies from $10.41! new only from $10.41! \| SVS
5	A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union more books like this by John Burdick, Rick Smolan (Photographer), David Elliot Cohen (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Looking for God in Brazil: The Progressive Catholic Church in Urban Brazil's Religious Arena more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist On the basis of extensive fieldwork in Rio de Janeiro, this anthropological study offers an explanation of why the Brazilian Catholic Church is lagging in popularity behind Brazil's major national religions - Pentacostalism and the Afro-Brazilian umbanda movement. see all copies from $9.98! new only from $99.00!
7	Looking for God in Brazil: Progressive Catholic Church Urb more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist This study offers an explanation of why the radical Catholic church is losing, and Pentecostalism and "umbanda" are winning, the battle for souls in urban Brazil. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $29.94! \| SVS
8	Ellis Island more books like this by Smithmark Publishing, Smithmark, John Burdick add to wishlist America is a wide and diverse country, with citizens living in literally in the midst of everything from red rock canyons to ice floes and igloos. The "Landmarks" series pays homage to several of our most recognized and beloved landmarks, symbols of the American spirit. From rustic country barns to stoic lighthouses and Ellis Island, the first ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Cooking Made Easy: Cooking Techniques and Step-By-Step Recipes for the Beginning Cook more books like this by John Burdick, Smithmark Publishing add to wishlist see all copies from $2.91! new only from $56.59!
10	Insects: A Portrait of the Animal World more books like this by Marcus H. Schneck, Paul Sterry, John Burdick add to wishlist These beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched books pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating animals and elements of nature. Spectacular, full-color photographs and informative text show each family of animals and each flower and rock in its common surroundings, to make these volumes appeal to all lovers of the natural world see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.07!
11	Cows: A Portrait of the Animal World more books like this by Marcus H. Schneck, Danyal Payne, John Burdick add to wishlist These beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched books pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating animals and elements of nature. Spectacular, full-color photographs and informative text show each family of animals and each flower and rock in its common surroundings, to make these volumes appeal to all lovers of the natural world see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.44! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Morris, William more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist Artist, poet, political writer, and activist, William Morris was astonishingly prolific. His reputation today lies in his plentiful and unforgettable textile designs, his revolutionary decorative arts business, and his work as a somewhat unlikely and controversial socialist. Beyond his prodigious output stands the marvel of his mastery and his ... see all copies from $9.96! new only from $14.05! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Matisse more books like this by John Burdick, Susan A Sternau add to wishlist A stunning gallery of beautifully illustrated volumes on the lives and works of those few unique individuals whose extraordinary artistic genius has left an indelible mark upon the world and whose work has influenced others to seek similar creative vistas. see all copies from $4.98! new only from $15.00!
14 view cover	Monuments: Masterpieces of Architecture more books like this by John Burdick, Laura Brooks add to wishlist Architecture is an important yardstick of society's development and the buildings of a particular era, function and locale say much about the culture and aspirations of the people. Each of these handsomely illustrated books examines a different focus of architectural achievement, including historical inferences, functionality, and design. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions
15	A Bushwhacker's View of the Adirondacks more books like this by John E Winkler, Neal S Burdick (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.39! new only from $42.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Wildflowers: A Portrait of the Animal World more books like this by Marcus H. Schneck, Andrew Cleave, John Burdick add to wishlist These beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched books pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating animals and elements of nature. Spectacular, full-color photographs and informative text show each family of animals and each flower and rock in its common surroundings, to make these volumes appeal to all lovers of the natural world see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.52! \| SVS
17 view cover	Rocks & Minerals: A Portrait of the Animal World more books like this by Marcus H. Schneck, Fred Atwood, John Burdick add to wishlist These beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched books pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating animals and elements of nature. Spectacular, full-color photographs and informative text show each family of animals and each flower and rock in its common surroundings, to make these volumes appeal to all lovers of the natural world see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90!
18 view cover	Blessed Anastacia: Women, Race and Popular Christianity in Brazil more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist Blessed Anatacia describes how popular Christianity confronts everyday racism and contributes to the formation of racial identity. Most explanations of the weakness of Brazil's black movement focus on Brazilian blacks' weak ethnic identity. Burdick challenges this view by revealing, after three years of field research and a hundred in-depth ... see all copies from $112.08! new only from $112.08! \| SVS
19	Introduction to Martial Arts more books like this by John Burdick, John Goldman add to wishlist The science of skilled hand-to-hand fighting comes alive with the history of martial arts from its ancient beginnings in the time when Buddhist monks developed the form of nonaggressive combat in which the enemy's anger was turned back against him. Only in the last resort would the essentially non-violent monks deploy their extraordinary ability ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Beyond Neoliberalism in Latin America?: Societies and Politics at the Crossroads more books like this by John Burdick (Editor), Professor Philip Oxhorn (Editor), Kenneth M Roberts (Editor) add to wishlist This title includes groundbreaking essays that investigate how Latin Americans are struggling to articulate a future in which neoliberalism is reconfigured. While the neoliberal model continues to dominate economic and political life in Latin America, people throughout the region have begun to strategize about how to move beyond this model. This ... see all copies from $77.40! new only from $77.40!
21 view cover	Ellis Island: Gateway of Hope by John Burdick add to wishlist One half of the population of the United States today can trace their ancestry to immigrants processed in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty at New Yorks Ellis Island. Illuminated by portraits of the new arrivals themselves, this volume brings the immigrant experience to life with eloquent historical views of Ellis Island whose halls echoed with ... see all copies from $5.40! new only from $14.24! \| SVS
22	The Night Before Christmas-Boxed Set by John Burdick add to wishlist see all copies from $5.41! new only from $5.41!
23	Eagles: A Portrait of the Animal World more books like this by Marcus H. Schneck, Hal H. Wyss, John Burdick add to wishlist These beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched books pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating animals and elements of nature. Spectacular, full-color photographs and informative text show each family of animals and each flower and rock in its common surroundings, to make these volumes appeal to all lovers of the natural world see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Legacies of Liberation: The Progressive Catholic Church in Brazil more books like this by John Burdick add to wishlist In brazil the liberationist reading of the Bible was once supposed to be an unstoppable force for social change, yet many observers now say that in the era of neo-liberalism the liberationist project may be counted all but dead. see all copies from $101.01! new only from $102.79!
25 view cover	Penguins: A Portrait of the Animal World more books like this by Marcus H Schneck, Derek Hastings, John Burdick add to wishlist These beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched books pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating animals and elements of nature. Spectacular, full-color photographs and informative text show each family of animals and each flower and rock in its common surroundings, to make these volumes appeal to all lovers of the natural world see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.34!

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