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A luminous look at an obscure world: much-praised novel focuses on black slave owners in America - The Known World - Book Review
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China today, with its bustling commercial districts and its antic, independent young artists, must be a tough place for the October crowd to visit. For nowhere is there a clearer demonstration of t...(Continue Reading)The best of Berkeley: discover the world in this cosmopolitan college town - Three-Day Weekend
Poet William Blake suggested seeing the world in a grain of sand. We may be a bit farsighted for that kind of focus, but it is possible to see the world ......(Continue Reading)London furniture 1966 - 1714
Earlier this year a rather tired English walnut writing cabinet of about 1700 was sold for thirty thousand pounds at a provincial auction (Pls. II and ......(Continue Reading)Kentucky handmade furniture
When Ralph Jordan passes his hands over a smooth piece of finished woodwork, it's as if he's connecting with an old friend. The master craftsman has fashioned ......(Continue Reading)
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