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Guests | May 2, 2012

Julia Alvarez: IMG Chichiguas



I wouldn't have met Piti if it hadn't been for a chichigua. To translate chichigua as a kite does not do justice to these beautiful creations of... Continue »
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    A Wedding in Haiti

    Julia Alvarez 9781616201302

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God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre by Richard Grant
God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre

Virginia Bruce, June 5, 2008

An interesting blend of documentary and adventure, this book reveals Mexican politics, culture and religion as it is manifested in a remote population through the eyes of a sometimes naïve, even gullible traveler. He seems to have survived his adventure through sheer luck at times, and although it's never deathless prose, it kept me turning the pages.
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Better Vegetable Gardens the Chinese Way: Peter Chan's Raised Bed System by Peter Chan
Better Vegetable Gardens the Chinese Way: Peter Chan's Raised Bed System

Virginia Bruce, May 29, 2008

I've been using this book as my veggie gardening guide for about 20 years now and I've always been pleased with my results. I just introduced my son to it and he loves it too.

However, I think that must be a typo that it's priced at $61.95...
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