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This book is a MUST read for the football fan in your household. I didn't know the true story of the 1925 Pottstown PA Maroons. This team of boys from coal country in northeastern Pennsylvania beat all the established NFL teams, but had the championship stolen from them. I can't believe that 74 years have passed, and this is a forgotten piece of sports history.
Follow a book collector's travels as John Baxter starts in his boyhood country of Australia then criss crosses the globe, adding to his collection. As a fellow book collector, I excitedly turned each page in anticipation of each new treasure that turned up in a flea market, antique book store, or on a blanket at a Paris or London stall. During his travels, Baxter runs into a score of characters, dealers and punters, including Martin Stone, who is a subject for yet another book hopefully!
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An American living in Barcelona goes on a worldwide undercover hunt to buy and re-sell the coveted Birkin handbag, made by Hermes. A witty romp through the high end handbag trade, with snooty salespeople, a high end bag held "hostage", sales to famous and the not so famous on Ebay, and a shopaholic's dream come true.
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Yes, a book on farts and a master of farting! Every child will love this book. The story is funny and gross enough that little children will want to read it ONE MORE TIME! Adults will be amazed to learn that the book is based on a person who actually was the toast of Paris in the early 1900s! Beautiful illustrations throughout also.
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Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship by David Fleming
bookends, July 23, 2009
This book is a MUST read for the football fan in your household. I didn't know the true story of the 1925 Pottstown PA Maroons. This team of boys from coal country in northeastern Pennsylvania beat all the established NFL teams, but had the championship stolen from them. I can't believe that 74 years have passed, and this is a forgotten piece of sports history.A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict by John Baxter
bookends, February 28, 2009
Follow a book collector's travels as John Baxter starts in his boyhood country of Australia then criss crosses the globe, adding to his collection. As a fellow book collector, I excitedly turned each page in anticipation of each new treasure that turned up in a flea market, antique book store, or on a blanket at a Paris or London stall. During his travels, Baxter runs into a score of characters, dealers and punters, including Martin Stone, who is a subject for yet another book hopefully!(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag by Michael Tonello
bookends, February 7, 2009
An American living in Barcelona goes on a worldwide undercover hunt to buy and re-sell the coveted Birkin handbag, made by Hermes. A witty romp through the high end handbag trade, with snooty salespeople, a high end bag held "hostage", sales to famous and the not so famous on Ebay, and a shopaholic's dream come true.(11 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)
The Girl with No Shadow (P.S.) by Joanne Harris
bookends, January 16, 2009
This is a satisfying sequel to Chocolat, and the further adventures of Vianne Rocher. I couldn't put it down.(7 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Fartiste by Kathleen Krull
bookends, September 13, 2008
Yes, a book on farts and a master of farting! Every child will love this book. The story is funny and gross enough that little children will want to read it ONE MORE TIME! Adults will be amazed to learn that the book is based on a person who actually was the toast of Paris in the early 1900s! Beautiful illustrations throughout also.(10 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
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