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Interviews | May 7, 2012

Jill Owens: IMG Gideon Lewis-Kraus: The Powells.com Interview



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  1. Strike It Rich with Pocket Change

    Can You Spot The Errors? This coin looks a big mangled, as if a car ran over it. It's really a copper cent struck on a silver dime. And no, that doesn't make it worth a nickel. The excess of metal at the top of the Lincoln cent is called a cud. It is... (read more)

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  2. Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards

    Identifies and provides prices for thousands of baseball cards and collectibles.... (read more)

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  3. The Princess Passes

    Books for All Kinds of Readers ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Each edition has been optimized for maximum readability, using our patent-pending conversion technology. We are... (read more)

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  4. Roosevelt Dime 1965-2009 Collector's Folder

    Aptly named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Roosevelt dime is symbolic of his crusade to raise money for polio research by urging the public to show their support by sending in dimes. The organization it supported became known as the March of... (read more)

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  5. Dixie Clockmakers

    The magnificent artistry and craftmanship of eighteenth and nineteenth century clockmakers in the South has been recorded in this lavishly illustrated volume.Entitled Dixie Clockmakers, the 192-page volume traces the development of clockmaking and... (read more)

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  6. Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money

    This reference, designed for the specialist and dealer, offers the most complete data to be found anywhere for small-size currency, organized and listed by specific series, including accurate population figures for each. The book also contains detailed... (read more)

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  7. Battle of the Books

    Examines increasing censorship in public schools, describes the objections that lead to censorship, and discusses several case... (read more)

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  8. Warman's Fiesta Ware Identification and Price Guide

    The clean design and bright colors of the Fiesta dinnerware line (first introduced by the Homer Laughlin Co. in 1936) caught the fancy of housewives everywhere, revolutionizing the market for tableware in the United States. Though originally offered in... (read more)

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  9. National Bank Notes from Frederick, Md.

    The hobby of collecting paper money is red hot. More and more people are becoming interested in this fascinating hobby combining banking, history, art, and even genealogy. Hobbyists have taken to collecting national bank notes as a fun way to stay... (read more)

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  10. Profitable Coin Collecting

    There's no mistaking the purpose of this book, or the opportunities it may provide you with. This reference contains deep market analysis of popular rare U.S. coins minted in the last century, with advice and alternative collecting and investing options... (read more)

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  11. Modern Law Enforcement Weapons & Tactics, 3rd Edition

    Modern Law EnforcementThe face of modern law enforcement is changing. The best cop with a maple night stick and Model 10 revolver has been replaced by partners in police cruisers carrying pepper spray, Tasers and polymer-framed pistols. Author Patrick... (read more)

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  12. America's Money, America's Story

    This book is a chronicle of American numismatic history. Each coin, token, or piece of paper currency is much more than what it first appears. At one time it played a part in American life and society.Money-then as now-made everything happen.... (read more)

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  13. British Gallantry Awards 1855-2000

    This book surveys the British decorations and medals from the origins in the Crimean War of 1854-6 up to the end of the twentieth century.... (read more)

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  14. GATS - A Guide to Junior Push In - Pop Out Airguns

    Gat is a generic term used to cover a multitude of push in barrel cheap and not so cheap junior air pistols from many manufacturers. For more than a century they provided children and adults with endless amusement at very low cost.Because of their... (read more)

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  15. Single Action Sixguns

    170 Years of the Guns that Tamed the West and Made All Men Equal The Peacemaker. The Ol' Thumb-Buster. The Hawg Laig.No firearm in the world is more immediately recognizable than the 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver. Yet Colt's famed six-shooter was... (read more)

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  16. Made in the Twentieth Century

    More items have been manufactured during the Twentieth Century than in all the previous centuries combined. Information on their production is sought by many people. Just in the last decade, the emergence of the Antiques Roadshow and E-Bay has renewed a... (read more)

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  17. Contemporary Theory of Conservation

    Classical theories of conservation are well known in the heritage community, but in the last two decades thinking has shifted, and classical theory has faced increasing criticism. Contemporary Theory of Conservation brings together current ideas in... (read more)

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  18. Warman's Companion Watches

    Watches are more than devices useful for monitoring the time you have left in a day, assessing where the day went or when you need to be someplace. They look good, they help keep life organized and they can be some of the most impressive collectibles or... (read more)

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  19. Gaeta - Una Finestra Sul Passato

    Una collezione di 165 antiche cartoline del maestro Nicola Magliocca con vedute della citta dagli anni precedenti la seconda guerra mondiale agli anni '60. Include anche riproduzioni dei quadri del pittore Carlo Bossoli sull assedio di Gaeta del 1860... (read more)

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  20. The Sword through the Centuries

    This book on the development of the sword from its earliest forms begins with the Age of Chivalry, during which a knight's main weapons were the lance, axe, and sword - with a shield and armor used for defense. Lively accounts excerpted from such old... (read more)

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