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The cover shows the narrators jumping feet first (and wearing big, broad smiles as they do) into a big machine that seems to be tracking a neverending ribbon with the general titles of branches of

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“Breaking New Ground can inform and motivate entrepreneurs who want to change the world.”

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“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
—Albert Einstein

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The novelty regarding A Matter of Fashion is that this title lives up to its subtitle’s promise by delivering what it says it will: 20 Iconic Items that Changed the History of Style

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The year is 2008. The mission is to create a photo journal/diary of the 45 days that lead up to the March catwalk show for the Fall 2009 collection of Alexander McQueen in Paris.

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“. . . [strips] away the mythological haze surrounding one of our most important founding fathers.” 

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You do not have to be a fashionista to recognize the name of Jimmy Choo, the company that put the bling into footwear.

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“. . . an excellent anthology of witty prose, astute analysis, and frenzied rage.”

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“. . . a book that conflates the emotional reactions elicited by the imagery with the thoughtfulness of well-written history.”

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“As compelling as a car wreck, it’s impossible to look away . . .”

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For decades Brenda Starr has been celebrated as one of the few newspaper comic strips to feature a strong, independent female in the lead.

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Here’s the thing about Jewels of the Romanovs: This is a book that is as much about the incredible jewels as it is about the Romanov dynasty, spanning three centuries of rule over mother R

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“. . . assured and compelling. . . . fascinating and perceptive . . .”

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The press release reads: “This provocative and wide spanning book looks at the history of fashion through a queer lens.”

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“. . . one gorgeous book . . . like attending a museum exhibition in the comfort of one’s own home.”

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If good things come in small packages then Talking Fashion is one of the great gifts of the season.

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Feeling uncool in the kitchen? Need a lot more hipster at your stove?

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One cold winter night in 1960, Susan Cheever, then 17 years old, found herself in the back seat of her father John’s car as they drove toward Manhattan from her suburban Westchester County girls’ s

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“. . . provides too little about too much, filling in a hole in the WWII record while shedding little light on its chosen subject.”

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The first and most obvious feature of this book is its grand scale. This is most definitely not a book with which to curl up in bed with to get lulled off to sleep.

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