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November 13, 2023

EXPLORING WINE REGIONS: The Central Coast of California

By Michael C. Higgins, PhD
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Michael C. Higgins’s EXPLORING WINE REGIONS: The Central Coast of California is a good, solid guide to the region's vineyards, but certain peculiarities of content...

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August 15, 2022

CEMETERY REFLECTIONS

By Jane Hopkins
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

The imagery in Jane Hopkins’ CEMETERY REFLECTIONS, thoughtfully supplemented with text and quotations, is a gentle memento mori in book form made especially poignant by...

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

MAKING PHOTOGRAPHY EASY AND FUN delivers on its premise, providing expert advice and interesting exercises that will delight burgeoning photographers.

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