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Designer scrapbooks with Mrs. Grossman

2004
Contains a guide to imaginative scrapbooking including tips on paper selection, design lines, and stickers.

The gold-plated Porsche

how I sank a small fortune into a used car, and other misadventures
2004

Double fold

libraries and the assault on paper
2001
Explains the marketing of the brittle-paper crisis which forced libraries to destroy original bound newspapers and so-called brittle books, replacing them with inferior copies on microfilm.

Old house, new house

a child's exploration of American architectural styles
1993
As a family restores the large old house they have bought, they learn about its history and special features and about other types of houses, from San Francisco Victorians to Midwest farmhouses to New York brownstones.

The Star-Spangled Banner

the making of an American icon
2008
Shares the story behind the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," in 1814, telling how Francis Scott Key, having witnessed a critical battle between British and U.S. troops from a truce ship, was inspired to write the song after seeing the garrison flag still flying over Fort Henry in Baltimore, Maryland; discusses the Smithsonian Institute's efforts to preserve the actual flag; and considers how the song and the flag have come to symbolize American patriotism and pride.

Angelo

2002
While restoring the front of a church, an old master plasterer rescues an injured pigeon and nurses it back to health.

Barn savers

1999
A young boy helps his father to recycle a nineteenth-century barn.

The Capitol

2014
Examines the history of the construction of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C, the building's current use, and what is being done to restore the building after damage from acid rain.

Scrapbooking just for you!

how to make fun, personal, save-them-forever keepsakes
2010
Presents dozens of scrapbooking ideas for layouts, techniques, and materials.

Scrapbook starters

2010
This book presents step-by-step instructions for making scrapbook starters, such as a Halloween scrapbook frame, a family foldout scrapbook, a calendar scrapbook, and other scrapbooking projects.

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