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Desert Eves: An Indian Paradise

Product Description: In the harsh Thar desert of Rajasthan State in Northwest India, the famed photographer Hans Silvester found his paradise. Not far from the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, who assumed the ways of the poor out of solidarity, the women of the desert live a hard life, without electricity, without running water, without doctors...read more

By Catherine Clement, Lory Frankel (trans) and Hans Silvester (photographer)

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9780810934757 | Harry N Abrams Inc, March 1, 2002, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: In the harsh Thar desert of Rajasthan State in Northwest India, the famed photographer Hans Silvester found his paradise.

Collaboration and Resistance: Images of Life in Vichy France, 1940-1944

Three hundred black-and-white photographs and little-known documents--including posters, newspaper articles, and leaflets--accompany a vivid, close-up look at life in France during the German occupation during World War II, along with commentaries from eight distinguished French historians. History Bk Club. (view table of contents)

By Jean-Pierre Azema, Yves Durand, Jacqueline Eichart, Robert Frank, Lory Frankel (trans), Denis Marechal, Pascal Ory, Denis Peschanski (editor) and Dominique Veillon

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9780810941236 | Harry N Abrams Inc, June 1, 2000, cover price $49.50 | About this edition: Three hundred black-and-white photographs and little-known documents--including posters, newspaper articles, and leaflets--accompany a vivid, close-up look at life in France during the German occupation during World War II, along with commentaries from eight distinguished French historians.

Numbers: The Universal Language

This volume describes the basic principles of numbers - arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers and the concepts of zero and infinity. It examines: how old numbers are and how they were developed; who invented algebra, geometry and calculus; and how these ideas affect our daily lives.

By Lory Frankel

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9780500300800 | Gardners Books, February 16, 1998, cover price $13.10 | About this edition: This volume describes the basic principles of numbers - arithmetic, whole numbers, natural numbers and the concepts of zero and infinity.

Henri Matisse

Discusses the life of the French painter and makes observations about his work

By Lory Frankel and Albert Kostenevich

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9780810942967 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1997, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Discusses the life of the French painter and makes observations about his work

Babies: History, Art, and Folklore

Packed with traditions, superstitions, folklore, and scientific discoveries from around the world, a colorfully illustrated volume recounts every imaginable practice relating to bringing up baby from ancient times to the present. (view table of contents)

By Robert Coles (introduced by), Claire D'Harcourt, Beatrice Fontanel and Lory Frankel (trans)

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9780810912441 | Harry N Abrams Inc, February 1, 1997, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Discusses changes in the care and management of infants thoughout history and in folklore, examining equipment, nutrition, hygiene, and theories on child rearing

The Boy Who Ate Words

A charmingly illustrated story tells of a boy whose unruly relationship with words forces him to learn instead the language of nature, which allows him to communicate with flowers and ants but not with the little girl next door.

By Thierry Dedieu, Lory Frankel (trans) and Julie Harris (trans)

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9780810912458 | Harry N Abrams Inc, March 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A boy searches for a language that will allow him to communicate.

Renoir: A Sensuous Vision

Sprinkled with quotations from the artist and his family and friends, an illustrated overview of the work of the Impressionist master, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, explores his relationship to the dealers, critics, and buyers of his time. Original.

By Sharon Avrutick (editor), Anne Distel and Lory Frankel (trans)

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9780810928756 | Harry N Abrams Inc, October 1, 1995, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century Impressionist painter

Voodoo: Search for the Spirit

Dispelling numerous myths associated with the cultural phenomenon, a history of voodoo emphasizes recent political events in Haiti and the United States and their effects on practitioners in both countries, and offers insights into voodoo's belief systems and rituals. Original.

By Lory Frankel (trans) and Laennec Hurbon

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9780810928572 | Harry N Abrams Inc, February 1, 1995, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Looks at the practices and influences of Voodoo on Haitian society, introducing the basics of its spiritualism, ritual, and magic

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