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Art Arts, Music & Photography History History & Criticism Law Organized Crime True Accounts True Crime WorldAnother one of David Macaulay's great books! This one is completely different than say Castle, Cathedral, or Pyramid, but it is still an enjoyable and educational book.
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Love David Macauly's work, and this book is an excellent read for budding sailors who enjoy learning about construction.
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It's hard to be enthusiastic enough about a book like this. I like the subjects (Archeology, Ship Building, historical research, fascinating stories) and the presentation style, but most of all I like how the author makes connections and inspires you to find more information about things that you suddenly feel as if you never appreciated enough. His other books are similar - "City", "Cathedral" etc. You also get the benefit...
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David Macaulay is one of my favorite author/illustrators. This book is rich in detail and will interest children and adults.
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My sister's boyfriend picked this book up at a garage sale and happened to leave it lying around. I was drawn to the cover art and once I started flipping through the pages, I couldn't put it down. It's not exactly a literary page-turner, though the story is kind of interesting - consisting mostly of a diary that was discovered in the early 1990's that contained a man's account of his experiences building a ship in Seville,...
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Thirty years ago, two men entered Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum in the wee hours of the morning. They left with thirteen works of art valued at more than $500 million. The case—the largest art robbery in US history—remains unsolved. Here we offer fascinating accounts of the world's most notorious heists.