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The Runner: A True Account of the Amazing Lies and Fantastical Adventures of the Ivy League Impostor James ...
David Samuels
New Press, 2008
Cool Running!
Just finished reading Samuels The Runner, and literally could not put it down. Wow! What a crazy fascinating story. It's amazing that people like Hogue exist and that people like Samuels can tell their tale so well. I really felt like I was there, meeting Hogue in ...
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Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You: Movie Tie-in Edition (The Spiderwick ...
Holly Black
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008
Excellent
My son loved this book he wouldn't stop reading it from the first day he got it.
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Getting Life in Perspective: A Fantastical Romance
Toby Johnson
Lethe Press, 2008
Fantastically Fanrastical
Johnson, Toby. "Getting Life in Perspective: A Fantastical Romance", Lethe Press, 1991, updated 2008.
Fantastically Fantastical
Amos Lassen
I must admit that before I read "Getting Life in Perspective" that I had no idea of what a fantastical romance was. I ...
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Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced ...
David Standish
Da Capo Press, 2007
Nothing Hollow About This Book! Very Filling!
David Standish's Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations and Marvelous Machines Beneath the Earth Surface is an amazing book.
When I first saw the cover, I didn't think I would be ...
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Dream Toys: A Collection of Knit and Crochet Fantastical Toys
Claire Garland
St. Martin's Griffin, 2006
Dreamy toys to knit
I'm glad I purchased this book with its whimsical patterns. The toys are wonderful, and not too complicated to be fun to make. I'm an experienced knitter, but I don't enjoy extremely complicated things that give me a headache to make. I was pleased to find that ...
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Faeries and Other Fantastical Folk: The Faery Paintings of Maxine Gadd
Maxine Gadd
Artist's and Photographers' Press Ltd, 2006
Beautiful artwork
This book contains very nice paintings of faeries, and I really loved the sentences of the author that you found along the way.
I'm usually very picky when it comes to faeries drawings, as I never seem to found ones that I really like enough to buy, but when I saw ...
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Fantastical Creatures Tarot
D.J. Conway
U.S. Games Systems, 2007
Lovely Tarot Featuring the Art of Lisa Hunt
"It is possible to re-learn the ancient art of communication with fantastic creatures. When approached in the proper ways, these powers can help us. By tapping into these astral sources, we can use the ancient images in divination to gain a clearer picture of what is ...
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Anatomy for Fantasy Artists: An Illustrator's Guide to Creating Action Figures and Fantastical Forms
Glenn Fabry
Barron''s Educational Series, 2005
Art Essential
This is not only a great book but a wonderful guide on drawing great action figures. There are many tips and tricks I recommend in here and it not only looks at just one detain but many perspectives in drawing fantasy characters.
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Lewis Carroll in Numberland: His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life
Robin Wilson
W. W. Norton, 2008
A penetrating work that explores the amazing imagination and mathematical genius of the man who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . Just when we thought we knew everything about Lewis Carroll, here comes a highly original biography that will appeal to Alice fans everywhere. Fascinated by the inner life of Charles Lutwidge Dodson, Robin ...
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Notebook for Fantastical Observations (Spiderwick Chronicles)
Holly Black
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005
A book which comes in handy.
This book is an outstandibly good book.This book has lots of secrets that you wouldn't have found out in all of the five spiderwick books.This book had lots of tips about "how to recognise a faery".I think the best things about this book was it included maps that you ...
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Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
Holly/ DiTerlizzi, Tony Black
Simon & Schuster, 2005
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The Know-It-All's Guide to Life: How to Climb Mount Everest, Cure Hiccups, Live to 100, and Dozens of Other ...
John T. Walbaum
Career Press, 2003
Know It All's Guide to Life by Walbaum
This is an excellent purchase if you are interested in social
details; such as, formal titles, losing weight and notable
public events. Would like to purchase an English title? Details
are described in the section on Burke's Title & Manorial Auctions.
A section ...
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The Mythic Bestiary: The Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Fantastical Creatures
Tony Allan
Duncan Baird, 2008
Dragons and firebirds, fairies and orcs: these are just a few of the residents of The Mythic Bestiary . A whole menagerie of make-believe beings from the earth, water, and air inhabit these stunningly written and eye-catching pages, from Japan’s Yukki-onna, a beautiful but deadly spirit who appeared to stranded travelers, to the two-headed ...
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Fantastical Tarot
Nathalie Hertz
U.S. Games Systems, 1999
Beautiful!
When I saw these cards were for sale, I knew that I had to have them!
The artwork is distinct and beautiful (both on the faces of the cards as well as on the card backs) and the size of the cards is perfect for shuffling--not too big--not too small. The texture ...
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Making Fairies & Fantastical Creatures: How to Weave and Carve in Wool and Chenille
Julie Sharp
Guild of Master Craftsman, 2001
So Adorable
I asked for this book to make things for my Waldorf schooled child or with my Waldorf grade school students if it was simple enough. I think the children over 3rd grade could handle most of the things with help. It is more complicated than I imagined (HAPPILY). I am ...
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