Mystery Books
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The Associate: A NovelKyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. He also has a dark secret t
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Burn Marks (V. I. Warshawski)Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wack
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The Summons (A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery)“The Summons is a classic.” —The EconomistJohn Mountjoy has escaped from prison and ki
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McNally's Dare (Sanders, Lawrence)In the wake of a murder during a prestigious tennis benefit, Archy McNally investigates the identity of Lance Talbot, who he suspe
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Last Car to Elysian Fields: A Dave Robicheaux NovelSheriff Dave Robicheaux returns to New Orleans in this intense, atmospheric entry in the New York Times bestselling series
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The Tree of Hands: A NovelA daughter's grief . . . A mother's madness . . . And a daring act of love that defied every law . . . “The b
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The DarkIt came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power. And somewhere in the night, a small girl smiled as her
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Mystery Movies
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Inception (Blu-ray)Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in this sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into
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Adaptation (Superbit Collection)Director Spike Jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the liv
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Interstellar (Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack)With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling bey
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Mel Gibson's ApocalyptoFrom Mel Gibson, director of THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and the Academy Award(R)-winning BRAVEHEART (Best Director, Best Picture, 1
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Twin Peaks - Definitive Gold Boxed EditionThe Definitive Gold Box Edition of the series that became one of television's most acclaimed events finally arrives - with all 29
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Mystery Authors
Book reviews - The '44 Vintage
The '44 Vintage
Author: Anthony Price
Some of the most timeless and captivating artwork in the world is inspired by nature -- and that's as true today as it was 150 years ago.
The vintage patterns in this book, made over the course of more than sixty years, show how graceful line drawings of flowers and other natural wonders can be enhanced by lines, repetition and symmetry.
Until just a few generations ago, everyday items and clothes were regularly decorated with fancy stitchery. For creative inspiration, they turned to the newspapers and magazines of the day. By combing through print archives from the 1850s through the 1910s, we found dozens of antique patterns in Victorian and Edwardian styles -- featuring floral motifs, leaves and vines, flourishes and combinations thereof.
Most of these vintage designs were intended to provide suggestions for embroidery or other needlework to adorn clothing and linens, or to for the kind of knicknacks people desired long ago. We wanted to restore these antique graphics and create from them coloring pages that would appeal to hobbyists and artists today.
No matter their purpose in the past, these carefully-curated antique drawings deserve to be appreciated in the here and now... and with your help, they will!
Note: In keeping with the original designs, the pictures are often very intricate, and there are large areas of black on certain pages. We chose not to over-simplify the artwork because of the tremendous amount of detail (and personality) that would be lost in the process. Please visit the publisher's site at Synchronista.com to view thumbnails of the illustrations in this book.
