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Article: Princeton Architectural Press.(Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance)(It Is Beautiful...Then Gone)(Once Upon a Time: Illustrations from Fairytales, Fables, Primers, Pop-Ups, and Other Children's Books)(The Mythic City)(Book review)
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- California Bookwatch
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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