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114 pp.
| Abrams
| October, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 0-8109-5756-6$24.95
(4)
4-6
Based on the collection of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, this is a heavily illustrated, haphazardly organized survey of espionage. The design manages to pack in plenty of intriguing pictures; the lack of an index and scattershot arrangement of information limit the book's usefulness, if not its browsability. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos.
48 pp.
| Abrams
| August, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-8109-4580-0$16.95
(4)
4-6
Based on Warren's adult book, The Perfect Game: America Looks at Baseball, this volume presents some of the sport's most important history while also discussing baseball-themed folk art. Color photos of the art are numerous and well captioned. The book's organization is somewhat haphazard, but the authors demonstrate an engaging correlation between the game and the art created in its honor. Bib.