2011 Book Review #92: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Title: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Author: Cory Doctorow
Genre: Science fiction
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: In a post-scarcity, post-death world, Jules manages to get himself killed anyway in a turf dispute over who gets to rehab the Haunted Mansion at Disney World. It makes his life a little messy.

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2011 Book Review #93: Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book

Title: Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book
Author: Cesare Vecellio
Genre: A 16th C set of woodcuts showing costumes from history and around the world
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: Vecellio was one of the first people to really take costuming seriously, instead of just portraying all historical/foreign characters in contemporary clothing. This is a reprint of his book of studies of clothes from different social classes, countries, and historical periods.

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