For example, a fur coat, original artwork, or comic book collection are not investments.
Fan Dion Jones, 27, from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, attended Wales Comic Con 2012 and returns this year to boost his 200-strong comic book collection.
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Guests not keen on paying for an e-book they might have to abandon halfway through can choose from the 15, 000 free titles in Amazon's free e-book collection.
The kids are not smarter because of the book collection (causation), but because of what the book collection says about their parents and the way their parents raise children (correlation).
Such was the state of my book collection when I received a copy of RISE: 3 Practical Steps for Advancing in Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life by Patty Azzarello.
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In fact, the ACFE carries this book in its library, the only fiction book in the collection.
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And, best of all, the professors proudly showed me their first book, a collection of essays on Jewish subjects, written in Chinese.
Her new book is a collection of radio talks, conceived and delivered long before the current crisis, but its publication is remarkably timely.
The book is a collection of essays by Australian writers, lawyers and academics seeking to ignite fresh debate on the constitutional monarchy in an election year.
Huh recently released a book with a collection of some of the funniest selections and it spent 13 weeks at the top of the New York Times best-seller list.
The book comes from the collection of the Old South Church in Boston which has two copies of the edition.
Later in the day the Federal Reserve will release its Beige Book, an anecdotal collection of economic behavior througout the country.
In many ways this is analogous to a flip-book, where a collection of stills, when played (or "flipped") in quick succession, created a fluid moving image.
The second half of the book is a disappointing and repetitive collection of previously published attacks on various parts of British government policy.
Now, imagine your favorite art book from above, The Complete Collection of Van Gogh, for example, opened its pages and each painting sprang to life for you to view in New York, and then again in London.
He also has a forthcoming book, The Daring Spectacle, a collection of his columns.
She was General Editor of the five volume collection The History of the Book in the West (Ashgate 2010).
New Zealand writer Craig Cliff won best first book for A Man Melting, a collection of short stories.
Seven Stories archivist Hannah Green said she realised the typescript did not appear to be closely related to the picture book when she came to catalogue the collection.
Just as the theological essays avoid predictable lamentations over the West's abandonment of God (at one point Kolakowski almost welcomed secularization on the ground that it might free the church to be what it is rather than what it thinks the world wants it to be), so in the book's final section, a diverse collection of 11 essays, Kolakowski's writing constantly upends expectations.
Kathleen Jamie's poetry collection The Overhaul and children's book Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner completed the shortlist.
To prove his point, Makarov offers this: Plus One Collection, a 200-page photography book representing work from 53 countries on four continents.
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But he also procured images with a more commercial appeal when he acquired the libraries and freelance contracts of 11 photo agencies, as well as the renowned Bettmann Archive, a collection of historical photos frequently used by book and magazine publishers.
The Federal Reserve sees economic activity continuing to increase since its previous survey, according to its monthly anecdotal collection of economic indicators known as the Beige Book.
The museum, which already has two oil paintings by Fox in its collection, said although the pictures in the book do not have titles they are clearly views of Dudley and the surrounding area.
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This eBay auction is giving you a chance to own 1, 950 (3.75 inch) action figures, from your favorite characters (Han Solo in Carbonite Chamber) to the more obscure ones (Nien Nunb) (Actually, I know exactly who he is.) These figures have been documented in the recently released book, Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection by Stephen Sansweet, which covers the 2, 500 figures that have been released in the last 35 years.
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The book features prime examples from Ms. Fili's personal collection of vintage logos and signage, culled mostly from flea markets throughout Europe.
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Those you who have the pleasure of owning a copy of Nerds on Wall Street, my amusing yet allegedly informative book on modern markets, know that it features a photo collection of critters on trading floors.
Last year the auction house sold a collection of Gandhi material, including his glasses and prayer book.
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