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Firecrackers!
An Eye-Popping Collection of Chinese Firework Art
Written by Warren Dotz, Jack Mingo and George Moyer

Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2008
Price: $14.95

Firecrackers, sparklers, and rockets offer maximum flash for minimum cash, and over the years, manufacturers have created dazzling labels to hype their pyrotechnic products. FIRECRACKERS! pays tribute to this eye-popping art form, featuring some of the most vibrant and eccentric labels from the 1950s and 1960s. Conjuring memories of outdoor celebrations... Read more >

Laundry Bygones

Written by Pamela Sambrook

Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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Firecrackers
The Art and History
Written by Warren Dotz, Jack Mingo and George Moyer

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2000
Price: $19.95

Universally popular, uncommonly loud, a pyrotechnic spectacle that inspires laughter, delight and a healthy dose of frayed nerves—what else but the firecracker! These little sticks of paper and powder have captured the imagination of cultures the world over since the Chinese invented them centuries ago. As practical, chemical developments in firecracker... Read more >