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AUGUST 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

BY KELLY RYAN KEGANS; CONTRIBUTING BOOK EDITOR JANE CIABATTARI; PHOTOS (BOOKS, BOOKENDS, GLASSES) KRITSADA; (BOOKLIGHT) MARTY BALDWIN