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  • But as "The Book of Wooden Boats" Norton, 191 pages, $60 makes clear, a carpentered vessel of any age can be glorious to behold — especially in darkest winter, especially when photographed by Benjamin Mendlowitz.

    Photo-Op: Rough Seas 2011

  • He wrote the classic "Take This Job and Shove It," made famous by Johnny Paycheck, and carpentered material for the likes of George Jones, Johnny Cash and Tanya Tucker.

    Exiled from Nashville, ribald David Allan Coe can still laugh at his lyrics Scott Galupo 2011

  • Debbie Tucker Green's recent Royal Court play, Truth and Reconciliation – though nothing like as so skilfully carpentered as Dorfman's – covered a huge swathe of history to suggest that some crimes are so grievous they can never be forgiven.

    Death and the Maiden – review 2011

  • He wrote the classic "Take This Job and Shove It," made famous by Johnny Paycheck, and carpentered material for the likes of George Jones, Johnny Cash and Tanya Tucker.

    In concert: David Allan Coe at Cancun Cantina Scott Galupo 2011

  • Except for the automobiles and pickup trucks parked in the dirt yards, the quarters owned by the Abelard family had changed little since they were carpentered together in the 1880s.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • Except for the automobiles and pickup trucks parked in the dirt yards, the quarters owned by the Abelard family had changed little since they were carpentered together in the 1880s.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • Mr. FREEMAN: But when you read that in this voice, this sort of well-carpentered, deeply intelligent, plainspoken American voice, it's somehow soothing.

    Summer Books That Make The Critics' Cut 2010

  • Except for the automobiles and pickup trucks parked in the dirt yards, the quarters owned by the Abelard family had changed little since they were carpentered together in the 1880s.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • Mr. FREEMAN: But when you read that in this voice, this sort of well-carpentered, deeply intelligent, plainspoken American voice, it's somehow soothing.

    Summer Books That Make The Critics' Cut 2010

  • Except for the automobiles and pickup trucks parked in the dirt yards, the quarters owned by the Abelard family had changed little since they were carpentered together in the 1880s.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

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