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      Doris Duke's Shangri La

      When you're the richest woman in the world, you can indulge in your every fantasy. And Doris Duke did. But though her five-acre Honolulu estate was filled with treasures, the house was not designed to be a museum - Duke made sure the rooms were livable as well as beautiful.

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      Doris Duke's Shangri La

      When you're the richest woman in the world, you can indulge in your every fantasy. And Doris Duke did. But though her five-acre Honolulu estate was filled with treasures, the house was not designed to be a museum - Duke made sure the rooms were livable as well as beautiful.

      Doris Duke's Shangri La: A House in Paradise. Edited by Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins. Skira Rizzoli; $55.

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