Frank Lloyd Wright was the most influential architect of the twentieth centuryand a rogue genius whose life was a wild ride. Wright routinely ignored unpaid bills, clients wishes, budget constraints. Only his creative vision mattered to him. That vision transformed the way we live, sweeping aside the Victorian home and creating a uniquely American architecture exemplified by his Prairie Style houses. Wright built hotels, churches, and offices, too, incorporating endless innovations in techniques and materials. Ideas poured out of him throughout his long career; he called it shaking the design out of my sleeve.

Jan Adkinss fascinating biography of this compelling, infuriating, largerthan- life figure will change the way every reader looks at architecture.

A genius with a troubled personal history, Frank Lloyd Wright was a true American celebrity. His love for the limelight was only surpassed by his love for architecture. Often riddled with debt, he led a lavish lifestyle that was beyond his means. A divorced man, he carried on relationships with women that often became fodder for tabloid covers. But despite it all, Frank Lloyd Wright had an undeniable talent that has created many of the great buildings in this country and throughout the world. Discover the man behind the genius in this well-researched biography about the man who created a unique American style of architecture.