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The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home
by Karrie Jacobs and Gary Panter
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An architecture and design critic's search for an ideal American home — that's both beautiful and affordable. Most would be hard pressed to find an American not interested in real estate. From birth, we're conditioned to consider owning our own... (read more)
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The Ice Palace That Melted Away: How Good Design Enhances Our Lives The Ice Palace That Melted Away: How Good Design Enhances Our Lives
by Bill Stumpf
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A playful look at how effective design can restore civility, community, and joy to modern society. In Bill Stumpf's incisive book, he argues that good design is not about fashion, but about quality of life. The ice palace of the title refers to an... (read more)
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1000 Chairs (Taschen 25) 1000 Chairs (Taschen 25)
by Charlotte Fiell
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The ubiquitous chair in all its shapes and forms (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist... (read more)
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By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons
by Ralph Caplan
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An inspiring resource for design students, professionals, and anyone else seeking fuller appreciation of the design process, By Design vividly shows how design affects our most significant human activities. Engrossing stories illuminate the process as it... (read more)
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert Pirsig
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Plot Summary A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self... (read more)
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture presents a global survey of the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture from around the world completed in the last five years. Organized geographically and illustrated with global... (read more)
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
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Gladwell's appeal can be traced directly to his studied obsession with familiar objects and events, and his remarkable talent for synthesizing complicated ideas into compelling stories. In The Tipping Point, the author set out to describe how ideas... (read more)
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
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Somewhere along the way to guru-dom, Malcolm Gladwell got tagged as a business writer. Fair enough — The Tipping Point speaks more powerfully to the principles of succesful marketing than any pedestrian semester in the classroom. But while raves from... (read more)
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Bruno Munari's Zoo Bruno Munari's Zoo
by Bruno Munari
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Bruno Munari was an internationally acclaimed artist, designer, and children's book creator. A contemporary of Leo Leonni, his books have been hailed as among the most original, inventive and beautiful ever created.Zoo is among his most graphically... (read more)
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The Language of Doors The Language of Doors
by Tom Conner
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A Mini History of American Home Design and Illustrated Guide to Architectural Elements Includes: A wealth of ideas for home owners interested in adapting handsome, classic doorways in order to give their homes character, value, and curb appeal. A... (read more)
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