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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape
by James Howard Kunstler  Publisher Comments In this "eminently relevant and important book" (Library Journal), the author traces the evolution of America's landscape, where every place looks like no place in particular, and where accommodating the automobile jeopardizes the individual and the...
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
by George Howe Colt Publisher Comments In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty...
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Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui (99 Edition)
by Karen Kingston 
Publisher Comments The author of the international bestseller "Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui" presents a concise guide to clearing clutter from the home--as well as from the body, mind, and spirit. Line drawings....
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Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
by David McCullough
Publisher Comments This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the...
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Castle
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest...
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Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New England's Oldest Continuously Lived-In House
by Sarah Messer Publisher Comments In her critically acclaimed, ingenious memoir, Sarah Messer explores America's fascination with history, family, and Great Houses. Her Massachusetts childhood home had sheltered the Hatch family for 325 years when her parents bought it in 1965. The will...
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The Look of Architecture
by Witold Rybczynski Publisher Comments What is style in architecture? "Style is like a feather in a woman's hat, nothing more," said Le Corbusier, expressing most modern architects' low regard for the subject. But Witold Rybczynski disagrees, and in The Look of Architecture, he makes a...
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Pyramid (75 Edition)
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments 'Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt.'...
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Sustainable Architecture White Papers
by Earth Pledge Foundation Publisher Comments A remarkable collection of vibrant and diverse readings, Sustainable Architecture White Papers explores the critical link between our built and natural environments. Cuting-edge architecture, design, planning, and education leaders illustrate a new...
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History of Architecture (Super Review)
by Fiske Kimball Publisher Comments Get all you need to know with Super Reviews! Each Super Review is packed with in-depth, student-friendly topic reviews that fully explain everything about the subject. Topics include English, French, Dutch, Belgian and Italian architecture. Secular and...
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Architecture Styles Spotter's Guide: Classical Temples to Soaring Skyscrapers
by M Jane Taylor Publisher Comments To the average Joe, a building is a building; but to an architecture spotter, a building is much more. It's a post-modern masterpiece, an Edwardian edifice, an art deco domain, a prairie-style palace. In the Architecture Styles Spotter's Guide...
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500 Bungalows
by Doug Keister Publisher Comments Popularity meets affordability as America's favorite house style (according to a 2005 survey on About/Architecture.com) comes at a price point that every bungalow fan can afford. There is perennial interest in all things bungalow related. Every year...
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Frank Lloyd Wright S Robie House: The Illustrated Story of an Architectural Masterpiece
by Donald Hoffmann Publisher Comments Painstakingly researched and illuminating account of the making of the Fred C. Robie home. Revealing family documents, excerpts from a 1958 interview with Fred Robie, and 160 black-and-white illustrations....
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Country and Suburban Homes of the Prairie School Period
by Hermann V Von Holst Publisher Comments Over 400 photographs, floor plans, elevations, detailed drawings — exteriors and interiors — for over 100 structures of Prairie School period. Complemented by author's concise text. Important primary source....
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High Steel: The Daring Men Who Built the World's Greatest Skyline
by Jim Rasenberger Publisher Comments “ HIGH STEEL is a testament to an incredible group of workers that ranks right up there with Gay Talese’ s classic THE BRIDGE....Part lost American history, part adventure story and part anthropological study.”...
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Old-House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American Domestic Architecture (1600-1940)
by Steven J Phillips Publisher Comments Old-House Dictionary From a One Room Cabin to a Beaux-Arts Mansion...Heres a concise and easily understandable architectural dictionary for professionals and amateurs alike. More than 450 illustrations, 1500 terms, 750 definitions, and 17 useful cross...
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Exploring Oregon's Historic Courthouses
by Kathleen Wiederhold Publisher Comments This popular guide profiles twenty-one historic courthouses, combining local history with valuable information on the state's architectural heritage....
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Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders
by Alan Van Dine Publisher Comments SKYSCRAPERS Rising majestically above the hubbub of crowded cities or standing in stately solitude against a natural backdrop, skyscrapers captivate the eye, excite the imagination, and inspire awe and reverence. Wonders of artistic creativity and...
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Dinner for Architects: A Collection of Napkin Sketches
by Winfried Nerdinger Publisher Comments Upon the opening of the Gallery of Modern Art in Munich, the museum director asked noted architects to sketch their personal messages on paper napkins, thus creating this colorful collection....
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The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Penguin Reference Books)
by John Fleming Publisher Comments This is a major revision and expansion of what has long been recognized as a basic reference in its field. Besides updating the existing text, the authors have broadened the book by including many new entries on landscape architecture as well as by...
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