Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Dining with the Durrells: Stories and Recipes from the Cookery Archive of Mrs Louisa Durrell'We lolled in the sea until it was time to return for tea, another of Mother's gastronomic triumphs. Tottering mounds of hot scones; crisp paper-thin biscuits; cakes like snowdrifts, oozing jam; cakes dark, rich and moist, crammed with fruit; brandy snaps brittle as coral...
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Quantity Surveying Practice: The Nuts and BoltsQuantity Surveying Practice: The Nuts and Bolts is a practical guide to quantity surveying in building construction. Due to the increasing expectations of quality and performance from project clients, quantity surveyors must improve their professional skills to solve a variety of intricate problems and...
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Secret Stories on the Silk Road: Symbols, Architectures and Myths Between Italy, the Middle East and ChinaThe current volume represents a journey that takes the reader in different directions. The road it takes is sometimes the caravan trail, others a Roman road from the classical world, which can be taken in both directions, and includes junctions and overlappings of influence...
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Bordeaux Grands Crus Classés 1855: Wine Châteaux of the Médoc and SauternesBordeaux Grands Crus Classés: Médoc and Sauternes bring readers inside each of the 88 world-famous domaines--including the whites of the Sauternes region--and include detailed tasting notes of the great vintages along with an address book. Including tasting notes from vintages dating as far back...
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Interior Design Adult Color by Number Coloring Book: Lovely Home Interiors with Fun Room Ideas for Relaxation25 Beautiful and Colorful Home Interiors!Beautiful Color By Number Coloring Book of Detailed Interior Design pictures that are fun to color!Enjoy hours of therapeutic coloring with lovely rooms that you will love! This book includes beautiful bedrooms, living rooms, kids rooms, dining rooms, kitchens,...
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The Letters and Charters of Henry II King of England 1154 to 1189 Volume VII: Volume VII: IndexesThe index volume of the definitive scholarly edition of the Letters and Charters of Henry II, King of England 1154-1189. Edited by Nicholas Vincent, this scholarly set is the most considerable body of charter evidence ever presented for the history of the Plantagenet realm....
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Vo Trong Nghia: Building Nature: Green/BambooThe work of Vo Trong Nghia is a call for architecture to transform itself from a source of pollution to a reason for hope. The World Green Building Council estimates that thirty-nine percent of energy-related carbon emissions can be attributed to buildings. An awareness...
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The Unflinching AshIn a world like ours, Mystics once ruled the night. Well, so long as they were men. On Ash's day of naming, she chose the Mystic path nonetheless. The same illusions that garner gasps of awe from the lamp-lit crowds earn her scorn from...
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Agnes GreyAgnes Grey exposes the harsh working conditions of a young governess who's hired by multiple families, including the overly critical Bloomfields and the delusional Murrays. While on assignment, Agnes endures consistent cruelty, forcing her to look inward for strength and encouragement. Agnes is a...
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Lions of the Grail: Volume 1First in an adventure-filled historical series following Irish Knight Templar, Richard Savage, as he is forced to spy on his homeland for the King of England.1315 AD. Ireland and England are ravaged by bitter war.Rotting in an English prison, condemned as a heretic, Irish...
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Medici Supremacy: Volume 2Winner of the Premio Bancarella, 2017The second installment in a prize-winning series charting the rise of the House of Medici as they become Masters of Florence and progenitors of the Renaissance. Florence, 1469.The Medici family is preparing for the marriage of its son and...
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Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera (1910) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally serialized in Le Galois, the novel was inspired by legends revolving around the Paris Opera from the early nineteenth century. Originally a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading...
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The Pope's Butcher: Based on the True Story of a Serial Killer in the Medieval VaticanAn astonishing story that has never been revealed to the public, The Pope's Butcher recounts the life of Father Heinrich Institoris, the Grand Inquisitor, a visionary man driven to cleanse the world of Eve's original sin by eradicating any woman he suspects of witchcraft....
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Fragrance of Glory: An Illustrated Account of the Ascension Of 'Abdu'l-Bahá'Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of Bahá'u'lláh, was head of the Bahá'í faith from 1892 to 1921. This publication describes His passing ("Ascension") using rare photographs and fascinating information from new research. This landscape photo-book is beautifully designed and printed in hard cover.Author: Michael V. DayPublisher:...
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MissingCAN TWO SISTERS SOLVE THEIR MOTHER'S DISAPPEARANCE? 'This may be the perfect staycation read' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Month'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing' PETER JAMES One perfect summer day, mother of two Alice walks into the sea . . . and never returns.Her daughters...
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GaudíFrom the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured façade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting landscape of Park Güell, it's easy to see why Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) gained the epithet "God's architect." With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder...
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Arquitectura Moderna de la A A La ZWith more than 280 entries, this architectural A-Z, now part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, offers an indispensable overview of the key players in the creation of modern space. From the period spanning the 19th to the 21st century, pioneering architects are featured with...
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The Worlds of Medieval EuropeRevised for its fourth edition, The Worlds of Medieval Europe, presents a distinctive and nuanced portrayal of the Greater West during its medieval millennium. By integrating the histories of the Islamic and Byzantine worlds into the main narrative, author Clifford R. Backman offers an...
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Inferno"Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them. There is no third." - T. S. Eliot"Dante's poem is, for many, the greatest single work of Western literature." - Ian Thompson."I love my Dante as much as the Bible. He is my spiritual food,...
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Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance FlorenceA comprehensive survey of the work of this most influential Florentine artist and teacher Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435-1488) was one of the most versatile and inventive artists of the Italian Renaissance. He created art across media, from his spectacular sculptures and paintings to...
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