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Virginia Plantation HomesDavid King Gleason provides a grand tour of Virginia's distinctive plantation homes. As the architectural historian Calder Loth states in his prefatory note, "Gleason's elegant photographs provide a seductive image of life in 'Old Virginia.' He presents one inviting house after another, complete with...
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Sri Lanka Style: Tropical Design & ArchitectureSri Lanka Style showcases 30 of the finest traditional and modern dwellings in Sri Lanka. Reflecting its location and status as a hub of Indian Ocean trade from time immemorial, the tropical island of Sri Lanka has always been open to the movements and...
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Anjalendran: Architect of Sri LankaThis beautifully illustrated book showcases the works of one of Sri Landa's most influential architects--Anjaledran, an ethnic Tamil and visionary artist. During the past 25 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, Anjalendran has stayed on, creating architecture that has attracted interest across the...
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Flying Star Feng ShuiLearn to change your outlook and amplify your good luck with specific advice from a feng shui expert. Feng shui is the Chinese art of improving quality of life by making specific changes to the arrangement of a landscape, a house, or a room....
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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern EuropeRenowned historian John Julius Norwich has crafted a bold tapestry of Europe and the Middle East in the early sixteenth century, when a quartet of legendary rulers--all born within a ten-year period--towered over the era. Francis I of France was the personification of the...
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The Trinity Apocalypse [With CD-ROM]The Trinity Apocalypse has long been considered the finest manuscript of its kind. Containing the text of the Book of Revelation, accompanied by a commentary and a remarkable series of illustrations that depict the dream of John in vivid detail, it was written and...
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Unlocking the Wordhord: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Memory of Edward B. Irving, Jr.The Anglo-Saxons placed a great deal of importance on wisdom and learning, something Beowulf makes dramatically clear when he uses his 'wordhord' to command respect and admiration from his friends and foes alike. Modern day scholars no longer have recourse to the living language...
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SatanUndeniably, evil exists in our world; we ourselves commit evil acts. How can one account for evil's ageless presence, its attraction, and its fruits? The question is one that Jeffrey Burton Russell addresses in his history of the concept of the Devil--the personification of...
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Kitchens, Smokehouses, and PriviesIn Kitchens, Smokehouses, and Privies, Michael Olmert takes us into the eighteenth-century backyards of colonial America. He explores the many small outbuildings that can still be found at obscure rural farmsteads throughout the Tidewater and greater mid-Atlantic, in towns like Williamsburg and Annapolis, and...
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The Architecture of Herod, the Great BuilderHerod the Great, one of the most famous builders of the biblical world, is a name well known to readers of the New Testament. Recently a team led by Ehud Netzer, a leading Israeli archaeologist of the Herodian period, discovered the tomb of Herod....
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Philosophy and Law: Contributions to the Understanding of Maimonides and His PredecessorsLeo Strauss's Philosophy and Law contains a groundbreaking study of the political philosophy of Maimonides and his Islamic predecessors, and it offers an argument on behalf of that philosophy which is also a profound critique of modern philosophy. Here is an entirely new and...
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DK Readers L4: Days of the KnightsSlashing swords, shining armor, knights locked in deadly battle--the mighty castle is under siege Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge....
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XS: Small Structures, Green ArchitectureA follow-up to the highly successful XS: Big Ideas, Small Buildings, this book features contemporary solutions to two of today's most challenging problems-how to conserve space and help save the environment. The design goals of the 40 houses included here are to build as...
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Other British Isles: A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight and the Channel IslandsTheir names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona,...
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The Dark Ages and the VikingsThree historic battles, from the arrival of the Vikings in early Britain to the Norman invasion, are told in graphic novel format: In 793, the sacking of Lindisfarne is the first Viking raid on Britain; At Ediginton, Alfred the Great defends the kingdom of...
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Robert the Bruce: A Tale of the GuardiansFrom author Jack Whyte comes the true story of Robert the Bruce: a passionate man. An incredible warrior. And one of Scotland's finest. Robert I, or as he is known to a grateful Scottish nation, Robert the Bruce, was one of Scotland's greatest kings,...
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Charles Garnier: Designs for the Paris Opera House Colouring BookCasebound book with a special lay-flat binding and sturdy, flexible cover. 108 pages with 50 images to color on high-quality paper. Size: 8 x 11 in. Coloring pages are blank on the back so they can be cut out and displayed.Author: Charles GarnierPublisher: Pomegranate...
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Architecture for DummiesSei es Michael Graves Bestseller-Produktdesign für Target oder Sir Norman Fosters Renovierung des Berliner Reichstagsgebäudes: Architektur ist nach wie vor ein Thema, das im Zentrum des kulturellen Interesses steht und gro en Neuigkeitswert genie t. "Architecture For Dummies" Ein Crashkurs in Sachen Architektur -...
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The Mongol EmpireAs the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire looms large in history: it permanently changed the map of Eurasia as well as how the world was viewed. As the empire expanded, the Mongols were alternately seen as liberators, destroyers, and harbingers of...
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The Uncrowned QueenThe thrilling climax to the trilogy that began with The Innocent and The Exiled brings Posie Graeme-Evans's bittersweet story of two lovers divided by the throne of England to its dramatic conclusion. As England tears itself apart in the War of the Roses, Anne...
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