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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
315 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This brilliant vignette of seventeenth-century Rome, its Baroque architecture, and its relationship to the Catholic Church brings to life the friendship between a genius and his patron with an ease of writing that is rare in art history"--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"An eminent sociologist--and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance--makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies rests not only on shared values but also on shared "social infrastructure": the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, coffee shops, pools, and parks that promote crucial, sometimes life-saving connections between people who might otherwise fail to find common cause"--
"The...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiv, 332 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions...
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Plan your barn-conversion dream home guided by inspiring real-life examples and practical, cost-effective solutions. Move over she sheds, the next innovation in real estate is a full-on house! That's right: the customizable and cost-efficient barndominum, offering plenty of space and plenty of style. In Barndominiums, author Chris Peterson, a three-decade veteran home improvement author, tours through barndos nationwide in search of the latest and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen as...
3271) New country homes
Publisher
HomeStyles.com
Pub. Date
2000-2001
Physical Desc
v. : ill., plans ; 28 cm.
Language
English
3274) Ancient Rome
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
88 p : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the many advances in governance, law, and engineering attributed to the Roman Empire as well as the individuals who shaped its military and cultural trajectory.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tucked between the housing developments and golf courses of the Orange County coast lies a small settlement of rustic beach cottages seemingly frozen in time. This is the first history of this uniquely preserved beach spot that has lured travellers and campers since the 1920s. Deemed by the National Register of Historic Places to be "the last intact example of California beach vernacular architecture," it is now a registered state park whose cottages...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Physical Desc
8 CDs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not Portland, Oregon or Snowmass, Colorado, but New York City.
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