At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $15.95
With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern...
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At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $12.99
From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.”
Bill Bryson and his family...
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French Accents
At Home with Parisian Objects and Details
Written by Erin Swift
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $40.00
This lavishly illustrated volume shows you how to choose fabulous French decorating details to create interiors with an unforgettable sense of sophistication and charm. French details are the key to achieving the effortless chic of the French home.
The first step is to understand how the French see—blending rich tradition with...
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The Architecture of Happiness
Written by Alain De Botton
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $18.00
The Achitecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs...
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The Perfectly Imperfect Home
How to Decorate and Live Well
Written by Deborah Needleman
Illustrated by Virginia Johnson
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $30.00
Style is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy.
Over the years, founding editor in chief of
domino magazine Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It’s not hard to create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home. Just a few well-considered...
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Albert Speer
Architecture 1932-1942
Written by Leon Krier
Preface by Robert A. M. Stern
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $75.00
Architect Léon Krier asks, “Can a war criminal be a great artist?” Speer, Adolf Hitler's architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest architectural and urban oeuvres of modern times.
First published in 1985 to an acute and critical reception,
Albert Speer: Architecture 1932-1942 is a lucid...
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Artful Decoration
Written by Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman
Introduction by Margaret Russell
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $50.00
Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman delight in the unexpected. They revel in beautiful contradictions to create interiors that blend the exotic and the traditional and refresh classic ideas with handmade, whimsical details. Both designers contribute an essential element to every project: Andrew Fisher injects opulence and glamour, hand-decorating chandeliers with shells...
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Delirious New York
A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
Written by Rem Koolhaas
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: December 1, 1997
Price: $35.00
Since its original publication in 1978,
Delirious New York has attained mythic status. Back in print in a newly designed edition, this influential cultural, architectural, and social history of New York is even more popular, selling out its first printing on publication. Rem Koolhaas's celebration and analysis of New York depicts...
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