The Architecture of Happiness
Written by Alain De Botton
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $15.99
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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Private Paradise
Contemporary American Gardens
Written by Charlotte M. Frieze
Introduction by Charles A. Birnbaum
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $65.00
Sweeping, voluptuous, and authoritative,
Private Paradise instantly joins an elite collection of great and inspiring garden design books. Charlotte Frieze presents forty-one cutting-edge gardens, all richly photographed and profusely illustrated, emphasizing design, climate, and horticulture.
Overarching themes of Aqua, Arcadia, Bold Geometry, Color, Nightscapes, Oasis, Sanctuary, and Urban cogently frame chapters about...
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Traditional Now
Interiors by David Kleinberg
Written by David Kleinberg
Contribution by Chesie Breen
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Price: $60.00
“Beauty meets quality of life.” This is the mantra David Kleinberg adopted from his sixteen-year tenure at the venerable design firm Parish-Hadley, and it is the mantra that guided his own firm, David Kleinberg Design Associates, in its rise to the top of the interior design hierarchy. In
Traditional Now, the...
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The New French Interior
Written by Penny Drue Baird
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Price: $50.00
Through her first book,
Bringing Paris Home, Penny Drue Baird established herself as an authority on all things French—interior design, flea market and antiques shopping, Parisian life, and stylish entertaining. In
The New French Interior, she moves beyond the traditional historic styles to explore the design elements that make up the...
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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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Thomas Heatherwick
Making
Written by Thomas Heatherwick
Format: Hardcover, 600 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $75.00
The first retrospective publication on the work of award-winning designer Thomas Heatherwick (the subject of a 2012 exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum) offers an in-depth look at all aspects of the innovator's creative, design, and manufacturing processes.
Heatherwick is known as one of the greatest innovators of our era...
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At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Read by Bill Bryson
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $45.00
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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A Master Course in Feng-Shui
Written by Eva Wong
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: July 17, 2001
Price: $34.95
This fully illustrated, comprehensive workbook is designed primarily for homeowners, renters, architects, and business owners who want to put feng-shui to practical personal use—to choose a home, build a house, select an office, or find a retail space. Real estate agents, interior designers, and architects will also find it useful as...
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Landscape Graphics
Written by Grant Reid
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2012
Price: $16.99
Announcing the new revised edition of the classic industry reference!
Landscape Graphics is the architect’s ultimate guide to all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture. Progressing from the basics into more sophisticated techniques, this guide offers clear instruction on graphic language and the design process, the...
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Big, Easy Style
Creating Rooms You Love to Live In
Written by Bryan Batt and Katy Danos
Photographed by Kerri McCaffety
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $35.00
An enchanting space that’s truly unique calls for a sense of humor, whimsy, and an open mind. From a charmed New Orleans childhood to a successful acting career on Broadway and the award-winning TV show
Mad Men to the opening of his popular Big Easy home furnishings boutique, Hazelnut, Bryan Batt...
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