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Living Traditions
Interiors by Matthew Patrick Smyth
Written by Matthew Patrick Smyth
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $50.00
Classic style and impeccable attention to detail are hallmarks of the work of interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. His comfortable, timeless rooms are tailored to fit his clients’ personalities and lifestyles, whether they are dynamic young couples with children or cultured art collectors. Smyth masterfully blends contemporary pieces with antiques to... Read more >
Interiors by Matthew Patrick Smyth
Written by Matthew Patrick Smyth
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $50.00
Classic style and impeccable attention to detail are hallmarks of the work of interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. His comfortable, timeless rooms are tailored to fit his clients’ personalities and lifestyles, whether they are dynamic young couples with children or cultured art collectors. Smyth masterfully blends contemporary pieces with antiques to... Read more >
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Mail-Order Homes
Sears Homes and Other Kit Houses
Written by Rebecca Hunter
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $9.95
At the turn of the last century, the American middle class was expanding rapidly as homesteaders moved west and as trains took travellers across the country, where they established themselves in the depot towns that erupted along train lines. With that growth came the demand for new homes, and from that... Read more >
Sears Homes and Other Kit Houses
Written by Rebecca Hunter
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $9.95
At the turn of the last century, the American middle class was expanding rapidly as homesteaders moved west and as trains took travellers across the country, where they established themselves in the depot towns that erupted along train lines. With that growth came the demand for new homes, and from that... Read more >
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Capital Views
Historic Photographs of Washington, DC, Alexandria and Loudoun County, Virginia, and Frederick County, Maryland
Written by James M. Goode
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $39.95
Metropolitan areas change over the time. These changes come together and create a city's character and personality. Renowned Washington, DC, historian James Goode has assembled an incredible collection of images that look back at a Washington before it developed into the international metropolitan city it is today. The impactful historic photography... Read more >
Historic Photographs of Washington, DC, Alexandria and Loudoun County, Virginia, and Frederick County, Maryland
Written by James M. Goode
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $39.95
Metropolitan areas change over the time. These changes come together and create a city's character and personality. Renowned Washington, DC, historian James Goode has assembled an incredible collection of images that look back at a Washington before it developed into the international metropolitan city it is today. The impactful historic photography... Read more >
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Unassisted Living
Written by Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld and Wid Chapman
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $45.00
Unassisted Living documents the shift away from the senior housing that promoted disengagement toward architecture and design that promote active aging. The book is organized in six sections, corresponding to the concerns and special interests of Boomers—those who intend to remain in an urban setting, those concerned with sustainability, those with... Read more >
Written by Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld and Wid Chapman
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $45.00
Unassisted Living documents the shift away from the senior housing that promoted disengagement toward architecture and design that promote active aging. The book is organized in six sections, corresponding to the concerns and special interests of Boomers—those who intend to remain in an urban setting, those concerned with sustainability, those with... Read more >
Grand Avenues
The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
Written by Scott W. Berg
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2009
Price: $13.99
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding... Read more >
The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
Written by Scott W. Berg
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2009
Price: $13.99
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding... Read more >
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Houses of snow, skin and bones
Written by Bonnie Shemie
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1993
Price: $6.95
A look at the fascinating shelters that Native communities in the Far North built, using only materials their environment provided: snow, stone, sod, skin, bones, and any driftwood picked up along the shores. Black-and-white and color drawings show the tools used, and how the snow house, the quarmang, the Alaskan sod-house... Read more >
Written by Bonnie Shemie
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1993
Price: $6.95
A look at the fascinating shelters that Native communities in the Far North built, using only materials their environment provided: snow, stone, sod, skin, bones, and any driftwood picked up along the shores. Black-and-white and color drawings show the tools used, and how the snow house, the quarmang, the Alaskan sod-house... Read more >
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From Eco-Cities to Living Machines
Principles of Ecological Design
Written by Nancy Jack Todd and John Todd
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 18, 1994
Price: $19.95
From Eco-cities to Living Machines presents the ecologically-based working designs and prototypes of biologist John Todd and writer and environmental activist Nancy Todd. Since 1969 with the founding of New Alchemy Institute on Cape Cod, the Todds have become known world-wide for their leadership in the restoration of pure water, bioremediation... Read more >
Principles of Ecological Design
Written by Nancy Jack Todd and John Todd
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 18, 1994
Price: $19.95
From Eco-cities to Living Machines presents the ecologically-based working designs and prototypes of biologist John Todd and writer and environmental activist Nancy Todd. Since 1969 with the founding of New Alchemy Institute on Cape Cod, the Todds have become known world-wide for their leadership in the restoration of pure water, bioremediation... Read more >
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Graceland
Written by Chuck Murphy
Foreword by Priscilla Presley
Format: Hardcover, 18 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2006
Price: $40.00
Elvis Presley purchased the Graceland Mansion in 1957—and half a century later, it remains one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions. In this illustrated pop-up celebration, you’ll embark on an all-access walk through of the house and grounds. Every page features meticulously designed replicas of Graceland’s most famous sites, including:
... Read more >
Written by Chuck Murphy
Foreword by Priscilla Presley
Format: Hardcover, 18 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2006
Price: $40.00
Elvis Presley purchased the Graceland Mansion in 1957—and half a century later, it remains one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions. In this illustrated pop-up celebration, you’ll embark on an all-access walk through of the house and grounds. Every page features meticulously designed replicas of Graceland’s most famous sites, including:
... Read more >
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Bringing Paris Home
Written by Penny Drue Baird
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $45.00
Bringing Paris Home invites the reader to re-create the panache of French interior style in an American setting. Author Penny Drue Baird shares her love and knowledge of French history and decorative arts and describes the design elements essential to an elegant French interior—architectural details, furniture, paint and wall covering, fireplaces... Read more >
Written by Penny Drue Baird
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $45.00
Bringing Paris Home invites the reader to re-create the panache of French interior style in an American setting. Author Penny Drue Baird shares her love and knowledge of French history and decorative arts and describes the design elements essential to an elegant French interior—architectural details, furniture, paint and wall covering, fireplaces... Read more >
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Capability Brown and the English Landscape Garden
Written by Laura Mayer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $12.95
The name Lancelot 'Capability' Brown has become synonymous with the eighteenth-century English landscape garden: between 1751 and 1783 his consultancy handled over 170 major commissions. Ruthlessly efficient, he could stake out the 'capabilities' of a particular terrain within an hour on horseback. Rising to the position of Master Gardener to George... Read more >
Written by Laura Mayer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $12.95
The name Lancelot 'Capability' Brown has become synonymous with the eighteenth-century English landscape garden: between 1751 and 1783 his consultancy handled over 170 major commissions. Ruthlessly efficient, he could stake out the 'capabilities' of a particular terrain within an hour on horseback. Rising to the position of Master Gardener to George... Read more >
