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The Story of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg - Paperback

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by Nina Serrano (Author), Paul Richards (Author), Judith Binder (Author)The Story of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg is a play written in 1976 by Nina Serrano, Paul Richards and Judith Binder. We originally wrote and produced it in the San Francisco Bay Area, toured it to local colleges and performed it on local media KPFA-fm and KQED-tv.The story is about betrayal, a brother's betrayal of his sister and his brother-in-law. It is a play set in the eye of the anti-communist hurricane known to histo...

In His Own Words: Stories From the Extraordinary Life of Robert E. Simon Jr. - Hardcover

$42.73

by Kristina S. Alcorn (Author)Drawing on two years of interviews, In His Own Words offers an intimate and entertaining portrait of the man many knew only from a distance. Highlighting his humor, adventurous spirit, and dogged determination, this compilation of life stories introduces Robert E. Simon Jr. to those who never met him and serves as a keepsake for those who want to hear his voice again. Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 26, 2016

Drawn to Garden Coloring Book - Paperback

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by Erin Lau (Author)Color your way into another world with 40 captivating, three-dimensional garden illustrations drawn by Erin Lau. Each scene provides depth, layers, textures and a sense of mystery to make you feel like you can step into each lush sanctuary and explore. Inspired by gardens real and imaginary, from woodland glens to tropical havens.With single sided pages, this book is ideal for use with colored pencils, markers and crayons.Author BiographyErin Lau is a Landscape Designer an...

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by Anna Rosie Tirant (Author), Margaret Moran (Editor), Pat Moran (Editor)In 1814, the war being raged on the seas of the Indian Ocean by the all-powerful Franco-British naval forces trying to dominate the lucrative trade routes to India, had ended with a truce. At the stroke of a pen, far away in the city of Paris, the exotic, tropical islands of the Seychelles became a British colony. Forged from their French descendants and African slave roots, and moulded by their new British rulers, a sm...

How to Future Proof Your Home: A Guide to Building with Energy Intelligence in Cold Climates: The techniques, principles, mindsets and strategies tha - Paperback

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by Robert S. Dumont Ph. D. (Contribution by), Deb Stangel (Illustrator), Deb Stangel (Editor)If you are looking to build or renovate a home and you live in a cold climate, this book was written specifically for you The simplified techniques in this book are the best steps you as a home owner can take to combat climate change while saving money. Professionally accredited author Shane Wolffe will show you how to cost-effectively build your home to be as much as 85 percent more energy efficient...

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by Jeff Heimbuch (Author)As you walk down Main Street, U.S.A., have you ever looked up and wondered what the names on the windows mean? Although the tradition of honoring people with a window has been around since Disneyland's opening day, there has never been a comprehensive list of them all... Until now. In this book, you'll find a complete guide to all of the whimsical tributes at every Magic Kingdom park throughout the world, complete with full color photos Number of Pages: 300 Dimensions...

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Architecture Competitions and the Production of Culture, Quality and Knowledge: An International Inquiry - Hardcover

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by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Editor), Carmela Cucuzzella (Editor), Bechara Helal (Editor)This book comprises a series of 22 case studies by renowned experts and new scholars in the field of architecture competition research. In 2015, it constitutes the most comprehensive survey of the dynamics behind the definition, organization, judging, archiving and publishing of architectural, landscape and urban design competitions in the world. These richly documented contributions revolve around a few questi...

Competing for Excellence in Architecture: Editorials from the Canadian Competitions Catalogue (2006 - 2016) - Hardcover

$108.00

by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Editor)A travel guide for those in search of architectural quality, this book can be browsed in many ways. Written in a clear and concise manner by about thirty authors, it features a collection of editorials from the Canadian Competitions Catalogue (CCC), a large online digital archive open to the public since 2006. The editorials explore more than sixty Canadian architecture competitions held in the last seventy years. Especially in recent years, both public and priva...

The Moses Hudgin Log House: Six Generations On Prince Edward County's South Shore - Paperback

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by Laura Hudgin Edge (Author), Marc Seguin (Editor), Additional Research Marc Seguin (Supplement by)A solitary log house sits alone in the scrub landscape just up the dirt road from the south shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Built of hand-hewn cedar logs around 1860 by Moses Hudgin and his sons, the building is a remarkable survivor that holds the memories of many generations of the Hudgin family who were born, grew up and thrived in this rustic family home.This is the story of...

The Permaculture Student 2 The Workbook - Paperback

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by Matt Powers (Author)Are you looking for a holistic permaculture handbook that goes beyond the garden? The Permaculture Student 2 The Workbook spans the full regenerative spectrum of permaculture with advanced permaculture recipes, how to's, formulas, diagrams, frameworks, strategies, methods, assessments, professional examples, & planning for all sites, people, & climates. This workbook extends and pairs with The Permaculture Student 2 The Textbook - a collection of regenerative so...

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by Nicholas Ray (Author), Christian Illies (Author)This little handbook acts as a brief introduction to philosophical ideas and how they intersect with architecture: its reception and appreciation as well as its practice.It suggests that since design is the core human discipline, being the only activity that involves the imaginative conception of ideas, leading to artifacts that are realised as actual constructions in the world, architecture itself can be regarded as a way of overcoming philo...

Instigators of the Apocalypse: How Those with False Interpretations of the Book of Revelation Influenced Wars and Revolutions in the History of Weste - Paperback

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by Kevin Timothy O'Kane (Author)The Instigators of the Apocalypse is a winner of the silver medal in the 2015 Illumination Book Awards in the category of Best Non-Fiction EBook and has placed as a finalist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the category of Best Christian Non-Fiction Book. The Instigators of the Apocalypse takes the reader on a journey through the history of Christian eschatology and prophecy's influence on western civilization. It explains how the book of Revela...

Visualizing Architecture Volume 4: Architecture Portfolio - Paperback

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by Alex L. Hogrefe (Author)This portfolio is an exploration in architectural graphic representation. Each of the four projects are designed across a spectrum of conditions; from urban to rural settings and landscapes to buildings. Each of the investigations are intended to act as a framework to test out new graphic ideas and styles. They are not designed for clients, nor are they intended to be built. The book is conceived around experimentation and exploration. Each spread investigates repr...

The Seven Deadly Sins of External Timber Design: Revised 2014 - Paperback

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by Edgar M. Stubbersfield (Author)This book describes the common failings in the design of weather exposed timber structures that the author has observed. The book also explains how to design so as to remedy those problems. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: November 05, 2014

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by Robert Traynham Coles (Author), William H. Siener (Editor), Sylvia Coles (Author)This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son of a postal worker, through a 50-year career as an architect. When a high school teacher sought to discourage him, telling him there were no opportunities for Negroes in architecture, Coles became determined to prove him wrong. His native ability and perseverance pro...

Making Magic: The Marion Mahony Griffin Story - Paperback

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by Glenda Korporaal (Author)She was the American woman who changed Australian history. She broke through barriers for women in architecture and spent 15 years working for Chicago architect Frank Lloyd Wright, in the formative years of the Prairie School of Architecture. Then she teamed up with Walter Burley Griffin working with him in winning the design contest for the new Australian capital city, Canberra. She was an architect, artist, environmentalist, social observer and community builder,...

Dear Homeowner, Please Take My Advice. Sincerely, An Architect: A Guide to Help You Establish Budgets, Priorities, and Guidelines Early On To Save Tim - Paperback

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by Stephanie A. Wascha (Author)About to remodel your home? Overwhelmed with the number of design options for your kitchen, bathroom, addition, etc., or not even aware of what your options are? Tired of disagreeing with your spouse/partner over what to include in your project? Want to avoid paying an architect and/or contractor loads of money, only to determine that you can't afford to remodel? Let licensed architect Stephanie Wascha teach you how to guesstimate your budget, determine your pri...

The Psychic Highway: How the Erie Canal Changed America - Paperback

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by Michael T. Keene (Author)The Erie Canal delivered people to important places for important reasons, like Susan Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott to Seneca Falls for history's first women's convention, to Rochester to meet and support abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, to witness the Fox Sisters summon spirits and their eerie knockings, or maybe people on the temperance bandwagon hurrying to the Burned Over District so Charles Finney could save their souls. It was a time of i...

The Law Code of Hammurabi: Transliterated and Literally Translated from its Early Classical Arabic Language - Hardcover

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by Saad Abulhab (Author)This book is the second book by the author examining, from a historical Arabic linguistic perspective, a lengthy ancient Mesopotamian text containing both Akkadian and Sumerian words. The first book offered Arabic transliterations and Arabic and English translations of three tablets from the Epic of Gilgamesh written in a late Babylonian literary language style, while this current book provides similar transliterations and Arabic and English translations of a much earl...

Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey - Hardcover

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by Pino Shah (Author), Galveston Historical Foundation (Author), Carrie Rood (Designed by)Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey' is a photographic journey of the architecture and history of select 100 buildings in Galveston, Texas with photographs by World Heritage Photographer, Pino Shah and narratives by Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF). Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.38 x 10 x 8 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 27, 2017

Essence of Japan: A Coloring Journey - Paperback

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by Joyce Yoshihara Will (Artist)The "Essence of Japan" contains 30 beautiful illustrations that give you a taste of Japan's beauty and elegance. Travel through different prefectures such as Tokyo, Matsumoto, and Takayama's countryside.This book covers a wide range of images of Japan. Experience culture, traditions, and beauty through nature, ancient cities, wonderful people, and great destinations. Discover the stunning scenery of Japan, elaborate ceilings, decorated folding fans, Asian archi...

Out of Rushmore's Shadow: The Luigi Del Bianco Story - An Italian Immigrant's Unsung Role as Chief Carver - Paperback

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by Lou Del Bianco (Author)Sometimes history does not tell you the whole story.When 8-year-old Lou Del Bianco finds out that his Grandpa Luigi was the Chief Carver on Mount Rushmore, his young life is instantly changed. Follow Lou's journey as he and his Uncle Caesar make the painful discovery that Luigi is not even mentioned in the most definitive book on Rushmore. Cheer them on as you read the historic documents they unearth from the Library of Congress that not only tell Luigi's story but a...

One Green Deed Spawns Another: Tales of Inspiration on the Quest for Sustainability - Paperback

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by David C. Mahood (Author), Gina Poirier (Designed by)In 2002, I was giving a talk about sustainable furnishings and the impact of products on the environment. I finished the opening statement with the line "One green deed spawns another." It was meant to get the audience more broadly engaged in the welfare of our environment; the thought that a single effort might compel someone else to act seemed so simple. For fifteen years, I have closed many other talks with those same five words. If yo...

Out of Rushmore's Shadow: The Luigi Del Bianco Story - An Italian Immigrant's Unsung Role as Chief Carver - Hardcover

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Abney: Ancestry and Genealogy of Dr. Abraham Abney of Virginia - Hardcover

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by Raymond Robert Abney (Author)The author now presents the most complete, documented and factual account of the Abney Family from its noble roots in 11th century Bretagne, France; to William the Conqueror's England; through Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire; to the British Colony of Virginia; through South Carolina and points west and north with over 200 photographs, documents and illustrations Through a series of unfortunate events, publication of this book was delayed for many ...

Architectural Ragtime: The Houses of Geo. F. Barber & Co. - Hardcover

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by Michael D. Alcorn (Author), Christopher R. Dimattei (Author)"Architectural Ragtime" exposes the work and accomplishments of the prominent and prolific architectural firm of, Geo. F. Barber & Co. Virtually every major town has a residence designed by the Knoxville-based architect, who created and sold house designs through his various publications and efficient mail-order business. Despite his widespread success, little has been written about Barber, his firm and the artistic taste he s...

Health Well Done: A People-Centered Management Approach to Building Healthcare Environments - Paperback

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by Cathy <. Dolan-Schweitzer (Author)Do your healthcare projects feel overwhelming and stressful at times? Do you have difficulty collaborating with healthcare system professionals? Do you feel that your healthcare projects are just "done" or are they "well done"? Gone are the days when project success meant delivering on time and on budget. Today, the priority for everyone on a hospital team, including the project manager, is high-quality patient care. For 14 years, HWD founder and presid...

Saving Thoreau's Birthplace: How Citizens Rallied to Bring Henry Out of the Woods - Paperback

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by Lucille Stott (Author)A story of citizens who joined forces and worked through their differences to prevent a cultural landmark from being lost forever.In 1995, plans were under way to destroy the 18th-century house in Concord, Massachusetts, where Henry David Thoreau was born. The 20 acres on which it stood, the final piece of the original farm that had been cultivated for 300 years, would make way for an upscale housing development. The saga of how a group of unlikely allies banded toget...

Isometric Graph Paper Notebook: 1/4 Inch Equilateral Triangle 3D Graph Paper Engineer Notebook Drafting Paper Isometric pad - Paperback

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by Rosa Studios (Author)Isometric Graph Paper Notebook Book Details: This Isometric Graph Paper Notebook for engineer sketching, drawing and writing Engineering Notebook, Isometric Paper Drawings Drafting & Mechanical Drawing Journal Graph Paper 120 pages Size 8.5 x 11 Inches Matte Cover Paperback Cover Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.26 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: June 11, 2019

Isometric Graph Paper Notebook: Mechanical Engineering Drawings Blue Background Drafting Paper Isometric pad 1/4 Inch Equilateral Triangle 3D Graph Pa - Paperback

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Isometric Graph Paper Notebook: Gear Wheel Mechanism Background 1/4 Inch Equilateral Triangle 3D Graph Paper Engineer Notebook Drafting Paper Isometri - Paperback

$12.13