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In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to ...

Now in its Fifth Edition, this essential textbook has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of architecture, engineering, and construction ...

Makes a personal plea for urban development that preserves the unique character and tradition of towns and cities, arguing that architecture serves the aest...

valuable Flea Market Finds...a Peeling, Antique Vanity In Muted Sea Green... an Elegant, Cracked Chandelier... an Enormous, Slipcovered Sofa With Deep, Cus...

chances Are... You Are Looking At Yours Right Now. they Are—quite Literally—everywhere. Us President Barack Obama Admits He Cannot Live Without It. Oprah ...

A momentous look at the private companies driving a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk With the l...

The Art of Natural Building is the encyclopedia of natural building for non-professionals as well as architects and designers. From straw bale and cob, to ...

For most of the second half of the twentieth century, the United States and its allies competed with a hostile Soviet Union in almost every way imaginable ...

acclaimed As One Of The Most Exciting Books In The History Of American Letters, This Modern Epic Became An Instant Bestseller Upon Publication In 1974, Tr...

An assessment of the social, political and economic factors that have shaped Western concepts of privacy, domesticity and comfort. Library Journal In a loo...

This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive acc...

francis Crick, Who Died At The Age Of Eighty-eight In 2004, Will Be Bracketed With Galileo, Darwin, And Einstein As One Of The Great Scientists Of All Tim...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they def...

A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy...

Now in a new, more compact format! Nestling in the gentle hills and brushed with the hazy sfumato of the air, the homes of Tuscany have long been the object...

In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met and made friends in the English Midlands. Most came from humble families, all lived far from the center o...

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This Autobiography Headlines The Collections, Both On View And Behind The Scenes, Of The Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum. The Official Story And I...

In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westi...

Providing abundance is humanity’s grandest challenge—this is a book about how we rise to meet it. We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic ne...

Tells The Interwoven Stories Of Two Men--hawley Crippen, A Very Unlikely Murderer, And Guglielmo Marconi, The Obsessive Creator Of A Seemingly Supernatural ...

Thou Shalt Innovate Profiles Wondrous Israeli Innovations That Are Collectively Changing The Lives Of Billions Of People Around The World And Explores Why I...

Why This Shape And Not That? Why Steel Instead Of Concrete Or Stone? Why Put It Here And Not Over There? These Are The Kinds Of Questions That David Macaula...

Long Considered The Apotheosis Of Rustic Kitsch, The Log House Actually Has A Rich Architectural Pedigree. Since The Late 19th Century, A Surprising Number ...

In This Illustrated Volume, Steven Johnson Explores The History Of Innovation Over Centuries, Tracing Facets Of Modern Life (refrigeration, Clocks, And Eyeg...

A New York Times bestseller Jonathan and Drew Scott have taken HGTV by storm with their four hit shows, Property Brothers, Property Brothers at Home, Buyin...

Everyone knows what modern architecture looks like, but few understand how this revolutionary new form of building emerged little more than a century ago o...

DEWALT Construction Professional Reference Master Edition is a must-have resource for anyone working in the residential or commercial construction trades. T...

Five Star Review on Amazon.com (for previous edition): "This is a great catch-all book about locksmithing." *The "bible" of the locksmithing field has j...

Guido Zucconi ; With An Essay By Donatella Calabi ; [translation, Antony Shugaar, Alexandra Gate]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 137-140) And Inde...

New York Times Bestseller - Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Audible and AmazonIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Mone...

There are thousands of products available for use in interior environments, every one with its assets and disadvantages. The process of selecting the right ...

No longer just rectangular blue holes surrounded by concrete aprons, today's pools come in myriad shapes and sizes-from square wading pools, long lap pools,...

A Revelatory History Of The People Who Created The Computer And The Internet Discusses The Process Through Which Innovation Happens In The Modern World, Cit...

In The Design of Future Things, best-selling author Donald A. Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to ...

The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Rational Optimist And Genome Returns With A Fascinating, Brilliant Argument For Evolution That Definitively Dis...

This Book Balances An Authoritative, Up-to-date Discussion Of Current Practices With A Vision Of What Land Use Planning Should Become. It Explores The Socie...

Architect Harry Seidler has spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to ...

For lovers of facts, students of popular culture, history buffs, and science enthusiasts, the fascinating stories behind 500 everyday items, expressions, a...

Today, for the first time in the history of Humankind urban dwellers outnumber rural residents. Urban places, towns and cities, are of fundamental importa...

Getting to Know ArcGIS, fourth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS for Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, reader...

From Aalto to ziggurat, this new work offers an authoritative and accessible guide to architecture and its history. With over 5,000 entries—twice as many ...

Interior Design Materials and Specifications is a book and CD-ROM combination that covers the selection, care, and code compliance associated with materials...

A Study Of The Architectural Style That Dominated European Buildings For More Than Four Hundred Years Examines The Constructional And Aesthetic Characterist...

During The Early Twentieth Century, The Eccentric And Brilliant Inventor Nikola Tesla Blazed The Path That Electrical Development Followed For Many Years To...

Hailed as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of Silicon Valley, Robert Noyce was a brilliant inventor, a leading entrepreneur, and a daring risk taker who pil...

This Book Tracks The Life History Of Insecticide-treated Nets To Explain How And Why This Technology Became A Cornerstone Of Global Malaria Control In The T...

Filled with illustrations, this new text presents up-to-date information that interior designers, merchandiser, product developers, retailers, and consumer...