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1	A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design. see all copies from $26.95! new only from $40.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Notes on the Synthesis of Form more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist "These notes are about the process of design: the process of inventing things which display new physical order, organization, form, in response to function." This book, opening with these words, presents an entirely new theory of the process of design. In the first part of the book, Mr. Alexander discusses the process by which a form is adapted ... see all copies from $14.02! new only from $18.07! \| SVS
3	Timeless Way of Building more books like this by C Alexander add to wishlist The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present-day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, ... see all copies from $26.20! new only from $40.81! \| SVS
4	Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé more books like this by Alexander Von Solodkoff, Alexander Von Solodkoff, Christopher Forbes (Editor) add to wishlist Peter Carl Faberge, court jeweler to the czars, is a name synonymous with beauty, craftsmanship, and sumptuous excess. This exciting book features some of the best photographs ever made of Faberge objects. Over 350 illustrations, 80 in full color. see all copies from $3.19! new only from $33.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Cross: God's Way of Salvation more books like this by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Christopher Catherwood (Editor), Eric J Alexander (Foreword by) add to wishlist Time-tested sermons about the redemptive act of Christ's crucifixion. Lloyd-Jones' classic expository style will encourage clergy, exhort believers and challenge new Christians. see all copies from $8.75! new only from $11.94! \| SVS
6	A New Theory of Urban Design more books like this by Christopher Alexander, Hajo Neis, Artemis Anninou add to wishlist In this radical new look at the theory and practice of urban design, Christopher Alexander asks why our modern cities so often lack a sense of natural growth, and suggests a set of rules and guidelines by which we can inject that 'organic' character back into our High Streets, buildings, and squares. At a time when so many of Britain's inner ... see all copies from $34.95! new only from $43.43! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Oregon Experiment more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist see all copies from $24.00! new only from $40.09! \| first editions
8	The Production of Houses more books like this by Christopher Alexander, Donald Corner, Howard Davis add to wishlist As an innovative thinker about building and planning, Christopher Alexander has attracted a devoted following. His seminal books--The Timeless Way of Building, A Pattern Language, the Oregon Experiment, and The Linz Cafe--defined a radical and fundamently new process of environmental design. Alexander now gives us the latest book in his series--a ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $69.06! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Community & Privacy: Toward a New Architecture of Humanism more books like this by Christopher Alexander, Serge Chermayeff add to wishlist see all copies from $18.32!
10	Gay and Lesbian Mental Health more books like this by Christopher J Alexander, PhD (Editor) add to wishlist As a sourcebook on many mental health issues, Gay and Lesbian Mental Health covers eleven principle issues that gays and lesbians may face during their lifetimes, and it provides ways to begin improving the lives of gays and lesbians in these areas: parenting, coming out processes of lesbians, gay men's self-image, adolescence as a homosexual, ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $14.22! \| SVS
11	The Process of Creating Life: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist This volume describes the processes needed to generate living structure. The essence of these processes is that they generate building form, dynamically, step by step according to specific generative sequences. see all copies from $75.00! new only from $75.00!
12 view cover	Introduction to Multivariate Analysis more books like this by Christopher Chatfield add to wishlist see all copies from $25.47! new only from $63.55! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men more books like this by Christopher J Alexander, PhD add to wishlist While it may be naïve to think that gay and straight men are separated merely by genes, strong maternal bonds, or early formative same-sex experiences, New Mexico-based therapist Christopher Alexander believes that all of these elements can become factors. In this psychotherapy workbook, Alexander explores these and other factors as they relate to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.50!
14	End run by Christopher Stasheff, William R. Forstchen, Paul Alexander add to wishlist A new game-based sci-fi adventure by the authors of Freedom Flight. For generations the Terrans have battled the alien Kilrathi to a standstill. But now the slightly superior human technology is slowly giving way before the vast resources the catlike beings can bring to bear. The only hope is a suicidal end run. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	The How to Be British Collection by Martyn Alexander; Legon Ford, Peter Christopher add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! new only from $7.36!
16 view cover	Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice more books like this by Christopher J Alexander, PhD (Editor) add to wishlist Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice is written for private practitioners solely by private practice clinicians who specialize in the treatment of gay men or lesbians. Focusing on numerous clinical issues that gays and lesbians often deal with, Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice also ... see all copies from $3.04! new only from $29.33!
17 view cover	Thou Harp of My Music more books like this by Alexander D Carmichael, Christopher J Moore (Introduction by) add to wishlist A pocket-sized selection from the Carmina Gadelica, a collection of lyric poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry, gathered from the highlands and islands of Scotland. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Phenomenon of Life: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist The pioneering scientist and author of "A Pattern Language" delivers his long-awaited four-volume magnum opus on the nature of life in the environment and how we must relate architecture to the life in the world. see all copies from $64.40! new only from $72.00!
19 view cover	Multiple-Time-Scale Dynamical Systems more books like this by Christopher K R T Jones (Editor), Alexander I Khibnik (Editor) add to wishlist Systems with sub-processes evolving on many different time scales are ubiquitous in applications: chemical reactions, electro-optical, and neuro-biological systems, to name just a few. This volume contains papers that expose the state-of-the-art in mathematical techniques for analyzing such systems. Recently developed geometric ideas are ... see all copies from $47.99! new only from $47.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Hands-On Guide to Clinical Pharmacology more books like this by Christopher Tofield, Alexander Milson, Sukhdev Chatu add to wishlist This new edition is an updated practical book for junior doctors and medical students making the transition from medical school to life on the wards. This book presents information on 127 drugs, which junior doctors and students are most likely to encounter on hospital wards or during their course of study. The "Hands-On Guide to Clinical ... see all copies from $26.05! new only from $29.77!
21 view cover	Selected poems : notes more books like this by Christopher MacLachlan, Alexander Pope add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53!
22 view cover	Visual Diagnosis in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine more books like this by George Baer, Christopher Holstege (Editor), Alexander Baer (Editor) add to wishlist Containing high quality images, this book presents the common visual diagnoses that are either pathognomonic or suggestive of specific illnesses. Organized randomly as a patient would present their 'chief complaint' rather than neatly into topics, this book is an invaluable aid for all health care personnel who manage patients in acute care ... see all copies from $78.23! new only from $78.23! \| SVS
23 view cover	Exercise and Intracellular Regulation of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle more books like this by Michael I Kalinski (Editor), Alexander Ye Antipenko (Editor), Christopher C Dunbar (Editor) add to wishlist This text examines the effects of acute and chronic exercise on the metabolism of cyclic AMP and protein kinase in cardiac and skeletal muscle. It also presents information gained during more than 20 years' work in the Soviet Union. Arranged in three parts, the study first provides a comprehensive review of the role of phosphorylation in the ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $5.50!
24 view cover	Handbook of Archaeological Theories more books like this by R A Bentley (Editor), Christopher Chippindale (Editor), Herbert D G Maschner (Revised by) add to wishlist This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. see all copies from $155.78! new only from $162.39!
25 view cover	The Luminous Ground more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist Book Four presents a new cosmology that arises from the careful study of architecture and art, and above all from the practice of the arts. It is a cosmology which places the I, our experience of self, as the linking stem that unites each individual with the whole, connecting consciousness and matter. see all copies from $57.95! new only from $75.00!

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