A grand tour of 40 Founding Fathers stately 18th-century houses: the private residences of such legendary figures as Jefferson, Washington, Adams, and Hamilton. Learn intimate, historical details in this penetrating look at the private lives of the men whose ideas helped create the modern world.
An eloquent new look at the beginnings of the American republic--through the portraits of its first icon, George Washington, and the painters who defined him. ""I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painters pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck...no dray moves more readily to the Thill, than I do to the Painters Chair."--George ...
The creator of "This Old House" and producer and star of "Bob Vila's Home Again" provides the quintessential guide to remodeling, showing how to work with professionals to create a dream house. Hundreds of drawings, photos, & architectural plans. Media tour.
Boasting over 500 houses, churches, and other buildings pre-dating the Civil War, Natchez, Mississippi, is one of a few Southern towns that has produced and preserved such a rich architectural heritage. With its uncompromised attention to architecture and style, "Natchez" follows in the tradition of "Cottages by the Sea" and "Charleston Style." ...
When Thomas Jefferson was born, there were few high-style buildings in America, but in a lifetime full of political accomplishments, he also became the father of America's new architecture, enabling the Neoclassical to become the de facto national style for public and private buildings. However, in a strange lapse of historical memory, Jefferson's ...
From the foundation up, this is the house that Hugh Howard built. With a dream and a tool belt, Howard set out to build his family a home two hours from New York City based on the design principles of 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio and a Victorian heating plan. Here he relates the adventure and the various misadventures that accompanied it.
For anyone interested in learning about or creating an authentic Colonial-style home, Bob Vila collaborator Hugh Howard provides a tour of selected Colonial Williamsburg classic homes. Floor plans & full-color photos.
Updated throughout, the Sixth Edition of "Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Including the Fetus and Young Adult" continues to be the primary cardiology text for those who care for infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and fetuses with heart disease. A comprehensive text covering basic science theory ...
Flannery O'Connor, Peter Taylor, Thomas Wolfe. The South has long revered its literary luminaries. Their talent for evoking a sense of place in their settings and in their characters reflects an elemental connection to their home soil. William Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha County, Eudora Welty and the Delta, Pat Conroy and the Low Country. Renowned ...
With an unusual eye and a fresh focus, this volume attempts to instill a moreintimate understanding of Frank Lloyd Wright's art and philosophy by focusingon all of the houses and other structures he designed for himself and membersof his family. 100 color photos.
Like fire in a wax museum, the Holy Spirit is melting false religion and the traditions of men and remolding the Church into a vessel fit for the challenges of the twenty-first century. From an Episcopal church in Florida to international ministry, this awe-inspiring story tells how the Holy Spirit caught a denominational church and its pastor by ...
Illustrated with splendid color photography by the same author-photographer team that created Rizzoli's "Wright for Wright, " this is the first volume to combine all the extant work of Jefferson. 120 full-color illustrations.
Taking readers step by step through the remodeling and renovation process--from inception to completion--Bob Vila's highly recommended guide covers such key issues as design, style, and living space, while minimizing stress and maximizing the use of a remodeling budget.
For sports fans who have ever wondered about spitballs, pine tar, or the sizeof the diamond, this book has all the fascinating stories behind the rules ofbaseball. Archival photos.
Advances in prenatal diagnosis and improvements in patient care are included in this edition. This reference covers basic concepts - emphasizing development pathology and diagnostic methods; therapies, both medical and surgical; plus age related problems from foetus to young adult.
Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents is justifiably regarded as the benchmark resource in the field. For those who desire a concise summary of the clinical aspects of the larger Moss & Adams' text, this new volume will be a welcome addition to the literature. The coverage emphasizes clinical information on diagnosis ...
When Strange Tales first appeared in 1931 as a pulp magazine, it was clearly something new. Edited by Harry Bates as a companion to Astounding Stories, it combined the supernatural horror and fantasy of Weird Tales with vigorous action plots. Strange Tales rapidly attracted the most imaginative and capable writers of the day, including such Weird ...
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