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by Norval White, Elliot Willensky, Fran Leadon
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision," (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record of New York's architectural heritage" (Municipal Art Society), Norval White and Elliot Willensky's book is an essential reference...
The Secret Lives of Buildings
From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents
Concrete, marble, steel, brick: little else made by human hands seems as stable, as immutable, as a building. Yet the life of any structure is neither fixed nor timeless....
by Chris Peacock
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
This quick-read guide introduces the reader to ten of the most amazing bridges in the world. Including photographs of every bridge and a brief description of the history of the structure, this ebook has been specially formatted for today's e-readers.
Design Is How It Works
How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2010
"It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."-Steve Jobs
There's a new race in business to embrace "design thinking." Yet most executives have no clue what to make of the recent buzz about design. It's rarely the subject of business retreats....
Lies Across America
What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
A fully updated and revised edition of the book USA Today called “jim-dandy pop history,” by the bestselling, American Book Award–winning author
From the author of the national bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a completely updated—and more timely than ever—version of the myth-busting...
Liberty's Torch
The Great Adventure to Build The Statue of Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
**“Turns out that what you thought you knew about Lady Liberty is dead wrong. Learn the truth in this fascinating account.” —**O, The Oprah Magazine
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
"Provides definitive guidelines on all aspects of the graphic design business."-FYI. * Newly revised and expanded version of an industry classic--5,000 sold! * Up-to-the-minute! Includes web, interactive, and green design, new legislation * Each chapter written by an authority on the subject. Here’s...
by Bruno Munari
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2008
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.
Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as ‘the new Leonardo’....
Welcome to Your World
How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
One of the nation’s chief architecture critics reveals how the environments we build profoundly shape our feelings, memories, and well-being, and argues that we must harness this knowledge to construct a world better suited to human experience.
Taking us on a fascinating journey through some...
Cruising Attitude
Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Real-life flight attendant Heather Poole has written a charming and funny insider’s account of life and work in the not-always-friendly skies. Cruising Attitude is a Coffee, Tea, or Me? for the 21st century, as the author parlays her fifteen years of flight experience into a delightful account of...
by Víctor M. Castrillón y Luna
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 26, 2014
El presente libro ofrece el estudio sistemático de la totalidad de los contratos mercantiles e incorpora las bases teóricas y las tesis de jurisprudencia más relevantes de cada una de las instituciones que se abordan, como los contratos típicos: asociación en participación, compraventa, comisión...
by Carlos Felipe Dávalos Mejía
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 18, 2018
En esta edición se analizan, en forma sistemática y conforme a la estructura de la Ley General de Títulos y Operaciones de Crédito, todos los títulos y contratos que reglamenta, junto con temas afines. Desde la perspectiva legal y jurisprudencial, la obra está actualizada hasta finales de 2011;...
by Alain De Botton
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
From the bestselling author of The Art of Travel comes a wittily intriguing exploration of the strange "non-place" that he believes is the imaginative center of our civilization.
Given unprecedented access to one of the world’s busiest airports as a “writer-in-residence,” Alain...
by Juan Antonio Ordóñez González
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 16, 2014
El Derecho Mercantil es el derecho de las personas que se dedican a actividades comerciales persiguiendo un ánimo de lucro, esto es, obtener una ganancia o utilidad en su quehacer. Es también la rama jurídica reguladora de los actos y contratos que se nombran de comercio y de los títulos y operaciones...