Author: Dennis Sharp
Publisher: Phaidon Incorporated Limited
ISBN: 9780714838687
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Part of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context,his text considers Gropius' Dessau Bauhaus, Le Coubusier's Unite deabitation and Kahn's Salk Institute. It includes specially producedechnical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and putogether. The text explains how all three buildings are the product of greatocial vision and humanism and that by studying these pivotal buildingsogether, the approaches of three different architects to building forpecific communities can be examined.
Author: Albert Robida
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 9780819566805
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Humorous, illustrated novel by the “father of science fiction illustration”.
Author: John Hawkes
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811200653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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But it would be unfair to the reader to reveal what happens when a gang of professional crooks gets wind of the scheme and moves to muscle in on this bettors' dream of a long-odds situation. Worked out with all the meticulous detail, terror, and suspense of a nightmare, the tale is, on one level, comparable to a Graham Greene thriller; on another, it explores a group of people, their relationships fears, and loves. For as Leslie A. Fiedler says in his introduction, "John Hawkes.. . makes terror rather than love the center of his work, knowing all the while, of course, that there can be no terror without the hope for love and love's defeat . . . ."
Author: Quin Scala
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607653958
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 413
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The 20th century was a rich period of beautiful, innovative design and many classics from that era have influenced and inspired modern designers. "Lighting: 20th-Century Classics" includes more than 90 of the most desirable and iconic pendant lights, table lamps, floor and wall and ceiling designs from the last century. Organized by decade each entry comprises: a double-page spread, featuring a short essay on the classic under discussion and a photograph of that object; top tips on what to look out for when considering a purchase; a price guide in both pounds sterling and US dollars; and, key websites for further information about the piece. This book provides all the information you will need to make an informed decision when investing in a piece of classic design, whether it is a Tiffany lamp, a Poul Henningsen PH Artichoke or PH5 or a Verner Panton Moon Lamp. This gorgeous book is essential for anyone interested in style, design or interiors.
Author: Philip Larkin
Publisher: Oxford Books of Verse
ISBN: 9780198121374
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Anthology of about 600 poems from more than 200 twentieth century English poets.
Author: Gore Vidal
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786258951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal’s deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult.-Print ed.
Author: Gil Elliot
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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The author describes the culture of mass death in the 20th century, from the battlefields of both World Wars to local disasters and organized famines, during which some 110 million have died.
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Category : Poetry, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 65
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Author: Rajiva Wijesinha
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9382264876
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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Twentieth Century Classics is a collection of essays on 20th-century English society through surveys of leading prose writers of that period. In this book the author, Rajiva Wijesinha, puts together 51 writers of English literature whose works have the best claim towards the hallmark of 'classic' in the 20th century. Each of the writers included in this book is representative of the period in terms of his or her literary concerns and choice of themes and subjects. Initially published in Sri Lanka in the newspaper, The Island, as a weekly column, the essays also contribute much to our understanding of the society they describe, the changes the society experienced and the moral perspectives that governed it. The essays are educational and written in a lucid manner. They can be a reader's best guide to good literature of the previous century.
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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