Rooms with a History

In smoky rooms above pubs, bare rooms with battered stools and beer-stained tables, an acoustic revolution took place in Britain in the 1950s and '...

Reducere. DescriptionThe history of The Pink House is unique because it is one of the few Victorian-era residences to remain in the possession of the same fa...

Inspirational and visually on trend, Ashley Hicks s latest work is a pattern book for the twenty-first century. Offering insights and revelations, ...

Reducere. CABINET OF CURIOSITIES 4 20 KEYS TO HAUNTED HOTEL ROOMS BY TROY TAYLORA hotel room is supposed to be your "home away from home" when you travel - a...

Reducere. Get ready for a hilarious romp with a rambunctious rodent as he makes his way through the most famous house in history. Catch a glimpse of the past...

Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies con...

The masters of recreating period rooms, Studio Peregalli compiles ten of their very best and most important projects to date in their new book, Gra...

Description"Haunting, a book of ghosts and a book of this moment." --Parul Sehgal, The New York TimesA comic experiment in sociology and self-absor...

Reducere. Is there a silver lining to growing up in a dysfunctional family?Bestselling recovery author Karen Casey looks at stories of people who grew up in ...

First published in Paris as Decoration Moderne dans l'Interieur, this rare 1935 portfolio of full-color plates reflects the influence of Art Deco m...

Reducere. Visit the world's greatest museum without leaving your home through this imaginary art museum - a visually spectacular survey of world art for midd...

Reducere. During his career as an actor, William Gillette portrayed world-renowned character Sherlock Holmes in more than 1, 300 performances. His career as ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is a detailed, first-hand account of M tley Cr e's Red, White & Cr e tour. After summing up the Cr e's history from the fans' ...

Reducere. The largest Masonic temple in the world, Detroit's Masonic temple is a monumental structure with a rich and colorful history, befitting one of the ...

Reducere. Awe-inspiring icebergs, clifftop lighthouses, and rare fossils: experience the magic of Canada's eastern province with Moon Newfoundland & Labrador...

Reducere. The Town of Chester in upstate Warren County, New York, was a secret haven for runaway slaves escaping to Canada along the Underground Railroad. Th...

What can century-old advice columns tell us about the Internet today? This book reveals the little-known history of advice columns in American news...

Description20th-century Russian history comes to life through six generations of a family in their Moscow apartment The Apartment: A Century of Rus...

Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where the...

Reducere. DescriptionNazism cursed the European continent and tried to dominate the world. It was a racist dogma enforced by racist bullies and brutal crimin...

Reducere. Colin Rafferty's Execute the Office uses lyric prose and formal invention to explore the humanity, or lack thereof, that thrived in each of the for...

Award NameMinnesota Book AwardAward categoryHistory/Biography"Let's eat out "Minnesotans have always loved to, in the opulent dining rooms of fancy...

Reducere. Relic: The #1 New York Times bestselling thriller by Douglas Preston's and Lincoln Child, with more than one million copies sold to dateJust days b...

Reducere. "Winter in Taos" starkly contrasts Luhan's memoirs, published in four volumes and inspired by Marcel Proust's "Remembrances of Things Past." They f...

Reducere. For many Westerners, the name Vietnam evokes images of a bloody televised American war that generated a firestorm of protest and brought conflict i...

Reducere. The discovery of gold and silver in Colorado's Rocky Mountains minted millionaires by the ton. The rough settlements of miners and ranchers quickly...

Reducere. Gracelin O'Malley leaves her beloved homeland for a new life in America in the second captivating novel in Ann Moore's acclaimed Irish historical t...

Reducere. In living rooms across the country, Americans have fallen in love with law-related television programming. From primetime legal dramas such as Law ...

Reducere. DescriptionNew Hard-Boiled Detective Series Uncovers Bones, Bodies and Murder.Paleontologist turned private investigator, Harry Przewalski, excavat...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Eric EtheridgeBreach of Peace is a photo-history told in images old and new. The book includes the mug shots of all 329 Fre...

Reducere. DescriptionLondon 1816Returning home through a London night in July 1816, Captain Gabriel Lacey spies a well-dressed, elegant woman hurrying to the...

DescriptionThe rooms we live in are always more than just four walls. As we decorate these spaces and fill them with objects and friends, they shap...

Reducere. Over the past 75 years, gays and lesbians have experienced tremendous social change in America. Gay and lesbian culture, once considered a twilight...

Reducere. DescriptionFollowing the award-winning "The Diamond of Drury Lane, " here we present the sea-faring volume from our famous feisty heroine Cat Royal...

Reducere. DescriptionHauntings and eerie tales abound in northern Ohio. Does Esther Hale, believed to have been executed for witchcraft, really haunt Columbi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard M. Hannula"RADIANT: Fifty Remarkable Women in Church History" RADIANT records the triumph of the gospel as Christia...

Reducere. Bobby C. Rogers's second collection, Social History, listens hard to the voices of American characters and celebrates the gestures of ordinary life...

Reducere. Unabridged value reproduction of the most critical and thought provoking first four books of "On War" by Carl von Clausewitz, translated by J.J. Gr...

DescriptionIn March of 1967, Ken Killmeyer became a crew member of USS Forrestal CVA-59, the first of the super aircraft carriers. In 1995, Ken was...

Two seminal figures of the Beat movement, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, discuss literary influences and personal history in a never-befo...

The One Is Jack Hurley is an epic, 3-volume, bio-history of boxing's Golden Age, beginning with Jack Dempsey in the 1910s and ending with George Fo...

Reducere. Just in time for returning to winery tasting rooms this summer, Beyond Jefferson's Vines (third edition, 2020) is the complete story of wine in Vir...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dutch SheetsAn Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again In recent days, you may have seen someone with a whit...

"An intimately told story, with detailed and thought-provoking portraits." --The New York Times Book Review "The Firsts stands out as one of the mo...

Create your Japanese work of art with this new, comprehensive title on the intricate skill of Japanese netsuke carvings. Traditionally created for ...

Reducere. DescriptionAs Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, asks for his help to find an actress ...

Reducere. Progessive History With a Mystery TwistThe eight Sage Adair Mysteries are set in 1902, Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. These adventure ...

Reducere. "This original haunted house tale, with a unique plot and compellingly vivid characters, moves from uneasy to creepy to all-out 'keep the lights on...

Reducere. DescriptionCecil Dreeme is one of the queerest American novels of the 19th century. This edition, which includes a new introduction contextualizing...

Reducere. From the inimitable New Yorker journalist Lillian Ross--"a collection of her most luminous New Yorker pieces" (Entertainment Weekly, grade: A). A s...

When Martin Cullman asked his dearest friend, Kaylee Shell, to go to Stone River to investigate a stack of old letters that his mother, Clara Aims,...

DescriptionSound provides a lively and engaging overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studie...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Desmond KingWith its history of nearly a thousand years, shoji - translucent paper-backed sliding doors and screens - are a...

Reducere. "Such things may have attached to them heaven knows what spooks and spirits." - The IkonOn the evening of Saturday, 28 October 1893, Cambridge Univ...

Reducere. RAIN HAS SEARCHED FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME. BUT THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE WHEN THE NIGHT SKY LIGHTS UP WITH TERROR.... Torn from the embrace of her p...

Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. All family names that still adorn buildings, streets and charity foundations. While the men blazed across A...

The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world’s pioneering haute couture labelArriving in Paris in 1845...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Paul Den ArendThis book will help you if you plan on visiting the Vatican or want to know more about it. The Vatican is an ...

Reducere. A straight-from-the-source look at how NFL dynasties are built In Super Bowl Blueprints, Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian and veteran footb...

Reducere. The presidential election of 1920 was among history's most dramatic. Six once-and-future presidents-Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Teddy an...

Reducere. Legendary FBI profiler and #1 New York Times bestselling author John Douglas explores the shocking case of John Robinson, a harmless, unassuming fa...

Reducere. Never get stuck inside an escape room again, with this strategy guidebook to beating your favorite immersive interactive game--from a well-known ga...

Reducere. What was the last game you played? Video game, board game, world building game? In Game Logic: Level Up and Create Your Own Games with Science Acti...

Reducere. DescriptionNearly lost after its anonymous publication in 1926 and only recently rediscovered, When Washington Was in Vogue is an acclaimed love st...

It was 1970. Fighting between the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization had been escalating, but a Quaker serving at a s...

Reducere. DescriptionBuilt by a madwoman during the Victorian era, Lake House is a 160-room mansion in the Adirondacks with stairways that lead nowhere, biza...

DescriptionA celebration of the meaning and comfort printed books bring to our homes and lives, from the curation and design experts at Juniper Boo...

Reducere. The Heart of Atlanta Supreme Court decision stands among the court's most significant civil rights rulings. In Atlanta, Georgia, two arch segregati...

Reducere. A New York Times Top 10 Book of the Year (Dwight Garner)A New York Times Top 10 Book of the Year (Janet Maslin)A New York Magazine Top 10 Book of t...

Reducere. "A writer of great wit and style...I've read her books to ragged shreds."-Kate Fenton, Daily TelegraphThe spirited and independent Miss Annis Wychw...