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Few things evoke thoughts and memories of the past more than a house from a bygone era, and few places are identified and symbolized more by historic dwellings than the American South. Plantation hous

Accompanied by hilarious anecdotes and delicious recipes, the founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com shares her 40-something coming-of-age story during which she, along with her three child

Accompanied by hilarious anecdotes and delicious recipes, the founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com shares her 40-something coming-of-age story during which she, along with her three child

This insightful book examines the ways in which one of the 20th century's most important literary figures experienced deep sexual attraction. Making extensive use of drafts of works that have only bec

Honorable Mention, Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction, 2006Grover Lewis was one of the defining voices of the New Journalism of the 1960s and 1970s. His wry, acutely observed, fluently

France’s Empire period, guided by the grand visions of the Emperor Napoleon, was one of the most sumptuous and creative epochs in French art, architecture, and decoration.?By 1800, Neoclassical archit

This oversized, deluxe volume celebrating the exquisite spectacle that embodies the excellence of American Ballet Theatre, recognized by Congress as "America's national ballet company," presents the

In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. PeterA's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious

Dr. Edward Hoffman, world-renowned thinker and writer in humanistic psychology, reveals how the Kabbalah exerted a profound influence on the establishment and growth of Western psychological thought.

In the tradition of Addison Mizner, Maurice Fatio, John Volk, and Howard Major–the early architects of Palm Beach’s great estates and public buildings of the Gilded Age–the architecture of Jeffery W.

A fascinating study of the ways in which the consumption of luxury goods transformed social practices, gender roles, royal policies, and the economy in seventeenth-century England. Linda Levy Peck charts the development of new ways of shopping; new aspirations and identities shaped by print, continental travel, and trade to Asia, Africa, the East and West Indies; new building, furnishing, and collecting; and the new relationship of technology, luxury and science. As contemporaries eagerly appropriated and copied foreign material culture, the expansion of luxury consumption continued across the usual divide of the Civil War and the Interregnum and helped to propel England from the margins to the center of European growth and innovation. Her findings show for the first time the seventeenth-century origins of consumer society and she offers the reader a novel framework for the history of seventeenth-century England.

Its history, techniques, aesthetics, and philosophy—with an in-depth practical guide to understanding and drawing 150 charactersA guide to the history and enjoyment of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy

This beautifully designed travel journal is the perfect companion for your next trip. Inspiring quotes and Scripture will encourage you to make the most of your journey. Lightly ruled pages on high qu

An unprecedented tour of stunning and architecturally significant Cuban palacios, mansions, and private homes that have been meticulously preserved, previously un-photographed, and inaccessible to vis

This striking publication features important works of medieval art ranging from the early Christian era to the later Middle Ages, from both Western Europe and Byzantium. An introductory essay by Chris

One of the great masterpieces of Western religious thought, the Zohar represents an attempt to uncover hidden meanings behind the world of appearances. It is the central work in the literature of the