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American Architecture by Cyril Harris
A 2,500-definition reference guide to American architecture, including 1,000 illustrations and entries covering materials, techniques, decorative terms, devices, and actual buildings.

AUTHOR: Cyril Harris
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Pioneers of American Landscape Design by Inc., Library of American Landscape History, National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative, Robin Karson, National Parks Service Staff
An important look at 140 prominent landscape architects and their work, full of new and archival photographs--the first reference book of its kind. An absolute must for landscape architects, students, and anyone interested in the design and evolution of the American landscape. Each entry includes biographical information, a discussion of the architects' approach and methodology, and representative plans and photographs of major projects. Emphasizes vital issues in landscape preservation and ecologically sound design. Excerpts from a review from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Patricia Lowry on 9/30/00: Pioneers will quickly become an indispensable resource for anyone working in the field. Attractively designed and packed with more than 450 plans and photographs (including 100 in color), it's also just fun to look at and read ... For each entry, Pioneers also includes a brief bibliography. The book also can serve as a travel guide; at the end is a list of sites open to the public. ... At least 14 of the pioneers have surviving gardens, landscapes or parks here -- a reminder that this region has nationally significant landscapes that should be cherished and protected. ... The book strives to capture not only achievements but also personality ...Birnbaum's hope is that the book will inspire academics, students and other researchers ...

AUTHOR: Inc., Library of American Landscape History, National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative, Robin Karson, National Parks Service Staff
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Merchant of Venice by A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Annabel Patterson, Barbara A. Mowat, Bernard Lott
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

AUTHOR: A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Annabel Patterson, Barbara A. Mowat, Bernard Lott
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Moonwatcher's Memoir by Dan Richter
Dan Richter was a mime when he was approached by the film director Stanley Kubrick with an unusual request--Kubrick needed help creating realistic ape movements for a film he was working on. Richter agreed to help and what followed is told here, in diary form, as Richter assisted Kubrick in the creation of the first 15 or so minutes of what came to be one of the most well-known science fiction films of all time, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

AUTHOR: Dan Richter
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

House of Adobe by Snemie
In the most recent book in the Native Dwellings series, Bonnie Shemie visits the American Southwest, home to ancient cultures who built enduring homes made of adobe and stone and a vast road network connecting distant towns.

AUTHOR: Snemie
PUBLISHER: Tundra Books of Northern New York
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
Survey of the work of Australia's indigenous artists which shows how the events of the Dreaming and their significance are embodied in artistic works covering a wide range of media from painting and sculpture to printmaking and textile design. Features numerous colour and black-and-white plates, a bibliography, a list of illustrations, a glossary and an index. The author has been the curator of Aboriginal Art at the Australian National Gallery since 1984.

AUTHOR: Wally Caruana
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture