The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817 (Magnet Myron)(Pevná vazba)

The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817 (Magnet Myron)(Pevná vazba)

Through the Founders' own voices--and in the homes they designed and built to embody the ideal of domestic happiness they fought to achieve--we come to understand why the American Revolution, of all great revolutions, was the only enduring success. The Founders were vivid, energetic men, with

Boba: Classic, Fun, Refreshing - Bubble Teas to Make at Home (Kwong Stacey)(Pevná vazba)

In Boba, the founders of MILK+T show you how to make classic, fun, and refreshing bubble teas at home, using all-natural ingredients. No matter if you call it boba or bubble tea, this addictive drink that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s has taken the world by storm, with shops popping up on

Building Culture: Studies in the Intellectual History of Industrializing America, 1867-1910 (Teichgraeber Richard F.)(Pevná vazba)

An unprecedented wave of interest in building new cultural institutions swept through America from the end of the Civil War through the first decade of the twentieth century. Traditionally historians have told us that this sea change was the work of various elites intent on controlling the turmoil

Entertaining at Home: Inspirations from Celebrated Hosts (Carman Ronda)(Pevná vazba)

Entertaining at Home presents gatherings in the homes of leading tastemakers from the worlds of interior design, architecture, culinary arts, and society--including Lynn Wyatt, Suzanne Kasler, and Julia Reed, among others--who show readers how best to entertain with flair and finesse. Leading party

Jane Austen at Home: A Biography (Worsley Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and

Pinch of Nom - 100 Slimming, Home-style Recipes (Featherstone Kay)(Pevná vazba)

100 delicious and healthy recipes from the founders of Pinch of Nom, the UK's most popular food

Building a Successful Home Staging Business: Proven Strategies from the Creator of Home Staging (Schwarz Barb)(Pevná vazba)

Let Barb Schwarz--the creator of the Home Staging concept--show you what it takes to make it in the Home Staging industry. In 1972, Barb Schwarz coined the term 'Staging' to refer to the process of preparing a home for sale, and turned her idea into a brand new industry. Today, thanks to Schwarz's

Practical Building Conservation: Glass and Glazing (England Historic)(Pevná vazba)

Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It considers the technological evolution of glass and glazing systems, the processes causing deterioration, and the practical application and long-term

The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America: Chinese Undergraduate Students at American Universities (Yang Dennis T.)(Pevná vazba)

The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America illuminates the hopes, expectations, challenges, and aspirations of this generation of Chinese students as they pursue higher education at American universities. Based on interviews with Chinese students, parents, teachers, and educational agents in

Frida Kahlo at Home (Barbezat Suzanne)(Pevná vazba)

Frida Kahlo at Home explores the influence of Mexican culture and tradition, the Blue House and other places Frida travelled to and called home, on her life and work.Fully illustrated, the book features Frida's paintings together with archive images and family photographs, objects and artefacts she

Mindful Thoughts at Home: Finding Heart in the Home (Peers Kate)(Pevná vazba)

Mindful Thoughts at Home is a lovingly gathered collection of reflections appreciating the often un-noticed details of what makes a house a home.Mindfulness is about being truly present and fully engaged with whatever we're doing at that moment, anchoring ourselves in the present. We aim to be

John Leslie Breck: American Impressionist (Stuhlman Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

John Leslie Breck (1860-1899) was one of the founders of the American art colony at Giverny and was among the earliest American artists to embrace the Impressionist style. He was also one of the first to exhibit his Impressionist paintings in America and helped to popularize the style during his

Human Rights in Nigeria's External Relations: Building the Record of a Moral Superpower (Aka Philip)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a broad-ranging argument for thorough reforms at home and abroad in Nigeria as the only antidote to the nation-building dilemmas Nigeria confronts in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. Because of its enormous material and human endowments, Nigeria is dubbed the 'Giant of

Myron Mixon's BBQ Rules: The Old-School Guide to Smoking Meat (Mixon Myron)(Pevná vazba)

New York Times bestselling author and star of Destination America's BBQ Pitmasters Myron Mixon goes back to the basics of backyard pit barbecuing with BBQ Rules, offering readers essential old-school barbecue techniques and 50 classic recipes. In barbecue, 'old-school' means cooking on a homemade

A Sixth-Century Monastery at Beth-Shan (Scythopolis) (Fitzgerald Gerald M.)(Pevná vazba)

The book examines the building, mosaics, objects, and mosaic inscriptions found at the site of a sixth-century monastery at Beth-Shan. The mosaic floors are described in particular detail, with reference to comparable mosaics elsewhere in Palestine. Translations are given of the inscriptions within

Monet (Hodge Susie)(Pevná vazba)

An account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential painter of modern times. It tells the story of his life, the historical context of society at the time, and his relationships with Renoir, Sisley and

A Book of Cats - At home with cats around the world (Viggers Katie)(Pevná vazba)

The Shape of Home (Kheiriyeh Rashin)(Pevná vazba)

'A joyful, wildly imaginative book' --The New York Times It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each

The Wolf Gift: The Graphic Novel (Rice Anne)(Pevná vazba)

When reporter Reuben Golding arrives at a secluded mansion at the request of the home's mysterious female owner, he doesn't expect this assignment will lead to him being inexplicably attacked-bitten-by a beast shadowed in darkness. This single event prompts a terrifying but seductive transformation

The House at Ujazdowskie 16: Jewish Families in Warsaw After the Holocaust (Auerbach Karen)(Pevná vazba)

In a turn-of-the-century, once elegant building at 16 Ujazdowskie Avenue in the center of Warsaw, 10 Jewish families began reconstructing their lives after the Holocaust. While most surviving Polish Jews were making their homes in new countries, these families rebuilt on the rubble of the Polish

Salvador Dali at Home (de Burca Jackie)(Pevná vazba)

Salvador Dalí at Home explores the influence of Catalan culture and tradition, Dalí's home life and the places he lived, on his life and work. Dalí was born in Figueres and was deeply connected to the area. Fully illustrated with over 150 illustrations of his famous work, as well as lesser known

Practical Building Conservation: Building Environment (England Historic)(Pevná vazba)

Building Environment looks at the interaction between building materials and systems and their surroundings, and how this may lead to deterioration. It presents ways of assessing remedial treatments, and includes discussions on occupant health, and sustainable

The Dream Unfolds (Delinsky Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Sometimes building a home can become a labour of love . . . Gideon Lowe has a unique vision: to develop the once-majestic estate of Crosslyn Rise into one of the finest condominiums on the Eastern seaboard. The only thing he cannot see is working with Christine Gillette. One of the country's top

The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time (McKelvey Jim)(Pevná vazba)

The co-founder of Square outlines an inspiring philosophy of entrepreneurship, telling the story of how his company was born out of a passion to solve frustrating problems in both business and society, and giving entrepreneurs a strategic guide to building a resilient business. In 2009, a St. Louis