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Paradise by Design: Tropical Resorts and Residences by Bensley Design Studios
Bill Bensley
Periplus Editions, 2008
Paradise by Design: Tropical Resorts and Residences
This is a fabulous book! I just finished reading it cover to cover and I am amazed at the quality of design and how great the photos are! Well worth the money as this Mr Bensley is a true artist. The designs are inspirational and truely maxamilist....minimalisism is ...
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Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence (4th Edition)
Norman K. Booth, James E. Hiss
Prentice Hall, 2004
Later Edition Available
This book is great, but you might like to know that a 4th addition of this book is now available. Type in - "Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence (4th Edition)" and check it out.
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Protect Your Estate: Definitive Strategies for Estate and Wealth Planning from the Leading Experts
Robert A. Esperti, Renno L. Peterson
McGraw-Hill, 1999
Good Stuff!
I am an estate planning attorney, not affiliated with any of the author's companies, and I think this book is a "must read" for anyone who is serious about planning his/her estate. By the way, estate planning is for everone, not merely the "wealthy." The cost (in time ...
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The Resident Assistant: Applications and Strategies for Working With College Students in Residence Halls
Gregory Blimling
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2003
Wisdom for Residence Life
As a resident of a dormitory at a Christian Liberal arts school for the past four years, I have learned many things about residence life and student development. This book, however, expands upon experience of working in residence life. It is a well written book with ...
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Children of Divorce: A Developmental Approach to Residence and Visitation
Mitchell A. Baris, Carla B., Ph.D. Garrity
Psytec Corp., 1988
Excellent
This slim volume was enormously helpful in understanding how to best meet the needs of children in different age groups after divorce. My husband and I were painfully aware that his kids were still having a lot of trouble adjusting to his divorce, particularly the ...
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Real Life at the White House: 200 Years of Daily Life at America's Most Famous Residence
Claire Whitcomb
Routledge, 2002
Great research; fascinating stories
Former White House curator Clement Conger calls this one of the best White House books he's read. White House scholar William Seale also endorses it. I found it full of fasincating stories that really show what it was like for forty families to live in one house over ...
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Artists Communities: A Directory of Residencies that Offer time and Space for Creativity (Artists ...
Alliance of Artists' Communities
Allworth Press, 2005
Artist Communities
It was very helpful, I hope that I get to experience these locations.
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Desirable Residence
Madeleine Wickham
BLACK SWAN (TWLD), 2004
hated for it to end
Madeleine Wickham describes her characters in such a manner that you are drawn to each one..although they all have human failings.There were so many twists and turns and I couldn't see how it all would get together..much less turn out well. But....everything came ...
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Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 (Brown Thrasher Books) (Brown Thrasher Books)
Fanny Kemble
University of Georgia Press, 1984
Excellent Documentary Resource for Women's History
Fanny Kemble Butler was a remarkable woman. In a time, circumstance, and place which precluded her following her life's dream, she settled down into marriage with Pierce Butler, who had adamantly and ardently pursued her hand. She left a very successful career as an ...
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Turn-of-the-Century House Designs: With Floor Plans, Elevations and Interior Details of 24 Residences
William T. Comstock
Dover Publications, 1994
Well illustrated well written
Well illustrated and well written guide on the houses of this subject. Some even provide info on Attics and basement. A treat for those interested in the houses of this period.
Beutifully done work this one.
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Victorian Cottage Residences (Dover Architectural Series)
Andrew Jackson Downing
Dover Publications, 1981
A.J.Downing set a standard for early Victorian architecture.
A.J. Downing set the style for country suburban Victorian Cottages and gardens along the Hudson River in the 1830's and 1840's. All of his "cottages" featured fireplaces and architecturally important chimneys, usually with decorative chimney tops. Borrowing from ...
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Victoria Designers in Residence: The Personal Style of Top Women Decorators and Designers
Claire Whitcomb
Hearst, 2005
Victoria Magazine's book on various Designer's Homes
When "Victoria Magazine" first came out in the very early 1990's (or late 1980s) , it was the first of it's kind. I just loved it, and subscribed to it until it stopped being marketed. (By the way, this was before magazines such as ROMANTIC HOMES became popular in the ...
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The Assisted Living Residence: A Vision for the Future
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008
Assisted living is a vital component of long-term care in the United States. In this volume, care providers, researchers, and decision makers from the private and public sectors examine the intersecting societal forces that are profoundly changing how we offer care and housing for older people who need personal assistance. The contributors examine ...
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Residence on Earth
Pablo Neruda, Donald D. Walsh
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2004
Excellent collection of candid poems of emotion.
Neruda delivers an uninhibited glimse at human emotions and panges of life in this collection of poems. Neruda jars the soul by explaining in simple verse, how tragic life can be. The reflections and odes collected in this work are a superb display of the skill ...
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Cahokia, the Great Native American Metropolis
Biloine Whiting Young, Melvin J Fowler
University of Illinois Press, 1999
A superb book for the non-archeologist
This book provides a wealth of detail about the great prehistoric city which we now call Cahokia. Written in layman's terms, the authors cover every aspect of the archeological investigations of the city. It is hard to believe that a large metropolis existed in ...
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