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All That Is Dear to My Heart

The Collected Poems of Alexandra Doren, Translated from the Russian by Lucas Stratton

By: Alexandra Doren

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All That Is Dear to My Heart

The Collected Poems of Alexandra Doren, Translated from the Russian by Lucas Stratton

By: Alexandra Doren

The collected poems of Alexandra Doren, translated from the Russian by Lucas Stratton.

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113

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483646203

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9781483646206

Design by Accident

For a New History of Design

By: Alexandra Midal

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Design by Accident

For a New History of Design

By: Alexandra Midal

A counterhistory and new historiography of design. In Design by Accident, Alexandra Midal declares the autonomy of design, in and on its own terms. This meticulously researched work proposes not only a counterhistory but a new historiography of design, shedding light on overlooked historical landmarks and figures while reevaluating the legacies of design's established luminaries from the nineteenth century to the present. Midal rejects both linear narratives of progress and the long-held perception of design as a footnote to the histories of fine art and architecture. By weaving critical analysis of the canon of design history and theory together, with special attention to the writings of designers themselves, she draws out the nuances and radical potentials of the discipline—from William Morris's ambivalence toward industry, to Catharine Beecher's proto-feminist household appliances, to the Bauhaus's Expressionist origins, and the influence of Herbert Marcuse on Joe Colombo.

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208

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MIT Press

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3956795970

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9783956795978

Reading My Father

A Memoir

By: Alexandra Styron

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Reading My Father

A Memoir

By: Alexandra Styron

Reading My Father" is an intimate, moving, and beautifully written portrait of the novelist William Styron by his daughter, Alexandra.

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322

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Simon and Schuster

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1416591818

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9781416591818

The Man Who Designed the Future

Norman Bel Geddes and the Invention of Twentieth-Century America

By: B. Alexandra Szerlip

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The Man Who Designed the Future

Norman Bel Geddes and the Invention of Twentieth-Century America

By: B. Alexandra Szerlip

Before there was Steve Jobs, there was Norman Bel Geddes. A ninth-grade dropout who found himself at the center of the worlds of industry, advertising, theater, and even gaming, Bel Geddes designed everything from the first all-weather stadium, to Manhattan's most exclusive nightclub, to Futurama, the prescient 1939 exhibit that envisioned how America would look in the not-too-distant 60s. In The Man Who Designed the Future, B. Alexandra Szerlip reveals precisely how central Bel Geddes was to the history of American innovation. He presided over a moment in which theater became immersive, function merged with form, and people became consumers. A polymath with humble Midwestern origins, Bel Geddes’ visionary career would launch him into social circles with the Algonquin roundtable members, stars of stage and screen, and titans of industry. Light on its feet but absolutely authoritative, this first major biography is a must for anyone who wants to know how America came to look the way it did.

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417

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Melville House

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1612195555

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9781612195551

Meet Me by the Fountain

An Inside History of the Mall

By: Alexandra Lange

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Meet Me by the Fountain

An Inside History of the Mall

By: Alexandra Lange

Longlisted for the Porchlight Business Book Awards “A smart and accessible cultural history.”-Los Angeles Times A portrait--by turns celebratory, skeptical, and surprisingly moving--of one of America's most iconic institutions, from an author who “might be the most influential design critic writing now” (LARB). Few places have been as nostalgized, or as maligned, as malls. Since their birth in the 1950s, they have loomed large as temples of commerce, the agora of the suburbs. In their prime, they proved a powerful draw for creative thinkers such as Joan Didion, Ray Bradbury, and George Romero, who understood the mall's appeal as both critics and consumers. Yet today, amid the aftershocks of financial crises and a global pandemic, as well as the rise of online retail, the dystopian husk of an abandoned shopping center has become one of our era's defining images. Conventional wisdom holds that the mall is dead. But what was the mall, really? And have rumors of its demise been greatly exaggerated? In her acclaimed The Design of Childhood, Alexandra Lange uncovered the histories of toys, classrooms, and playgrounds. She now turns her sharp eye to another subject we only think we know. She chronicles postwar architects' and merchants' invention of the mall, revealing how the design of these marketplaces played an integral role in their cultural ascent. In Lange's perceptive account, the mall becomes newly strange and rich with contradiction: Malls are environments of both freedom and exclusion--of consumerism, but also of community. Meet Me by the Fountain is a highly entertaining and evocative promenade through the mall's rise, fall, and ongoing reinvention, for readers of any generation.

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312

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1635576032

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9781635576030

A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant

By: Simon Garner,Alexandra Frith

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A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant

By: Simon Garner,Alexandra Frith

Now in its sixth edition, A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant continues to provide a comprehensive and systematic guide to the principles and practice of landlord and tenant law. Containing coverage of up to date cases, as well as key documents, this book provides a valuable introduction for students and professionals alike.

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767

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199589194

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9780199589197

Scarlett

The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

By: Alexandra Ripley

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Scarlett

The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

By: Alexandra Ripley

Dès les premières pages, les lecteurs et lectrices du chef-d'oeuvre de Margaret Mitchell s'apercevront de la rupture de ton, de style et surtout de la perspective différente de la psychologie des protagonistes. Une suite ratée, ce qui ne l'empêchera pas d'être lue.

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851

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2714427286

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9782714427281

Book's by Alexandra Doren

All That Is Dear to My Heart

All That Is Dear to My Heart

Design by Accident

Design by Accident

Reading My Father

Reading My Father

The Man Who Designed the Future

The Man Who Designed the Future

Meet Me by the Fountain

Meet Me by the Fountain

A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant

A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant

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