American Dream Houses
Author | : Emilee Wirshing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-03-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781948800990 |
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Author | : Emilee Wirshing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-03-12 |
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ISBN | : 9781948800990 |
Author | : Carmen Maria Machado |
Publisher | : Graywolf Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2019-11-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1644451026 |
A revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse by the award-winning author of Her Body and Other Parties In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming. And it’s that struggle that gives the book its original structure: each chapter is driven by its own narrative trope—the haunted house, erotica, the bildungsroman—through which Machado holds the events up to the light and examines them from different angles. She looks back at her religious adolescence, unpacks the stereotype of lesbian relationships as safe and utopian, and widens the view with essayistic explorations of the history and reality of abuse in queer relationships. Machado’s dire narrative is leavened with her characteristic wit, playfulness, and openness to inquiry. She casts a critical eye over legal proceedings, fairy tales, Star Trek, and Disney villains, as well as iconic works of film and fiction. The result is a wrenching, riveting book that explodes our ideas about what a memoir can do and be.
Author | : Jean-Claude Delorme |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
In this sumptuously illustrated volume, architect Jean-Claude Delorme explores ten exceptional houses constructed by the precursors and pioneers of twentieth-century architecture. Each of these extraordinary residences is utterly unique and affirms the strong individual vision of its creator. Ranging from the iconoclastic house Sir John Soane built for himself in London in the 1790s to the austere yet dramatic villa Adalberto Libera constructed for writer Curzio Malaparte atop a rocky spur on Capri in the 1930s, Architects' Dream Houses tells the compelling stories of these dwellings, of the visionaries who conceived them, and of the shifting aesthetic environment in which they were built.
Author | : Joie Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9780813035734 |
Naples, Florida, is known internationally for its stunning beaches, cosmopolitan ambience, and captivating architecture. Originally settled in the late nineteenth century, the seaside resort town is blessed with abundant historical architecture. One of the Sunshine State’s first "planned communities," the city is consistently recognized as one of the top growth areas in the United States. As a result, the original beach homes, most built between 1895 and 1950, are today threatened by land development and new construction.
Author | : Janine Marsh |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-05-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1782437339 |
One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern France to pick up some cheap wine. She returned to England a few hours later having put in an offer on a rundown old barn in the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. This was not something she'd expected or planned for. Janine eventually gave up her job in London to move with her husband to live the good life in France. Or so she hoped. While getting to grips with the locals and la vie Française, and renovating her dilapidated new house, a building lacking the comforts of mains drainage, heating or proper rooms, and with little money and less of a clue, she started to realize there was lot more to her new home than she could ever have imagined. These are the true tales of Janine's rollercoaster ride through a different culture - one that, to a Brit from the city, was in turns surprising, charming and not the least bit baffling.
Author | : Home Planners, inc |
Publisher | : Home Planners, LLC |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781881955726 |
Includes sections for each style: Gothic Revival, reminiscent of Britain's Middle Ages; Italianate and Second Empire, reminiscent of rural Italy and France; Victorian; and Victorian-influenced farmhouse.
Author | : Jonathan Scott |
Publisher | : Harvest |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780544715677 |
The long-awaited first book from HGTV's biggest stars and Emmy nominees, the Property Brothers, on buying, selling, and renovating a home
Author | : Eric Hodgins |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2005-02-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0743262328 |
Mr. Blandings and his wife buy an old farmhouse, unaware of the costly and unforseen repercussions of their decision.
Author | : Barbra Streisand |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2010-11-16 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 1101665165 |
For nearly five decades Barbra Streisand has been one of the singular figures in American entertainment. From the cabaret to the Broadway stage, from television and film stardom to her acclaimed work as a director, from the recording studio to the concert hall, she has demonstrated that the extraordinary voice that launched her career was only one of her remarkable gifts. Now, in her first book, Barbra Streisand reveals another aspect of her talent: the taste and style that have inspired her beautiful homes and collections. My Passion for Design focuses on the architecture and construction of her newest homes, the dream refuge that she has longed for since the days when she shared a small Brooklyn apartment with her mother, brother, and grandparents. A culmination and reflection of Streisand's love of American architecture and design between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, the book contains many of her own photographs of the rooms she has decorated, the furniture and art she has collected, and the ravishing gardens she has planted on her land on the California coast. In addition to glimpses of her homes, Barbra shares memories of her childhood, the development of her sense of style, and what collecting has come to mean to her. My Passion for Design is a rare and intimate private tour into the world of one of our most beloved stars. It will be welcomed by her many fans and all lovers of the great achievements of American design.
Author | : David Weingarten |
Publisher | : Rizzoli |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2009-04-07 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
With its archetypal open plan and reverence of indoor-outdoor living, the Ranch house is at the very heart of the California dream. When we picture California Ranch houses—the low-slung, informal dwellings that engulfed suburbs after World War II—we are thinking of just one part of a phenomenon that has its roots in early-nineteenth-century ranchos, and which continues today in houses that are startling and up-to-the-minute. Examples of the type have been called ranchos, ranchers, and California ramblers. They have been styled Spanish, Japanese, and French; Monterey and International; Vernacular, Minimalist, and Modernist. From the 1797 Rancho Los Alamitos of Long Beach to such contemporary homes as the Miller Residence of Corte Madera, Ranch Houses unveils the great variety and the very finest examples of this multifaceted form. Including the work of such architectural luminaries as Cliff May, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Charles Moore, Ranch Houses is an essential resource for architects, home owners, and all those who aspire to the indoor/outdoor lifestyle that is the California Dream.