Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide
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This book charts the history of ritual samurai suicide from ancient times until the 20th century...
Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi: A Search for Living Architecture
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This book proposes a dialogue between two key 20th-century architects, Albert Frey and Lina Bo...
Louis I. Kahn in Conversation: Interviews with John W. Cook and Heinrich Klotz, 1969-70
Jules David Prown and Karen E. Denavit
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In 1969 and 1970, Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974)-one of America's greatest 20th-century...
The New Space: Movement and Experience in Viennese Modern Architecture
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Scholars have long stressed the problem of ornament and expression when considering Viennese...
Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi
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Throughout the 20th century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking...
One-Man Show: The Life and Art of Bernard Perlin
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Bernard Perlin was an extraordinary figure in 20th Century American art and gay cultural history, an...
The 'Broomhandle' Mauser
Jonathan Ferguson and Peter Dennis
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At a time when most handguns were limited to six rounds, the ten-shot Mauser caught the attention of...
Weatherland: Writers & Artists Under English Skies
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Writers and artists across the centuries, from Chaucer to Ian McEwan, and from the creator of the...
Unamuno: Aunt Tula
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Aunt Tula (La tia Tula), published in 1921, is one of the few novels written by Miguel de Unamuno to...
A God in Ruins
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WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA NOVEL AWARD. A God in Ruins relates the life of Teddy Todd - would-be poet,...