The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
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On the night of November 9, 1989, massive crowds surged toward the Berlin Wall, drawn by an...
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
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On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building...
The Republic of Rock: Music and Citizenship in the Sixties Counterculture
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In his 1967 megahit "San Francisco," Scott McKenzie sang of "people in motion" coming from all...
The Gospel of Trees: A Memoir
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In this compelling, beautiful memoir, award-winning writer Apricot Irving recounts her childhood as...
Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings
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In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon-dioxide emissions...
Structure and Space: Giles & Pike Architects
Matt Giles, Tom Pike and Dominic Bradbury
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Structure and Space traces the 35-year history of London-based practice Giles & Pike Architects,...
Cuba Cars: Classic Cars of the Caribbean
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Cuba is worth a visit. Or, as the authors of this book discovered, several. The average package...
Gerhard Richter
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The contemporary painter Gerhard Richter (born in 1932) has been heralded both as modernity's last...
Albert Schweitzer: A Biography
Nils Ole Oermann and Paul Lauer
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This biography provides a versatile insight into the life, work, and thought of Albert Schweitzer...
Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
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In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details,...