She always followed the path of least resistance ... until it leads her to a small town where she can follow her dreams. When Emma Cantrell's marriage imploded, she learned a fast and painful lesson about trusting her heart. Then, on a...
Buildings
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Auteur:Major, MichelleSommaire: - Auteur:Major, MichelleSommaire:
"Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber." --Publishers Weekly The last person she wants to see in Magnolia, North Carolina, could be exactly whom she's been waiting for...Mariella Jacob was one of the world's premier bridal designers, but...
- Auteur:Lazarus, EveSommaire:
Eve Lazarus peels back the layers of Vancouver's history to reveal its surprising hidden depths. As the author of such BC bestsellers as Cold Case Vancouver, Murder by Milkshake, and Sensational Vancouver, Australian-born Eve...
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Auteur:Osbaldeston, Mark, Berchem, F. R. (Hamish), Armstrong, Frederick H., Kennedy, Scott, Pitfield, JaneSommaire:The Toronto Neighbourhoods bundle presents a collection of titles that provide fascinating insight into the history and development of Canada's largest and most diverse city. Beginning with histories of Canada's longest street and the...
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Auteur:Taylor, Robert RatcliffeSommaire:Built in 1889 and now home to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Spencer Mansion is a magnificent building with a rich and layered history. With detailed research, historian and author Robert Ratcliffe Taylor describes the...
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Auteur:Clements, GillianSommaire:History of the buildings that have shaped the world in which we live, ranging from Stonehenge and the Step Pyramid to the high-rises that dominate our city skylines today.
- Auteur:Gardner, JamesSommaire:
Some nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of that place and of the buildings themselves-a fascinating...
- Auteur:Farkas, AndrewSommaire:
Andrew Farkas reports on his bold explorations of the indoors--the waiting rooms, kitchens, malls, bars, theaters, roadside motel rooms, and other places that feature temperature control, protection from rampaging predators, and a...
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Auteur:Bevan, RobertSommaire:A decimated Shiite shrine in Iraq. The smoking World Trade Center site. The scorched cityscape of 1945 Dresden. Among the most indelible scars left by war is the destroyed landscapes, and such architectural devastation damages far more...
- Auteur:Sweeney, Robert J.Sommaire:
Winnipeg architect and artist Robert J. Sweeney's love affair with Winnipeg's urban landscape is captured in this remarkable collection of coloured sketches. Each portrait brings to life in brilliant colour, the many faces of...
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Auteur:Graham, IanSommaire:The tallest, the biggest, the longest and the deepest structures in the world are revealed in detail in this incredible book. Learn all about these immense buildings, tunnels, bridges and other constructions.
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Auteur:Guitard, MichelleSommaire:In Gatineau, the Quartier du Musée heritage neighbourhood regularly makes the news as it has been earmarked for large-scale development that would modernize the downtown area. Discover the 65 early-20th century buildings and their...
- Auteur:Biesty, StephenSommaire:
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings....
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Auteur:Paxmann, ChristineSommaire:Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. Chronologically arranged, this large-format book gives each iconic building its own double-page...
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Auteur:Byrtus, Nancy, Fram, Mark, McClelland, MichaelSommaire:East/West is a guided tour of old stories and fresh perspectives on the architecture and planning of housing and urban development in central Toronto - including both success stories and perennial problems. Specially prepared maps, over...
- Auteur:DePree, HopwoodSommaire:
HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story--with charm and humor in abundance--about a Los Angeles producer who moves to England to save his ancestral castle from ruin. Hollywood producer Hopwood DePree had been told as a boy that...
- Auteur:Yates, MaiseySommaire:
"Yates weaves surprises and vivid descriptions into this moving tale about strong and nurturing female family bonds."--Booklist on Confessions from the Quilting Circle. The Ashwood women don't have much in common ......
- Auteur:King, RossSommaire:
On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome ... shall do so before the...
- Auteur:Wolff, Tracy, Flynn, AverySommaire:
Since she caught her can't-be-soon-enough ex-husband cheating with his paralegal, Mallory has lost her NYC apartment, her job, her money, and frankly, her dignity. Then great-aunt Maggie leaves Mallory the keys to a house in the burbs....
- Auteur:Cruickshank, DanSommaire:
Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known structures, and many less obvious ones, the unsung heroes of this great and...
