Product Description: Scholars have long stressed the problem of ornament and expression when considering Viennese modernism. By the first decade of the 20th century, however, the avant-garde had shifted its focus from the surface to the interior. Adolf Loos (1870–1933), together with Josef Frank (1885–1967) and Oskar Strnad (1879–1935), led this generation of architects to interpret modernism through culture and lifestyle...read more

Product Description: Identifying, nurturing and appreciating the positive attributes of ADHD can empower a child to accomplish the extraordinary. Despite the many obstacles children with ADHD face each day, we can benefit from pausing, allowing the voice of children to inform us! Swimming in a Pool of Peanut Butter is an inspiring book that offers a perspective that we must all consider...read more

Product Description: When it was completed in 1911, the Goldman & Salatsch Building in Vienna, commonly known as the Looshaus, incited controversy for its austerity and plainness. It represented a stark rejection of the contemporary preference for ornamentation, though its architect, Adolf Loos (1870–1933), had intended it to preserve Viennese tradition within a new modernist language...read more

Product Description: Set in East Devon's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and at the mouth of the River Exe, Exmouth is one of the largest seaside towns in Devon, with 2 miles of sandy beach and stunning views over the Exe Estuary and Haldon Hills. This book focuses on the changes in Exmouth through time with before and after photographs of the town's most familiar landmarks, including the transition of its busy working docks to the fashionable Marina enjoyed by many today...read more

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Product Description: The core of this book is a directory of over 3,000 hotels in Great Britain and Ireland that cater to the business traveler. Details include essential addresses and contact information, route-planning maps, economic profiles of selected cities, and agents specializing in business travel...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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