Landmarks & Monuments
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
$18.95 Add to cartIn this “magnificent compendium” (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing “illuminate[s] the history of America itsel
- Author: Dolin, Eric Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492500
- Language: English
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The Eiffel Tower
$46.67 Read more“The Tower is also present to the entire world… a universal symbol of Paris… from the Midwest to Australia, there is no journey to France which isn’t made, somehow, in the Tower’s name.”
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- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 18 2021
- ISBN10: 3836584417
- Language: English
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Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSomewhere between 1910 and 1970, architecture changed. Now that modern architecture has become familiar (sometimes celebrated, sometimes vilified), it’s hard to imagine how novel it once seemed. Expen… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sharr, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198783442
- Language: English
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Rome: The Eternal Beauty: Pop-Up
$22.50 Read moreThe first pop-up book on Rome, a 3D guide for children and adults with evocative images and texts that stimulate the reader’s curiosity. Rome presented through the spectacular paper architecture of Da
- Author: Cestaro, Dario
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 12
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 8831726730
- Language: English
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Palm Springs: A Modernist Paradise
$80.00 Add to cartPaying homage to the seminal mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, this luxurious book showcases historic jet-set homes designed by legendary talents such as Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, an… [more below]
- Author: Street-Porter, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0847861872
- Language: English
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Hazelwood A Community Story
$37.48 Add to cartA community story about Hazelwood and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from the 1960’s to today. Booming years of the steel mill, civil unrests of the 60’s and changes in the community over many years until t
- Author: Bonner, Edward V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1088124704
- Language: English
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Memphis Then and Now(r)
$19.95 Read moreUsing archive photos matched with the same viewpoint today, Memphis Then and Now charts 150 years of Memphis history.
Born as a planned community that was partly owned by Andrew Jackson, Memphis grew o
- Series: Then and Now(r)
- Author: Johnson, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 191121697X
- Language: English
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Michigan Haunts: Public Places, Eerie Spaces
$24.99 Add to cartMichigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. What Purple Gang member still hangs out in Clare? What spirits lurk at Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village?
This
- Author: Milan, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1467104248
- Language: English
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Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune
$21.99 Read moreThe author of Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes.
Losing one’s life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn’t such an unusual occurr
- Series: Murder & Mayhem
- Author: Stampfler, Dianna Higgs
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149950
- Language: English
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Abandoned Kentucky
$34.95 Read moreThe stunning images found in Abandoned Kentucky offer us a window into our past, showing life in the Bluegrass State as it was back then, and stirring in us a sense of wonder and curiosity about those
- Author: Cahal, Sherman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1772761710
- Language: English
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City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
$24.95 Read moreThis first-person account of a legendary necropolis will delight Francophiles, tourists and armchair travelers, while enriching the experience of taphophiles (cemetery lovers) and aficionados of art a… [more below]
- Author: Campbell, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 22 2019
- ISBN10: 194353229X
- Language: English
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Samurai Castles: History / Architecture / Visitors’ Guides
$19.99 Read moreSamurai Castles features hundreds of stunning color photographs and little-known details about the most important and well-preserved Samurai castles in Japan, including their history, design and milit… [more below]
- Author: Mitchelhill, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 4805313870
- Language: English
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Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
$37.50 Add to cartAn exhilarating, splendidly illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Puli… [more below]
- Author: Goldberger, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0307701549
- Language: English
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Brooklyn Bound: A Coloring Book: Including Williamsburg, Prospect Park, Coney Island, and More
$15.95 Add to cartCelebrate New York City’s best borough as you color your way through detailed illustrations of architecture, local spots, and more iconic scenes from Brooklyn.
Escape into the very best parts of New Y- Author: Sherfy, Mikayla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1646045092
- Language: English
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London, Block by Block: An Illustrated Guide to the Best of England’s Capital
$14.95 Add to cartLondon is a spectacular place to visit, and there are endless things to see and do all year round.
In London, Block by Block, illustrator Cierra Block shares 50 maps showing the best places that London
- Series: Block by Block #1
- Author: Block, Cierra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1914317556
- Language: English
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Luna Luna: The Art Amusement Park
$49.95 Add to cartA landmark book documenting the first-ever art amusement park – launched in 1987 in Hamburg, Germany – in anticipation of its global reintroduction
In the late 1980s, more than 30 of the era’s most acc
- Author: Heller, André
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 183866694X
- Language: English
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Dior: The Legendary 30, Avenue Montaigne
$55.00 Read moreThe history of Dior as seen through the mythical Parisian address of 30, avenue Montaigne, home to the House’s headquarters and ateliers.
Celebrating 30, avenue Montaigne, this sophisticated volume–p- Author: Beccari, Pietro
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 0847871967
- Language: English
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Lodge: An Indoorsy Tour of America’s National Parks
$40.00 Add to cart“LODGE is a beautiful reminder to go somewhere rustic with spotty wifi once in a while.”–Barbara Corcoran, Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank, Business Unusual Podcast Host, and Founder of The Corcoran Group
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- Author: Humphrey, Max
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1423661346
- Language: English
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Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
$29.99 Add to cartConceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco’s portal to the world–the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films an
- Author: King, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324020326
- Language: English
