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The Shakers, Hands to Work, Hearts to God: Hands to Work, Hearts to God--Their History and Visions from 1774 ...
Amy Stechler Burns

Aperture, 1999

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God includes exquisite photography by Ken Burns, Langdon Clay, and Jerome Liebling, along with archival photographs from the Shakers' own collections, and a historical text by Amy Stechler Burns, to give clear, personal, and profound understanding of the architecture, craft accomplishments, and lives of the Shakers.

Anne Willan: From My Chateau Kitchen

9 reviews
Anne Willan

Clarkson Potter, 2000

A must have!!!
This book is a great example of why the Internet recipe sites will never replace cookbooks. Nowhere can you find such beautiful pictures, and wonderful recipes as this book. Ms. Willan has written a meticulously researched cookbook that is just as much at home on the coffee table as it is on the kitchen counter. I must respectfully disagree with a previous reviewers comments. The "Gateau le ...

Jefferson's Monticello

1 review
William Howard Adams

Abbeville Press, 1998

An autobiographical architectural wonder
"In its design, history, symbolism and metaphor, Monticello is the quintessential example of the autobiographical house" (2). Not only did the house remain in a state of architectural momentum for forty years, but it also was the site of its master's involvement in governmental structure. Thomas Jefferson was the architect of his mansion and the key builder of his country. When young Thomas ...