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8 reviews
James F. O'Gorman

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997

Excellent Introduction to Architecture
My college freshman daughter told me she was thinking about majoring in environmental design. Knowing nothing about environmental design, I decided I needed to know more. Architecture is a part of environmental design, and I feel fortunate to have found this book. It is a fast read at about 120 pages, and it is focused on the three principles of an ancient Roman architect named Vitruvius: ...

5 books by Karl Jaspers: Philosophy of Existence, Psychotherapy, Tragedy is Not Enough, Reason and Existenz, ...
Karl Jaspers

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971

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Across the Open Field: Essays Drawn from English Landscapes (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture)

2 reviews
Laurie Olin

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999

Ordinary Places, Extraordinary Insight
After reading this book, I went out and bought a sketch book. Now, I'm daydreaming about spending the summer in the English countryside, or perhaps in Italy somewhere. Olin inspires the reader to draw. More importantly, he explains how drawing can help us understand places and the forces that shape landscapes. One learns a greater appreciation of ordinary places and the people who create them.

Abraham in Arms: War and Gender in Colonial New England (Early American Studies)
Ann M. Little

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006

In 1678, the Puritan minister Samuel Nowell preached a sermon he called "Abraham in Arms," in which he urged his listeners to remember that "Hence it is no wayes unbecoming a Christian to learn to be a Souldier." The title of Nowell's sermon was well chosen. Abraham of the Old Testament resonated deeply with New England men, as he embodied the ideal of the householder-patriarch, at once obedient to God and the unquestioned leader of his family ...

The Academic Job Search Handbook

15 reviews
Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008

relevant
So far I've loaned this book to two other fellow grad. students interested in learning about the academic job market. The information is pertinent and interesting, and presented in logical steps. I recommend it.