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The Elements of Color 11 reviews Johannes Itten
Wiley, 1970
so you decided to learn the truth about colors...
+ essential color theory reference + Great reference book to have
Itten, himself is one of the greatest color theorist of our century, and the masterful mind behind the Bauhaus School.
In this book Itten describes his color theory and the facts of his famous "Color Star", which is one of the most strongest tools for color harmony for designers and alike.
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Bungalow Style: Creating Classic Interiors in Your Arts and Crafts Home 8 reviews Treena Crochet
Taunton, 2005
Good book!!
+ Impressive book + Great Idea Book + Beautiful pictures, workable ideas
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Perspective for Interior Designers 11 reviews John Pile
Watson-Guptill, 1989
perspecitve for interior designers
+ Best Perspective Book + Friendly + Very Helpful
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects 4 reviews Norbert Lechner
Wiley, 2000
Great Book
+ Good Book, Easy Read + Excellent text book for environmental system course and design studio + Oh Norbert!
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Tiki Modern 17 reviews Sven A Kirsten
Taschen, 2007
Tiki Modern & the height of American influence
+ TIKI Lives Again + Tiki world available for everyone + Moderism at its best! + A Must
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Estimating for Interior Designers 8 reviews Carol Sampson
Watson-Guptill, 2001
Excellent Service!
Amazon is so quick and easy and it was really helpful to get the book within the same week I ordered the book. They really took the stress out of "when am I going to get my book, am I going to get it in time for class?"
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Small Bungalows 4 reviews Christian Gladu
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007
I love this book
+ Small Bungalows + Expected a little more
This is the perfect book for me. I am a big fan of Arts & Crafts homes and I love to look at home plans. This book has both. The plans have all the details one looks for in a bungalow, plus a modern open floor plan. I want to build them all.
Janice
in the Sierra
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Professional Real Estate Development 2nd Edition 5 reviews Anne B. Frej Richard B. Peiser
Urban Land Institute, 2003
An Excellent Overview Of The Development Process
+ The Bible of the Business + Excellent starter book
I am a 66 year old developer with several successful projects under my belt. This is a fine book for beginning, intermediate, and yes, advanced developers. The best I've ever read, and I've got bookshelves full of them. Also, for a modest fee, you can download from the publisher the software used ...
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Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville 13 reviews Witold Rybczynski
Scribner, 2007
A Man A Plan- Daleville
+ An impressive piece of work + Excellent book + good journalism, so-so social science + Behind the scenes in real estate development
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Thermal Delight in Architecture 3 reviews Lisa Heschong
The MIT Press, 1979
Unique approach to architecture. Concise, accessible to all.
+ Unique information + And besides, its (cheap)
Of the many books I've read on architecture, this has been by far the most influential; it inspired by bachelor of architecture thesis. Heschong argues that thermal aesthetics in architecture, although almost universally overlooked, affect building users at least as much as visual aesthetics. She ...
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AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible 11 reviews Ellen Finkelstein
Wiley, 2007
The tool you need to learn a complex piece of software
+ Great Book + AutoCad 2009 Bible + Another Great AutoCAD Bible + Great Reference as Well as Tutorial
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Ish 22 reviews
Candlewick, 2004
inspiring
+ A Teacher's Perspective + I love this book! + ISH + great for young and old
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The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live 149 reviews Sarah Susanka
Taunton, 2001
Sound ideas, Great house.
+ Worth a Look for the Inspirational Possibilities + Outdated details, but timeless concepts
The Not So Big House was given me by a craftsman friend who had used it building his new, wonderful home.
I kept this book through my new addition / remodel project of 7 months, using it as the reference for my decisions.
The ideas are sound; easy to understand and implement. I recommend The Not ...
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The Dot (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards)) 30 reviews
Candlewick, 2003
Must buy children's book: Awesome!
+ The Dot is a MUST HAVE to inspire kids to create! + very touching
I love this book and my kids love it too. I'd say go ahead and buy it. It is a great story about how a student really learns how to channel negativity and frustration into creative expression and then take what she learns and teaches it to another person.
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The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Plumbing: Newly Expanded 3rd Edition (Black & Decker Complete Guide) 36 reviews Editors of creative Publishing
Creative Publishing international, 2005
an excellent book.
+ very handy book + the complete guide to home plumbing
It is an excellent book not only for handyman beginners but also for construction professionals to review plumbing details.
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D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself (Design Handbooks) 24 reviews Ellen Lupton
Princeton Architectural Press, 2006
Good coffee table or bathroom reading book
This is basically like all those magazines - Sunset, Martha Stewart Living, etc. etc, - wherein you buy it with the hopes of being inspired to create, update, remake, etc. and you ACTUALLY NEVER WILL, except in book form!
I love reading the book - it's cute, kitschy and definitely entertaining, ...
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Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Design Briefs) 18 reviews Kimberly Elam
Princeton Architectural Press, 2004
Good Introduction For Using Grid Systems
+ Great for Computer Geeks Too!
I really enjoyed this book. It provides a nice, historically aware introduction to design by grid systems. The book is ideal for those interested in print design, but it is also helpful for web designers as well. Mainly exercises, it will return what you put into it. The book is more of a hands on ...
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York 109 reviews Robert A. Caro
Vintage, 1975
Power Reveals
+ An important book to read + How Old Man Moses Kept Rolling Along + Biography at its very best... + A brief review for a big, important, thorough and ground breaking book.
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Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life : How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect and Happiness 124 reviews Karen Rauch Carter
Fireside, 2000
Easy to Follow...and it Works!
+ good reading and informative + It' teaches simplified Feng Shui and the power of intention + Feng Shui + Black Hat Feng Shui
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We The People 3 reviews Thomas Patterson
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007
Great book, easy to read and small !
+ Informative government book, w/out skimping
This is a great book, one of best deisng i seen, contain lots of page but is a compact size. save space.
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