This accessible book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century…
February 2012Trade Paperback$18.95978-0-7893-2491-7Rizzoli
This practical primer is a handbook for decoding a building’s style, history, and evolution. Every building contains clues embedded in its design that identify not only its architectural…
March 2008Trade Paperback$18.95978-0-8478-3112-8Rizzoli
Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this primer is a must-have for architecture and history buffs, tourists, and churchgoers interested…
April 2011Trade Paperback$18.95978-0-8478-3598-0Rizzoli
Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this charmingly illustrated book is the ultimate field guide to domestic architecture. This sixth…
March 2014Trade Paperback$18.95978-0-7893-2726-0Rizzoli
Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this is the ultimate field guide to understanding modern architecture. This eighth entry…
March 2017Trade Paperback$18.95978-0-7893-3272-1Rizzoli Universe
Essential reading for both native New Yorkers and tourists alike, How to Read New York unveils the boundless diversity of Gotham’s architectural wonders. Covering every era of New…
February 2012Trade Paperback$18.95978-0-7893-2490-0Rizzoli
“A book both brilliant and broken, [and] one that is ultimately as inspiring and devastating as the Amazon itself.”—The Guardian “The book nearly died with him in the Amazon. But…
June 2025Hardcover$27.95978-1-64502-320-3Chelsea Green
This beautifully designed and illustrated guide to saying “I love you” in 150 languages is the perfect gift for the romantic traveler or loved one. This is the…
December 2018Hardcover$16.95978-1-925418-85-9Smith Street Books
A beautifully lyrical collection of essays on the natural world in Britain by the Guardian‘s country diary writer Paul Evans. With a title taken from the 1940 Batsford…
October 2018Hardcover$22.95978-1-84994-493-9Batsford
Foreword by Valerie Steele, Author Constance C.R. White
An inspirational journey through black fashion in America from the twentieth century to the present, featuring the most celebrated icons of Black style and taste. One of the…
February 2018Hardcover$55.00978-0-8478-6138-5Rizzoli
Updated for the 21st century, How to Speak Politely and Why is a picture book with a point: proper speech and good grammar without nagging. It aims to…
August 2005Hardcover$14.95978-0-7893-1352-2Rizzoli Universe
A tongue-in-cheek guide to spotting hipsters in their natural habitat. Spotting a hipster used to be simple—a guy in his twenties who had a beard and rode a…
October 2016Hardcover$14.95978-1-925418-03-3Smith Street Books
A back-to-basics guide on coding for absolute beginners, whether adults or children – no prior experience required! Coding is set to change the way we work and the…
October 2017Hardcover$14.95978-1-84994-445-8Batsford
