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Palm Springs is at the center of a unique tradition in architecture marked by invention and a sensitivity to local conditions that has resulted in design that exerts an influence far greater than the town’s small size. The book is the first to fully explore the wide ranging forms this architecture...

Step into the captivating world of Art Deco Los Angeles through the lens of renowned photographer Robert Landau.

Finalist, Foreword INDIES, Regional (Adult Nonfiction)

Art Deco Los Angles is a stunning photographic tour through one of the most glamourous architectural eras of the City of Angels. From...

Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with architecture, his name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject of continuing interest and controversy. Wright's Fallingwater (1935), the seminal masterpiece perched...

Explore the secrets of the Amazon jungle creatures in this comic book of children's fables

The funny comic strips in this book feature facts about jungle animals drawn from actual field observations made by the conservation scientist authors.

Natural history and ecology are fascinating but complex...

What if you could read a fast-paced, fiction yet also educational comic book bursting with humour and adventure AND colour it all in as you go?

"My 9 year old son loves that climate change is at the heart of the book, and that this new format means it can be shared with younger siblings and friends...

In Make Great Photos: A Friendly Guide for Improving Your Photographs, photographer and author Alan Hess teaches you the basics of photography by breaking down the topic into easy-to-understand sections. Learn a whole range of photography basics, from photo setup to image editing.

Learning the...

An unsung prophet of today’s green movement in architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright was an innovator of eco-sensitive design generations ahead of his time. An architect and designer of far-reaching vision, it is not surprising that Frank Lloyd Wright anticipated many of the hallmarks of today’s green...

What if I told you there was a way to have family Christmas fun while also learning about a very serious subject?

If your children like Christmas advent calendars and activity books, they will love Captain Polo's Christmas Activity Book Unlike most other Christmas books, this one comes with a stron...

A highly visual monograph of plans and concept drawings from the Armet Davis Newlove firm, the creator of what became known as “Googie Modern."

In Googie Modern: Architectural Drawings of Armet Davis Newlove, author Michael Murphy takes readers inside the private archives of the forward-thinking trio...