Schiffer Books Collections | Schiffer Publishing

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A sweeping overview of traditional stone architecture that graces the landscapes of many nations. Over 350 vivid color photos show buildings ranging from simple stone homes and practical farm buildings to imposing town halls and vaulting cathedrals. The extensive text...

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Pervious concrete offers an exciting and economical alternative to traditional paving materials. Avoiding runoff and water pollution, these pavements let water pass through. Architects aiming for green projects, paving contractors looking for new markets, and homeowners planning do-it-yourself slabs gain...

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The life and destinctive designs of mid-century enamel jewelry designer Margot Van Voorhies.  Margot Van Voorhies was an American in the mid-twentieth century who went to Taxco, Mexico, and established a jewelry design business best known for exquisite enamel work....

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The signature architectural elements of sixteen Arts and Crafts bungalows.  Tour sixteen beautifully restored homes built and decorated in the Arts and Crafts style, an early twentieth century movement to counter the increasing urbanization and mechanization of human life. Nearly...

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A retrospective of works and brief introductions to 19 Chinese artists working in performance and conceptual art, film and video, installation, sound art, and digital art. The 2008 global financial crisis caused a precipitous drop in the multi-million dollar auction...

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Learn about eighteen of Maryland’s most influential and courageous women, past and present. Ideal for the classroom, this educational book offers brief biographies and commentary on poet Lucille Clifton; politicians Helen Delich Bentley, Barbara Mikulski, and Verda Welcome; photojournalist Sadie...

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This unconventional and refreshingly candid book offers delightful and gritty advice to women working and living in masculine environments. The author's first-hand experiences can help women work more smoothly, happily, and successfully in any profession where men and women are...

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Stories of lost and haunted treasure sites are intermingled through three states in southern New England: Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Explore supernatural history that abounds and visit ghost towns, lost Native American villages, forgotten mines, and valuable gem discoveries....

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Avon's 1875 Cape Cod pattern glass dinnerware, made from 1975 to 1993, is one of the most beautiful deep ruby patterns. Over 130 photos show the shapes and the original mold drawings, and the captions relate the date each design...

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A visual journey through the Santa Fe, New Mexico region and its history through 4 spectacular seasons.  Over 200 glorious, colorful images reflect Santa Fe, New Mexico's year-round appeal in a fresh look at this historic and modern destination. See...

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Artists affiliated with southern tribes of the Northwest Coast of America are pushing the boundaries of previously accepted concepts of native art. The work of contemporary Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth, and Makah artists are created in huge public installations of wood, cement,...

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Pennsylvania has a long and creepy history. These stories showcase some of the spookiest places in the Keystone State that have played important roles in the state's unique culture. The encounters are as varied as the landscape, ranging from a...

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Over 160 beautiful color photos and lyric text enable readers to explore West Virginia, from rolling countryside and scenic farms to small towns and big cities. The story of West Virginia reveals ancient history as well as modern epic. The...

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Over 140 color photos, diagrams, and text reveal the crystal structures, habits, names, and changing family relationships of silicate crystals. This thorough guide provides an introduction to crystallography, the current classification of silicate structures, and reviews orthosilicates, disilicates, chain silicates,...

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The Brandywine River Valley, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, is home to the late Andrew Wyeth and birthplace of an important art movement known as the Brandywine Tradition. As this comprehensive guide unfolds, you see that this scenic valley near Philadelphia...

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United and Bally were the only two true US manufacturers of bingo pinball machines, and in the 1950s they fought an all-out battle to capture the elusive bingo pinball machine market. This comparative history details the intriguing story of mid-century,...

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Next to Christmas, more money is spent on Halloween decorations and novelties than on any other holiday. This wonderful book has been credited with inspiring the Halloween collecting craze, giving its devotees a chance to celebrate the holiday all year...

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Take a photographic journey through Southern California and step back in time to visit fast food prototypes, drive-ins, bowling alley snack bars, space age coffee shops, roadside cafes, and fine dining destinations. Enjoy photo excursions to historic landmarks like the...

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With over 1400 images and thorough text, this book provides new research on the Webley RIC, MP, and No. 5 revolvers, revealing examples never before seen in print. Includes new information on Webleys purchased by police agencies prior to the...

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Over 270 images of peaceful angels, bearers of good news, are presented. Well-known tattoo artist Spider Webb throws wide the doors of the American Tattoo Museum to offer impressive and surprising examples of angel tattoo imagery. Angelic women, men, children,...

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The great pin-up illustrators of the '30s through the '60s have inspired a whole new generation of digital photographers. Replacing the artist's palette with myriad photo editing tools, the modern photographer has kept the pin-up tradition alive. This book is...