American Architecture
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of traditional planning theory can still be read for pleasure even by those who long ago absorbed and appropriated the book's arguments."
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Fantastic text, dull on audio
- By Meghan on 02-13-15
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 09-13-11
- Language: English
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Thirty years after its publication, this book was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning"....
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Ballpark
- Baseball in the American City
- By: Paul Goldberger
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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From the earliest corrals of the mid-1800s (Union Grounds in Brooklyn was a "saloon in the open air"), to the much mourned parks of the early 1900s (Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans), to the stadiums we fill today, Paul Goldberger makes clear the inextricable bond between the American city and America's favorite pastime. In the changing locations and architecture of our ballparks, Goldberger reveals the manifestations of a changing society.
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Fantastic book!
- By S. O. on 12-27-19
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Ballpark
- Baseball in the American City
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-10-19
- Language: English
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From the earliest corrals of the mid-1800s, to the much mourned parks of the early 1900s (Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans), to the stadiums we fill today, Paul Goldberger makes clear the inextricable bond between the American city and America's favorite pastime....
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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- By: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known. In The Hidden Life of Trees, forester Peter Wohlleben puts groundbreaking scientific discoveries into a language everyone can relate to.
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Tree Hugger
- By Darwin8u on 04-18-19
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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Series: The Mysteries of Nature Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-13-16
- Language: English
- How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known....
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The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.
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Wasn't Expecting to Like It- BOY! was I wrong!!
- By susan on 06-11-14
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The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 03-06-12
- Language: English
- A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the author of Circe.
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Portal
- San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
- By: John King
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world—the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clock tower. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts, the rise of the automobile and double-deck freeways severed the city from its beloved structure. King's narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building, introducing colorful figures who fought to preserve its character.
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Learned so much
- By Terra Field on 02-22-24
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Portal
- San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building....
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Sticks and Stones
- A Study of American Architecture and Civilization
- By: Lewis Mumford
- Narrated by: Joseph Tabler
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The books I am proposing to read for you may have a few extraneous sounds and will be imperfectly read and produced. Hopefully, you will excuse any defects, as these old books are quite unlikely to become audiobooks otherwise and still have great value.
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Sticks and Stones
- A Study of American Architecture and Civilization
- Narrated by: Joseph Tabler
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 08-14-24
- Language: English
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The books I am proposing to read for you may have a few extraneous sounds and will be imperfectly read and produced. Hopefully, you will excuse any defects, as these old books are quite unlikely to become audiobooks otherwise and still have great value.
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Architecture
- A History in 100 Buildings
- By: Dan Cruickshank
- Narrated by: Dan Cruickshank
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture. His selection includes many of the world’s best-known buildings that represent key or pioneering moments in architectural history, such as the Pantheon in Rome, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, the Taj Mahal in India and the Forbidden City in China.
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who is this book for?
- By Anonymous on 08-19-20
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Architecture
- A History in 100 Buildings
- Narrated by: Dan Cruickshank
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 04-09-20
- Language: English
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Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture....
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Gropius
- The Man Who Built the Bauhaus
- By: Fiona MacCarthy
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Fiona MacCarthy challenges the image of Gropius as a doctrinaire architectural rationalist, bringing out the visionary philosophy and courage that carried him through a politically hostile age. Pilloried by Tom Wolfe as inventor of the monolithic high-rise, Gropius is better remembered as inventor of a form of art education that influenced schools worldwide. He viewed argument as intrinsic to creativity. Unusually for one in his position, Gropius encouraged women's artistic endeavors and sought equal romantic partners.
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Incredible (if your a fan)
- By Ferrochie on 10-25-21
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Gropius
- The Man Who Built the Bauhaus
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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Fiona MacCarthy challenges the image of Gropius as a doctrinaire architectural rationalist, bringing out the visionary philosophy and courage that carried him through a politically hostile age....
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I Am I. M. Pei
- Ordinary People Change the World
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Francois Chau, and others
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction listeners and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This book features I. M. Pei, the award-winning Chinese American architect whose projects include the John F. Kennedy Library and the pyramid at the Louvre.
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I Am I. M. Pei
- Ordinary People Change the World
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Francois Chau, Graham Halstead, Catherine Ho, Caroline McLaughlin, Rob Shapiro, James Sie
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 18 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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This book features I. M. Pei, the award-winning Chinese American architect whose projects include the John F. Kennedy Library and the pyramid at the Louvre....
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Shapes, Lines, and Light
- My Grandfather's American Journey
- By: Katie Yamasaki
- Narrated by: Katie Yamasaki
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as “serenity, surprise, and delight.” Here, his granddaughter Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle’s Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska’s notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural school, and the transformative structures he imagined and built. A Japanese American man who faced brutal anti-Asian racism in post-World War II America and an outsider to the establishment, he nonetheless left his mark on the world.
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Shapes, Lines, and Light
- My Grandfather's American Journey
- Narrated by: Katie Yamasaki
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 12-13-22
- Language: English
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Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as “serenity, surprise, and delight.” Here, his granddaughter Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work....
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