hatherley, owen

A walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future.In the 1960s, a novel ideology about cities, and what was

Met zijn veertigste verjaardag in zicht keert een schrijver na jaren terug naar de plaats waar hij opgroeide. De vertrouwde plek blijkt onherkenbaar v

An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of styles

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a place that really existed, but it is long dead. By now, the word "Soviet" should be as meaningless as "H

The history of Pulp via pop, class war and the erotic city.

Why should we have to "Keep Calm and Carry On"?

Reveals the history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings. This is a book about power, and what power does in cities. It is

Should Britain form a new union with its old 'Dominions' in Canada, Australia andNew Zealand? Are they really our closest allies and relations? And is

How to make a fairer, more just city.

London is conventionally seen as merely a combination of the financial centre in the City and the centre of governmental power in Westminster, a uniqu

Argues for a Modernism of everyday life, immersed in questions of socialism, sexual politics and technology. This work features chapters ranging from

On a summer's day, Ellen returns to the coastal town she grew up in: Victory Point. Revisiting old haunts and people from her past, she feels increasi

Sixteen short essays on places as varied as Glasgow and Norwich, Llanidloes and Sheffield, by the finest English Architectural writer of the Twentieth

A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks

Ein großformatiges Buch zum Anschauen, dass die Gegenstände, die man für unterschiedliche Berufe und Freizeitbeschäftigungen benötigt, darstellt und b

Praise for Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief:"I loved it! A rich and exciting story." LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency "A wonderfully p

WIST JE DAT . . . krokodillen meer dan 100 jaar oud kunnen worden? En dat ze in bomen kunnen klimmen om daar lekker te zonnen? Zet je tanden in dit pr

Winner of the André Simon Award One of OFM's 50 Best Cookbooks of All Time The Rice Book became an instant classic when it was published thirty