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High steel
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Jim Rasenberger |
A powerful first-hand account of the many generations and ethnic groups of men who have built America's skyscrapers.From the early days of steel construction in Chicago, through the great boom years … |
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Twenty minutes in Manhattan
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Michael Sorkin |
""This is the most brilliant epitome of Manhattan ever written." --Mike Davis Every morning, the architect and writer Michael Sorkin walks from his apartment in Greenwich Village to his office in Tr… |
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Higher
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Neal Bascomb |
New York City in the Roaring Twenties, a battle between America's most creative and most ambitious archtitects, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper. In 1924, in the vibrant heart of Manh… |
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Seeking New York
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Tom Miller |
Based on the popular blog Daytonian in Manhattan, Seeking New York investigates the back stories of Manhattan's architecture and monuments. Alongside the expected account of architects, dates and sty… |
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740 Park
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Michael Gross |
For seventy-five years, it's been Manhattan's richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fir… |
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Enlightening the world
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Yasmin Sabina Khan |
In *Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty* Yasmin Sabina Khan takes a fresh look at the fascinating story behind the creation of the statue. The author explores the historical… |
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Empire
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Mitchell Pacelle |
The world's most famous skyscraper, the Empire State Building is an icon as immediately recognizable as the Eiffel Tower, the Great Pyramids, or the Taj Mahal; and for some of the world's most powerf… |
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Beyond the Edge
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Raymond W. Gastil |
"In Beyond the Edge: New York's New Waterfront, Raymond W. Gastil presents a convincing case for the importance of inspired design in the revitalization of the city's waterfront. Through an insightfu… |
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Gotham restored
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James Rudnick |
"Gotham Restored: The Preservation of Monumental New York gathers more than 150 of James Rudnick's photographs - from close studies of dedicated conservators at work to vertigo-inducing panoramas tak… |
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