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Many reasons have been advanced for the continuing fascination of this epic tragedy, but none, we think, can contribute as much to an understanding of it as the four accounts collected in this volume.\u003cbr\u003eAll four authors were survivors, and each presents the catastrophe from his own viewpoint; the icy waters, the cries of the drowning, the confusion, and the heroism, are given an intensely personal immediacy.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains, complete and unabridged, \"The Loss of the S.S. Titanic,\" by Lawrence Beesley, and \"The Truth about the Titanic,\" by Col. Archibald Gracie. Both are full-length books published soon after the disaster. Each has become extremely rare today. The third story in this volume, \"Titanic,\" was written by one of the only officers to survive the catastrophe, Commander Lightoller. It includes the story of the \"white-washing\" inquiries into the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's safety measures. 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The present volume is an unabridged English translation of the 13th French edition of that historic manifesto, in which Le Corbusier expounded his technical and aesthetic theories, views on industry, economics, relation of form to function, the \"mass-production spirit,\" and much else. A principal prophet of the \"modern\" movement in architecture, and a near-legendary figure of the \"International School,\" he designed some of the twentieth century's most memorable buildings: Chapel at Ronchamp; Swiss dormitory at the Cité Universitaire, Paris; Unité d'Habitation, Marseilles; and many more.\u003cbr\u003eLe Corbusier brought great passion and intelligence to these essays, which present his ideas in a concise, pithy style, studded with epigrammatic, often provocative, observations: \"American engineers overwhelm with their calculations our expiring architecture.\" \"Architecture is stifled by custom. It is the only profession in which progress is not considered necessary.\" \"A cathedral is not very beautiful . . .\" and \"Rome is the damnation of the half-educated. To send architectural students to Rome is to cripple them for life.\" \u003cbr\u003eProfusely illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs of his own works and other structures he considered important, \u003ci\u003eTowards a New Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable reading for architects, city planners, and cultural historians―but will intrigue anyone fascinated by the wide-ranging ideas, unvarnished opinions, and innovative theories of one of this century's master builders. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eVers une Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, John Rodker Publisher, London, 1931.\u003c\/div\u003e architecture books; space; freedom; nature; aesthetic; construction; industry; modern; legendary; design; building; engineering; concrete; architect; stilts; machine; logical; city; organization; surface; plan; airplanes; cars; Rome; house; planes; neighborhood; business; parks; blocks; history; art; theory; lessons; style  ","brand":"Le Corbusier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159498047809,"sku":"9780486250236","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486250236_93dc9176-4efc-4134-9a74-6b8c3c4198b0.jpg?v=1720198217"},{"product_id":"9780486254425","title":"Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictorian architecture, with its quirky diversity, eclectic origins, and exuberant ornamentation, continues to exert a strong attraction on today's architects, builders, and homeowners. For those interested in restoring, preserving, or even re-creating Victorian homes, authentic plans and designs are invaluable. This volume, meticulously reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century publication, offers an exceptionally rich pictorial record of actual mid- to late-Victorian designs.\u003cbr\u003eExtremely clear and detailed engravings — drawn to scale — present elevations, floor plans, perspectives, and other drawings (in some cases, complete framing plans) for country houses and cottages in a variety of styles: Queen Anne, Eastlake, Elizabethan, Colonial, Jacobean, Southern, Californian, and more. There are even designs for several store and office fronts, with counters, shelving, etc.\u003cbr\u003eSupplementing the large number of complete designs are nearly 700 large-scale drawings of virtually every architectural detail, many embodying the unique \"gingerbread\" that characterizes Victorian buildings. Included are clear, precise renderings of balusters, brackets, dormers, fireplaces, finials, gables, mantels, moldings, newels, porches, rafters, rosettes, staircases, transoms, verandahs, wainscoting, windows, and hundreds of other features.\u003cbr\u003eRestorers of old houses, preservationists, students of American architectural history, admirers of Victoriana, and anyone interested in the Victorian Gothic styles that dominated American domestic architecture in the late 1800s will want to have this inexpensive treasury of authentic century-old plans and details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eModern Architectural Designs and Details: Containing Eighty Finely Lithographed Plates\u003c\/i\u003e..., William T. Comstock, Architectural Publisher, New York, 1881.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William T. 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Long forgotten until a typewritten copy was discovered among the Wright papers at the Library of Congress, it is the best, most detailed account of how the Wright brothers succeeded in creating the machine that lifted man into the sky on wings.\u003cbr\u003eThe brothers first became interested in the problem of flight after reading about the glider experiments of Otto Lilienthal, a 19th-century German engineer. Experimenting first with kites and gliders, they developed a revolutionary wing design that helped solve the crucial problem of maintaining lateral equilibrium. Later, they added a movable rudder that eliminated the tendency of the machine to go into a tailspin. In addition to these critical innovations, the two inventors developed new accurate tables of \"life\" pressures and an original theory of air propellers. Slowly, methodically, with patience, perseverance, ingenuity, and inspired invention, they solved the problems that had defeated so many experimenters before them.\u003cbr\u003eFinally, on a gusty winter day in North Carolina, the Wright brothers flew their little motor-driven biplane off the sand at Kitty Hawk (actually Kill Devil Hills) and into the pages of history. Although the first flight lasted only about 12 seconds and covered barely 120 feet, it was the first time a machine carrying a man and driven by a motor had lifted itself from the ground in controlled free flight. A new era had begun and the world would never be the same again.\u003cbr\u003eThe achievement of the Wright brothers is placed in historical context in the absorbing and informative introduction to this volume, written by Fred C. Kelly, author of two standard works on the Wrights. Mr. Kelly has also written an illuminating commentary, including fascinating anecdotes about the Wrights, their personalities and later aspects of their career. As an extra bonus, a lively popular account of the Wrights' success, written in 1908 by both brothers, has been included in an Appendix. Enhanced by 76 photographs, including many rare views of the Wrights and their flying machines, this book offers a thrilling reading experience for anyone interested in aviation, its pioneers, or the mechanics of flights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1953 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e space museum;aviation history;bishop wright;aviation pioneers;wright bros;glider pilot;aircraft design;aviation industry;technical history;jet propulsion;test flight;kite flying;airplane flight;devil hills;le mans;kill devil;greenfield village;air flying;brothers invented;120 feet;successful flying;brothers story;air craft;mechanical skills;famous brothers;brothers flew;powered flight;printing business;successful flight;human flight;manned flight;financial reward;studying birds;air flight;print shop;hockey stick;bicycle shop;bachelor brothers;family letters;bike shop;kitty hawk;war department;hundred feet;typhoid fever;legal battles;changed history;trials tribulations;researched history;flying machines;family support;panama canal;pictures included;unlikely heroes;intellectual curiosity;outer banks;college education;david mccullough;technical detail;scientific method;rockingham;north carolina;cobblestone;aeronautical;fundamentals;chanute;mcculloughs;propellers;heavier-than-air;aerodynamics;tinkerers;huffman;wrights;aeronautics;license;2003;swatch;gliders;cemetery;engineering;commercial;motorized;wing;wilber;aviators;patents;flyers;lawsuits;bicycles;smithsonian;1903;mechanics;inventors;demonstrations;geniuses;airplanes;flights;engine;ingenuity;components;planes;correspondence;accomplishments;invention;achievement","brand":"Orville Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159531176257,"sku":"9780486256627","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486256627.jpg?v=1710182417"},{"product_id":"9780486283579","title":"59 Authentic Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe dressmaker's patterns for the more than 50 different garments included in this volume first appeared in the 1890s in issues of the quarterly \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e. Most of the patterns are for stylish daywear for women, but there are house dresses and nightwear as well, along with a selection of suits and dresses for young boys and girls and several garments for men.\u003cbr\u003eReproduced from rare original issues of \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e, these patterns show that although most ladies' fashions of the 1890s were designed to conceal the body behind high necks, long sleeves, and full, floor-length skirts, a lively interest in revealing the female figure persisted. Elegant hand craftsmanship and the luxuriant draping of rich fabric further enhanced this statuesque idealization of femininity.\u003cbr\u003eAn informational general introduction to dressmaker's patterns and concise instructions for using them precede this lively parade of \u003ci\u003efin-de-siècle\u003c\/i\u003e fashions. Readers will also find over 575 patterns and illustrations detailing the various garments, with individual instructions for making them. 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