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Book SynopsisFeatures color photos and the floor plans of 48 budget-minded innovative home designs by North American architects, ranging from a super-insulated eco-tech country home in the Catskills to an elegant three-story townhouse in Chicago. Five are conceptual homes yet to be built.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceCONNECTICUT1. THE WORLD OF HERBS2. ALL ABOUT BEES 3. WHERE RHUBARB AND WINEMAKING MEET IN THE LITCHFIELD HILLS4. ENJOYING A NUT WALK5. MAPLE SUGAR TIME6. A PICTURE-PERFECT CONNECTICUT FARM FROM THE 1840s7. TWO DELIGHTFUL VINEYARD VISITS8. FROM BRAZILIAN VEGETABLES TO APPLES AND PUMPKINS9. TWO NEIGHBORING VISITS AMID FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, AND VINES10. THE THREE EXTRAORDINARY HERB GARDENS OF COVENTRY11. A POTPOURRI OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, AND OUTDOOR SCULPTURE AMID THE GREENERY12. THE HICKORIES, RIDGEFIELD13. JONES WINERY, SHELTON14. JERRAM WINERY, NEW HARTFORD15. LAND OF NOD, EAST CANAAN16. LYMAN ORCHARDS, MIDDLEFIELDSNEW YORK CITY17. A CULTURAL GEM WITH BOTANICAL GARDENS 18. CHERRY TREES AND HERBS19. FROM NATIVE AMERICAN CROPS TO EDIBLE FLOWERS20. HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF21. A BUCOLIC OUTPOST IN THE MIDDLE OF QUEENS22. ONE OF NEW YORK CITY’S LAST WORKING FARMSNEW YORK STATE: LONG ISLAND23. UNEXPECTED DELIGHTS24. SAVORING A DAY IN WINE COUNTRY25. A BIODYNAMIC FARMER COMBINES NATURE AND COSMIC FORCES 26. A FEAST FOR THE SENSES 27. DESTINATION GARLIC 28. PICKING EGGPLANTS AND PEPPERS AND FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH A CORN MAZE29. A RESTORED VILLAGE’S GARDENS30. QUAIL HILL FARM, AMAGANSETT31. LOUGHLIN VINEYARDS, SAYVILLENEW YORK STATE: EAST OF THE HUDSON32. A CELEBRATION OF THE FARM33. THE RARITY OF AN AMERICAN CHESTNUT PLANTATION34. HANDS-ON35. RE-CREATING THE PAST WITH PLANTINGS 36. FRUIT PICKING IN THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY37. DUTCH COLONIAL HERBS AND VEGETABLES38. FROM QUINCE TO GINGKO TO BAMBOO SHOOTS39. PEACHES, PEARS, CHERRIES, AND APPLES ON A HILLSIDE 40. EDIBLE EXOTICS IN A BOTANICAL PRESERVE41. A SPECTACULAR GARDEN WITH A RIVER VIEW42. AN ORANGERIE AND OTHER DELIGHTS43. FROM CHINESE VEGETABLES TO EGYPTIAN ONIONS44. TWO IDYLLIC SITES IN THE HUDSON VALLEY45. THE ORCHARD AND FARM OF A HISTORIC ESTATE46. THE AQUAPONIC SOLUTION 47. GREIG FARM, RED HOOK48. BLUEBERRY PARK, WINGDALE49. HILLTOP HANOVER FARM AND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, YORKTOWN HEIGHTSNEW YORK STATE: WEST OF THE HUDSON50. AN ORCHARD IN THE SHADOW OF A STONE MOUNTAIN51. THE FARMS AND GARDENS OF A COMMUNAL LIFE 52. THE OLDEST ORCHARD AROUND53. A FRENCH HUGUENOT LEGACY54. A DELIGHTFUL FARM EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THE FAMILY 55. ORCHARD COUNTRY56. CHERRY PICKING, NECTARINES, AND OTHER PLEASURES57. THE HYDROPONIC WAY58. IN A TRADITIONAL NEW ENGLAND STYLE 59. LAKESIDE PICKING60. A SPECIAL TREAT61. FROM HISTORIC FAMILY FARM TO COMMUNITY GARDENS62. LYONSVILLE SUGARHOUSE, ACCORD63. JENKINS-LUEKEN ORCHARDS, NEW PALTZNEW JERSEY64. TWO THOUSAND HERBS!65. TAKE YOUR PICK OF RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, OR PUMPKINS66. A KOREAN ORCHARD OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY67. AN AUTUMN FAMILY DAY ON THE FARM68. NOT FAR FROM THE CITY69. A NEW JERSEY SPECIALTY70. HISTORIC FARMSTEAD GARDENS WITH AN ORCHARD AND HERB GARDEN 71. FROM ARUGULA TO ZUCCHINI72. THREE MUSHROOM FORAYS INTO THE FOREST73. A PICTURE-BOOK ORCHARD74. CHERRIES, PEACHES, AND APPLES75. WINE, ECOLOGY, AND GLAMOUR76. TWO VAST FARMS WITH ETHNIC VEGETABLES77. A HIKE (OR A HAYRIDE) THROUGH A VAST FARM78. “THE DEVIL’S TONGUE” AND OTHER PEPPERS79. FRUITWOOD ORCHARDS HONEY FARM, MONROEVILLE80. WESTFALL WINERY, MONTAGUE81. STULTS FARM, CRANBURYPENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE82. HIKING A MEDICINAL TRAIL83. FRUITS, LAVENDER, AND WINE84. HERBS AND TEAS IN AN ART-FILLED ENVIRONMENT85. AMERICA’S EARLIEST BOTANICAL GARDEN86. WHEN PLANTS ARE USED IN HEALING87. ESPALIERED FRUIT TREES 88. VINEYARDS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEYChoosing an Outing Food and Wine FestivalsIndex of Places

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Book SynopsisWhether you live in a town house, a village colonial, a country barn, or a coastal saltbox, you can convert your old house into an ecologically sound new house. This design book provides inspiration for aesthetically pleasing and practical renovations that can change the environment one house at a time. Starting with a section on basic planning, this guide walks you through some major considerations necessary to the success of an eco-renovation. Tour 45 projects around the country, including homes that have been reconfigured, renovated, added to, or otherwise redone to address everything from the size of the building's footprint and energy needs, to its use of sustainable or even reused materials and its pollution emissions. Illustrated with nearly 300 photos and building plans, and complete with design resources, this is a great reference for anyone considering an eco-renovation.

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Book SynopsisNew Jersey has a varied and fascinating history - from its earliest Native American settlements, through its central role in the Revolutionary War, to its strategic position in the major events of our country's past. This guidebook includes information on forty-eight of the best sites for historical walks in New Jersey.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Paterson Falls 2 Weehawken 3 Ellis Island 4 Fort Lee 5 Undercliff 6 Skunk Hollow 7 Ringwood and Long Pond 8 Edison National Historic Site 9 Feltville 10 Historic Speedwell 11 Pyramid Mountain 12 Jockey Hollow 13 Cooper Mill and the Black River 14 The Sussex Branch Rail Trail 15 Waterloo Village 16 Millbrook Village 17 Hope 18 Belvidere 19 Clinton 20 The Prallsville Mills 21 Princeton Cemetery 22 Princeton Battlefield State Park 23 The Delaware and Raritan Canal 24 Washington Crossing State Park 25 Monmouth Battlefield State Park 26 Georgian Court College 27 Twin Lights of Navesink 28 Allaire 29 Ocean Grove 30 Cattus Island and Barnegat Light 31 Double Trouble and Whitesbog Villages 32 Lakehurst 33 Historical Walnford 34 Roosevelt 35 Bordentown 36 Burlington 37 Burlington and its Neighbors 38 Roebling 39 Rankokus Indian Reservation 40 Mount Holly 41 Batsto 42 Wheaton Village 43 Red Bank Battlefield 44 Fort Mott, Pea Patch Island, and the Finn's Point National Cemetery 45 Greenwich 46 Bridgeton 47 East Point Lighthouse to Mauricetown 48 Cape May Choosing an Outing Index Photo Credits

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Book SynopsisFeatures one hundred architecture walks from New York to Connecticut, around New Jersey, into the eastern edge of Pennsylvania, and on to Delaware. From reflections of three hundred years of history to expressions of the most modern design, this title guides you on a tour of informative architectural treasures in and around the New York area.Trade Review"In Architecture Walks we get an engaging confluence of architecture and history. You should buy Architecture Walks and stick it in the car, in case you ever find yourself with time on your hands—and have another copy in the house to plan a trip. It's a splendid addition to the New Jersey bookshelf and I can't wait to hit the road." * The Beachcomber *Table of ContentsPreface CONNECTICUT Iconic Modernism The Glass House of Philip Johnson, New Canaan Three Eighteenth-Century Architectural Treasures on the Connecticut Shore Bush-Holley House, Cos Cob; Ogden House, Fairfield; and Judson House, Stratford Two Architectural Eccentricities Gillette Castle and Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam A Bustling, Carefuly Preserved Colonial Village Litchfield A Modernist Church in the Shape of a Fish First Presbyterian Church, Stamford From McKim, Mead & White to Cesar Pelli The Architects of Waterbury A Walk Through the ``Jewel of Long Island Sound'' Southport Tradition Meets the Contemporary Yale University Architecture, New Haven Exuberant Victoriana The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, Norwalk Exceptional Stained Glass, Both Traditional and Modern Bethel, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Greenwich, Old Greenwich, Stamford, and Waterbury Historic Sites in a Coastal Community Guilford Contrasting Architectural Neighbors Bridgeport And Keep in Mind Berlin Historic District Two Forts Near New Haven Hotchkiss Clocktower, Sharon Milford's Wharf Lane Complex NEW YORK STATE: LOWER HUDSON VALLEY, EAST Sunnyside One of America's Favorite Houses, Irvington Frank Lloyd Wright's ``Usonia'' A Planned Community, Pleasantville Buddhist Symbols and Influences in Rural Putnam County Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel Boscobel A Hudson River Estate in the Federal Style, Garrison Manitoga/The Russell Wright Center Unique Architecture by a Noted Twentieth-Century Designer of Decorative Arts, Garrison Philipsburg Manor Northern Plantation Style, Tarrytown Lyndhurst A Romantic Castle, Tarrytown Kykuit Palatial Glamour in a Classical Revival Estate, Pocantico Hills And Keep in Mind The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow: A Very Early House of Worship, North Tarrytown Union Church of Pocantico Hills: Where Chagall and Architecture Meet Van Cortlandt Manor: An Example of a Dutch Patent House, Croton-On-Hudson NEW YORK STATE: MID-HUDSON VALLEY, EAST The Italianate Style of America's Renaissance Man Samuel F. B. Morse's Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie Spectacular Campus Additions Frank Gehry and Rafael Vinoly A McKim, Mead & White Extravaganza in the Beaux Arts Style The Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park Alexander Jackson Davis and Andrew Jackson Downing Join Forces on a Hudson River Estate Montgomery Place, Annandale-on-Hudson Touring Architectural History on a Venerable Campus Vassar College, Poughkeepsie The Artist's Imagination in a Dramatic Moorish Palace Olana, Hudson The ``Picturesque'' in Architecture and Landscape Design Wilderstein, Rhinebeck Richard Upjohn's Venture into Secular Italianate Architecture Lindenwald, the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook Mills Mansion A McKim, Mead & White Estate, Staatsburg And Keep in Mind Wing's Castle, Millbrook Clermont, Germantown NEW YORK STATE: WEST OF THE HUDSON The Stone Houses of Huguenot Street New Paltz Romantic Castle Ruins on an Island Bannerman's Castle, Pollepel Island Environmental Art---Or Architecture Opus 40, Woodstock A Victorian Waterfront Village Historic Rondout, Kingston Exploring the Stockade District Kingston A Rustic Village of Early Dutch and Huguenot Design Hurley Gothic Splendor at the United States Military Academy West Point And Keep in Mind The ``Cottages'' of Elegant Onteora Park, Jewett NEW YORK STATE: LONG ISLAND Old Bethpage Village Restoration Rural Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Long Island Melding East and West The Charles B. Wang Center at Suny-Stony Brook The Gilded Life Three Glamorous Estates of the Early Twentieth Century: Eagle's Nest (the Vanderbilt Museum), Centerport; Westbury House, Old Westburg; and Falaise, Sands Point A Gothic Revival Landmark The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City Beachfront, Deco-Era Icon Jones Beach, Wantagh In Search of Historic Architecture Stony Brook, Setauket, East Setauket, and Smithtown Roslyn Preserves the Past Visiting Cedarmere and Other Pleasures of the Nineteenth Century Exploring the Long Island Lighthouse Eaton's Neck Light, Huntington Harbor Light, Old Field Light, Stepping Stones Light, and Others Looking at Windmills on the Eastern end of Long Island Water Mill Museum, Beebe Windmill, Hook Windmill, and Pantigo Windmill And Keep in Mind First Presbyterian Church, Glen Cove Brooklyn Waterworks, Freeport Rock Hall Museum, Lawrence Saint George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead NEW JERSEY An Early Quaker Community with a Colonial and Federal Streetscape Mount Holly Where Thomas Edison Lived and Worked Glenmont and the Edision National Historic Sites, West Orange A Colonial Streetscape on the Delaware The Well-Preserved Town of Burlington Princetion Unversity's Startling Contemporary Additions to its Gothic Campus Princeton A Bauhaus-Inspired Utopian Village Roosevelt Guardians of the New Jersey Coastline The Lighthouse as Architecture: Sandy Hook, Barnegat, Navesink, Cape May, Hereford Inlet, East Point, Finn's Point Craftsman Farms The Arts and Carfts Aesthetic, Morris Plains A Victorian Village on the Shore The Planned Community of Ocean Grove Three Archtectural Wonders at Liberty State Park Railroad Terminal, Environmental, Center, and Eillis Island A Victorian Streetscape of Decorative Houses Belvidere Rural Villages of the Past Walnfod, Allaire, Batsto, and Feltville A Fanciful Victorian Seaside Resort Cape May An Eighteenth-Century Moravian Village Built of Stone Hope Architectural Pleasures in a Historic Town Setting Perth Amboy Architectural Pleasures in a Historic Town Setting Perth Amboy Skylands A Deliberately ``Aged'' Mansion, Ringwood John Russell Pope And Keep in Mind Dickinson House: A Patterned Brick House in Alloway Township A Picturesque Railroad Station, Tenafly Buccleigh: A Georgian Mansion, New Brunswick The Ruins of Undercliff: ``Bloomer's Beach,'' Englewood The Ruins of Long Pond, Hewitt A Riverside Mill and Historic Village, Clinton A Lois Kahn Icon: The ``Trenton'' Bathhouse, Ewing DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA From Georgian Brick to Gothic Revival The Historic River Town of New Castle, Delaware Grey Towers A French-Style Chateau in Rural Pennsylvaina, Milford Pyramids, Gothic Arches, and Classical Temples West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Modernism Meets Symbolism Frank Lloyd Wright's Beth Sholom Synagogue, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Henry Chapman Mercer Leaves his ``Arts and Crafts'' Mark on a Small Town Doylestown, Pennsylvania A Walking Tour Through a Trasure Trove of Historic Houses Doylestown, Pennsylvania A Nineteenth-Century Railroad Viaduct Balancing Progress and Natural Beauty Starrucca Viaduct, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania And Keep in Mind An Architectural Drive Through Northeastern Pennsylvania From Milford to Cortez A Historic Village and William Penn's Estate Fallsington and Morrisville, Pennsylvania An Early Roebling Suspension Bridge Lackwaxen, Pennsylvania Glossary of Architectural Styles in the Region Choosing an Outing

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Book SynopsisNew Yorkers love a bargain as much as they love art. Artwalks in New York combines both as it maps out dozens of walking tours of free public art throughout the five boroughs. Completely updated, the new edition of this acclaimed guide brings us 33 tours of public artTrade ReviewArt enthusiasts who also love the big city will relish this third revised, updated edition. * The Bookwatch *Opinions are freely given about the quality of work one will see, and there is real concern shown for such creature comforts as finding relief for sore feet after a visit to the Met. Historical and other background details are provided throughout each walk, which even the most inveterate New Yorker will find compelling. * American Reference Books Annual *East side, west side, all around the town—this handy, pocket-sized guide is a great tool for the wanderer in search of those out-of-the-way treasures that New York is abundantly full of. Revised and updated, Artwalks is a must for the discerning curious. * Art Times *The third edition of Artwalks, substantially revised and updated with seven new walks, leads readers through various sections of the city, highlighting what the authors consider to be public art, whether seen outdoors or within the confines of museums and other buildings. With directions on how to get there by subway and car, plus excellent and easy-to-read maps, Artwalks has much to offer the art lover, including off-the-beaten-path suggestions like the Chinese Scholar's Garden at Snug Harbor on Staten Island ('not to be missed') and the Ukrainian Institute of America on East 79th Street. A helpful section, 'Choosing an Outing,' lists walks by subject, such as parks or flower gardens.... [R]ecommended. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsManhattan1 The Financial District to the South Street Seaport2 Battery Park City to Battery Park 3 The City Hall Area4 Exploring Soho and Tribeca5 From Cooper Square to Lower Fifth Avenue 6 Vibrant Chelsea7 Himalayan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Delights8 New York's 1930s Heritage 9 42nd Street10 Midtown Oases: East Side11 Midtown Oases: West Side12 Art in the Lincoln Center 13 Historic Houses, Gardens, and Collections around the City14 New York's Magnificent Museum Mile 15 Previewing Art for Sale16 International Art Centers 17 Central Park 18 Art on the Columbia Campus and Nearby St. John the Divine19 Exploring Harlem20 Hispanic Society of America, the Numismatic Society, and More21 The Cloisters The Bronx22 Botanical Delights, Indoors and Out: New York (Bronx) Botanical Garden Walk23 Woodlawn Cemetery 24 An Art/Nature Walk through an Elegant River Estate25 Flushing Meadows26 Discover Long Island City, Queens' "Left Bank"Brooklyn27 Churches of Brooklyn Heights28 Two Brooklyn Delights29 Green-Wood CemeteryStaten Island30 Snug Harbor31 Art Neighborhoods around the City32 Restaurant and Hotel Lobby Art 33 Underground ArtChoosing an Outing About the Authors

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