The Concise Townscape
By: Gordon Cullen
4.24
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
This book pioneered the concept of townscape. 'Townscape' is the art of giving visual coherence and…
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1. The Art of War
By: Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary
3.95
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chines… read more
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"Never venture, never win!"-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"Danger has a bracing effect."-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"The wise warrior avoids the battle."-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy"-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
2. An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris
By: Georges Perec , Marc Lowenthal
3.69
Format: 55 pages, Paperback
One overcast weekend in October 1974, Georges Perec set out in quest of the "infraordinary": the hu… read more
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- nonfiction
3. The Death and Life of Great American Cities
By: Jane Jacobs
4.30
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arroganc… read more
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- architecture
- urban planning
- nonfiction
- urbanism
- design
- cities
"We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves."-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
"Traffic congestion is caused by vehicles, not by people in themselves."-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
"Most sentimental ideas imply, at bottom, a deep if unacknowledged disrespect."-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
"When distance and convenience sets in; the small, the various and the personal wither away."-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
4. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
By: Milan Kundera , Michael Henry Heim
4.11
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a… read more
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"I want you to be weak. As weak as I am."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
"Physical love is unthinkable without violence."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
"Only the most naive of questions are truly serious."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
"The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man."-Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
5. A Room of One’s Own
By: Virginia Woolf
4.21
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on the 24th of October,… read more
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"Truth had run through my fingers. Every drop had escaped."-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
"Freedom and fullness of expression are of the essence of the art."-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
"Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman."-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
"Women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems."-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
6. The Image of the City
By: Kevin Lynch
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the … read more
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- architecture
- urban planning
- nonfiction
- urban
- urbanism
- design
- cities
- urban design
"El propio observador debe desempeñar un papel activo al percibir el mundo y tener una participación creadora en la elaboración de su imagen. Debe contar con el poder de cambiar esa imagen para adapta…"-Kevin Lynch, The Image of the City
7. Thinking Architecture
By: Peter Zumthor
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
In order to design a building with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes… read more
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- architecture
- nonfiction
- design
8. In Praise of Shadows
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more
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- architecture
- nonfiction
9. The Myth of Sisyphus
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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"A fate is not a punishment."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"there are truths but no truth"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"To will is to stir up paradoxes"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
10. Experiencing Architecture
By: Steen Eiler Rasmussen
2.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Profusely illustrated with fine instances of architectural experimentation through the centuries, E… read more
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- architecture
- nonfiction
- urbanism
- design
11. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3)
By: Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's … read more
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12. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
13. Species of Spaces and Other Pieces
By: Georges Perec , John Sturrock
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Georges Perec, author of the highly acclaimed Life: A User's Manual, was only forty-six when he die… read more
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- architecture
- nonfiction
14. Meditations
By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay
3.75
Format: 148 pages,
Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more
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- nonfiction
Similar categories in Jan Gehl's Cities for People book and Gordon Cullen's The Concise Townscape
- architecture
- urban planning
- nonfiction
- urban
- urbanism
- cities
- urban design
16. Invisible Cities
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
4.11
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities v… read more
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17. The Architecture of Happiness
By: Alain de Botton
3.57
Format: None pages,
One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our en… read more
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18. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
By: Christopher W. Alexander , None , None , None , None , None
4.14
Format: None pages, Hardcover
At the core of A Pattern Languageis the philosophy that in designing their environments people alwa… read more
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19. Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects
By: Peter Zumthor , None
4.34
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Was eine architektonische Atmosphare wirklich ausmacht, sagt Peter Zumthor, ist diese einmalige Dic… read more
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20. The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
By: Juhani Pallasmaa
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Since the book's first publication, interest in the role of the body and the senses has been emergi… read more
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21. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
By: Shirley Jackson , Jonathan Lethem
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. Not l… read more
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22. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning jou… read more
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"All great nations spend peacetime preparing for the day war breaks out."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"India and Pakistan can agree on one thing: neither wants the other one around."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"What is now the EU was set up so that France and Germany could hug each other so tightly in a loving embrace that neither would be able to get an arm free with which to punch the other."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"THE MIDDLE OF WHAT? EAST OF WHERE? THE REGION’S VERY name is based on a European view of the world, and it is a European view of the region that shaped it. The Europeans used ink to draw lines on map…"-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
23. The Story of a New Name (The Neapolitan Novels #2)
By: Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein
3.33
Format: 75 pages, Paperback
The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elen… read more
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24. Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space
By: Jan Gehl
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
". . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening..." --Jane Jacobs "This book will have a lasting infl… read more
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25. Gift
By: Tove Ditlevsen , Dy Plambeck
3.00
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
I sin tredje erindringsbog vender Tove Ditlevsen tilbage til sin ungdom og fortaeller om det kaerli… read more
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26. Tokyo Express
By: Seichō Matsumoto
3.68
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
In una cala rocciosa della baia di Hakata, i corpi di un uomo e di una donna vengono rinvenuti all’… read more
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27. Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
By: Tove Ditlevsen
4.10
Format: 99 pages, Paperback
The first volume in The Copenhagen Trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love,… read more
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"Childhood is long and narrow like a coffin, and you can’t get out of it on your own."-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
"Eine Hure ist eine Dame, die es für Geld macht, was mir viel mehr einleuchtet, als es umsonst zu machen."-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
"Jokin ahdistaa rintaani kun kiipeän portaita ylös. Ihmiselämän nurja puoli ammottaa entistä avoimempana minua vasten, ja sitä on entistä vaikeampi kattaa niillä kirjoittamattomilla, vapisevilla sanoi…"-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
"Aikuisten lapsuus roikkuu repaleisena ja puhkottuna heidän sisimmässään kuin käytetty ja koinsyömä matto jota kukaan ei ajattele eikä tarvitse. Heistä ei näe että heillä on ollut lapsuus, eikä heiltä…"-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
28. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017
By: Rashid Khalidi
4.50
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US … read more
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29. Youth
By: Tove Ditlevsen
4.22
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
The second volume in The Copenhagen Trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love… read more
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"Being young is itself temporary, fragile, and ephemeral. You have to get through it - it has no other meaning."-Tove Ditlevsen, Youth
30. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
By: Stephen Fry
4.26
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and come… read more
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"Green fingers are better than gold."-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
"Goodness me. You don’t ask for the moon, do you?"-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
"Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable."-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
"For the world seems never to offer anything worthwhile without also providing a dreadful opposite."-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
31. The Concise Townscape
By: Gordon Cullen
4.24
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
This book pioneered the concept of townscape. 'Townscape' is the art of giving visual coherence and… read more
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