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For the insatiably curious and ardent Europhile Stefan Zweig, travel was both a necessary cultural education and a personal balm for the depression he experienced when rooted in one place for too long. He spent much of his life weaving between the countries of Europe, visiting authors and friends, exploring the continent in the heyday of international rail(...)
Journeys
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For the insatiably curious and ardent Europhile Stefan Zweig, travel was both a necessary cultural education and a personal balm for the depression he experienced when rooted in one place for too long. He spent much of his life weaving between the countries of Europe, visiting authors and friends, exploring the continent in the heyday of international rail travel. Comprising a lifetime’s observations on Zweig’s travels in Europe, this collection can be dipped into or savoured at length, and paints a rich and sensitive picture of Europe before the Second World War.
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Amanda Vickery unlocks the homes of Georgian England to examine the lives of the people who lived there. Vickery makes ingenious use of upholsterer’s ledgers, burglary trials, and other unusual sources to reveal the roles of house and home in economic survival, social success, and political representation during the long eighteenth century. Through the spread of(...)
Behind closed doors: at home in Georgian England
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Amanda Vickery unlocks the homes of Georgian England to examine the lives of the people who lived there. Vickery makes ingenious use of upholsterer’s ledgers, burglary trials, and other unusual sources to reveal the roles of house and home in economic survival, social success, and political representation during the long eighteenth century. Through the spread of formal visiting, the proliferation of affordable ornamental furnishings, the commercial celebration of feminine artistry at home, and the currency of the language of taste, even modest homes turned into arenas of social campaign and exhibition.
History until 1900, Great Britain
Behind closed doors
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Amanda Vickery unlocks the homes of Georgian England to examine the lives of the people who lived there. Vickery makes ingenious use of upholsterer’s ledgers, burglary trials, and other unusual sources to reveal the roles of house and home in economic survival, social success, and political representation during the long eighteenth century. Through the spread of formal(...)
Behind closed doors
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Amanda Vickery unlocks the homes of Georgian England to examine the lives of the people who lived there. Vickery makes ingenious use of upholsterer’s ledgers, burglary trials, and other unusual sources to reveal the roles of house and home in economic survival, social success, and political representation during the long eighteenth century. Through the spread of formal visiting, the proliferation of affordable ornamental furnishings, the commercial celebration of feminine artistry at home, and the currency of the language of taste, even modest homes turned into arenas of social campaign and exhibition.
History until 1900, Great Britain
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In this engaging nonfiction picture book, five young friends -- Nick, Yulee, Pedro, Sally and Martin -- spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one. A map opens the(...)
Look where we live! A first book of community building
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In this engaging nonfiction picture book, five young friends -- Nick, Yulee, Pedro, Sally and Martin -- spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one. A map opens the story, with each of the places the children will be visiting labeled, including the gas station, retirement home, school, police station, soccer field, community garden and, of course, the library!
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The exhibition illustrates the variety of leisure spas and thermal baths realized by the architectural practice 4a Architekten from Stuttgart, Germany. Accessible for visitors from viewpoints resembling starting blocks, the room installation is made up of models and platforms suspended over a water pool. Enhancing the experience of visiting an actual swimming pool,(...)
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March 2007, Berlin
4a Architekten : wasserwelten
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The exhibition illustrates the variety of leisure spas and thermal baths realized by the architectural practice 4a Architekten from Stuttgart, Germany. Accessible for visitors from viewpoints resembling starting blocks, the room installation is made up of models and platforms suspended over a water pool. Enhancing the experience of visiting an actual swimming pool, in-depth information to each project is provided in a row of lockers. Via projections on the walls and on the water surface, visitors also become emotionally involved in the bathing activities and the architectural diversity of 4a Architekten.
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March 2007, Berlin
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing(...)
Wallpaper* city guide : Tokyo
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing up-to-the-minute information. They are published on the occasion of the magazine’s 10th anniversary and highlight its mission to present the best in new design and sophisticated travel.
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing(...)
Wallpaper* city guide : Sydney
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing up-to-the-minute information. They are published on the occasion of the magazine’s 10th anniversary and highlight its mission to present the best in new design and sophisticated travel.
City Guides
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing(...)
Wallpaper* city guide : Stockholm
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing up-to-the-minute information. They are published on the occasion of the magazine’s 10th anniversary and highlight its mission to present the best in new design and sophisticated travel.
City Guides
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing(...)
Wallpaper* city guide : Singapore
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing up-to-the-minute information. They are published on the occasion of the magazine’s 10th anniversary and highlight its mission to present the best in new design and sophisticated travel.
City Guides
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing(...)
Wallpaper* city guide : Shanghai
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"Wallpaper* city guides" present an edited list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller, whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or vacation. "Wallpaper* city guides" are compiled by the magazine’s travel experts, both by in-house editors, and correspondents who actually live in the highlighted cities, providing up-to-the-minute information. They are published on the occasion of the magazine’s 10th anniversary and highlight its mission to present the best in new design and sophisticated travel.
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