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If you loved This Brutal World by Peter Chadwick, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Buildings and Architecture.

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A Secret of Birds & Bone — Kiran Millwood Hargrave

A Secret of Birds & Bone

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet — James Grayson Trulove

25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet

James Grayson Trulove

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Churches to Visit in Scotland — Brian Fraser

Churches to Visit in Scotland

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

A Biography of a Mountain The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore — Matthew Davis

A Biography of a Mountain The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Beach Houses Down Under — Stephen Crafti

Beach Houses Down Under

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Stickley Style Arts and Crafts Homes in the Craftsman Tradition — David M. Cathers

Stickley Style Arts and Crafts Homes in the Craftsman Tradition

David M. Cathers

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Joinery Make Japanese Joints in 8 Steps With Minimal Tools — Jin Izuhara

Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Joinery Make Japanese Joints in 8 Steps With Minimal Tools

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Built of Living Stones Art, Architecture, and Worship — United States Catholic Conference

Built of Living Stones Art, Architecture, and Worship

United States Catholic Conference

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

England’s Cathedrals In Watercolour — Peter Hume

England’s Cathedrals In Watercolour

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

The Architecture of Happiness — Alain De Botton

The Architecture of Happiness

Alain de Botton

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Liberty — Julian Voloj

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Strawberry Hill — Hill

Strawberry Hill

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Urban Pollution and Changes to Materials and Building Surfaces — Peter Brimblecombe

Urban Pollution and Changes to Materials and Building Surfaces

Peter Brimblecombe

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Rethinking Cultural Centers A Nordic Perspective on Multipurpose Cultural Organizations — Tomas Järvinen

Rethinking Cultural Centers A Nordic Perspective on Multipurpose Cultural Organizations

Tomas Järvinen

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House — John Michael Carroll

The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House

John Michael Carroll

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Routledge Handbook of High-Performance Workplaces — Christhina Candido

Routledge Handbook of High-Performance Workplaces

Christhina Candido

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Marshall and Worthing’s the Construction of Houses — Duncan Marshall

Marshall and Worthing’s the Construction of Houses

Duncan Marshall

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

New York Landmarks A Collection of Architectural and Historical Details — Charles J. Ziga

New York Landmarks A Collection of Architectural and Historical Details

Charles J. Ziga

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

365 Historic Houses and Castles — VisitBritain (Organization)

365 Historic Houses and Castles

VisitBritain (Organization)

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Recording Old Houses A Guide — R. W. McDowall

Recording Old Houses A Guide

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Historic Plantations of Alabama’s Black Belt — Jennifer Hale

Historic Plantations of Alabama’s Black Belt

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Eco An Essential Sourcebook for Environmentally Friendly Design and Decoration — Elizabeth Wilhide

Eco An Essential Sourcebook for Environmentally Friendly Design and Decoration

Elizabeth Wilhide

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

These Silent Mansions A life in graveyards — Jean Sprackland

These Silent Mansions A life in graveyards

Jean Sprackland

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

Timber Reduced Energy Efficient Homes — Ed Paschich

Timber Reduced Energy Efficient Homes

Themes: Buildings • Architecture

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