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1	A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction more books like this by Christopher Alexander "Brilliant....Here's how to design or redesign any space you're living or working in--from metropolis to room. Consider what you want to happen in the space, and then page through this book. Its radically conservative observations will spark, enhance, organize your best ideas, and a wondrous home, workplace, town will result"--San Francisco ... see all copies from £30.52! new only from £30.98! \| first editions
2	Timeless Way of Building more books like this by C Alexander The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present-day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, ... see all copies from £30.61! new only from £30.61! \| first editions
3	Notes on the Synthesis of Form more books like this by Christopher Alexander "These notes are about the process of design: the process of inventing things which display new physical order, organization, form, in response to function." This book, opening with these words, presents an entirely new theory of the process of design. In the first part of the book, Mr. Alexander discusses the process by which a form is adapted ... see all copies from £5.88! new only from £17.66!
4	The Cross: God's Way of Salvation more books like this by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Christopher Catherwood (Editor), Eric J Alexander (Foreword by) Time-tested sermons about the redemptive act of Christ's crucifixion. Lloyd-Jones' classic expository style will encourage clergy, exhort believers and challenge new Christians. see all copies from £7.81! new only from £12.21!
5	A New Theory of Urban Design more books like this by Christopher Alexander, Hajo Neis, Artemis Anninou In this radical new look at the theory and practice of urban design, Christopher Alexander asks why our modern cities so often lack a sense of natural growth, and suggests a set of rules and guidelines by which we can inject that 'organic' character back into our High Streets, buildings, and squares. At a time when so many of Britain's inner ... see all copies from £28.05! new only from £33.19!
6	The Process of Creating Life: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe more books like this by Christopher Alexander This volume describes the processes needed to generate living structure. The essence of these processes is that they generate building form, dynamically, step by step according to specific generative sequences. see all copies from £47.87! new only from £47.87!
7	The Oregon Experiment more books like this by Christopher Alexander see all copies from £23.30! new only from £32.71! \| first editions
8	Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé more books like this by Alexander Von Solodkoff, Christopher Forbes (Editor), Paul Schaffer Peter Carl Faberge, court jeweler to the czars, is a name synonymous with beauty, craftsmanship, and sumptuous excess. This exciting book features some of the best photographs ever made of Faberge objects. Over 350 illustrations, 80 in full color. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £66.68! \| first editions
9	End run by Christopher Stasheff, William R. Forstchen, Paul Alexander A new game-based sci-fi adventure by the authors of Freedom Flight. For generations the Terrans have battled the alien Kilrathi to a standstill. But now the slightly superior human technology is slowly giving way before the vast resources the catlike beings can bring to bear. The only hope is a suicidal end run. see all copies from £5.65! first editions
10	The Production of Houses more books like this by Christopher Alexander, Donald Corner, Howard Davis As an innovative thinker about building and planning, Christopher Alexander has attracted a devoted following. His seminal books--The Timeless Way of Building, A Pattern Language, the Oregon Experiment, and The Linz Cafe--defined a radical and fundamently new process of environmental design. Alexander now gives us the latest book in his series--a ... see all copies from £13.29! new only from £51.62! \| first editions
11	Gay and Lesbian Mental Health more books like this by Christopher J Alexander, PhD (Editor) As a sourcebook on many mental health issues, Gay and Lesbian Mental Health covers eleven principle issues that gays and lesbians may face during their lifetimes, and it suggests ways for readers to begin improving the lives of gays and lesbians in many different areas, including parenting, eating disorders, coming out, aging, gay men's self-image ... see all copies from £2.46! new only from £2.46!
12 view cover	The Phenomenon of Life: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe more books like this by Christopher Alexander The pioneering scientist and author of "A Pattern Language" delivers his long-awaited four-volume magnum opus on the nature of life in the environment and how we must relate architecture to the life in the world. see all copies from £51.05! new only from £57.19!
13 view cover	Introduction to Multivariate Analysis more books like this by Christopher Chatfield see all copies from £2.90! new only from £39.05! \| first editions
14 view cover	Thou Harp of My Music more books like this by Alexander D Carmichael, Christopher J Moore (Introduction by) A pocket-sized selection from the Carmina Gadelica, a collection of lyric poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry, gathered from the highlands and islands of Scotland. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
15 view cover	Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men more books like this by Christopher J Alexander, PhD While it may be naïve to think that gay and straight men are separated merely by genes, strong maternal bonds, or early formative same-sex experiences, New Mexico-based therapist Christopher Alexander believes that all of these elements can become factors. In this psychotherapy workbook, Alexander explores these and other factors as they relate to ... see all copies from £6.36! new only from £15.82!
16 view cover	Multiple-Time-Scale Dynamical Systems more books like this by Christopher K R T Jones (Editor), Alexander I Khibnik (Editor) Systems with sub-processes evolving on many different time scales are ubiquitous in applications: chemical reactions, electro-optical, and neuro-biological systems, to name just a few. This volume contains papers that expose the state-of-the-art in mathematical techniques for analyzing such systems. Recently developed geometric ideas are ... see all copies from £66.02! new only from £66.02!
17 view cover	Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice more books like this by Christopher J Alexander, PhD (Editor) Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice is written for private practitioners solely by private practice clinicians who specialize in the treatment of gay men or lesbians. Focusing on numerous clinical issues that gays and lesbians often deal with, Working with Gay Men and Lesbians in Private Psychotherapy Practice also ... see all copies from £7.22! new only from £9.46!
18	Summer of Deliverance more books like this by Christopher Dickey, Alexander Adams (Read by) see all copies from £7.42! new only from £10.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Selected poems : notes more books like this by Christopher MacLachlan, Alexander Pope see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.17!
20 view cover	A Vision of a Living World: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe more books like this by Christopher Alexander In Book 3 of this four-volume work, Alexander presents hundreds of his own buildings and those of other contemporaries who have used methods consistent with the theory of living process. Nearly seven hundred pages of projects, built and planned in many countries over a thirty-year period, illustrate the impact of living process on the world. The ... see all copies from £55.99! new only from £57.19!
21 view cover	The Hands-On Guide to Clinical Pharmacology more books like this by Christopher Tofield, Alexander Milson, Sukhdev Chatu This new edition is an updated practical book for junior doctors and medical students making the transition from medical school to life on the wards. This book presents information on 127 drugs, which junior doctors and students are most likely to encounter on hospital wards or during their course of study. The hands-on guide to clinical ... see all copies from £16.31! new only from £16.31!
22 view cover	The Luminous Ground more books like this by Christopher Alexander The foundations of modern scientific thought, four centuries old, are firmly rooted in a conception that the universe is a machinelike entity, a play of baubles, -machines, trinkets. Quantum mechanics and biology have begun to change this way of thinking, but even to this day, our real daily experience of ourselves as we actually are, has no clear ... see all copies from £56.49! new only from £57.19!
23 view cover	After Thoughts Cafe more books like this by Christopher Alexander Hall Growing up in the inner city, Chris seen and heard a lot, only in his early twenties, he's what most might call an old soul. By his teenage years, he had a maturity and sincerity in his writings that were both thought provoking and heart warming. Early joy and pain have helped him to write about love, life and everything in between. Follow him in ... see all copies from £10.37! new only from £11.27!
24 view cover	Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery more books like this by Alexander R Vaccaro (Editor), Christopher M Bono (Editor) Minimally invasive procedures are increasingly utilized and are replacing open surgery to reduce scarring and pain, enhance patient recovery, and minimize cost. The only current source on the topic, this guide provides step-by-step guidance, expert instruction, and detailed illustration of the most recent minimally invasive orthopedic spine ... see all copies from £173.03! new only from £173.03!
25 view cover	The Works of Christopher Marlowe with Some Account of the Author and Notes by the Reverend Alexander Dyce by Professor Christopher Marlowe, Alexander Dyce (Editor) see all copies from £15.63! new only from £23.44!

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