Everyone who touches you transforms you, if only a little. But if you enter their minds and think what they have thought, even do what they have done...how complete will that transformation be? If Peniff had been born an ordinary man, his family would be safe-safe as anyone can be in a land torn apart by war. It is his singular gift, however, that causes his wife and children to be imprisoned and held hostage and him to be used as a tool. Caught up in a struggle between opposing warlords and refusing to play the game, ...
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Everyone who touches you transforms you, if only a little. But if you enter their minds and think what they have thought, even do what they have done...how complete will that transformation be? If Peniff had been born an ordinary man, his family would be safe-safe as anyone can be in a land torn apart by war. It is his singular gift, however, that causes his wife and children to be imprisoned and held hostage and him to be used as a tool. Caught up in a struggle between opposing warlords and refusing to play the game, Peniff elects to take the moral high road. This is the story of a man, in all other ways ordinary, rising above his fears to do what he must. Can he free his family before his betrayal comes to light? Moreover, what will he become before his journey is over? T hought Gazer , the second volume of The Ydron Saga, is the first book of the prequel trilogy to Awakening . "Bolton breathes originality into the genre with his singular focus on telepathy."-Stephan J Meyers, author/illustrator "A clever and highly entertaining SF fantasy read, Thought Gazer takes The Ydron Saga to another level and is recommended without reservation!"-BookViral "Thoroughly imaginative, with an eloquent writing style and characters that live and breathe on the page. Thought Gazer will definitely make you think!"-Paul Kane, bestselling and award-winning author of Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, and Arcana .
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Add this copy of A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction to cart. $39.44, good condition, Sold by Fireside Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stroud, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by OUP USA.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 2x6x8; Boards a little marked. Light rubbing to extremities. Sellotape repair to top edge of D/J. Fading to D/J spine. Marks to end papers.
Add this copy of A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction to cart. $40.64, fair condition, Sold by Napa Bookmine rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Napa, CA, UNITED STATES, published by Oxford University Press.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Slightly dampstained. Owner's name on front endpage covered by white-out. (architecture, city planning, aesthetics)
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New. '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 Chronicle. This classic handbook presents a language which ordinary people can use to express themselves in their own communities or homes, and to better communicate with each other.
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This is the premier source for understanding design,construction and decor. My friend built a house based on the principles. I bought it to decorate an office.
Book in excellent condition, shipped and arrived exactly as promised.
What else would you expect from alibris.
Janos K
Feb 13, 2013
Important
The great volume of Christopher Alexander is a basic approach in architectural design theory. As it was and is still separate from the main streamlines of architectural theory it will retain its validity for a long period.
Silke P
Apr 8, 2012
makes one a bit wonder but it is very fitting...
lots and lots of helpful hints when renovating own home or building own house!!!
ItsAmy
May 10, 2007
Fabulous Resource
I am a student of Landscape Architecture and find this text very helpful. It has compiled tons of research and knowledge about patterns found in cities, back yards, children's playgournds, farm houses . . . you name it it's probably in there. Each section is concise and easily understood with a descriptive diagram. It is very useful and just plain interesting.
Stoney
Apr 25, 2007
Timeless architecture
This book is an architect's "bible" ... with complete attention to the natural order as it supports humankind's building and organization efforts, big and small, from beautiful town layouts that provide sane, smooth, and supportive living ... to the details of pathway patterns within a home for people and the sun. The range of topics is wonderful ... a fascinating learning tool.
