House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live - Brossura

Gallagher, Winifred

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ISBN 10: 0060538805 ISBN 13: 9780060538804

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2007

Riassunto

Bringing together elements of behavioral science, cultural history, and interviews with designers and architects, a journalist and cultural critic provides a psychological tour of the American home--past, present, and future--that explores how our homes express how we feel about our families, jobs, bodies, status, and selves. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“An engaging book...enlightening and helpful.” (Los Angeles Times)

Gallagher is...a cultural collector, serving up tasty morsels of research and history...about our homes. (New York Times)

Gallagher writes fresh and nuanced interpretations of the subtler aspects of life. (Book List, starred review)

[Gallagher] conducts a tour like no other of the American house, excavating its fascinating history and covert psychological influences. (Book List, starred review)

“An intriguing examination of an elusive topic, with a depth and range that go beyond predictable terrain.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“This rich and intelligent book...leads us on an intimate and revealing pilgrimage into America’s restless soul.” (Boston Globe)

“The book’s strength lies in the author’s intuitions...a small book with many valuable insights.” (Architectural Record)

“Enlightening.” (New York Times)

L'autore:

Winifred Gallagher is the author of House Thinking, Just the Way You Are (a New York Times Notable Book), Working on God, and Spiritual Genius. She has written for numerous publications, including Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times. She lives in Manhattan and Dubois, Wyoming.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060538805
• ISBN 13: 9780060538804
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 329