The Complete Works of Thomas à Kempis is an inspiring illustrated collection of the devotional and spiritual writings of Thomas à Kempis, one of the most influential Christian authors of the late Middle Ages. This volume gathers The Imitation of Christ, The Life of St. Lidwina, The Little Garden of Roses, Prayers and Meditations on the Life of Christ, and other timeless works that have guided generations of readers in the pursuit of humility, contemplation, and spiritual devotion. At the h...

The object of the following unpretentious little volume is to give a simple and readable account in English of the life and writings of a remarkable Flemish Mystic of the fourteenth century, a contemporary of our own Walter Hilton. Though his memory and honour have never faded in his own native Belgium, and though France and Germany have vied with each other in spreading his teaching and singing his praises, the very name of Blessed John Ruysbroeck is practically unknown this side of the w...

Meditations on the Incarnation of Christ is a devout contemplative work centered on the mystery of God made flesh, inviting the reader to behold Christ's humility from the Annunciation to the Nativity and beyond. Written in the affective, prayerful style characteristic of late medieval devotion, it favors interior recollection over speculative theology. Its meditative prose belongs to the spiritual culture of the Devotio Moderna, where Scripture, liturgy, and personal contrition converge i...

Vincent Scully has shaped not only how we view the evolution of architecture in the twentieth century but also the course of that evolution itself. Combining the modes of historian and critic in unique and compelling ways--with an audience that reaches from students and scholars to professional architects and ardent amateurs--Scully has profoundly influenced the way architecture is thought about and made.This extensively illustrated and elegantly designed volume distills Scully's i...

A classic book authored by the foremost architectural historian in America, this fully illustrated history of American architecture and city planning is based on Vincent Scully's conviction that architecture and city planning are inseparably linked and must therefore be treated together. He defines architecture as a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time. This definitive survey extends beyond the cities themselves to the American scene as a whole, ...

When The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods first appeared in 1962, it was hailed by the critics for it erudition, historical imagination and boldness. Subsequently, this comprehensive study of Greek temples and site-planning has been widely accepted as a landmark of architectural history, for it offers an inspired and arresting insight into nature and function of Greek sacred architecture. Vincent Scully, one of America's most brilliant and articulate scholars, unde...

Find clarity, build confidence and plan the retirement that’s right for youFor most Australians, retirement raises two big questions: what will I do with my time, and will my money last? In 12 Months to Retire Right, Glen James and Vince Scully guide you through the 12 key areas you need to consider (from mindset and purpose to investing and superannuation) so that when retirement comes, you are ready.Drawing on their expertise in financial advice and experience hosting the...

From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads.One hundred and thirty years ago Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion photography, anticipating and making possible motion pictures. He was the first to capture time and play it back for an audience, giving birth to visual media and scre...

Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.'Incandescent.' André Aciman'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' Victoria Hislop'Nobody knows the Greek islands like Durrell.' New York TimesWhite-washed houses drenched in pink bougainville...

A powerhouse of architectural biography by Pulitzer Prize winning critic Ada Louise Huxtable of America's greatest architectRenowned architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable's biography Frank Lloyd Wright looks at the architect and the man, from his tumultuous personal life to his long career as a master builder. Along the way she introduces Wright's masterpieces, from the tranquil Fallingwater to Taliesin, rebuilt after tragedy and murder-not only explorin...

Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since the Enlightenment, it has also come to represent our political ideals, the lavish temple to the goddess Athena serving as the model for our most hallowed civic architecture. But how much do the values of those who built the Parthenon truly correspond with our own? And apart from the significance with which we have invested it, what exa...

Fallingwater Rising is a biography not of a person but of the most famous house of the twentieth century. Scholars and the public have long extolled the house that Frank Lloyd Wright perched over a Pennsylvania waterfall in 1937, but the full story has never been told.When he got the commission to design the house, Wright was nearing seventy, his youth and his early fame long gone. It was the Depression, and Wright had no work in sight. Into his orbit stepped Edgar J. Kauf...