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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
Palm Springs: Design for the Desert
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 4 items are available
for $103, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCAL76) |
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Insiders' Guide to Palm Springs
• Carolyn Patten
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 222 PAGES
A thorough and up-to-date guide to Palm Springs, with all the essential information on where to stay and what to see and do.
(CAL227, $17.95) |
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Palm Springs Weekend, The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis
• Alan Hess
• Andrew Danish
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 180 PAGES
A nicely illustrated survey of mid-century modern in Palm Springs, including famous houses by Richard Neutra, R.M. Schindler and other icons. With text by architectural critic Alan Hess and 260 color photographs by collector Andrew Danish. Archival photographs, illustrations, elevations and floor plans round out the survey.
(CAL129, $40.00) |
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Palm Springs Modern, Houses in the California Desert
• Adele Cygelman
• David Glomb
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 191 PAGES
A photographic tour of the architectural treasures (and oddities) of Palm Springs. Cygelman, a former editor at Architectural Digest, documents 19 homes built from the 1930s to the 70s, including modernist masterpieces and celebrity palaces. The accompanying color photographs by David Glomb are exceptional. Richard Neutra's Samuel and Luella Maslon House in Rancho Mirage, featured in the book, was torn down by its new owners in 2002.
(CAL128, $50.00) |
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Palm Springs/Desert Springs Map
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
A road map of Palm Springs and surrounding communities at a scale of 1:32,000. Two Sides. 39x27 inches.
(CAL133, $5.99) |
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Also Recommended
Adventuring in the California Desert
• Lynne Foster
• GUIDEBOOK
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With terrific coverage of the nature, culture, history and hikes of Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Mojave National Preserve, Anza-Borrego and other desert destinations.
(CAL73, $18.95)
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Palm Springs: The Landscape, the History, the Lore
• Mary Jo Churchwell
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A portrait of the desert community of Palm Springs over the last 150 years.
(CAL132, $25.00)
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In Search of a Living Architecture
• Albert Frey
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Renowned modernist architect Albert Frey discusses his design philosophies.
(GEN278, $55.00)
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The Architecture of John Lautner
• Alan Hess
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated overview of the life and work of John Lautner, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright and leading mid-20th century architect.
(GEN280, $29.95)
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Natural State, A Literary Anthology of California Nature Writing
• Steven Gilbar
• ANTHOLOGY
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Divided by ecological region, this book is a literary tour of California's unrivaled natural diversity, featuring essays and excerpts by such great writers as Barry Lopez, Gretel Ehrlich and John McPhee. Gary Snyder provided the afterword.
(CAL101, $26.95)
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The Literature of California, Vol. 1
• Jack Hicks
• Al Young
• James D. Houston
• Maxine Hong Kingston
• ANTHOLOGY
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A best-of anthology of California writing, pre-1945.
(CAL102, $29.95)
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An Island Called California, An Ecological Introduction to Its Natural Communities
• Elna S. Bakker
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An introduction to the ecology and wildlife of the Golden State, this volume is filled with photographs illustrating a variety plants, animals and geological features found throughout the deserts, forests and coastline of California.
(CAL11, $25.95)
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Assembling California
• John McPhee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Another fine book on geology and natural history from John McPhee, this time in the company of Eldridge Moores, on travels throughout California.
(USW187, $16.00)
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Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water
• Marc Reisner
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A definitive history of water development in the American desert -- and a now-classic chronicle of wrong-headed policies and misadventures controlling the great rivers of the West.
(USW246, $18.00)
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Desert Solitaire
• Edward Abbey
• NATURAL HISTORY
• FAVORITE
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One of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, his message is universal.
(DES02, $7.99)
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Palm Springs Oasis
• Greg Lawson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A small collection of photographs.
(CAL130, $19.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, easy-to-use guide to 1,000 of California's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna.
(CAL07, $19.95)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• Jon Dunn
• FIELD GUIDE
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From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding.
(FG09, $27.95)
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