A cultural history of the Mabel Dodge House -- and the community of avant-guard painters, writers and intellectuals who have visited over the years. Designated a national historic landmark in 1991, the house is today a center for alternative education. Since its origins in 1918, the house has provided shelter to some of America's most influential writers, photographers, painters, and choreographers. Rudnick has also writen a biography of Mabel Dodge.  (SWU30, $24.95)