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1.		The Complete Guide to Climbing (By Bike) from Brigham Distributing Price: $11.25 Customer Review: Just a short note about this fine little book. I have climbed a dozen of the described climbs so far, spread from California to North Carolina (another dozen to come this year). It is simple and accurate and a great resource. I don't think it pretends to be more, and as a result I disagree with some... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		The Complete Guide to Climbing (by Bike) in the Southeast from Brigham Distributing Price: $11.66 Customer Review: Want mountains to climb? They're here. Descriptions are brief, though, so don't expect a lot more than the basic facts. You'll need to create your own cue sheet in some cases, but if you want a great list of great rides, this is it.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		The Classical Language of Architecture from The MIT Press Price: $10.44 Customer Review: This is the best way to learn about the classical sensibility in architecture -- as well as art and sculpture. Based on Summerson's radio lectures, this book has itself reached the status of being a classic! I assigned it for years, and students never failed to appreciate its brevity, insight and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		Heavenly Mansions: and Other Essays on Architecture (Norton Books for Architects & Designers) from W.W. Norton & Co. Price: $10.25 Customer Review: Certain architectural writers are a pleasure to read. John Summerson is one of them, approaching "la creme de la creme." Few can match him in terms of erudition, clarity of expressed thought, and sheer elegance of language. I think all students - after their first basic history courses - ought to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		Georgian London from Paul Mellon Centre BA Price: $13.27	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.	[no image]	Unromantic Castle and Other Essays from Thames & Hudson Price: $72.76	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		Architecture in Britain: 1530-1830 (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) from Yale University Press Price: $29.88	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.	[no image]	A new description of Sir John Soane's Museum from The Trustees	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.	[no image]	John Soane (Architectural Monographs No. 8) from Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press Price: $87.91 Customer Review: This book, with ISBN: 0856708305 (HC), ISBN: 0312444613 (SC), and ISBN: 0856708054 (SC), presents projects of John Soane - a 19th century architect from London, who was the first to "bend" classical rules of architecture in ways considered eccentric in his day. It is profusely illustrated with... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.	[no image]	Georgian London: A New Illustrated and Revised Edition from Barrie and Jenkins	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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