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Certes, de tout temps, les gens ont voyagé pour des motifs de conquêtes, de croisades, de pèlerinages ou autres. Toutefois, le concept de tourisme tel que nous le connaissons aujourd'hui fait référence au déplacement d'agrément, au dépaysement choisi, à l'évasion. Le tourisme d'évasion marque ses débuts vers 1750. C'est l'époque o, à partir de 21 ans, les jeunes aristocrates anglais entreprennent le Grand Tour. Ce tourisme est cependant...
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"Our world is losing its humanity. Too many companies care more about their shareholders than their employees or customers. Too many politicians care more about elections than the people who vote for them. And too many cities feel soulless and depressing, designed for business, not for us. So where do we find hope? From one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings. Though most of...
6) Unity Temple
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There are great buildings and there are great restorations. Sometimes, both come together. UNITY TEMPLE: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S MODERN MASTERPIECE, is an homage to America’s most renowned architect. The 55-minute film by Lauren Levine follows the challenging {dollar}25 million restoration and revival of Wright’s first public commission and the painstaking efforts to bring the 100-year-old building back to its original beauty.
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"This beautifully illustrated book covers the grammar and vocabulary of British buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from Norman castles to Norman Foster. Its aim is to enable the reader to recognize, understand and date any British building. As Matthew Rice says, 'Once you can speak any language, conversation can begin, but without it communications can only be brief and brutish. The same is the case with architecture: an inability to describe...
11) Home Diagnosis
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Home performance experts Grace and Corbett Lunsford utilize cutting edge diagnostic testing and methods to help solve mysterious issues in homes of all ages across America. Explore the science of homes with us. You will be glad you did.
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Libraries are so much more than collections of books. They are archives of knowledge, spaces of study, sources of inspiration and connection. Among the world's most universal and democratic places, they are also outstanding icons of architecture that represent the societies that built them.Temples of Books celebrates the world's oldest and grandest shrines to the written word, as well as new and tiny ones: from baroque palaces to micro-libraries made...
13) Impossible Light
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On March 5th, 2013, San Francisco’s skyline was transformed by an amazing sight: 25,000 LED lights that, for perhaps the first time save the 1989 earthquake, caused people to consider the Bay Bridge instead of her iconic sister. How did this happen? Who was behind the eight million-dollar installation? How in the world did they pull it off? The story behind the making of THE BAY LIGHTS—a project whose very “impossibility made it possible”—answers...
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The early history of Earth covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries, and even millennia become virtually meaningless. Instead, paleontologists and scientists who study geochronology divide time into periods and eras.
What humans commonly refer to as the "Ice Age" is actually a series of fluctuating climate events that have occurred throughout the planet's history. These ongoing historical phenomena are difficult to conceptualize because...
15) The Renaissance
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Are you looking for a definitive guide to the history of Europe's Rebirth?
Look no further than The Renaissance: A Comprehensive History of Europe's Rebirth
This comprehensive book is the definitive resource for anyone looking for an in-depth look at the history of the Renaissance period. It provides a comprehensive overview of the cultural, political, economic, and religious aspects of the period.
The book covers the Renaissance period from its...
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By the time the Pleistocene Epoch ended around 12,000 years ago, Homo sapiens had become one of the most significant species on the planet. It was also near the end of that period of time that modern humans began to gradually populate what would become Europe, Asia, and the Americas, eventually becoming the inheritors of the Paleolithic era and the only human species to make it into the Neolithic era. The process was long and difficult, and the survival...
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"A dreamer's tree house. A mechanic's cottage. A submerged city. Over thirty imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridgetower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the postal worker tame his delivery dragons? In each house, readers discover the contents of rooms and closets, what's at the top of the stairs and where shadowy hallways lead....
19) Clare's Tomato
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The book is about a young girl, Clare who is full of questions, about the food she eats. In the book, the listener will follow her adventures as she sets out to learn about how vegetables grow.
She plants and tends to the growth of a tomato plant and is thrilled when the first tomato appears, but she is concerned about what will happen when it ripens.
Clare's Tomato is an entertaining children's story. It's also a chance for them to learn where...
20) Marcus Aurelius
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Do you want to learn about Marcus Aurelius?
Mаrсuѕ wаѕ a ѕtаtеѕmаn, реrhарѕ, but оnе оf nо grеаt calibre nor wаѕ hе rеаllу a ѕаgе. In gеnеrаl, hе іѕ a historically оvеrrаtеd fіgurе, рrеѕіdіng іn a bеwіldеrеd wау оvеr аn еmріrе bеnеаth thе gіlt оf whісh thеrе already lау mаnу a dесауіng раtсh. But his реrѕоnаl nоbіlіtу аnd dеdісаtіоn ѕurvіvе the mоѕt...
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