Best Addresses

Best Addresses

A century ago, the popularity of early Washington landmarks like Stoneleigh Court and the controversial Cairo (which, at a soaring twelve stories, shocked District officials into enacting the city's height limit) made it clear that apartment living was here to stay. By the 1920s, Beaux Art and Art Deco palaces offered residents all the luxuries of a first-class hotel: barbershops, ballrooms, rooftop terraces, and indoor pools. Soon other innovations in apartment living—the garden complex, the cooperative, and the mixed-use building—put Washington at the forefront of urban planning. Today the resurgence of the historic heart of the nation's capital has created an apartment boom rivaled only by that of the 1920s.Through residents' personal recollections, original floor plans, and more than 690 photographs, Best Addresses offers an intimate tour behind the facades of 162 remarkable buildings. Some have already been destroyed or disfigured beyond repair, making their preservation here especially valuable, while others continue to set the standard for elegant living in the nation's capital.

  • ASIN: 0874744768
  • ISBN: 0874744768
  • Manufacturer: Smithsonian Books

Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capital

Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capital

This sweeping study takes readers on a fascinating tour of Washington, D.C.’s monuments, statues, headstones, and memorials. James M. Goode canvasses more than 500 sculptural pieces, often overlooked by residents and visitors, and presents critical discussions and detailed histories of each work. The result is a graphic history of the cultural, political, and military contributions of America’s greatest leaders. Washington Sculpture revises and updates Goode’s classic 1974 book The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., expanding its survey to include pieces found in nearby Maryland and Virginia, unusual cemetery sculpture, and monuments recently erected on the National Mall―the National WWII Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Chapters explore the city's fourteen neighborhoods as well as the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Both a guide for visitors and a reference for serious historians, Washington Sculpture offers the most comprehensive examination of urban sculpture in the nation's capital.

  • ASIN: 0801888107
  • ISBN: 0801888107
  • Brand: Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

The Personal Internet Address & Password Log Book

The Personal Internet Address & Password Log Book

Are you tired of losing track of those login/usernames and passwords you create every time you visit a new website? Now you can keep important website addresses, usernames, and passwords in one convenient place!Lots of space: 144 pages, including tabbed alphabetical pagesPlenty of room for all those Web site addresses, usernames, passwords, and additional notesA spiral binding that allows pages to lie flat for ease of useHandy elastic band closurePages in the back on which to record additional useful information, such as your home network configuration, software license numbers, and other notesRemovable label and discreet cover design4-1/4'' wide x 5-3/4'' high

  • ASIN: 1441303251
  • ISBN: 1441303251
  • Brand: Peter Pauper Press
  • Manufacturer: Peter Pauper Press

The Address: A Novel

The Address: A Novel

From the author of The Dollhouse and The Masterpiece comes the compelling national bestselling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The Dakota—New York City’s most famous residence.When a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibility—no mean feat for a servant in 1884. The opportunity to move to America. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. And the opportunity to see more of Theo, who understands Sara like no one else...and is living in the Dakota with his wife and three young children.One hundred years later, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities: Fresh out of rehab, the former interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. Bailey's grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden, yet Bailey won't see a dime of the Camden family's substantial estate; instead, her “cousin” Melinda—Camden's biological great-granddaughter—will inherit almost everything. So when Melinda offers to let Bailey oversee the renovation of her lavish Dakota apartment, Bailey jumps at the chance, despite her dislike of Melinda's vision. The renovation will take away all the character of the apartment Theodore Camden himself lived in...and died in, after suffering multiple stab wounds by a former Dakota employee who had previously spent seven months in an insane asylum—a madwoman named Sara Smythe.A century apart, Sara and Bailey are both tempted by and struggle against the golden excess of their respective ages--for Sara, the opulence of a world ruled by the Astors and Vanderbilts; for Bailey, the nightlife's free-flowing drinks and cocaine—and take refuge in the Upper West Side's gilded fortress. But a building with a history as rich, and often as tragic, as the Dakota's can't hold its secrets fo... [Read More]

  • ASIN: B01MU2K87X
  • Brand: Unknown
  • Manufacturer: Dutton

Onward!: 25 Years of Advice, Exhortation, and Inspiration from America's Best Commencement Speeches

Onward!: 25 Years of Advice, Exhortation, and Inspiration from America's Best Commencement Speeches

  • ASIN: 0684864525
  • ISBN: 0684864525
  • Brand: Brand: Scribner
  • Manufacturer: Scribner

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress StudiesA pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.

  • ASIN: 0143127748
  • ISBN: 0143127748
  • Brand: van der Kolk Bessel A
  • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

You Are Your Child's Best Psychologist: 7 Keys to Excellence in Parenting

You Are Your Child's Best Psychologist: 7 Keys to Excellence in Parenting

“You hold in your hand a very remarkable thing, something for which parents have always yearned: a how-to manual for raising children that are happy, independent and productive!” - Ted L Meyer, MD, FAAP, prominent pediatrician in Sarasota, Florida “You are Your Child’s Best Psychologist is a must read for anyone who is raising or works with children!” - John M. Tauer, Ph.D., youth sports expert, 2-time college basketball division III national champion & national coach of the year “Dr. van Ingen has done it again!” - Jameson C Lontz, Ph.D., renown neuropsychologist in the Northwest Take a deep breath and relax. There is no such thing as a perfect parent. But, every parent can sharpen their skills. Dr. Daniel van Ingen unlocks the secrets to successful parenting one researched-backed strategy at a time. Starting with Chapter 1, you’ll be able to implement these strategies in your home, today. Always practical, this parenting guide contains the easy-to-implement Words of Wisdom, Steps for Taking Action, and Reflection Exercises. In these pages, you will find specific and concrete tips for tackling virtually every important parenting problem. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO * Conceptualize and Implement 7 keys that will make a profound difference in your parenting. * Execute the 6 steps to helping your child become unafraid of embarrassment, which has quickly become an epidemic. * Reinforce boldness with the four-levels of communication, growth mindsets, and optimism. * Apply the five steps to raising your child’s internal locus of control with change talk and goal setting while implementing the cutting-edge family dinner discussions for raising optimal visionaries. * Equip your children as they tackle the stressors of this new generation like cyber-bullying and extreme social media with cognitive flexibility and the latest on happiness research. Daniel J. van Ingen (Psy.D., University of St. Thomas) is co-founder and president of Parenting Doctors and a clinical ... [Read More]

  • ASIN: 1935576062
  • ISBN: 1935576062
  • Manufacturer: FEP International

Custom Stamp - 20 Font Options - Self-Inking Address Stamp - Up to 3 Lines

Custom Stamp - 20 Font Options - Self-Inking Address Stamp - Up to 3 Lines

This beautiful return address stamp combines form and function! Custom made with love in the USA and adorned with your personalized information! This stamp proudly features your name in the pictured hand lettered script font! Available in 8 Colors, this self-inking stamp will give 1,000 crisp impression before re-inking is needed! This address stamp will add an elegant accent to any of your snail mail needs and serve as a great gift for newlyweds and new homeowners! :-)

  • UPC: 637665676174
  • ASIN: B07PNK9D9Y
  • Brand: 904 Custom
  • Size: 3 Line Stamp
  • Manufacturer: 904 Custom

The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading: An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader

The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading: An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader

In this resource-rich book, you’ll find:- All the planning and instructional tools you need to teach guided reading well, from pre-A to fluent, organized around Richardson’s proven Assess-Decide-Guide framework. - Prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, word lists, intervention suggestions, and more to support all students, including dual language learners and struggling readers. - 29 comprehension modules that cover essential strategies―monitoring, retelling, inferring, summarizing, and many others. - Plus an online resource bank with dozens of downloadable assessment and record-keeping forms, Richardson’s all-new, stage-specific lesson plan templates.- More than 50 videos showing Jan modeling key parts of guided reading lessons for every stage.

  • UPC: 078073161119
  • ASIN: 1338161113
  • ISBN: 1338161113
  • Brand: SCHOLASTIC TEACHING RESOURCES
  • Manufacturer: Scholastic Professional

Silk Road Internet Address & Password Logbook

Silk Road Internet Address & Password Logbook

Tired of losing track of the websites you visit (whether frequently or infrequently), along with all those usernames and passwords?Now you can keep them all in one convenient place!This time- and headache-saving little volume is organized in tabbed A to Z pages, with space to list websites, usernames, passwords, and extra notes.You can also record notes on home network configurations, software license numbers, etc., too, in pages in the back of the book.An elastic band attached to the back cover keeps your place or keeps logbook closed.Removable label makes logbook discreet.Appealing Eastern-inspired pattern is reproduced in hues of iris and blue, flecked with green, rose, and vermilion, and accented with gloss highlights.Logbook makes an attractive but hardworking accessory for home or office.4-1/4 inches wide by 5-3/4 inches high (10.8 cm wide by 14.6 cm wide).144 pages.

  • ASIN: 1441319069
  • ISBN: 1441319069
  • Manufacturer: Peter Pauper Press