Shop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home. Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. A small kitchen fix reveals that the structure’s rotten frame could collapse at any moment. In a bathroom, mold appears and spreads. He fights deteriorating bricks, frozen pipes, shattered windows, a punctured foundation, and even an airborne chimney cap while learning from a diverse cast of preservationists, including a master mason named Irons, a stone whisperer, and the Window Witch. But can he meet his deadline before family and friends arrive, or will it all come crashing down? McColgan’s journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past to find purpose for the future.

In what ways did playwrights like Shakespeare respond to the two urban locations of the Globe and the Blackfriars? What was the effect of their different acoustic and visual experiences on actors and audiences? What did the labels 'public' for the Globe and 'private' for the Blackfriars, actually mean in practice? Sarah Dustagheer offers the first in-depth, comparative analysis of the performance conditions of the two sites. This engaging study examines how the social, urban, sensory and historical characteristics of these playhouses affected dramatists, audiences and actors. Each chapter provides new interpretations of seminal King's Men's works written as the company began to perform in both settings, including The Alchemist, The Tempest and Henry VIII. Presenting a rich and compelling account of the two early modern theatres, the book also suggests fresh insights into recent contemporary productions at Shakespeare's Globe, London and the new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England

Acclaimed writer/photgrapher team Anneli Bojstad and Eduardo Mencos look at 40 of Spain's most beautiful gardens. Large and small, historical and contemporary, classical and modern, the gardens are all very different, reflecting the diversity of Spain's climate and landscape, from the moist, green north to the dry, hot Mediterranean south. All are among the most beautiful gardens to be found in Spain today, as over 200 stunning colour photographs reveal. And all are open to the public.

History tells the story based on facts-data conscientiously collected and painstakingly recorded that are meant to be revisited time and again. The purpose: to equip the new generation with wisdom from the past. Discernment is one; a valuable instrumentation of moving forward, without the errors of our ancestors. This book is a by-product of that collected information. The act of going over records brought forth discernment. Barefoot and neophyte museologist Resurreccion Dimaculangan presents the multifaceted story of her home. A one-object exhibit by itself. A structure of unique architectural design that bespeaks and exudes the qualities found in folk art well done. A true Americana, the size of a real, livable structure. The historical contexts that made this site important tell of groundbreaking status quo-shattering truth ignored by design. That is, if one cared enough to approach the story based on factual, legally accepted evidentiary proofs that coincide with property ownership. These are data found in deeds, used not only here in the United States but are the prescribed resources for that purpose around the globe. An interactive story format where readers can fact-check, think, and analyze. The truth hurt. Yes. Not for this one. The denial of that distortion hurt. A travesty of history. An affront to humanity. A blatant disregard for real people that lived and died, as recorded in the pages of these deeds. We owe the dead the truth. This is the $65,000 question of "How do we move forward without losing their true legacy?" 1. Tell the story with accuracy, integrity, open honesty, and transparency. The core of lifestyles that embody the American spirit, the human spirit, in this spirit house. 2. Act on that positive spirit toward an overarching purpose that entwines elegance and utility with long-term self-sustainability. This book is stage one in an attempt to make it right.

Jim Keenan provides a varied and valuable record of some of Dublin's most memorable cinemas.

This fascinating 100-year photographic collection of Windsor, Ontario from 1860 to 1960, with images culled from the archives of Walkerville Publishing Inc., chronicles the evolution of a sleepy village at the western edge of the British Empire, as it becomes a Canadian industry giant.Though christened Windsor because of its "back-home" familiarity, Canada's southernmost city was in large part shaped by its close proximity to Detroit, Michigan. The more than 130 photos in "Windsor Then" include images that emerge like a nearly forgotten dream: stubby ferry steamers puffing across the Detroit River, graceful ships cruising up and down the Great Lakes, charming horse-drawn carriages and trolleys giving way to the steel and smoke horse-less variety, rowdy rum runners making their fortunes during the wild days of Prohibition, the harsh reality of the Great Depression sandwiched between two "great" wars, and the rise of the well-to-do and comfortable middle class as Windsor's auto and tool and die industry matures.Ultimately, what this book reveals is a portrait of a community's boundless optimism, its innovators as well as simple, hard-working business folk, during an era of remarkable achievement, vigour and great expectations, when anything was possible. And indeed, isn't Windsor's story really the story of Canada?