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Book The New Southern Style

Download or read book The New Southern Style written by Alyssa Rosenheck and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrantly illustrated exploration of the creative, inclusive, and inspiring movement happening in today’s Southern interior design The American South is a place steeped in history and tradition. We think of sweet tea, thick drawls, and even thicker summer air. It is also a place with a fraught history, complicated social norms, and dated perspectives. Yet among the makers and artists of the South, there is a powerful movement afoot. Alyssa Rosenheck shines a much-needed spotlight on a burgeoning community of people who are taking what’s beloved, inherent, and honored in the South and making it their own. The New Southern Style tours more than 30 homes and includes interviews with the designers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs who are reinventing Southern design and culture. This beautifully illustrated book is sure to inspire the home and soul.

Book Small Hotels of California

Download or read book Small Hotels of California written by Bill Gleeson and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1984 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Class Acts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rachel Sherman
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 0520247817
  • Pages : 760 pages

Download or read book Class Acts written by Rachel Sherman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sherman's insightful ethnography sheds light on the interactional dimension of symbolic boundaries and class relations as they are lived by luxury hotel clients and the workers who serve them. We learn how both groups perform class through emotion work and deepen our understanding of the role played by "niceness" in constituting equality and reversing hierarchies. As such, Class Acts is a signal contribution to a growing literature on the place of the self concept in class boundaries. It will gain a significant place in a body of work that broadens our understanding of class by moving beyond structural determinants and taking into consideration the performative, emotional, cognitive, and expressive dimensions of inequality."--Michele Lamont, author of The Dignity of Working Men: Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class, and Immigration "Eye-opening, amusing, and appalling, Rachel Sherman's Class Acts explains how class inequality is normalized in the refined atmosphere of luxury hotels. This beautifully observed and engagingly written ethnography describes what kinds of deference and personal recognition money can buy. Moreover, it shows how workers who provide luxury service avoid seeing themselves as subordinate and how those whose whims are catered to are made comfortable with their privilege. Class Acts is a sobering and timely account of the legitimation of extreme inequality in a culture that prizes egalitarianism."--Robin Leidner, University of Pennsylvania "Rachel Sherman provides a penetrating and engrossing study of workers and guests in luxury hotels. Do workers resent the guests? Do guests disdain the workers? Sherman argues neither is true-and explains why."--Julia Wrigley, author of Other People's Children

Book Southern California  the Hotels and Resorts that Have Made Its Fame

Download or read book Southern California the Hotels and Resorts that Have Made Its Fame written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One staple bound pamphlet. The pamphlet has an off-white cover. Printed at the top on recto is "Southern California." Illustrated below is a hill with small trees at the top. Visible in the distance is a snowy mountain. Printed underneath is "The Hotels and Resorts / That Have Made Its Fame." The verso is non decorative. Printed at the bottom center of the title page is "Copyrighted by the / Norman Pierce Company / Chicago - San Francisco - Los Angeles." Printed in the center at the bottom of the last page is colophon "Created and / Produced / by the / Norman / Pierce / Company / Chicago / San Francisco / Los Angeles."

Book Yountville

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pat Alexander
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2009-04-01
  • ISBN : 9780738569659
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Yountville written by Pat Alexander and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, the town of Yountville has received worldwide recognition as a tourist destination specializing in fine wine, luxurious hotel and spa accommodations, and award-winning restaurants. In fact, these achievements and accolades have earned it the name "Heart of the Napa Valley." Longtime residents, however, realize that Yountville's temperate weather, rich soils, and serene environs have been attracting visitors to the area not for decades but rather for thousands of years. The original indigenous residents called the surrounding area Caymus and constructed their homes out of willow and tule. Later the village of Caymus became known as Sebastopol, a name used by mountain man George C. Yount, the first American settler to receive a Mexican land grant. Yount's Kentucky-style blockhouse provided a welcome mat for many of California's early pioneers. He is also credited with planting some of the first grapevines in the Napa Valley. Upon his death in 1865, local residents wanted to honor the contribution of Yount and changed the name from Sebastopol to Yountville.

Book Palm Springs    la Carte

Download or read book Palm Springs la Carte written by Mel Haber and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with internationally known movie stars, moguls, movers and shakers, all gathering at Mel Haber's Inglewood Inn in Palm Springs, this is a heavily ilustrated memoir revealing why these celebrities love their Desert Hideaway' so much.'

Book Elegant Small Hotels

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lanier
  • Publisher : Avalon Travel Publishing
  • Release : 1987
  • ISBN : 9780912528779
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Elegant Small Hotels written by Lanier and published by Avalon Travel Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Amazing Hotels

    Book Details:
  • Author : Annuska Angulo
  • Publisher : Arquitectos Mexicanos
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9789685336338
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Amazing Hotels written by Annuska Angulo and published by Arquitectos Mexicanos. This book was released on 2003 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of the most exclusive small hotels and inns in Mexico, where unsurpassed service and quality provide guests a trully unforgettable experience.the purpose of this book is to provide the reader a tantalizing glimpse into the special style of boutique hotels through a delightful tour of their architecture, landascape, cuisine, and distinguishing features

Book The Hotel World

Download or read book The Hotel World written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Road to Oz Illustrated

Download or read book The Road to Oz Illustrated written by L Frank Baum and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter Met on an Enchanted Road and Followed it All the Way to the Marvelous Land of Oz. is the fifth of L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz books. It was originally published on July 10, 1909 and documents the adventures of Dorothy Gale's fourth visit to the Land of Oz.

Book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide  California

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide California written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DK Eyewitness California travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions the state has to offer. Whether you're making the most of the illustrious nightlife or discovering California's history in the museums of San Francisco, this guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. It's fully illustrated, and covers of all the major areas from LA and San Diego to The Mojave Desert and Wine Country. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites - including Long Beach, the Golden Gate Park and the Transamerica Pyramid - as well as reliable information about getting around this diverse state. DK Eyewitness California explores the culture, history and architecture, not missing the best in entertainment, shopping, tours and scenic walks, in this unique and varied state. With all the sights, beaches and attractions listed area by area, DK Eyewitness California is your essential companion. DK Eyewitness California - showing you what others only tell you.

Book Big Little Hotel

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donna Kacmar
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2023-03-28
  • ISBN : 1000848450
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Big Little Hotel written by Donna Kacmar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land – in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place, whether that is a bustling city, small town, or natural area. Many are new buildings but some are adaptive reuse projects or renovations of historic properties, extending the connectivity of the place into the future. A condensed history of lodging helps to place the many typologies and histories of hospitality in relationship to world events and includes the many factors that influence hotel development such as business practices, technology, and even politics. Hotels are influenced by larger trends and innovations in hospitality such as the emergence of a variety of creative possibilities for future travel. A final chapter includes speculation on travel trends and encourages us all to wander more intentionally.

Book The Hotel Book

    Book Details:
  • Author : Shelley-Maree Cassidy
  • Publisher : Taschen
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 3822819115
  • Pages : 414 pages

Download or read book The Hotel Book written by Shelley-Maree Cassidy and published by Taschen. This book was released on 2003 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who minds sleeping under a mosquito net when it's royally draped over the bed in a lush Kenyan, open-walled hut, fashioned from tree trunks and shielded from the sun by a sumptuous thatched roof? This selection of the most-splendid getaway havens nestled throughout the African continent is sure to please even the most finicky would-be voyagers. Photos.

Book Elegant Small Hotels

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pamela Lanier
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997-09
  • ISBN : 9780898159592
  • Pages : 302 pages

Download or read book Elegant Small Hotels written by Pamela Lanier and published by . This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 17th year, this gorgeous guidebook encompasses 255 grand luxe hotels, city center hotels, outstanding resorts, affordable elegance, and wonderful country inns. Each has been hand-selected, with information that gives readers a glimpse of the touches that separate these properties from the merely first class. Illustrations.

Book Best Places to Stay in California

Download or read book Best Places to Stay in California written by Anne E. Wright and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and updated guide describes more than 300 accommodations throughout the state, from country inns to guest farms to grand old resorts.

Book Mickey Muenning

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mickey Muenning
  • Publisher : Gibbs Smith
  • Release : 2014-06-24
  • ISBN : 1423637526
  • Pages : 503 pages

Download or read book Mickey Muenning written by Mickey Muenning and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first monograph featuring the work of architect Mickey Muennig. Muennig is an important proponent of organic architecture, creating highly individualized structures and spaces that express the dreams and needs of his clients, while complementing the natural environment. He has designed buildings, most notably in the Big Sur area of California’s Central Coast, that blend with their surroundings, incorporate passive energy features, and utilize natural materials in original ways. Maintaining a daring balance between past and future, Muennig’s unique work captures the iconoclastic spirit of Big Sur. Mickey Muennig studied architecture under Bruce Goff at the University of Oklahoma. Upon graduating, he worked on various architectural projects around the country until a fortuitous vacation to Big Sur on California’s Central Coast in 1971 changed his life forever. He subsequently moved there, and has lived and worked in Big Sur ever since. Muennig was recognized by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 architects in the United States in 2000 and 2002.

Book California

    Book Details:
  • Author : Greg Critser
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9781426203244
  • Pages : 404 pages

Download or read book California written by Greg Critser and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation National Geographic Traveler: California brings you the best of the Golden State, from its flashy film industry to its towering redwood trees. This is the essential guide to the most progressive, dynamic, and visited state in the country.