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It took me some time to figure out what the Edifice Complex meant.


I first thought, being an "English Patient" in the realms of


English-speaking world, edifice complex meant something like "Sports


Complex". Later I found out that it was a derivitive of Oedipus Complex,


that there is a psychology in a poweful man, an urge to make a mark, a


desire to control, and an ambition to build. To build big and high.





I found this book particulary interesting because it focuses on the


side of clients, their hidden chambers of obsessions, disguised in


the form of political beliefs, orchestrated and realized by the hands


of architects. Plenty of different types of influential clients and


their episodes are portrayed.





Some stories are old (or well known)and some stories are new. To the old


stories, like that of Hitler/Mitterrand/Hussein, Sudjic gave a different


bent, to the new and lesser knowns, like that of


Mao/Rockerfeller/Agnelli/ US Presidents, Sudjic wrote electrifying lines.





Another remarkable aspect of the book is the political skills of many


past and current star architects. Johnson/ Pei/ Piano/


Koolhaas/ Gehry (and many more mentioned in the book) are illustrated as


true Machiavellian architects of this century that have tongue and pen to


realize the dreams of their Princes.





In the conclusion, Sudjic sums up by showing what kind of prevailing


architectural garments are out there for different political strategists.


The author also kindly guides us to the further readings that pertain to


the subject matter of the book.





One thing that made my head skew: Why are Blair and Libeskind beaten


when, in contrast, following French President and English Architect


mentioned in the book are promoted? Does it explain Sudjic's political


stance and his allies? Just a thought...

WOW, What a great new cover! I loved The Lambert series and am so excited that the series is now available in this new hard copy version. I can hardly wait to order the remaining books in the series. THANK YOU THOMAS T. BEELER!!!

I live near the museum that houses the magnificent "painting" that is the subject of this great volume. This book has many supplementary plates in color and solid commentary. "Red Green Blue" is deceptively simple - three colors outlined in three shapes. But it is so much more - a work of art that questions the figure/ground function in painting; abstraction vs. representation (sometimes I see a pool and a plot of grass as seen aerially) and field painting's use of pure, non-representational color to create the work of art.

This book has several very interesting photos through the years...most, I've never even seen anywhere else; very, very little repetition to other books. Rare photos in the blue '70 jumpsuit with oriental trim, a rare photo in the white '69 karate gi, excellent photo in his '72 Conquistador suit, one of the best pics in the Burning Love red suit, Elvis in his funky western style mod cowboy garb (arriving in Houston for shows at the Dome in '70) etc. etc. Also has by far the best detailed photos I've ever seen of the orange target, bear claw, and aloha suits on display. Very neat room to room Gracelend pics. What a find. I absolutely love this book, among the best values around, too. Long live the King.

Elvis: The King Remembered by Susan Moyer is the rags-to-riches story of one of America's most influential and beloved figures of American music and popular culture. It is now 25 years since the death of Elvis Presley on August 16, 1977, and yet his legend continues to grow and attract new generations to his music, his performance stylings, and his mercurial life story. A "must" for the legions of Elvis fans everywhere, Elvis: The King Remembered is enhanced with an accompanying CD developed by Elvis Presley authority Jerry Osborne comprising Elvis interviews and reactions.

Enhanced with a new introduction by Christopher Moore, this University of Toronto Press trade paperback edition of The Empire Of The St. Lawrence: A Study Of Commerce And Politics by the late Donald Creighton (1902-1979) reintroduces to a modern readership a truly scholarly work addressing the rise and fall of a Canadian trading empire from 1763 to 1850. Individual chapters address major historical events and their repercussions in the region of the lower lakes, the conflict between commerce and agriculture, and much more. Organized into three principal sections (The First Unity of the St. Lawrence; Transition in the Region of the Lower Lakes; The Struggle for the Second Commercial Empire), and enhanced with "Bibliographical Note" and "Notes" sections, The Empire Of The St. Lawrence is a meticulously researched, college-level source book, that continues to be recommended for academic reference collections as a definitive and seminal work.

Nostradamus is the best known seer of all times. But even he did not forsee what the end of the world will bring.
The End of the World - Then What? presents communications with spiritual entities participating in the immensely important project of spiritually preparing the end of the present world and the coming of a New World of Peace.
The contributors to this books are well-known celebrities. They tell how they became involved in this project, what their past was like, how they transited into the realm of spirituality and, most importantly, they tell what the future will bring.
This unusual book takes the reader by surprise. Crystall clear is the message given by all participants: there will be a new beginning after the end and the change will bring a happy future. What a relief!

Ganna Walska, for whom this book is based, was a multifaceted character. She comes to life in this big, juicy historical novel which goes through each of her 6 husbands and starts in her childhood. The author really gets her character, who was, in real life, the creator of a private garden in Santa Barbara, California, called Lotus Land. It's part romance, part historical fiction and a great read.

There is no shortage of books on this subject. This one is the best I've read to date.

I read through this book the other day. It is dead on right.
If you want to be rich, why would you invest in ways that the rich avoid?
The rich do not buy & hold stocks. They keep their money safe & only invest when they find realy good deals, real estate, businesses, stocks, etc.
I did not buy this book for me, I already do what the the book suggests ( as do all the rich people I know), I did buy the book for my daughter.
If you read a negative review of this book, it is not written buy a rich guy. It is probably written by someonte trying to earn a commission on what he can sell you.
If you need advice on investing, ask someone with a lot of money, not a 40-50 year old stock salesman with less money than you.
If you want to be rich, invest like the rich invest. If you do not know how, BUY THIS BOOK.