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Title: Julia Morgan, Architect of Dreams by Ginger. Wadsworth ISBN: 0-8225-4903-4 Publisher: Lerner Publications Company Pub. Date: August, 1990 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.26 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An impressive woman, a bittersweet life
Comment: I've been somewhat familiar with Julia Morgan's architecture for many years, so it was interesting to read about her life. This is a nice quick read for an adult, but would really be wonderful as a gift to that niece or nephew who aspires to be an architect. The book does a good job of demonstrating how important Miss Morgan's determination and leadership skills were to her success, in addition to her obvious artistic giftedness.
As a Berkeley grad I was disappointed to learn that one of my heros, John Galen Howard, who was chief campus architect in the early 20th century (and designer of the Campanile, among many other of the granite buildings), acted in such a petty way towards Miss Morgan, blocking any campus building contracts from going to her because she had the audacity to leave his office to go solo. On the other hand, Bernard Maybeck sounds as though he was as delightful as the Berkeley brown shingles he designed.
A touching aspect of the book is how it illustrates Miss Morgan's kindness to everyone she came in contact with. She designed a playhouse for the children of the man who chauferred her to and from the Heart Castle site. When her own mother was getting old and fearful she built an exact replica in San Francisco of the bedroom her mother had lived in for many years in Oakland.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding
Comment: I read this book when it first came out to review for our library collection. It has always been one of the books that has stood out in my mind as an unforgettable. It is terrific not just for the youth but also adults. It is an exemplary biography for an exemplary woman. Julia Morgan was one of our countries first women architects. It is an excellent biography for girls and the general public. An excellent comprehensive read of one of our countries finest architects. I highly recommend it for someone looking for an oustanding, informative, inspiring fun read for our youth.
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Title: Julia Morgan, Architect by Sara Holmes Boutelle, Richard Barnes ISBN: 0789200198 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Times We Had by Marion Davies ISBN: 034532739X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 1985 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill by Ron Suskind ISBN: 0743255453 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title:Feels Like Home ASIN: B00018D44U Publisher: Blue Note Records Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.49 |
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Title: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken ISBN: 0525947647 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 29 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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