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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “terry j knapp”
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  • Approaches to Cognition

    Contrasts and Controversies

    Edited by Terry J. Knapp, Lynn C. Robertson ...
    Series series Psychology Library Editions: Cognitive Science
    To the vast majority of academic psychologists in the 1980s, the study of cognition referred to that area of psychology known as ‘cognitive psychology’. The major basis of this area had been the computer metaphor with its accompanying notion of the individual as an information-processing system. Yet within the field the study of cognition is much broader and has a history that reaches into ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • America's Covered Bridges

    Practical Crossings?Nostalgic Icons

    by Terry E. Miller, Ronald G. Knapp ...
    As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain.In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • The Hidden White House

    Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence

    by Robert Klara ...
    The little-known story of the White House's gutting and renovation during the Truman presidency: "Delightful and informative . . . plenty of entertaining drama." — Publishers WeeklyIn 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House's second floor, almost plunged through the ceiling of the Blue Room into a tea party for the Daughters of the American Revolution. A handpicked team ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Gillette Castle

    A History

    by Erik Ofgang ...
    During his career as an actor, William Gillette portrayed world-renowned character Sherlock Holmes in more than 1,300 performances.His career as a playwright and actor afforded him the opportunity to purchase a 184-acre estate, where he also built a twenty-four-room medieval-style castle. Overlooking the Connecticut River, Gillette's castle was complete with spy mirrors, sliding furniture, hidden ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hidden Johannesburg

    by Paul Duncan ...
    Johannesburg: Egoli to some, Jozi to others. Once a mining town, now the most important commercial city in Africa.It’s been home to renegades and rogues, colonialists and capitalists, the dispossessed and the newly enriched. Today it’s populated by those who call themselves Africans or Afrikaners, by blacks, whites and every shade in between, and by immigrants from all over. There are suburbs ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Chinese Bridges

    Living Architecture From China's Past

    by Ronald G. Knapp ...
    Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess.Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at the marvels of Chinese bridge design from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp. While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian civil engineering, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Salem's Witch House

    A Touchstone to Antiquity

    by John Goff ...
    A close-up look at this historic Massachusetts landmark, including photos and illustrations.Though Salem is located on Massachusetts's scenic North Shore, its history has not always been picturesque. The "Witch City," as it is internationally known, is home to numerous landmarks dedicated to the notorious trials of 1692.Of these, the Witch House is perhaps most significant—the former residence of ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wisconsin Capitol

    Stories of a Monument and Its People

    by Michael Edmonds ...
    On the occasion of the Capitol’s centennial in 2017, this book tells the remarkable story of the building—in all its incarnations—and the people who made history beneath its dome. The book covers the creation of the territorial capitol in 1837, the construction of the second capitol in the 1860s (and the fire that almost completely destroyed it in 1904), the eleven-year construction project that ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Master Builder of the Lower Rio Grande

    Heinrich Portscheller

    by Stephen Fox, W. Eugene George ...
    Series Book 17 - Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities
    In 1865, Heinrich Portscheller emigrated to Mexico from his native Germany, perhaps motivated by a desire to avoid compulsory military service in the Austro-Prussian War. The scion of a well-known family of masons and master builders, he had the misfortune to disembark at Veracruz during the Franco-Mexican War. Portscheller and his traveling companion were impressed into the imperialist forces and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Lighthouses and Life Saving Along Cape Cod

    by James W. Claflin ...
    Series series Images of America
    For centuries, heroic men and women have guarded the treacherous yet beloved Cape Cod coastlines. From Provincetown to Chatham, Sandwich to Cuttyhunk, and many towns in between, residents have relied on the Atlantic for employment and nourishment. But Cape Cod has always been plagued with a shifting coastline that consistently defies mariners� efforts to pass through Massachusetts waters. In 1792, ... Read more

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  • Architects of Little Rock

    1833-1950

    by Gordon G. Wittenberg, Charles Witsell ...
    Architects of Little Rock provides biographical and historical sketches of the architects working in Little Rock from 1830 to 1950. Thirty-five architects are profiled, including George R. Mann, Thomas Harding, Charles L. Thompson, Max. F. Mayer, Edwin B. Cromwell, George H. Wittenberg, Lawson L. Delony, and others. Readers will learn who these influential professionals were, where they came from, ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations on Cape Ann

    by Paul St. Germain ...
    Series series Images of America
    The maritime history of Cape Ann, on the northern coast of Massachusetts, is filled with stories of heroism, adventure, and human endeavor. The lighthouses and lifesaving stations surrounding Cape Ann since the late 18th century have served to protect and safeguard the area's mariners and major industries. Fishing, shipbuilding, and granite quarrying businesses all flourished under their watchful ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus