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The Short Story of Architecture is a pocket book guide to key styles, buildings, elements and materials—a new and innovative guide to the subject of architecture that explores 50 key buildings, from the Great Pyramids to high-tech, sustainable skyscrapers. Accessible and concise, the book links the 50 key works to the most important architectural materials, elements and styles, giving readers...

The Short Story of Modern Art is a must-read introduction to modern art from the best-selling author Susie Hodge. This fascinating pocket guide to art explains the how, why, and when of modern art - who introduced certain techniques or genres, and why these matter. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works - from the realist painting of Courbet...