"The story of an inspired building and an inspirational civilization."

The Parthenon is more than a magnificent building. Every marble statue, every graceful column, is an expression of a civilization whose three great values still speak to us today: "Democracy." At a time of godlike rulers, ordinary citizens voted to build the Parthenon. "Humanism." The Parthenon's art honored Athens' water carriers as well as its gods. "Balance." The Parthenon's aesthetic brought lightness and grace to height and mass.

The Parthenon tells of the rise of Athens -- from the religion that nurtured it, through the wars that tested it, to the democracy that ennobled it -culminating in the construction of the great temple on the Acropolis. The book not only captures the human stories, but also vividly illustrates the technical details behind the construction, from quarrying of the marbles to carving of the exquisite frieze. To look at the Parthenon is to see Athens. To see Athens, is to see ourselves.

"Wonders of the World" series

The winner of numerous awards, this series is renowned for Elizabeth Mann's ability to convey adventure and excitement while revealing technical information in engaging and easily understood language. The illustrations are lavishly realistic and accurate in detail but do not ignore the human element. Outstanding in the genre, these books are sure to bring even the most indifferent young reader into the worlds of history, geography, and architecture.

""One of the ten best non-fiction series for young readers."" - Booklist

Here's the story of the Great Pyramid and the people who built it. In the author's telling, the Old Kingdom comes alive: a nation of farmers living on the green edge of a harsh desert with a king who was a god in life and in death. Tens of thousands of farmers left home each year to chisel hard stone without iron tools and move 10-ton blocks up steep grades without the use of a wheel, all to the glory of the Pharaoh.

"Wonders of the World" series

The winner of numerous awards, this series is renowned for Elizabeth Mann's ability to convey adventure and excitement while revealing technical information in engaging and easily understood language. The illustrations are lavishly realistic and accurate in detail but do not ignore the human element. Outstanding in the genre, these books are sure to bring even the most indifferent young reader into the worlds of history, geography, and architecture.

""One of the ten best non-fiction series for young readers."" - Booklist

Contributing Authors Include John U. Nef, Andrea Chiti-Batelli, George W. Shepherd, Jr., Arthur E. Morgan, M. R. Masani, And Z. A. Suleri.

Contributing Authors Include Lewis Mumford, Lewis A. Coser, Henry Jacoby, David Riesman And Others.

Contributing Authors Include Robert M. Hutchins, G. A. Borgese, Marion Etcheverry, And Others.

Also Includes The Index For Volume 4. Contributing Authors Include G. A. Borgese, Richard P. McKeon, And Mortimer J. Adler.

Contributing Authors Include G. A. Borgese, Max Rheinstein, R. G. Tugwell, Vera Sandomirsky, Margaret Park Redfield, E. M. Borgese And Charles G. Bell.

Contributing Authors Include John Boyd-Orr, David Bradley, R. G. Tugwell, And Others.

Contributing Authors Include Nicolo Carandini, Alan Cranston, Marguerite Wardlow, Eyo Ita, George Haddad, And Firuz Kazemzadeh.

Contributing Authors Include David Mitrany, James Avery Joyce, Chloe R. Fox, And Others.

Contributing Authors Include Piero Calamandrei, R. W. G. Mackay, James P. Warburg And Others.

Contributing Authors Include Fenner Brockway, Peter Krehel, Philip Amram, And Many Others.

Contributing Authors Include Richard V. Carter, R. G. Tugwell, G. A. Borgese, Robert Redfield And German Arciniegas.

Contributing Authors Include Fenner Brockway, Peter Krehel, Philip Amram, And Many Others.

Contributing Authors Include William O. Douglas, Charles G. Bell, R. G. Tugwell, R. W. G. Mackay, Alan Wood And Others.

In the mid 1800's, the forward movement within the interior British Columbia lands were cattle, with their 'drovers', from as far south as Wyoming. TOMORROW, NEXT YEAR is a fictionalized, historical novel, centered in the beginnings, on Charles Donovan and Thomas Greenhow's arrival, with their hundreds of animals, driven north, through their many month cattle drive toward the grasslands of the central Okanagan Valley. Today much of that ranch land is now enriched by grape vines and the growing picturesque cities of Vernon and Kelowna. It was no easy task to endure the ups and downs of cattle prices, the unforseen weather changes during the 115 years which the novel follows, as the ranchers in low tone resignation whispered: 'tomorrow? next year? prices will be better. The novel follows the changes of the valley from sternwheelers to steamships, to the railroad, from the activites at the Father Pandosy Mission, the early Fintry dairy farm, to the gatherings at the Naramata Theatre, through the losses of two World Wars, and through the trends for more focus on fruit growing, and the loss of cattle ranges; as these two stalwart ranchers try to hang on through three more equally dedicated generations.

The LAST RANCH shares the author's experience of a family's concentrated efforts to try to bring back to life a splendid historical ranch in the hills of the south Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. An additional hand was their 12 year old son Eric, who had grown experienced in the ways of cattle and isolation during their three years of homesteading life in the Upper Squamish Valley, near Vancouver.
This bold and energy-intensive cattle ranch undertaking coincided with the ten year period of the highest inflation and interest rates which North America has ever experienced. This fact undercut the success of the project in an unexpected way. Impacting as well was the growth of bureaucracy which caused ongoing delays of their progress.
Known commonly in the 1970's as those 'back to the landers', the author and her husband had earlier known city lives of university educations and professional directions. Her husband's interests were devoted to Architecture which he put aside to pursue an alternative way of life.
The author also offers an updated examination of the ongoing loss of British Columbia ranches and the reasons behind these changes.