The Stahl House: Case Study House #22, The Making of a Modernist Icon is the official autobiography of this world renowned architectural gem by the family that made it their home. Considered one of the most iconic and recognizable examples of mid-century modern homes in the world, it was first envisioned by the owner's Buck and Carlotta Stahl, designed by architect Pierre Koenig, and immortalized by photographer Julius Shulman. This 1960 glass-and-steel home in the Hollywood Hills has come to embody the idealism of a generation in search of the American dream. As one of the Case Study Houses designed between 1945 and 1966 under the vision of John Entenza and ARTS & ARCHITECTURE magazine, this was an affordable yet progressive design experiment to address the postwar housing shortage. The result-a two-bedroom, 2,200-square-foot house with glass walls that disappear into a 270-degree panorama of Los Angeles-became Koenig's piece de resistance. The Stahl House broke rules, defied building codes that discouraged building on cliffs, and expanded the possibilities of residential architecture. The glass walls blurred the boundary between indoors and outdoors. The building seemed to merge with the city itself, the lines of the structure aligning with the geometry of the city's gridded streets. "Los Angeles becomes an extension of the house and vice versa," Koenig said. "The house is just a part of the city." The book shares the never-before-told inside story by the Stahl family's adult children who grew up there and still graciously give home tours to fans from around the world. Through extensive research and interviews, historical information and personal photos are featured. This includes Buck Stahl's initial vision of the home with his own DIY schematic model for how to build on the complicated site. It also includes blueprints, floor plans, and sketches by Pierre Koenig, as well as Julius Shulman's renowned photographs. Additionally, photographs of the house used in high-end, fashion ad campaigns and film and television are also included, cementing The Stahl House's prominence in contemporary culture.

The Suicide Bomber is probably one of the most prophetic books of our time. The original manuscript was completed a full six months prior to the horrific London suicide bombings of July 7th 2005. Beginning in November 2001 just after the events of 9/11, The Suicide Bomber takes the reader on a terrifying but fascinating journey following the lives of its two main protagonists, Jim Barker and Tom Collins. Jim Barker is a twenty year old white, upper middle-class university student who, after attending a talk on Islam held at his college, becomes interested in and later a zealous convert of a fundamentalist group of Islamic extremists. He is hand-picked to become one of six suicide bombers charged with carrying out deadly explosions at six of the busiest London Underground stations as a macabre celebration of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Tom Collins, a veteran MI5 operative, receives a hand delivered letter warning him of the impending murderous plot. With few specific facts to go on and very little time in which to find out the information that could immobilize the attack, Collins and his team are stretched to their limits. Collins finally gets the break he needs but fate deals him a harsh hand and he becomes involved in a cat and mouse game with unthinkable human costs at stake. And time is not on his side...