Summary
We spend most of our lives in buildings and see new ones being created around us all the time. But the number of people and disciplines involved in a building's creation make it hard to understand the process as a whole. The Birth of a Building is an introduction to those aspects of finance, law, urban planning, architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate development which underlie this fascinating event.
Part One focuses on the "birds and the bees," explaining the economic story which motivates people to create new buildings in the first place. Part Two focuses on the longer pregnancy and delivery process, walking you through the specific stages that a building project will pass through. Every chapter begins with a simple analogy from everyday life that helps the total beginner relate to the subject matter. And because it takes an interdisciplinary approach, The Birth of a Building can serve as an introduction to many different fields.

The Birth of a Building: From Conception to Delivery

Business & Money

Stevens, Ben

Finance

Skyline Forum

"For most of my life, I never thought to ask myself why God created the world. I had asked myself the question, 'why did God create me specifically,' which seemed like a more practical thing to wonder. But the answers I found to that question always struck me as shallow. I think that's because it's impossible to understand what part we play in a story if we have never grasped what the story is about in the first place." "As far as I know, there has only ever been one book written on this subject by a Christian. It was a monumental treatise by the former president of Princeton University, the 18th century theologian Jonathan Edwards, called A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which the World Was Created (1765). Edwards gives a great answer to the question, but his tone and grammatical acrobatics make the original text nearly impossible to read." Now Ben Stevens' remarkable new adaptation of the book brings Edwards' powerful arguments to life in fresh, contemporary language. In addition, thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter invite readers to engage with the concepts and begin to apply them.

Why God Created the World: A Jonathan Edwards Adaptation

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

NAVPRESS *

Widely considered to be the "Father of Pin-Up Artists," Rolf Armstrong's first calendar pin-up, "Dream Girl" in 1919, defined the vision of feminine beauty, which dominated the genre for the next four decades. Armstrong's legions of admirers continue to grow.

Rolf Armstrong: The Dream Girls (Vignettes)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Collectors Pr

An A-Z guide to martial arts heroes. Who gave Bruce Lee advice on kicking and taught Muhammad Ali how to punch? Which Welshman is revered in Japan as a karate expert, novelist and environmentalist? On which film did Jackie Chan fracture his skull and almost lose his life? All these questions and more are answered.

From Lee to Li: An A-Z guide of martial arts heroes

Biographies & Memoirs

Friday Project

Light the Way (Ember War Pathfinders)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fox, Richard

Science Fiction

Independently published

Belisarius (Ember War Pathfinders)

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