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"Henry and Rachel" is a historical novel inspired by the lives of Saville's great grandparents. Sent to live with a wealthy family on a West Indies plantation, Rachel carries with her a past shrouded in mystery. Drawn to her grit and fortitude, charming widower and fanciful inventor Henry is willing to overlook the vague explanations about her history. But after years of marriage, Rachel leaves Henry and their oldest son without explanation and sets off for New York City with their other four children. Is her flight the ultimate act of betrayal or one of extraordinary courage? Using real family letters, Saville reconstructs the secrets, tensions, and longings surrounding Rachel in this densely layered, poignant novel. Look for it from Amazon Publishing in September 2013.
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Unraveling Anne takes the reader on an emotionally charged journey that ranges from Saville’s eccentric West Hollywood childhood, to a top-secret, Depression-era airplane design. Whether describing the artists of the seminal Sunset Strip gallery where Andy Warhol got his start or the hippie parties at the legendary Barney’s Beanery, Saville’s distinctive prose lends insight into the events and emotions that surrounded the life and death of stunning Anne Ford. This candid exploration of one woman’s life and death ends up exposing unexpected truths about both mother and daughter and unscrambling the many webs that entangled Ford’s exceptional life.
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Design Secrets: Furniture
Profiles 50 pieces of modern furniture – using designer interviews, sketchbooks and production drawings to shed light on everything from initial inspirations to production challenges, failed prototypes and unique manufacturing techniques. “Metropolis” magazine called the book a “fascinating, frank and instructive tell-all” and “ID” magazine said it was “full of brilliance.”
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Outdoor Stonework
“Abounds with inspirational pictures of cool walls, patios, walkways, pools, and other outside spaces delineated by stone structures,” according to the Library Journal. Eighteen projects are profiled, providing professional insights from landscape contractors, gardeners, and dry stone wallers who provide design and installation ideas, information, and advice that homeowners or other professionals can use in their own landscapes.
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100 Habits of Successful Publication Designers
Includes the wisdom and experience of almost forty designers. Get tips, tricks, advice, ideas, and kicks in the design butt from editors, designers, and illustrators both well-known - like Pentagram partner, Luke Hayman, New York Times magazine creative director Arem Duplessis, and design historian, educator, and author, Steve Heller - as well as rabble rousers and newcomers. Lavishly illustrated with examples of magazines, books, and illustrations.
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365 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers
365 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers reveals solutions from a wide range of freelance designers whose years of experience have helped them find not only the most creative solutions for their clients' design needs, but also the most successful solutions. With a rich compilation of material from previous publications by the authors, this book also focuses on the daily habits that inspire these designers to stay creative and business strategies to be successful when working on your own.
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100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers
Good habits are found in every part of the design process, from promoting yourself well in order to land the client, to working with that client, to achieving the desired results on press. 100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers reveals solutions from a wide range of freelance designers whose years of experience have helped them find not only the most creative solutions for their clients’ design needs, but also the most successful solutions. This book also focuses on the daily habits that inspire these designers to stay creative and business strategies to be successful when working on your own.
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