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Favourite Books 2010: Peter MacDougall
by Dan
Architecture + Food & Drink + News + Travel / December 15, 2010
Modern North: Architecture on the Frozen Edge
Julie Decker
Princeton Architectural Press ISBN 9781568988993
$52.00
This is a beautiful coffee table book—typical of Princeton Architectural Press—celebrating modern architecture from northern countries around the world. It's accessible enough for people like me who have a passing interest in architecture, but there's enough detail to satisfy the professionals. The book is packed with more than 30 examples of residential and commercial modern architecture projects from Iceland, Alaska, Finland, Norway and several projects in our own north. Also included is a great piece from Globe and Mail architecture columnist Lisa Rochon, titled "Canadian Architecture and the North" excerpted from her 2005 book Up North: Where Canada's Architecture Meets the Land (Key Porter).
Tartine Bread
Chad Robertson
Chronicle Books ISBN 9780811870412
$46.00
This is a stunning package from Chronicle Books by Chad Robertson—dubbed by some in the baking world as the Jesus of Bread-Making. I'm not even a big bread fan and I love this book. Tartine Bread should satisfy everyone from the armchair foodies, to people that just want to learn how to bake amazing bread, to the master class who want to pick up some new tips. Chad Robertson likes surfing and baking bread and he's super handsome. Watch the book trailer. Seriously, it rules:
The Travel Book. A Journey Through Every Country in the World
Robert Reid
Lonely Planet ISBN 9781741792119
$56.00
The 'The' in the title pretty much sums this one up. It is the travel book. A big, over-sized coffee table book with a page spread devoted to every country in the world. Beautiful photos on one page, facts, geography and trivia on the facing page. I feel sorry for your coffee table without it.
Pete MacDougall is Raincoast's National Accounts Manager. His dog Thomas is the Chairman of the Board.
