Black Dog and Leventhal

The Forbes book of business quotations; 10,000 thoughts on the business of life, rev. ed.

Drawn from the "Thought on the business of life" feature in Forbes magazine, the 10,000 ancient and modern quotes are arranged into 300 categories such as alcohol, family, giving, loneliness, possessions, wealth, and wisdom. The diverse quotes examine many aspects of life beyond business and offer inspiration to the executive writing a speech or eloquent letter. The 2006 edition is actually smaller than previous editions. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

One thousand buildings of London.

This oversize book (8x12.25 inches), features the eponymous thousand buildings of London, organized in nine sections by post code, each section with a brief description of the area and a graphic map. Each building is presented with a black-and-white photograph, a basic address to complement its position on the aforementioned map, and a description including the year of build and architect or builders when known. All of the photographs are new images taken by London-based freelance photographer Reynolds; this means that several buildings that were under scaffolding at the time of writing (such as the Royal Festival Hall) were omitted from the tome. This book is intended for visitors or residents of London and lovers of architectural history or photography; it's noted that it contains enough walking tours to keep a reader busy for months, but its large size and weight will prevent the casual traveler from packing it in a suitcase. The time frame ranges from medieval to modern, though due to the book's organization by location it is difficult to locate edifices by specific period; indexing is by name, but not by era. A brief glossary is included. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)