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Thanks to the availability of affordable new materials and cutting- edge technology, architects can now create unique, exciting designs for a range of covered, private, and recreational spaces. And manufacturers are able to provide stylish and eco-friendly constructions, either off-the-shelf or custom- designed. More Space is the ultimate reference for anyone who desires to expand their living space-whether it is to be used for entertaining, a home office, new children, or even quiet contemplation. When land is at a premium, More Space looks upward with new floors, terraces, decks, or roof designs. For underground space, More Space looks down at brilliant cellar and basement renovations as well as more ambitious excavations. For building outward, More Space showcases impressive additions that add much more to a home's value than the cost of construction. Finally, More Space looks around to uncover the hidden living potential of sheds, garages, greenhouses, and other freestanding structures. Filled with fascin

"Superb. [A] first-rate narrative" (The Wall Street Journal )about the controversial construction of New York's beloved originalPenn Station and its tunnels\ As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and DavidMcCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated withthe grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at theclose of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates theriveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to buildPenn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that wouldconnect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail.Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarlingplutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed withthe most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York.