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Title: Mmmm... An educational book about design history.
Review: Let me begin by saying that this was a required book for a class I am taking. I probably would not have bought this otherwise. With that preface in mind... the book was pretty good. It gives a thorough history of the Bauhaus. That is why it gets high marks from me; it does what it was supposed to do.Now for the problems. The book reads like an art history book: very dry. A few of the students in my class had trouble getting past the first few pages. Second, the book is broken up into chapters based on content area. This makes it difficult to understand the whole timeline of the Bauhaus. I had to create my own timeline to help me understand the context of all of the information.To sum up, this book is not for casual reading. If you already know about the Bauhaus and want more details, you will love this book.
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