{"product_id":"9780991541836","title":"Richard Nickel Dangerous Years: What He Saw and What He Wrote","description":"\u003cbr\u003ePioneering preservationist Richard Nickel lived and died to save America’s architecture. He is remembered for the photographs he left behind. But he also left thousands of notes and letters—funny, angry, and always eloquent—that detail a life of passion and determination.\u003cp\u003eThis book is the closest you will ever come to knowing Richard Nickel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here are his own writings, some yellowed with age, paired with never-before-seen photographs of the urban world he captured so well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are finally catching up to Richard Nickel. He took risks, spoke his mind, and championed an over¬size cause. His rebellion against the shortsighted disregard of great architecture appeals to a new generation interested in conservation—whether of old buildings or natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis singular book tells a life story through evidence. It is a narrative built around the written and photographic documents in Nickel’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat he left behind still inspires people to stop and look. He is more relevant today than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CityFiles Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036022980848,"sku":"9780991541836","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780991541836_p0.jpg?v=1763897733","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991541836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}