James Grayson Trulove is the author, publisher, and editor of over 40 books on architecture, landscape architecture, and garden design. Recent books include: The New American House 3, The New American Cottage, The New American Garden, Hot Dirt Cool Straw, Tropical Modernism, Ten Landscapes, Designing the New Museum, and The Good Home. He was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. He resides in Washington, DC and New York. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Private Towers conjures up images of wealth and royalty.Yet owning a private tower, whether for use as a residence or for recreation, can be remarkably inexpensive. This book features 12 private towers designed by top architects. These towers serve as primary residences, as additions to existing houses (as libraries, master suites, family rooms), or as recreational spaces (think of a tree house). Private Towers presents these architectural follies through extensive use of stunning photography, as well as plans and drawings.