How do people actually behave when confronted with economic choices? And remember, almost every choice we make is economic. While our desires are boundless, our resources are limited and tradeoffs confront us at every turn. Arguing that self-interest alone cannot explain the choices we make, Robert [...]

With its concentration on geometric forms, Islamic design offers a very rich source of wonderful patterns. Many of the designs here are taken from Moorish Spain and the traditional sites of the Middle East and North Africa, but this book also includes patterns which have been used in the mosques of [...]