Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House Paperback – Illustrated, 19 April 2005

What a book to love. It's a Dover, first off, my favorite publishers. Cheap and important. The cover makes the same-old view dramatic again. And somehow the book feels like the place. How is that possible? Perhaps it's because the photos are in black and white, so that I feel almost more exposed to the bones of the house than when actually visiting.

I visited the falling water 10years ago when I lived in New York. I missed the time when I drove 10 hours to the falling water to see this artitchture masterpiece. I never knew there’s such an interesting history behind it. Great book, and reminds me the old good times.

Very well researched and written. A must read for fans of Fallingwater and Wright.

Fascinating account of the creation of Wright’s iconic masterpiece. The roles that the Kaufman family played in the development of the architectural wonder is revealed and examined. I truly enjoyed this account and congratulate the author on a job well done.

I gave it an unusually high rating and mentionend how much I enjoyed the book and liked owning it and spent time discussing all the books for Amazon last night. Please, I am 85 years old. I have not read all the books. Most of them are for gifts. I ha;ve double vision. I love books and giving them away. Do not take this love away by making me review each book I buy.

Every "thing" you could ever want to know about Fallingwater is contained in this book -- and then some. It is an enjoyable, insightful book about an extraordinary house. The writing is convincing, intelligent and clear, covering a wide range of complex and contentious topics without ever seeming either simplistic or academic. For my tastes there was too much detail on some peripheral subjects -- such as Ayn Rand's book The Fountainhead and the PR campaigns relating to Fallingwater. I didn't really need to be given lists of all the doo dads and art objects that were put on various walls and shelves at one time or another, but some of these matters are easily skimmed over. Despite its encyclopedic scope and thorough research and analysis, the book ironically fails to really get at the essence of the creative process that resulted in Fallingwater -- especially the contributions of EJ Kaufmann. How is it that EJ Kaufmann built Fallingwater and the Palm Springs Nuetra house -- two of the most extraordinary houses of the 20th century? In the end the essential mystery of Fallingwater remains.