Never Enough: The Creative Life of Alex Jordan

Rolling Meadows, Illinois: Windy City Publishers, 2014. First Edition Stated . Trade Paperback. Fine. 6" x 9. 207 Pages Indexed. As new book with no defects noted. Interior text pages are near flawless. This book is the biography of an extraordinary architect/sculptor who created The House on the Rock in southwestern Wisconsin. During the last fifty years, millions of people from all over the world have visited the House and marveled at its unique architecture, as well as its vast and myriad collections. This biography traces the outlines of Alex Jordan's private life and examines his creative process in detail through the exploration of his most important works. In addition, the author plumbs Alex Jordan's deeper motivations for collecting on such a massive scale and examines the place of his work in American culture, and the world at large. Contents in 15 Chapters: Send The homeless to Me I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door, The Early years of Alex Jordan, Where Nature Led More Like A Man, Going Public, The Transition, Finding the New Way, In the Court of the Mogul, A Wonder Nothing Less, Inferno, M r. Jordan's Cabinet of Curiosities, Mr. Jordan's Imaginarium, Ah-h-h, Do Not Go Gentle In to That Good Night, Selling The Dream, and The Death of Alex Jordan. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs.