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  • British Regionalism and Devolution

    The Challenges of State Reform and European Integration

    Edited by Jonathan Bradbury, John Mawson ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    This contributors provide a range of perspectives on the increasingly central issues of state reform, European integration and British regionalism in the 1990s. Using case material, the contributors examine: the effects of state reform and European integration on British regionalism and the devolution debate; and the nature of recent central responses to the re-emergence of regional and devolution ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

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    Great Classic Holiday Stories

    Nine Unabridged Short Stories

    by various authors, Charles Dickens, Francis Church, O. Henry, Clement C. Moore, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Beatrix Potter, Washington Irving, L. M. Montgomery, others ...
    Narrated by various narrators, John Mawson, Paul Boehmer, Gregory Itzin, Dana Green, Jane Carr ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 4 min

    Enjoy the traditions of holidays past with this classic collection of fun and touching stories.A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, read by John MawsonYes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church, read by Paul BoehmerThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, read by Paul Boehmer*’Twas the Night before Christmas* by Clement C. Moore, read by Gregory ItzinPeace on Earth, Goodwill to ... Read more

    $25.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Tower of Basel

    The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World

    by Adam LeBor ...
    Narrated by John Mawson ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 13 min

    A brilliant investigation into the most powerful institution you’ve never heard of.**“An absorbing and thorough examination.” —**ReutersThe Bank for International Settlements is the bank for central banks. It is one of the world’s most secretive—and most influential—global financial institutions.Created by the governors of the Bank of England and the Reichsbank in 1930 and protected by an ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Overthrow

    America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

    by Stephen Kinzer ...
    Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 9 min

    A fast-paced narrative history of the coups, revolutions, and invasions by which the United States has toppled fourteen foreign governments—not always to its own benefit."Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting with the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Creative City

    A Toolkit for Urban Innovators

    by Charles Landry ...
    The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life. It shows how to think, plan and act creatively in addressing urban issues, with remarkable examples of innovation and regeneration from around the world. This revised edition of Charles Landry's highly influential text has been updated with a new, extensive overview. ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Public Housing Myths

    Perception, Reality, and Social Policy

    Edited by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Fritz Umbach, Lawrence J. Vale ...
    Popular opinion holds that public housing is a failure; so what more needs to be said about seventy-five years of dashed hopes and destructive policies? Over the past decade, however, historians and social scientists have quietly exploded the common wisdom about public housing. Public Housing Myths pulls together these fresh perspectives and unexpected findings into a single volume to provide an ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • City

    Rediscovering the Center

    by William H. Whyte, Paco Underhill ...
    Named by Newsweek magazine to its list of "Fifty Books for Our Time."For sixteen years William Whyte walked the streets of New York and other major cities. With a group of young observers, camera and notebook in hand, he conducted pioneering studies of street life, pedestrian behavior, and city dynamics. City: Rediscovering the Center is the result of that research, a humane, often amusing view of ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • A Joosr Guide to... The Power Broker by Robert Caro: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

    by Joosr ...
    In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Robert Moses is America's most famous-and infamous ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Solid Waste Management in Practice

    The City of Malmö Experience

    by Anna Bernstad Saraiva Schott, Henrik Aspegren, Mimmi Bissmont, Jes la Cour Jansen ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book focuses on sustainable solid waste management in an urban context and gives an example of how a modern city can work with waste management for increased sustainability in close cooperation with the academy. The book describes challenges which the city is facing and presents a case on how these can be tackled based on several research and development projects performed in the City of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Design After Decline

    How America Rebuilds Shrinking Cities

    by Brent D. Ryan ...
    Series series The City in the Twenty-First Century
    Almost fifty years ago, America's industrial cities—Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, and others—began shedding people and jobs. Today they are littered with tens of thousands of abandoned houses, shuttered factories, and vacant lots. With population and housing losses continuing in the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, the future of neighborhoods in these places is precarious. How we ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Common Ground in a Liquid City

    Essays in Defense of an Urban Future

    by Matt Hern ...
    If we want to preserve what's still left of the natural world, we need to stop using so much of it. And, says veteran environmental activist Matt Hern, cities are the best chance we have left for a truly ecological future . . . but what does it take to make a truly sustainable city?Common Ground in a Liquid City is a fun and engaging look at the future of urban life. Hern takes us on a journey ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability

    Mapping the Transition to 2050

    Edited by Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt, Simon Lannon ...
    With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon HubAs concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition. Although new zero carbon buildings are an important part of the story, in existing cities the transformation of the current building stock and urban ... Read more

    $200.00 USD