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Aliens Venmoed Me a Trillion Dollars

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by Daniel Lawrence Abrams ...

Narrated by La'Mar Harmon, Jaynee Anne ...

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ALIENS VENMOED ME A TRILLION DOLLARS"The truth is out there... and paying very well."Doug Dawkins lives to debunk conspiracy theories, especially crackpot claims of aliens. So when his dead dad FaceTimes him (giving him crazy money and orders to cover up the truth of extraterrestrial existence), Doug is sure this is a hacker's scam and reports it to the NSA. Then government security servers melt ... Read more

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ALIENS VENMOED ME A TRILLION DOLLARS"The truth is out there... and paying very well."Doug Dawkins lives to debunk conspiracy theories, especially crackpot claims of aliens. So when his dead dad FaceTimes him (giving him crazy money and orders to cover up the truth of extraterrestrial existence), Doug is sure this is a hacker's scam and reports it to the NSA. Then government security servers melt
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The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions

by Hillel Levine, Lawrence Harmon ...

The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions by Hillel Levine and Lawrence Harmon (128,000 words, 19 illustrations)Written by a sociologist and a journalist, The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions recounts the death of a Boston community once home to 90,000 Jews residing among African-Americans and white ethnics. The frightening personal ... Read more

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The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions by Hillel Levine and Lawrence Harmon (128,000 words, 19 illustrations)Written by a sociologist and a journalist, The Death of an American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions recounts the death of a Boston community once home to 90,000 Jews residing among African-Americans and white ethnics. The frightening personal
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The Ghost Map

The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

by Steven Johnson ...

A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life**“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.” —The Washington Post“Thought-provoking.” —Entertainment Weekly**It's the summer of 1854, and London is just ... Read more

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A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life**“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.” —The Washington Post“Thought-provoking.” —Entertainment Weekly**It's the summer of 1854, and London is just
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Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

by Anthony M. Townsend ...

An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future.We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, where mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones, machines dominate a new "internet of things," and more people live in cities than in the countryside.In Smart Cities, urbanist and technology expert Anthony Townsend takes a broad ... Read more

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An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future.We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, where mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones, machines dominate a new "internet of things," and more people live in cities than in the countryside.In Smart Cities, urbanist and technology expert Anthony Townsend takes a broad
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Mahatma Gandhi

His Life and Ideas

by Charles F. Andrews ...

An intimate biography of one of the greatest social andreligious reformers of the modern world."Gandhi's work in nonviolence was comprehensive and not simply confined to politics or human rights. It was about building positive relationships based on respect, understanding, acceptance, and appreciation. It was about eliminating exploitation of all kinds and creating harmony."—from the Foreword by ... Read more

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An intimate biography of one of the greatest social andreligious reformers of the modern world."Gandhi's work in nonviolence was comprehensive and not simply confined to politics or human rights. It was about building positive relationships based on respect, understanding, acceptance, and appreciation. It was about eliminating exploitation of all kinds and creating harmony."—from the Foreword by
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The Creative Destruction of New York City

Engineering the City for the Elite

by Alessandro Busà ...

Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric focused on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York. He promised to value the needs of poor and working-class New Yorkers, making city government work better for everyone-not just those who thrived during Bloomberg's tenure as mayor. But well into de Blasio's administration, many critics think that little has changed in the lives of struggling New Yorkers, ... Read more

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Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric focused on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York. He promised to value the needs of poor and working-class New Yorkers, making city government work better for everyone-not just those who thrived during Bloomberg's tenure as mayor. But well into de Blasio's administration, many critics think that little has changed in the lives of struggling New Yorkers,
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Coast of Dreams

by Kevin Starr ...

In this extraordinary book, Kevin Starr–widely acknowledged as the premier historian of California, the scope of whose scholarship the Atlantic Monthly has called “breathtaking”–probes the possible collapse of the California dream in the years 1990—2003. In a series of compelling chapters, Coast of Dreams moves through a variety of topics that show the California of the last decade, when the state ... Read more

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In this extraordinary book, Kevin Starr–widely acknowledged as the premier historian of California, the scope of whose scholarship the Atlantic Monthly has called “breathtaking”–probes the possible collapse of the California dream in the years 1990—2003. In a series of compelling chapters, Coast of Dreams moves through a variety of topics that show the California of the last decade, when the state
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City Limits

by Paul E. Peterson ...

This award-winning book "skillfully blends economic and political analysis" to assess the challenges of urban governments (Emmett H. Buell, Jr., American Political Science Review).Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairsMany simply presume that a city's politics are like a nation's politics, ... Read more

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This award-winning book "skillfully blends economic and political analysis" to assess the challenges of urban governments (Emmett H. Buell, Jr., American Political Science Review).Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairsMany simply presume that a city's politics are like a nation's politics,
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A Social History of Women in Ireland, 1870–1970

An Exploration of the Changing Role and Status of Women in Irish Society

by Rosemary Cullen Owens ...

A Social History of Women in Ireland is an important and overdue book that explores the role and status of women in Ireland from 1870 until 1970, looking at politics, sociology, marriage patterns, religion, education and work among other topics. It provides a vital missing piece in the jigsaw of modern Irish history. Using a combination of primary research and published works, A Social History of ... Read more

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A Social History of Women in Ireland is an important and overdue book that explores the role and status of women in Ireland from 1870 until 1970, looking at politics, sociology, marriage patterns, religion, education and work among other topics. It provides a vital missing piece in the jigsaw of modern Irish history. Using a combination of primary research and published works, A Social History of
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England and the English

by Ford Madox Ford ...

This volume includes Ford Madox Ford's The Soul of London, The Heart of the Country, and The Spirit of the People. Published between 1905 and 1907, this trilogy investigates the changing culture of the English with originality and in ways that provide an excellent introduction to the work of this seminal modernist writer. Though a work of nonfiction, the trilogy eschews superficially factual ... Read more

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This volume includes Ford Madox Ford's The Soul of London, The Heart of the Country, and The Spirit of the People. Published between 1905 and 1907, this trilogy investigates the changing culture of the English with originality and in ways that provide an excellent introduction to the work of this seminal modernist writer. Though a work of nonfiction, the trilogy eschews superficially factual
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America’s Ten Greatest Domestic Fears

Water Shortages, Epidemics and Disease, Domestic Terrorism, Civil War, and More

by Derek G. America ...

Series series Current Events / Writing Prompts
From an Ebola Virus Pandemic to Urban Rioting: What Do Americans Really Fear?Last year while watching an episode of streaming TV, my wife got very nervous and asked if we would be prepared if things in our life changed — especially if they changed in a very big way. I think that’s what good story-telling is supposed to do. It should make all of us think beyond the story, and question our feelings, ... Read more

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From an Ebola Virus Pandemic to Urban Rioting: What Do Americans Really Fear?Last year while watching an episode of streaming TV, my wife got very nervous and asked if we would be prepared if things in our life changed — especially if they changed in a very big way. I think that’s what good story-telling is supposed to do. It should make all of us think beyond the story, and question our feelings,
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Reinventing Citizenship

Black Los Angeles, Korean Kawasaki, and Community Participation

by Kazuyo Tsuchiya ...

Series series Critical American Studies
In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States and Japan went through massive welfare expansions that sparked debates about citizenship. At the heart of these disputes stood African Americans and Koreans. Reinventing Citizenship offers a comparative study of African American welfare activism in Los Angeles and Koreans’ campaigns for welfare rights in Kawasaki. In working-class and poor neighborhoods in ... Read more

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In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States and Japan went through massive welfare expansions that sparked debates about citizenship. At the heart of these disputes stood African Americans and Koreans. Reinventing Citizenship offers a comparative study of African American welfare activism in Los Angeles and Koreans’ campaigns for welfare rights in Kawasaki. In working-class and poor neighborhoods in
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