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  • Keys to the City

    How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction, and Politics Shape Development

    by Michael Storper ...
    Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional context--at the level of the city-region--and why city economies develop unequally. Storper ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies

    Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles

    by Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Makarem, Taner Osman ...
    Series series Innovation and Technology in the World Economy
    Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while Los Angeles has fallen progressively further behind its neighbor to the north and a number of other American metropolises. Yet, in 1970, experts would have predicted that L.A. would outpace San Francisco in population, income, economic power, and influence. The usual factors used to explain urban growth—luck, ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Latecomers in the Global Economy

    Edited by Michael Storper, Stavros Thomadakis ...
    Drawing on the example of late-developing countries, especially from East Asia, catching up with established powers, the authors address a new formulation of industrial policy for latecoming, semi-industrialized countries. With contributions from some of the best-known economists currently working in this area, the book will be a valuable guide for economists and international policy-makers ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development

    Edited by Allen J. Scott, Michael Storper ...
    The world has seen a shift in socio-economic relations, in the patterns and processes of industrialization and regional development. The social regulation of the economic order, flexible production organization and industrial district formation have brought periods, places and pathways to the heart of economic debate.Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development provides a platform from ... Read more

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  • By the Light of the Soul: A Novel

    by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman ...
    A hasty, secret teenage marriage casts a long, inescapable shadow over a young woman's entire existence. Forced to navigate a society driven by strict expectations, she must conceal the truth while striving for her own independence and happiness. The story beautifully maps her internal struggles, highlighting her resilience and the agonizing weight of duty versus personal desire. It is a sweeping, ... Read more

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  • Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road

    by Edward L. Wheeler ...
    Series Book 1 - Deadwood Dick
    The the first issue of Deadwood Dick is entitled Deadwood Dick, Prince of the Road. It is an action-packed tale of a handful of settlers, gold-seekers and bad guys pack who concentrate into a small town in the Black Hills to determine their respective fates. Here’s a sampling of the main characters: Fearless Frank once saved Sitting Bull’s life, making it possible to save a young woman who Sitting ... Read more

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    by Clarence Budington Kelland ...
    "Scattergood Baines" by Clarence Budington Kelland follows the journey of a determined and resourceful man as he arrives in Coldriver Valley, seeking to make a life for himself. The novel begins with Scattergood Baines’ entrance into the town, where his large stature and optimistic outlook quickly draw the attention of the locals. With minimal resources but plenty of ambition, Scattergood plans to ... Read more

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    by Ann Christy ...
    Series Book 0 - Between Life and Death
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  • Vladimir Putin: Authoritarianism and Anti-Americanism

    by Christopher T. Gans, United States Department of Defense, U.S. Navy ...
    Does Vladimir Putin truly hate America? Do the people he presides over truly hate America? This book analyzes modern anti-Americanism in Russia during the era of Vladimir Putin. The main objective of this book is to evaluate Vladimir Putin's anti-Americanism and the domestic political implications of Putinist anti-Americanism within Russia. Contents: Putin's Evolving Anti-Americanism Putin's ... Read more

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    by Henrik Ibsen ...
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  • Gluten-Free Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook

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    Series Book 5 - Gluten-Free Cookbooks
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