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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

de Donald Shoup ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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23 hora 47 minutos

In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why ... Leer más

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In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why
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A Paradise of Small Houses

The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing

de Max Podemski ...

Narrado por Rob Greenbaum ...

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10 hora 16 minutos

From the Haitian-style “shotgun” houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America’s neighborhoods that reveals the rich history—and future—of urban housingThe Philadelphia row house. The New York tenement. The Boston triple-decker. Every American city has its own iconic housing style, structures that have been home to generations of ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

From the Haitian-style “shotgun” houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America’s neighborhoods that reveals the rich history—and future—of urban housingThe Philadelphia row house. The New York tenement. The Boston triple-decker. Every American city has its own iconic housing style, structures that have been home to generations of
... Leer más
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Brave New Home

Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing

de Diana Lind ...

Narrado por Janina Edwards ...

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6 hora 45 minutos

This smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better.Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

This smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better.Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same
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The Well-Tempered City

What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life

de Jonathan F. P. Rose ...

Narrado por Barry Abrams ...

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14 hora 18 minutos

Cities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity—and the home of eighty percent of the world's population by 2050. As the 21st century progresses, metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change, natural resource depletion, population growth, income inequality, mass migrations, education and health ... Leer más

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Cities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity—and the home of eighty percent of the world's population by 2050. As the 21st century progresses, metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change, natural resource depletion, population growth, income inequality, mass migrations, education and health
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Imperial San Francisco

Urban Power, Earthly Ruin

de Gray Brechin ...

Narrado por Gray Brechin ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - California Studies in Critical Human Geography
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13 hora 41 minutos

Imperial San Francisco is the epic saga of how all great cities parasitize their hinterlands for the sake of those elites who own and run them by using the mass media at their command to shape the thought of those who unwittingly serve their interests. Using San Francisco as an example of how cities employ remote control technology to exploit water, energy, natural resources, and labor from an ... Leer más

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Imperial San Francisco is the epic saga of how all great cities parasitize their hinterlands for the sake of those elites who own and run them by using the mass media at their command to shape the thought of those who unwittingly serve their interests. Using San Francisco as an example of how cities employ remote control technology to exploit water, energy, natural resources, and labor from an
... Leer más
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The Imperfect City

Design, Serendipity, and the Real Life of Cities

de Paul Goldberger ...

Narrado por Paul Goldberger ...

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10 hora 6 minutos

A Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic explores how modern cities thrive when urban planning leaves room for happy accidents and innovations.“A city is not a symphony, composed as a single work,” Paul Goldberger writes. “It is more like jazz, with its mix of order and improvisation.” The Imperfect City is a record of Goldberger’s looking, lingering, and thinking about cities—how they ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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A Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic explores how modern cities thrive when urban planning leaves room for happy accidents and innovations.“A city is not a symphony, composed as a single work,” Paul Goldberger writes. “It is more like jazz, with its mix of order and improvisation.” The Imperfect City is a record of Goldberger’s looking, lingering, and thinking about cities—how they
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Supertall

How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives

de Stefan Al ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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8 hora 40 minutos

The global boom in skyscrapers—why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people.We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest ... Leer más

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The global boom in skyscrapers—why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people.We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest
... Leer más
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The New Localism

How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism

de Bruce Katz, Jeremy Nowak ...

Narrado por Tristan Morris ...

Completo

9 hora 49 minutos

In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of ... Leer más

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In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of
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Eine kurze Geschichte von Mexiko-Stadt: Wie aus einer Insel der Azteken eine moderne Megastadt wurde

de Heinz Frenzel ...

Narrado por Heinz Frenzel ...

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2 hora 14 minutos

Diese fesselnde historische Zeitreise verwandelt eine aztekische Inselstadt in eine pulsierende, moderne Megametropole. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder als atmosphärische Begleitung auf Reisen, tauchst du tief in eine dramatische Urbanisierung ein. Spüre den Herzschlag einer Zivilisation, deren Lebensraum den Fluten gewaltsam abgetrotzt wurde.Vom sagenhaften Tenochtitlan bis zum radikalen ... Leer más

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Diese fesselnde historische Zeitreise verwandelt eine aztekische Inselstadt in eine pulsierende, moderne Megametropole. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder als atmosphärische Begleitung auf Reisen, tauchst du tief in eine dramatische Urbanisierung ein. Spüre den Herzschlag einer Zivilisation, deren Lebensraum den Fluten gewaltsam abgetrotzt wurde.Vom sagenhaften Tenochtitlan bis zum radikalen
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Breve historia de Varsovia: Cómo una capital resurgió tras quedar completamente en ruinas

de Oier Sosa ...

Narrado por Oier Sosa ...

Completo

2 hora 20 minutos

Viaja por la historia urbana de una capital europea aniquilada por la guerra y su asombrosa reconstrucción monumental. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, este relato sereno y objetivo te sumerge en los procesos políticos y sociales que forjaron la resiliencia absoluta de toda una nación.Más que un catálogo de tragedias, esta crónica ofrece una perspectiva estimulante para mentes curiosas ... Leer más

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Viaja por la historia urbana de una capital europea aniquilada por la guerra y su asombrosa reconstrucción monumental. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, este relato sereno y objetivo te sumerge en los procesos políticos y sociales que forjaron la resiliencia absoluta de toda una nación.Más que un catálogo de tragedias, esta crónica ofrece una perspectiva estimulante para mentes curiosas
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ソウル小史：朝鮮王朝の都からハイテク産業の一大拠点へ、600年の歩み

de 横山武 ...

Narrado por 横山武 ...

Completo

2 hora 6 minutos

朝鮮王朝の古き城郭都市は、いかにして現代を牽引するハイテク産業のメガシティへと変貌を遂げたのか、激動のアジア史と都市空間の軌跡を紐解く知的好奇心を満たす歴史ノンフィクションです。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスした夜のひとときが、600年の時をかける壮大なタイムトラベルへと変わります。知的な探求心に火をつける、静かな情熱に満ちた没入体験をお楽しみください。華やかな宮殿の背後で渦巻く政治力学から、人々の息づかいが聞こえる庶民の暮らし、そして戦争による破壊からの目覚ましい復興まで、都市に刻まれた記憶の地層を丁寧に掘り起こしていきます。無機質な高層ビル群や巨大な地下鉄網の底に眠る、伝統と革新が交差するドラマティックな物語は、あなたの心を強く揺さぶるはずです。本書で見つかること:風水や権力構造に基づき、なぜこの地が王都として選ばれ、空間が設計されたのかという根源的な問いへの答え ... Leer más

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朝鮮王朝の古き城郭都市は、いかにして現代を牽引するハイテク産業のメガシティへと変貌を遂げたのか、激動のアジア史と都市空間の軌跡を紐解く知的好奇心を満たす歴史ノンフィクションです。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスした夜のひとときが、600年の時をかける壮大なタイムトラベルへと変わります。知的な探求心に火をつける、静かな情熱に満ちた没入体験をお楽しみください。華やかな宮殿の背後で渦巻く政治力学から、人々の息づかいが聞こえる庶民の暮らし、そして戦争による破壊からの目覚ましい復興まで、都市に刻まれた記憶の地層を丁寧に掘り起こしていきます。無機質な高層ビル群や巨大な地下鉄網の底に眠る、伝統と革新が交差するドラマティックな物語は、あなたの心を強く揺さぶるはずです。本書で見つかること:風水や権力構造に基づき、なぜこの地が王都として選ばれ、空間が設計されたのかという根源的な問いへの答え
... Leer más
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Dream Cities

Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World

de Wade Graham ...

Narrado por Paul Bellantoni ...

Completo

9 hora 52 minutos

Landscape designer and historian Wade Graham follows the acclaimed American Eden with a lively, accessible cultural history of modern cities—from suburbs, downtown districts, and exurban sprawl, to shopping malls and “sustainable” developments—seen through the lens of planning, design, and the architects and movements behind them.Dream Cities explores our cities in a new way—as expressions of ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Landscape designer and historian Wade Graham follows the acclaimed American Eden with a lively, accessible cultural history of modern cities—from suburbs, downtown districts, and exurban sprawl, to shopping malls and “sustainable” developments—seen through the lens of planning, design, and the architects and movements behind them.Dream Cities explores our cities in a new way—as expressions of
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Key to the City

How Zoning Shapes Our World

de Sara C. Bronin ...

Narrado por Rachel Perry ...

Completo

6 hora 25 minutos

In Key to the City, legal scholar and architect Sara C. Bronin examines how zoning became such a prevailing force and reveals its impact—and its potential for good. Outdated zoning codes have maintained racial segregation, prioritized cars over people, and enabled great ecological harm. But, as Bronin argues, once we recognize the power of zoning, we can harness it to create the communities we ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In Key to the City, legal scholar and architect Sara C. Bronin examines how zoning became such a prevailing force and reveals its impact—and its potential for good. Outdated zoning codes have maintained racial segregation, prioritized cars over people, and enabled great ecological harm. But, as Bronin argues, once we recognize the power of zoning, we can harness it to create the communities we
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Breve storia delle catacombe di Parigi: La città dei morti sotto le strade

de Mirko Cirillo ...

Narrado por Mirko Cirillo ...

Completo

2 hora 4 minutos

Immergiti nella storia segreta della Parigi sotterranea, dove un'emergenza cimiteriale ha creato un macabro ossario. Perfetto per accompagnare i tuoi tragitti quotidiani o per un ascolto serale immersivo, questo viaggio scava nelle viscere geologiche della capitale. Lasciati avvolgere da un'atmosfera oscura e solenne, scendendo laddove la luce della Ville Lumière non può arrivare.Il drammatico ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Immergiti nella storia segreta della Parigi sotterranea, dove un'emergenza cimiteriale ha creato un macabro ossario. Perfetto per accompagnare i tuoi tragitti quotidiani o per un ascolto serale immersivo, questo viaggio scava nelle viscere geologiche della capitale. Lasciati avvolgere da un'atmosfera oscura e solenne, scendendo laddove la luce della Ville Lumière non può arrivare.Il drammatico
... Leer más
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Storia di Tokyo: 400 anni dai samurai ai grattacieli

de Ennio Scapin ...

Narrado por Ennio Scapin ...

Completo

2 hora 10 minutos

Vivi la storia urbana di una metropoli immortale, dove il potere dei samurai forgia l'architettura dei grattacieli. Perfetto per chi ascolta in viaggio o cerca un'immersione profonda durante il tragitto quotidiano, questo racconto evocativo svela il volto cangiante della capitale giapponese. Dagli intricati canali fangosi dell'antichità agli scintillanti orizzonti di vetro, l'evoluzione di uno ... Leer más

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Vivi la storia urbana di una metropoli immortale, dove il potere dei samurai forgia l'architettura dei grattacieli. Perfetto per chi ascolta in viaggio o cerca un'immersione profonda durante il tragitto quotidiano, questo racconto evocativo svela il volto cangiante della capitale giapponese. Dagli intricati canali fangosi dell'antichità agli scintillanti orizzonti di vetro, l'evoluzione di uno
... Leer más
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Paris Is Not Dead

Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light

de Cole Stangler ...

Narrado por Graham Halstead ...

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8 hora 10 minutos

The Paris of popular imagination is lined with cobblestone streets and stylish cafés, a beacon for fashionistas and well-heeled tourists. But French-American journalist Cole Stangler, celebrated for his reporting on Paris and French politics, argues that the beating heart of the City of Light lies elsewhere—in its striving, working-class districts whose residents are being priced out of their ... Leer más

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The Paris of popular imagination is lined with cobblestone streets and stylish cafés, a beacon for fashionistas and well-heeled tourists. But French-American journalist Cole Stangler, celebrated for his reporting on Paris and French politics, argues that the beating heart of the City of Light lies elsewhere—in its striving, working-class districts whose residents are being priced out of their
... Leer más
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Sustainable Urbanism::

[A New Way to Think About Architecture, Landscapes, Ecosystems, and Urbanism.]

de Amanda Burchard ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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9 hora 27 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Sustainable Urbanism:: [A New Way to Think About Architecture, Landscapes, Ecosystems, and Urbanism.]As the world's population continues to urbanize, the need for sustainable cities becomes more pressing than ever. In our first chapters, we lay the foundation by understanding the principles and concepts of sustainable urbanism. From there, we delve ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Sustainable Urbanism:: [A New Way to Think About Architecture, Landscapes, Ecosystems, and Urbanism.]As the world's population continues to urbanize, the need for sustainable cities becomes more pressing than ever. In our first chapters, we lay the foundation by understanding the principles and concepts of sustainable urbanism. From there, we delve
... Leer más
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A Burglar's Guide to the City

de Geoff Manaugh ...

Narrado por Scott Aiello ...

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7 hora 55 minutos

Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone
... Leer más
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The Eyes of the Skin

Architecture and the Senses

de Juhani Pallasmaa ...

Narrado por Juhani Pallasmaa, Steven Holl, Simon Allford, Conleth Buckley, Paula Craft-Pegg, Eddie Heathcoat ...

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3 hora 35 minutos

Explore the relationship between architecture and the sensory experience with the fourth edition of this groundbreaking work.First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin is a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, is one single sense―sight―so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the digital and the all ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Explore the relationship between architecture and the sensory experience with the fourth edition of this groundbreaking work.First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin is a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, is one single sense―sight―so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the digital and the all
... Leer más
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Life After Carbon

The Next Global Transformation of Cities

de Peter Plastrik, John Cleveland ...

Narrado por Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Completo

8 hora 55 minutos

The future of our cities is not what it used to be. The modern-city model that took hold globally in the twentieth century has outlived its usefulness. It cannot solve the problems it helped to create—especially global warming. Fortunately, a new model for urban development is emerging in cities to aggressively tackle the realities of climate change. It transforms the way cities design and use ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The future of our cities is not what it used to be. The modern-city model that took hold globally in the twentieth century has outlived its usefulness. It cannot solve the problems it helped to create—especially global warming. Fortunately, a new model for urban development is emerging in cities to aggressively tackle the realities of climate change. It transforms the way cities design and use
... Leer más
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How Cities Work: The Hidden Systems, Human Choices, and Everyday Flows That Shape Urban Life

de Thomas Kavanagh ...

Narrado por Thomas Kavanagh ...

Completo

2 hora 5 minutos

Uncover the hidden urban infrastructure and social dynamics that silently control your daily commute and city living. From the frustrated passenger waiting for a delayed bus to the pressured zoning planner, these grounded, thought-provoking stories reveal the secret machinery of our neighborhoods. Every street corner holds an invisible, interconnected web of money, power, and human choices.Perfect ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Uncover the hidden urban infrastructure and social dynamics that silently control your daily commute and city living. From the frustrated passenger waiting for a delayed bus to the pressured zoning planner, these grounded, thought-provoking stories reveal the secret machinery of our neighborhoods. Every street corner holds an invisible, interconnected web of money, power, and human choices.Perfect
... Leer más
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Importance of Green Spaces in Urban Areas, The

de Fiona Sterling ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Completo

31 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "The Importance of Green Spaces in Urban Areas," Fiona Sterling delves into the multifaceted benefits of urban green spaces and the essential role they play in creating sustainable and livable cities. Through comprehensive chapters, Sterling explores the psychological, social, economic, and environmental advantages that green spaces provide. The ... Leer más

$2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "The Importance of Green Spaces in Urban Areas," Fiona Sterling delves into the multifaceted benefits of urban green spaces and the essential role they play in creating sustainable and livable cities. Through comprehensive chapters, Sterling explores the psychological, social, economic, and environmental advantages that green spaces provide. The
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Nahwärme neu gedacht

Wie du mit regenerativen Energien unabhängig heizt und Kosten langfristig senkst

de Andreas Bauernfeind ...

Narrado por Helmut Stieglbauer (AI) ...

Completo

2 hora 7 minutos

Nahwärme neu gedacht: Wie du mit regenerativen Energien unabhängig heizt und Kosten langfristig senkst.Bist du auf der Suche nach einer echten Alternative zur Ölheizung und möchtest endlich unabhängig heizen ohne Gas? Die Energiepreise steigen kontinuierlich, und die Zukunft der Wärmeversorgung erfordert ein Umdenken. Wenn du Heizkosten sparen im Eigenheim und gleichzeitig klimafreundlich heizen ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Nahwärme neu gedacht: Wie du mit regenerativen Energien unabhängig heizt und Kosten langfristig senkst.Bist du auf der Suche nach einer echten Alternative zur Ölheizung und möchtest endlich unabhängig heizen ohne Gas? Die Energiepreise steigen kontinuierlich, und die Zukunft der Wärmeversorgung erfordert ein Umdenken. Wenn du Heizkosten sparen im Eigenheim und gleichzeitig klimafreundlich heizen
... Leer más
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An Unpromised Land

de Leon Gettler ...

Narrado por Leon Gettler ...

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4 hora 25 minutos

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute
... Leer más

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