City Watch

Author : Jon Anderson
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781587293313

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City Watch by Jon Anderson Pdf

In forty-five years as one of Chicago's liveliest journalists for Time, Life, and the Chicago Tribune, Jon Anderson has established a reputation for picking up on what someone once called "the beauty of the specific fact." Part "Talk of the Town," part On the Road with Charles Kuralt, Anderson's twice-a-week "City Watch" columns in the Chicago Tribune seek out interesting and unexpected people and places from the everyday life of what the author calls the "most typical American big city." In the process he discovers the joys and triumphs of ordinary people. Anderson writes with wit and insight about those who find themselves inspired or obsessed with alternative ways of viewing life or getting through the day. Like the man who started with one light pole, then painted all the poles in his southside neighborhood. Or the founder of Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too, a nun who lives with sixty-seven cats. Or the philosopher who, with no financial success, still publishes a newsletter called "The Meaning of Life." After years of hunting down moments of everyday life that have drama and meaning, Anderson offers a book that has curious power, because all of its stories are true. Drawn from the best of Anderson's columns, City Watch introduces readers to an eclectic mix of social clubs, subcultures, and minor celebrities. From Foraging Friends, a group of penniless ecologists who forage for wild foods in a county forest preserve, to the annual Dumpster Diver fashion show, from the Oakton Elementary School chess team to a group that calls itself Some Chicago Anarchists, readers will discover the characters and events that define Chicago's local color.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0063373769

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Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett Pdf

"Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to face off. Again. It's old news to Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch. But this time, something is different-the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they can't fully control, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Long believed extinct, a draco nobilis can now be seen patrolling the skies above Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, but it's also soon crowned King. Can Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order (before it's burned to a crisp)? The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the 1st book in the City Watch collection and the 8th Discworld book"--

Author : Jon Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X004523150

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City Watch by Jon Anderson Pdf

In forty-five years as one of Chicago's liveliest journalists for Time, Life, and the Chicago Tribune, Jon Anderson has established a reputation for picking up on what someone once called "the beauty of the specific fact." Part "Talk of the Town," part On the Road with Charles Kuralt, Anderson's twice-a-week "City Watch" columns in the Chicago Tribune seek out interesting and unexpected people and places from the everyday life of what the author calls the "most typical American big city." In the process he discovers the joys and triumphs of ordinary people. Anderson writes with wit and insight about those who find themselves inspired or obsessed with alternative ways of viewing life or getting through the day. Like the man who started with one light pole, then painted all the poles in his southside neighborhood. Or the founder of Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too, a nun who lives with sixty-seven cats. Or the philosopher who, with no financial success, still publishes a newsletter called "The Meaning of Life." After years of hunting down moments of everyday life that have drama and meaning, Anderson offers a book that has curious power, because all of its stories are true. Drawn from the best of Anderson's columns, City Watch introduces readers to an eclectic mix of social clubs, subcultures, and minor celebrities. From Foraging Friends, a group of penniless ecologists who forage for wild foods in a county forest preserve, to the annual Dumpster Diver fashion show, from the Oakton Elementary School chess team to a group that calls itself Some Chicago Anarchists, readers will discover the characters and events that define Chicago's local color.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Discworld (Imaginary place)
ISBN : 0575067985

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The City Watch Trilogy by Terry Pratchett Pdf

Be a MAN in the City Watch! The City Watch needs MEN! (or dwarves or trolls or gargoyles or ...)The City Watch is a bumper volume in which those noble defenders of Ankh-Morpork, the greatest city of the Discworld*, come face to face with some of the most heinous crimes in history. GUARDS! GUARDS! Sees some night-time prowler turning (mostly) honest citizens into something resembling small charcoal biscuits. In MEN AT ARMS, there's a murder to be solves so that the world-weary Captain Vimes can be married at noon and retire happily ever after.And in the Discworld Howdunnit FEET OF CLAY, someone is murdering harmless old men and poisoning the Patrician ...and the golems are committing suicide ...*Which is flat and rides through space on the back of four elephants who stand on the shell of an enormous turtle, as everyone knows.

Author : Kate Howard
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : 1338058282

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Komasan and Komajiro in the City by Kate Howard Pdf

Yo-kai Komasan and his younger brother Komajiro are excited to explore the big city, but the more they see, the more they miss their beloved mother at home in the country.

Author : Silas Farmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1094 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Detroit (Mich.)
ISBN : UOMDLP:bad1460:0001.001

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History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan by Silas Farmer Pdf

Author : Michigan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Session laws
ISBN : UOM:39015034786122

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Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan by Michigan Pdf

Includes regular and extra sessions.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472537249

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Night Watch by Terry Pratchett Pdf

A new stage adaptation of one of Pratchett's best-selling novels Set in Ankh-Morpork one of the most thoroughly imagined cities in fantasy, Night Watch is the story of Sam Vimes, running hero of the Guards sequence, who finds himself cast back in time to the Ankh-Morpork of his youth. With a psychopath from his own time rising in the vile ranks of the Cable Street Unmentionables complicating things, Vimes has to ensure that history takes its course so that he will have the right future to go back to, and to keep his younger self alive."One of the funniest English authors alive" (Independent)

Author : Tiffany D. Jackson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593110263

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Santa in the City by Tiffany D. Jackson Pdf

A little girl's belief in Santa is restored in this ode to the magic of Christmas. This is a holiday gift readers will treasure for years to come! It's two weeks before Christmas, and Deja is worried that Santa might not be able to visit her--after all, as a city kid, she doesn't have a chimney for him to come down and none of the parking spots on her block could fit a sleigh, let alone eight reindeer! But with a little help from her family, community, and Santa himself, Deja discovers that the Christmas spirit is alive and well in her city. With bold, colorful illustrations that capture the joy of the holidays, this picture book from award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson and illustrator Reggie Brown is not to be missed.

Author : Natalie C. Anderson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780399547607

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City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson Pdf

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya. In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Roland Greyhill, one of the city’s most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the Greyhill fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Greyhill's personal study, she knows exactly who’s behind it. With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui City’s local gang. It’s a job for the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Greyhill estate, giving her the chance for vengeance she’s been waiting for. But as soon as she steps inside the lavish home, she’s overtaken by the pain of old wounds and the pull of past friendships, setting into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could, at any moment, cost Tina her life. But finally uncovering the incredible truth about who killed her mother—and why—keeps her holding on in this fast-paced nail-biting thriller.

Author : Stuart Gibbs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534443822

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Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs Pdf

In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie searches for Charles Darwin’s hidden treasure in South America. Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a fugitive. Charlie Thorne isn’t even thirteen. After saving the world, Charlie is ready to take it easy in the Galapagos Islands. That is, until she’s approached by the mysterious Esmeralda Castle, who has a code she knows only Charlie can decipher. In 1835, Charles Darwin diverted his ship’s journey so he could spend ten months in South America on a secret solo expedition. When he returned, he carried a treasure that inspired both awe and terror in his crew. Afterward, it vanished, never to be seen again… But Darwin left a trail of clues behind for those brave and clever enough to search for it. Enter Charlie Thorne. In a daring adventure that takes her across South America, Charlie must crack Darwin’s 200-year-old clues to track down his mysterious discovery—and stay ahead of the formidable lineup of enemies who are hot on her tail. When an ancient hidden treasure is at stake, people will do anything to find it first. Charlie may be a genius, but is she smart enough to know who she can trust?

Author : Jay Pitter,John Lorinc
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781770564435

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Subdivided by Jay Pitter,John Lorinc Pdf

Using Toronto as a case study, Subdivided asks how cities would function if decision-makers genuinely accounted for race, ethnicity, and class when confronting issues such as housing, policing, labor markets, and public space. With essays contributed by an array of city-builders, it proposes solutions for fully inclusive communities that respond to the complexities of a global city. Jay Pitter is a writer and professor based in Toronto. She holds a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University. John Lorinc is a Toronto-based journalist who writes about urban affairs, politics, and business. He co-edited The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood (Coach House, 2015).

Author : Waterbury (Conn.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Municipal government
ISBN : CHI:097358339

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Municipal Register of the City of Waterbury by Waterbury (Conn.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781405924092

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The Magical City by Anonim Pdf

Discover the hidden wonder of cities across the world in this beautifully intricate colouring book, perfect to curl up with this winter Inspired by the world's most fascinating cities and their unique stories, The Magical City will take you on a journey of exploration and mindfulness. From London to Luxor, follow cobbled pavements through winding streets, look up at skyscrapers soaring to the skies, and gaze over rooftops and dreaming spires. And as you colour and doodle your way through these illustrations, you'll find hidden details emerge not only on the page but also in the world around you. For fans of The Secret Garden and Animal Kingdom, this is the perfect companion to finding calm through creativity and mindfulness.

Author : Hamish Letterfriend
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781300082217

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The Adventurer's Guide to the Imperial City by Hamish Letterfriend Pdf

The city of Miles is here presented in a complete and accessible format for use with any fantasy roleplaying system (though For Gold & Glory is recommended). This is the paperback edition.