Paved Paradise

Author : Henry Grabar
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781984881144

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Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar Pdf

Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic “Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.” —The New Yorker “Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times "A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining." —The Los Angeles Times An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life—the humble parking spot Parking, quite literally, has a death grip on America: each year a shocking number of Americans kill one another over parking spots, and we routinely do ri­diculous things for parking, contorting our professional, social, and financial lives to get a spot. Since the advent of the car, we have deformed our cities in a Sisyphean quest for car storage, and as a result, much of the nation’s most valuable real estate is now devoted to empty vehicles. Parking determines the design of new buildings and the fate of old ones, traffic patterns and the viability of transit, neighborhood politics and municipal finance, and the overall quality of public space. Is this really the best use of our finite resources? Is parking really more important than everything else? In a beguiling and absurdly hilarious mix of history, politics, and reportage, Slate staff writer Henry Grabar brilliantly surveys the nation’s parking crisis, revealing how the compulsion for car storage has exacerbated some of our most acute problems— from housing affordability to the accelerating global climate disaster—and, ultimately, how we can free our cities from park­ing’s cruel yoke.

Author : GP SUMMARY
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-10
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9783755442066

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Summary of Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar: How Parking Explains the World by GP SUMMARY Pdf

DISCLAIMER This book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book. Summary of Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar: How Parking Explains the World IN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET: Chapter astute outline of the main contents. Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis. Exceptionally summarized content that you may skip in the original book Henry Grabar's investigation into the modern American city's parking crisis reveals how the pathological compulsion for car storage has exacerbated some of our most acute problems, from housing affordability to the global climate disaster. He surveys the pain points of the nation's parking crisis, from Los Angeles to Disney World to New York, and reveals how the pathological compulsion for car storage has exacerbated some of our most acute problems, ultimately lighting the way for us to free our cities from parking's cruel yoke.

Author : 潘飞南
Publisher : 清华大学出版社有限公司
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 7302099111

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英语口语(教师用书第一册)(高校英语选修系列教材) by 潘飞南 Pdf

高校英语选修课系列教材

Author : Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495099601

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The 3-Chord Songbook by Hal Leonard Corp. Pdf

(Strum & Sing Guitar). The Strum & Sing series provides an unplugged and pared-down approach to your favorite songs just the chords and the lyrics, with nothing fancy. These easy-to-play arrangements are designed for both aspiring and professional musicians. This fantastic collection lets you play over 40 songs in lots of styles, knowing just 3 chords on the guitar! Includes: Already Gone * Barbara Ann * Big Yellow Taxi * Cold, Cold Heart * Daughter * Free Fallin' * Hound Dog * I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For * La Bamba * Lay down Sally * Route 66 * Sweet Caroline * Werewolves of London * You Are My Sunshine * and more.

Author : Wise Publications
Publisher : Wise Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783231645

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The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: The Seventies by Wise Publications Pdf

The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: The Seventies is here: Now you can sing and play all your favourite hits from the Seventies. Over 80 rock and pop classics from the likes ABBA, Tom Petty, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley and more. Each song is arranged in the original keys, complete with full lyrics, guitar chord boxes and a playing guide. The setlist includes : - All The Young Dudes [Mott The Hoople] - American Girl [Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers] - Angie [The Rolling Stones] - Band On The Run [Wings] - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Simon & Garfunkel] - Coz I Luv You [Slade] - Dancing Queen [ABBA] - Don't Stop [Fleetwood Mac] - Free Bird [Lynyrd Skynyrd] - Get It On [T Rex] - I Will Survive [Gloria Gaynor] - Jolene [Dolly Parton] - Layla [Derek And The Dominos] - Lola [The Kinks] - My Sharona [The Knack] - My Sweet Lord [George Harrison] - No Woman, No Cry [Bob Marley & The Wailers] - One Way Or Another [Blondie] - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) [Elton John] - Teenage Kicks [The Undertones] - The Jean Genie [David Bowie] - The Passenger [Iggy Pop] - Wuthering Heights [Kate Bush] And many more!

Author : Jurie van den Heever,Chris Jones
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781928396840

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Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies by Jurie van den Heever,Chris Jones Pdf

This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of a specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields.

Author : Nelson A Denis
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781568585024

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War Against All Puerto Ricans by Nelson A Denis Pdf

The powerful, untold story of the 1950 revolution in Puerto Rico and the long history of U.S. intervention on the island, that the New York Times says "could not be more timely." In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept through the island: assassins were sent to kill President Harry Truman, gunfights roared in eight towns, police stations and post offices were burned down. In order to suppress this uprising, the US Army deployed thousands of troops and bombarded two towns, marking the first time in history that the US government bombed its own citizens. Nelson A. Denis tells this powerful story through the controversial life of Pedro Albizu Campos, who served as the president of the Nationalist Party. A lawyer, chemical engineer, and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from Harvard Law School, Albizu Campos was imprisoned for twenty-five years and died under mysterious circumstances. By tracing his life and death, Denis shows how the journey of Albizu Campos is part of a larger story of Puerto Rico and US colonialism. Through oral histories, personal interviews, eyewitness accounts, congressional testimony, and recently declassified FBI files, War Against All Puerto Ricans tells the story of a forgotten revolution and its context in Puerto Rico's history, from the US invasion in 1898 to the modern-day struggle for self-determination. Denis provides an unflinching account of the gunfights, prison riots, political intrigue, FBI and CIA covert activity, and mass hysteria that accompanied this tumultuous period in Puerto Rican history.

Author : Donald Wigal
Publisher : Parkstone International
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783104901

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Opium. The Flowers of Evil by Donald Wigal Pdf

Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium’s use.

Author : Wise Publications
Publisher : Wise Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783233540

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4-Chord Songbook: More Classic Hits by Wise Publications Pdf

The 4-Chord Songbook: More Classic Hits allows the beginner guitarist to build a repertoire of acoustic songs without having to remember reams of obscure chords: Just four will do! Artists such as The Bee Gees, The Clash and Joni Mitchell are all presented with these special arrangements, making this the perfect way to play your favourite songs, build your confidence, practice your rhythm and start performing. Songlist: - (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night [Tom Waits] - America [Razorlight] - Bankrobber [The Clash] - Big Yellow Taxi [Joni Mitchell] - Driftwood [Travis] - Girl From Mars [Ash] - In Between Days [TheCure] - Knockin' On Heavens Door [BobDylan] - Love Is All Around [The Troggs] - Mad World [Tears For Fears] - Massachusetts [The Bee Gees] - Same Jeans [The View] - She Said She Said [The Beatles] - Somebody To Love [Jefferson Airplane] - Soul Rebel [Bob Marley] - Substitute [The Who] - Working Class Hero [John Lennon] - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough [Manic Street Preachers] - You're Still The One [Shania Twain]

Author : Adrian Hopkins
Publisher : Wise Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783230112

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The Little Black Book of Classic Songs For Ukulele by Adrian Hopkins Pdf

The Little Black Songbook returns with Classic Songs For Ukulele - A huge selection of songs from the biggest names in pop and rock, each with complete lyrics and chords. This handy songbook is perfect for any aspiring ukulele strummer, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to expand your ukulele repertoire in an easy-to-learn way. This little book includes: - Big Yellow Taxi [Joni Mitchell] - Bohemian Like You [The Dandy Warhols] - Brown Eyed Girl [Van Morrison] - California Dreamin’ [The Mamas & The Papas] - Common People [Pulp] - Folsom Prison Blues [Johnny Cash] - Hallelujah [Leonard Cohen] - Imagine [John Lennon] - Jolene [Dolly Parton] - Killing Me Softly With His Song [Roberta Flack] - Layla [Eric Clapton] - Movin’ On Up [Primal Scream] - Mrs Robinson [Simon & Garfunkel] - Redemption Song [Bob Marley] - Space Oddity [David Bowie] - Summer Of 69 [Bryan Adams] - The A Team [Ed Sheeran] - The Man Who Sold The World [Nirvana] - The Passenger [Iggy Pop] - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out [The Smiths] - These Boots Are Made For Walking [Nancy Sinatra] - Try A Little Tenderness [Otis Redding] - Twist And Shout [The Beatles] - Waterloo Sunset [The Kinks] - Wild World [Cat Stevens] - Ziggy Stardust [David Bowie] And many, many more!

Author : O. Alan Weltzien
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780803290402

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Exceptional Mountains by O. Alan Weltzien Pdf

Over the past 150 years, people have flocked to the Pacific Northwest in increasing numbers, in part due to the region's beauty and one of its most exceptional features: volcanoes. This segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire has shaped not only the physical landscape of the region but also the psychological landscape, and with it the narratives we compose about ourselves. Exceptional Mountains is a cultural history of the Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship between these volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest. O. Alan Weltzien demonstrates how mountaineering is but one conspicuous example of the outdoor recreation industry's unrestricted and problematic growth. He explores the implications of our assumptions that there are no limits to our outdoor recreation habits and that access to the highest mountains should include amenities for affluent consumers. Each chapter probes the mountain-based regional ethos and the concomitant sense of privilege and entitlement from different vantages to illuminate the consumerist mind-set as a reductive--and deeply problematic--version of experience and identity in and around some of the nation's most striking mountains.

Author : John Casperson
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781646286959

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What If God Has a Vagina? by John Casperson Pdf

Stars and galaxies, atoms and molecules, all created so to render a divine arena for God to love man and for man to love God. Atoms and molecules of our bodies observe the same physical laws as those stars of the cosmos. Yet divinity rests not with the stars but within each of us whose spirit seeks to touch them. In the twenty-first century, it is now more appropriate to equate gender identity with a spiritual hemisphere (masculine or feminine) than merely biological plumbing (genitalia). I think, too, that the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," falls short of the mark unless the statement applies to animals and plants. Misogyny—the hatred of women. Or more provocatively, is misogyny the hatred of being attracted to women? Evil resides within one's own mind and is pointed toward other people as hate, envy, bigotry, racism, etc. The mind is a wonderful window for the sun to shine in but only works if the shades are open. Men and women participate in the game of sex—the board is the same but men bring checkers and women bring chess pieces! The most marvelous sex organ isn't between the legs, it's between the ears! Let's be clear, worship is not love. Worship is idolatry; love is love. We seek expression, sexual or otherwise, without hindrance to seek and discover self, our unique identity, our inner yearning to reach for infinity left behind yet achingly just ahead. Our souls strive for freedom, and in so doing... "What we commonly call man—the eating, drinking, counting man—does not (as we know him) represent himself. Him we do not respect. But the soul, whose organ he is, would make our knees bend. When it breathes through his intellect it is genius. When it breathes through his will it is virtue. When it flows through his affection it is love" (Walt Whitman).

Author : Madelena Gonzalez
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004487697

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Fiction after the Fatwa by Madelena Gonzalez Pdf

Fiction after the Fatwa: Salman Rushdie and the Charm of Catastrophe proposes for the first time an examination of what Rushdie has achieved as a writer since the fourteenth of February 1989, the date of the fatwa. This study argues that his constant questioning of fictional form and the language used to articulate it have opened up new opportunities and further possibilities for writing in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Through close readings and intensive textual analysis, arranged chronologically, Fiction after the Fatwa provides a thought-provoking reflection on the writer’s achievements over the last thirteen years. Aimed principally at academics and students, but also of interest to the general reader, it engages with the specific nature of the post-fatwa fiction as it moves from the fairy-tale world of Haroun and the Sea of Stories to the heartbreaking post-realism of Fury.

Author : Mickey Z.
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781930997974

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A Gigantic Mistake by Mickey Z. Pdf

Author : Rachel Lynn Solomon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593200155

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Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon Pdf

One of... Amazon's Best Romances of January Apple Books' Best Books of January Goodreads' Hottest Romances of January Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 Popsugar, Parade.com, The Nerd Daily, and Fangirlish's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this electrifying romance from the author of The Ex Talk. Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station’s news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits’ end. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet but reserved sports reporter Russell Barringer. In the aftermath of a disastrous holiday party, Ari and Russell decide to team up to solve their bosses’ relationship issues. Between secret gifts and double dates, they start nudging their bosses back together. But their well-meaning meddling backfires when the real chemistry builds between Ari and Russell. Working closely with Russell means allowing him to get to know parts of herself that Ari keeps hidden from everyone. Will he be able to embrace her dark clouds as well as her clear skies?