Taxi

Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554980215

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I Am a Taxi by Deborah Ellis Pdf

Winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is a prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until they got caught in the middle of the government's war on drugs and were mistakenly convicted of drug possession. Diego's parents are locked up, but he can come and go: to school, to the market to sell his mother's handknitted goods, and to work as a "taxi," running errands for other prisoners. But then his little sister temporarily runs off while under his watch, earning his mother a heavy fine. The debt and dawning realization of his hopeless situation make him vulnerable to his friend Mando's plan to make big money, fast. Soon, Diego is deep in the jungle, working as a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation. As his situation becomes more and more dangerous, he knows he must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Author : Marcello Di Cintio
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771963855

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Driven by Marcello Di Cintio Pdf

Shortlisted for the Bressani Literary Prize • A Globe and Mail Book of the Year • A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021 In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio explores the borderland of the North American taxi. “The taxi,” writes Marcello Di Cintio, “is a border.” Occupying the space between public and private, a cab brings together people who might otherwise never have met—yet most of us sit in the back and stare at our phones. Nowhere else do people occupy such intimate quarters and share so little. In a series of interviews with drivers, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard, to the Westboro Baptist Church, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase, Driven seeks out those missed conversations, revealing the unknown stories that surround us. Travelling across borders of all kinds, from battlefields and occupied lands to midnight fares and Tim Hortons parking lots, Di Cintio chronicles the many journeys each driver made merely for the privilege to turn on their rooflight. Yet these lives aren’t defined by tragedy or frustration but by ingenuity and generosity, hope and indomitable hard work. From night school and sixteen-hour shifts to schemes for athletic careers and the secret Shakespeare of Dylan’s lyrics, Di Cintio’s subjects share the passions and triumphs that drive them. Like the people encountered in its pages, Driven is an unexpected delight, and that most wondrous of all things: a book that will change the way you see the world around you. A paean to the power of personality and perseverance, it’s a compassionate and joyful tribute to the men and women who take us where we want to go.

Author : Wendy Mass,Michael Brawer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316243216

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Space Taxi by Wendy Mass,Michael Brawer Pdf

Archie Morningstar learns a big family secret and helps save the universe. All before breakfast! It's not every day a regular kid like Archie gets to wake up at midnight. But today is Take Your Kid to Work Day, and Archie is finally allowed to ride along in his dad's taxi cab. He has been waiting eight years, eight months, and eight days for this moment to arrive. But he's about to discover his dad is no ordinary cab driver...In fact, he drives an intergalactic space taxi! All night long, he shuttles aliens from one corner of the universe to another. And being a space taxi copilot is no easy task: Archie must steer them into wormholes, keep them from crashing into planets, deal with a very unusual cat...and save the universe from an evil mastermind! Space Taxi marks the debut of a brand new chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and teacher Michael Brawer, filled with humor, adventure, and plenty of science to impress your friends and teachers!

Author : Khaled Al Khamissi
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789992194317

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Taxi (English edition) by Khaled Al Khamissi Pdf

A best-selling modern masterpiece in the author's home country of Egypt, Taxi consists of fifty-eight fictional monologues with Cairo taxi drivers that have been recreated from the author's own experience, taking the reader on a roller-coaster of emotions as bumpy and noisy as the city's potholed and chaotic streets. Described as an urban sociology, an ethnography, a classic of oral history - and a work of poetry in motion - it tells Herculean tales of the struggle for survival and dignity among Greater Cairo's 80,000 cab drivers.

Author : Juan Felipe Herrera
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780816599011

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Senegal Taxi by Juan Felipe Herrera Pdf

“I wish I could find the words to tell you the story of our village after you were killed.” So begins Senegal Taxi, the new work by one of contemporary poetry’s most vibrant voices, Juan Felipe Herrera. Known for his activism and writings that bring attention to oppression and injustice, Herrera turns to stories of genocide and hope in Sudan. Senegal Taxi offers the voices of three children escaping the horrors of war in Africa. Unflinching in its honesty, brutality, and beauty, the collection fiercely addresses conflict and childhood, inviting readers to engage in complex and often challenging issues. Senegal Taxi weaves together verse, dialogue, and visual art created by Herrera specifically for the book. Stylistically genre-leaping, these many layers are part of the collection’s innovation. Phantom-like televisions, mud drawings, witness testimonies, insects, and weaponry are all storytellers that join the siblings for a theatrical crescendo. Each poem is told from a different point of view, which Herrera calls “mud drawings,” referring to the evocative symbols of hope the children create as they hide in a cave on their way to Senegal, where they plan to catch a boat to the United States. This collection signals a poignant shift for Herrera as he continues to use his craft to focus attention on global concerns. In so doing, he offers an acknowledgment that the suffering of some is the suffering of all.

Author : John Nelson,Ray Mundy,Dr James Cooper
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409488446

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Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab by John Nelson,Ray Mundy,Dr James Cooper Pdf

The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, and provides a wide range of services across many different social groups and urban environments. This study considers the roles and functions of the taxi from its origins as the first licensed form of public transport, to the current variations of vehicle type and operation, to predictions for its future development. Also addressed here is the impact which this ubiquitous form of transport has on contemporary urban life, and the analytical tools being used and developed for its licensing and control.

Author : James Cooper,Ray Mundy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317046691

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Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab by James Cooper,Ray Mundy Pdf

The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, and provides a wide range of services across many different social groups and urban environments. This study considers the roles and functions of the taxi from its origins as the first licensed form of public transport, to the current variations of vehicle type and operation, to predictions for its future development. Also addressed here is the impact which this ubiquitous form of transport has on contemporary urban life, and the analytical tools being used and developed for its licensing and control.

Author : James M. Cooper,Jorgen Aarhaug,John Scott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000880786

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Taxi, Limousine, and Transport Network Company Regulation by James M. Cooper,Jorgen Aarhaug,John Scott Pdf

The vehicle for hire (VFH) market – broadly comprising taxis, limousines, and app-based transport – has faced multiple and significant changes over the years, with the period since 2010 a time of major upheaval. This book documents the development of the market over time, examining its regulation and control structures, exploring its history, trends, and market theories, and discussing how these are both promoted and challenged by the changes affecting the sector. This book reviews recent developments in the VFH industry, from the influx of new market entrants and the emergence of app-based services to their widespread use, comparing international markets and their regulation, and draws on a series of case studies in key locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. It establishes and details economic, market, social, and political theory affecting the VFH industry and devotes its second half to the definition and emergence of transport typologies and markets in which the sector has a role (or potential role). The book concludes, from a neutral standpoint, on the balance between market participants, addressing the immediate future facing the industry, including the impacts of Covid and other external factors. It considers the short- and long-term effects of market change, the role played by regulators, and the market conditions imposed upon them. Written for industry practitioners – both suppliers and regulators – as well as the academic community, this book will inform the community and prompt further analysis of a significant and growing field in transportation.

Author : Risa Mickenberg
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781452158204

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Taxi Driver Wisdom by Risa Mickenberg Pdf

“Insights on love, pleasure, fate, and other topics” collected from conversations with New York City cabbies (AM New York). The worse a town’s economy is, the better looking the guys who work at the local gas station are. I see more of what is going on around me because I am not concerned with finding a parking place. There is no chivalry. For that you have to go upstate. Real taxi drivers know more than how to get you there without a GPS—often, they know how to get you there in life. This twentieth anniversary edition of the wise and hilarious classic, as true now as ever, is a celebration of the witty, philosophical perspective on human nature culled from real quotations from real cab drivers who’ve been around the block.

Author : Elizabeth Upton
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545798617

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Maxi the Little Taxi by Elizabeth Upton Pdf

He's little! He's cute! But he's getting all dirty! This warm, charming story perfectly captures all the ups and downs of a busy little taxi's first day on the job! It's Maxi the Taxi's first day of work. What fun it is to zip and zoom all around the town!SPLASH go the mud puddles!PLIPPITY-PLOP drips the ice cream and mustard from sticky little fingers!Soon Maxi becomes so grimy and gooey that no one wants to ride with him.Who will help this dirty little taxi discover what he needs most? It's a smart little boy who takes Maxi for a noisy, tickly bath in the car wash!

Author : James T H Button
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1645 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781784511296

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Button on Taxis: Licensing Law and Practice by James T H Button Pdf

The fourth edition of Button on Taxis completely updates the text to take account of changes to legislation, case law and Guidance since the publication of the third edition. These include important Senior Court decisions relating to adoption of legislation, local authority decision-making processes, licence fees, Hackney carriage ranks, suitability of drivers and action against licensed vehicles. The legislative changes include extensions to the duration of certain licences and the ability for private hire operators to subcontract across local authority boundaries. In addition, the impact of booking systems such as Uber is considered together with the Law Commission's proposals for reform of Hackney carriage and private hire legislation. This new edition will provide a timely update to what is acknowledged as an essential handbook for the taxi licensing practitioner.

Author : Craig A. Leisy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429560149

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Transportation Network Companies and Taxis by Craig A. Leisy Pdf

Transportation Network Companies and Taxis: The Case of Seattle is a modern economic case history and thorough analysis of the devastating impact of the transportation network company (TNC) industry (Uber and Lyft) on the taxicab industry in Seattle, Washington, beginning in 2014. The events that transpired and lessons learned are applicable to most large cities in North America, Europe and Australia. As the regulator of the taxicab and TNC industries in Seattle during this period, the author offers a unique insider perspective. The book also provides internal operating statistics on the TNC industry, which are available here for the first time. Despite the spectacular growth of the TNC industry, growth rates have steadily declined and may fall to zero by 2019 or 2020, while the taxicab industry appears to have begun a modest recovery. This book offers a thorough explanation of how and why this decline has happened. It explains the taxicab industry, economic deregulation, competitive market failure, market disruption, price elasticity of demand and other concepts. There is also a wealth of data, computations and analysis for the specialized reader. This book considers the past, present and future of the taxicab and TNC industries in Seattle, It is recommended for both the general reader and industry professionals.

Author : Multisystems, Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Government publications
ISBN : IND:30000066238357

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Taxis, the Public and Paratransit by Multisystems, Inc Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 021556068X

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Taxis and private hire vehicles by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Pdf

Rules governing taxis and private hire vehicles need urgent and wholesale reform. The problems posed by taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating outside of the district in which they are licensed - the phenomenon called 'cross-border hire' - cannot be solved without new legislation. In this report the Transport Committee puts forward its recommendations for such new legislation: listen to the views of users; keep it simple; keep it local: licensing should remain a local function; permit tighter restrictions on cross border hire; increase the potential for local authorities to work together to create larger licensing districts; and develop

Author : James Jijide
Publisher : Fultus Corporation
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781596821682

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Talkville City Metered Taxis Inc. by James Jijide Pdf

Talkville City Metered Taxis Inc. is a collection of spine-chilling modern, african urban tales of horror, terror, drama, suspense, mystery and myth.