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The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs
PreviewDivided into four parts: I. Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; II. Jacobs, Urban Economist; II. Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and IV. Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs's writings and activism on the city, the professions ...
Jane Jacobs: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
Jane JacobsThese interviews capture Jacobs at her very best and are an essential reminder of why Jacobs was—and remains—unrivaled in her analyses and her ability to cut through cant and received wisdom. From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Working Press of the Nation
More editionsPaul M. Sheptow Publisher Bruce Anderson Managing Editor Joanne Jacobs _ New Products Editor Joanne Jacobs News Editor Joanne Jacobs . Joanne Jacobs . Joanne Jacobs . . Book Review Editor Photo Editor Associate Editor ...
Point of honor
David GethinThe two witnesses who appeared were Kelly and Stuart Jacobs. Jacobs is dead. Heroin overdose. Someone wanted him out of the way. That someone was Ives. He didn't want it known he'd been at the party." Daniels' eyes flickered for a ...
A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living ...
A. J. JacobsAn eBook boxed set that features the first three of A.J. Jacobs's riotous—and surprisingly informative—ventures into experiential journalism.
Walking Among Us: The Alien Plan to Control Humanity
David M. JacobsJacobs is a careful researcher who has investigated more than 1150 abduction events experienced by more than 150 abductees. This book focuses on the experiences of thirteen abductees.
A Study Guide for W. W. Jacobs's "Monkey's Paw"
Gale, Cengage Learning“W. W. Jacobs,” in Supernatural Fiction Writers, Vol. I, edited by E. F. Bleiler, Scribner, 1985, pp. 38387. Donaldson writes a brief description of Jacobs's supernatural tales, including “The Monkey's Paw,” which he calls Jacobs's best. Harding ...
Delphi Complete Works of W. W. Jacobs (Illustrated):
W. W. JacobsW. W. Jacobs. The Complete Works of W. W. JACOBS By Delphi Classics, 2016 COPYRIGHT Complete Works of W. W. Jacobs First published in.
Contemporary Perspectives on Jane Jacobs: Reassessing the ...
Dirk SchubertThe Battle for Gotham, New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs. New York, NY: Nation Books; Klemek, C., 2007. Jane Jacobs' Urban Village: Well Preserved or Cast Adrift? Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, ...
Many Cargoes
W. W. JacobsThis early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Sailors' Knots
W. W. JacobsThis early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1909 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
The Lady of the Barge
W. W. JacobsThis early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Short Cruises
W. W. JacobsThis early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Sea Urchins
W. W. JacobsW. W. Jacobs was a very popular English author of short stories at the turn of the 20th-century. Most of his tales had a humorous edge, though he revealed his dark side in one or two works.
Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big ...
Joanne JacobsThe Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea, and the School That Beat the Odds Joanne Jacobs. "A bold story about a gutsy pair of education reformers . . . Jacobs takes the reader into the lives of the struggling students as they shed ...
The Year of Living Biblically
A J JacobsThe resulting spiritual journey is at once funny and profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal, and will make you see history's most influential book with new eyes. 'A.J. Jacobs has written a -- how else to put it?
Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary
Alice Sparberg AlexiouThis book tells how without any formal training in planning, Jacobs became a prominent spokesperson for sensible urban change.
Dark Age Ahead
Jane JacobsIn this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs argues that as agrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we’re at risk of cultural collapse.
Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
Kathy JacobsA recognized expert in teaching Microsoft PowerPoint skills demonstrates how to design presentations to meet the needs of every audience.
Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989: A Brief ...
Meg JacobsIn this collection, Jacobs and Zelizer explore the successes and limitations of the so-called Reagan Revolution and chronicle its legacy through subsequent presidencies up to Barack Obama's election in 2008.
The International Good Templar
B. F. ParkerSTUART JACOBS, G. S' J. '1'. OF ARIZONA. Our Secretary-Treasurer is bonded in the Baltimore Trust Co. for. Stuart Jacobs, 0. 5. J. T. of Arizona. We take pleasure in introducing' to our readers the Worthy Superintendent of Juvenile Temples, ...
Estate Planning Smarts: A Practical, User-Friendly, ...
Deborah L. JacobsThird Edition Deborah L. Jacobs, a lawyer and award-winning business journalist, explains how to: --Appoint someone to handle your finances in case you can't some day because of illness or disability --Protect your spouse or partner - ...
Celtic Fairy Tales
Joseph JacobsJoseph Jacobs. THE. WOOING. OF. OLWEN. Shortly after the birth of Kilhuch, the son of King Kilyth, his mother died. Before her death she charged the king that he should not take a wife again until he saw a briar with two blossoms upon her ...
Educational Horizons
More editionsSex: Is It an Issue In Mathematics? by Joanne Rossi Becker and Judith E. Jacobs Becker and Jacobs point out that differences in mathematics achievement by males and females are influenced by differential societal expectations. They cite ...
The City, Revisited: Urban Theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, ...
PreviewDavid Halle, “The New York and Los Angeles Schools,” in David Halle, ed., New York and Los Angeles (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003), 1–46. 34. Ibid., 15–23. 35. David Halle, “Who Wears Jane Jacobs's Mantle in Today's New ...
Tunnel Visions: The Rise and Fall of the Superconducting ...
Michael RiordanUniversity of Illinois graduate students Glenn Sandiford and Roberts Jacobs worked with Hoddeson during the same period. Sandiford drafted an article about the SSC siteselection process, and Jacobs researched public perceptions of the ...
The Economy of Cities
Jane JacobsIn this book, Jane Jacobs, building on the work of her debut, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, investigates the delicate way cities balance the interplay between the domestic production of goods and the ever-changing tide of ...
My Experimental Life
A J JacobsIn My Experimental Life Jacobs puts himself to a series of bizarre and ridiculous tests, from total obedience to his long-suffering wife and 'Radical Honesty', to living as a beautiful woman and outsourcing his personal life to India ...
Friend of the Family: An Undercover Agent in the Mafia
D. Lea JacobsJacobs offers the story of FBI undercover agent Edgar Robb and his 20 years of experience as a member of the Mafia.
who called from an unknown number?