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The City Is Up for Grabs

Author : Gregory Royal Pratt
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641609982
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book The City Is Up for Grabs written by Gregory Royal Pratt and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gregory Pratt had a rare front-row seat to the passions, problems, peculiarities, hopes, disappointments, shenanigans, and pettiness in the drama and farce that was Lori Lightfoot's uneasy tenure on the fifth floor at City Hall. What he delivers on these pages takes us backstage to give us a powerful, incisive portrait of the woman, the details of her mayoralty, and the many players who shared the stage." —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune reporter and author of A Chicago Tavern Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis. Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots. For four years, the person at the center of this storm was Lori Lightfoot. A groundbreaking figure—the first Black, gay woman to be elected mayor of a major city and only the second female mayor of Chicago—she knew the city was at a critical turning point when she took office in 2019. But the once-in-a-lifetime challenges she ended up facing were beyond anything she or anyone else saw coming. Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt offers the first comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the tumultuous single term of Mayor Lightfoot and the chaos that roiled the city and City Hall as she fought to live up to her promises to change the city's culture of corruption and villainy, reform its long-troubled police department, and make Chicago the safest big city in America. Some of Chicago's problems can be explained by forces greater than the mayor: national polarization, long-standing cultural and racial tensions, our plague years. But some are the result of Lightfoot's poor leadership at City Hall, a story that hasn't been told in full—until now.

Up for Grabs

Author : John Rothchild
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813018294
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Up for Grabs written by John Rothchild and published by . This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Grand reading. Rothchild's scenario deliciously underscores the bizarre quality of Florida."--Publishers Weekly "A story of rapacity and gall told with bemused admiration for the waves of visionaries and scamps who have left their mark on the Sunshine State . . . a tale of the wild, wild South in which motives, loyalties, and identities are lost in a tangle of crime and counterinsurgency."--Time A wandering Floridian who made his way home in the early 1970s, John Rothchild writes about the state with the savvy of a native and the perspective of an outsider. His personal and historical travelogue reads alternately like a litany of 20th-century ills and a Monty Python rendering of the Great American Dream. In Florida, both versions are true. Settled through the chicanery of a few enterprising brokers and real estate wizards, Rothchild's Florida is a civilization built from scratch, out of the most unusual ingredients. While much of the state seems younger than many of its inhabitants, he observes, it hosts all the modern demographic, economic, and social problems. Still, those ills don't dispel the magic of its sunshine, beaches, and exotic fauna or undermine its status as a great American myth. Told within the framework of Rothchild's travels from Miami to the Everglades, around the state and back again, Up for Grabs is part history, part travelogue, part journalism, part autobiography--a humorous and appreciative tour of a society fabricated from a state of mind and erected on land that was "ninety percent underwater ninety percent of the time." John Rothchild , a former editor of Washington Monthly, columnist for Time and Fortune, and contributor to Esquire, Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine, is author or coauthor of nine books, including A Fool and His Money and Voice of the River, the autobiography of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida.

Karachi

Author : Laurent Gayer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190238062
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Karachi written by Laurent Gayer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an official population approaching fifteen million, Karachi is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also the most violent. Since the mid-1980s, it has endured endemic political conflict and criminal violence, which revolve around control of the city and its resources (votes, land and bhatta-"protection" money). These struggles for the city have become ethnicized. Karachi, often referred to as a "Pakistan in miniature," has become increasingly fragmented, socially as well as territorially. Despite this chronic state of urban political warfare, Karachi is the cornerstone of the economy of Pakistan. Gayer's book is an attempt to elucidate this conundrum. Against journalistic accounts describing Karachi as chaotic and ungovernable, he argues that there is indeed order of a kind in the city's permanent civil war. Far from being entropic, Karachi's polity is predicated upon organisational, interpretative and pragmatic routines that have made violence "manageable" for its populations. Whether such "ordered disorder" is viable in the long term remains to be seen, but for now Karachi works despite-and sometimes through-violence.

The Cycle

Author : Alex Weber
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 374874823X
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Cycle written by Alex Weber and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the mysterious voice saying "The Cycle must continue". Our characters have cross paths with a young girl named Detective Akane Tsunemori. She tells our characters that the agency that she works with is trying to stop the cycle that was formed by Arekkusu. So they go after the sources that made in the first place, however, the Time Tenshi girls disagree making a chain of events.

Cities and Consumption

Author : Mark Jayne
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415327343
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Cities and Consumption written by Mark Jayne and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text investigates the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption. It uses case studies and illustrations from North America, Europe and Asia.

Beyond the city

Author : Valter Fabietti
Publisher : LetteraVentidue Edizioni
ISBN 13 : 886242678X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the city written by Valter Fabietti and published by LetteraVentidue Edizioni. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, through a reflection on the paradigm of the informal city and with a verification in corpore vili on 10 cities, presents a description of the role that collective space and social organization have in the construction of slums. In addition, an investigation is developed on the role of architecture in the regeneration of settlements. The picture provided by the 10 factsheets on cities, in which the slums represent a phenomenon of great importance, helps to understand the reasons for their birth and development, and, through different perspectives, to understand how to promote a new comprehensive and inclusive urban organization.

The Djinn Wars, Books 1-12

Author : Christine Pope
Publisher : Dark Valentine Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3079 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Djinn Wars, Books 1-12 written by Christine Pope and published by Dark Valentine Press. This book was released on 2020-01-18 with total page 3079 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first twelve books in the Djinn Wars post-apocalyptic paranormal romance saga in one super-sized boxed set! This set includes the complete text of all twelve books (11 full-length novels + 1 novella) — nearly a million words! CHOSEN In the aftermath of a fatal fever that nearly wipes out the world's population, survivor Jessica Monroe encounters the sensitive and helpful Jace...who just might be hiding secrets of his own. TAKEN With her djinn lover imprisoned by a survivalist group intent on eradicating all his kind, Jessica Monroe teams up with another of the Chosen to make the dangerous journey into the heart of Los Alamos. FALLEN When a group of rogue djinn attacks Taos, Jessica Monroe has no choice but to activate the device that was created to rid the elementals of their supernatural powers, even though the machine's very existence threatens to ruin the lives of her lover and friends. BROKEN Julia Innes, leader of the Immune survivors in Los Alamos, has done her best to ensure that the rest of her fellow Immune have settled into their new lives after the Dying. Even the friendly Santa Fe djinn have followed suit, creating a calm between the two cities — a world of peaceful co-existence. But all is not as it seems... FORSAKEN Ever since the Dying, Madison Reynolds has been in hiding. Leaving her underground sanctuary means risking her life at the hands of vengeful elementals hellbent on killing off the world's few remaining survivors. But when her curiosity and need for exploration get the best of her, she crosses paths with Qadim al-Syan, the new steward of Albuquerque…. FORBIDDEN Imprisoned in the outer circles of the otherworld, Aldair al-Ankara is doomed to unending suffering. Believing he’ll never escape, he’s accepted his dismal fate. But when destiny steps in, everything changes for Aldair. AWOKEN When Jordan is caught stealing supplies, she only hopes her bullet will slow down the tall, muscular djinn long enough to escape and continue her journey to the last remaining human outpost. Hasan al-Abyad plans to ferret out the fascinating, sad-eyed beauty’s secrets. Where she’s from. Where she’s going…and especially why she was never Chosen. ILLUMINATED Snowdrifts aren’t the only things that pose a danger in the mountain town of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. The only way to save her is reveal the extent of his magic…and trust that love will light her way to the safety of his arms. STOLEN Cornered by a djinn who’s been tracking her, Leila braces herself to be killed. Instead, her captor kisses her—and whisks her away to sanctuary. Once Malik convinces her that she is his Chosen, she’ll be safe. But evil waits for Malik to turn his back for one crucial moment…. FORGOTTEN When the Heat wipes out most of humanity, Deirdre builds a device that disables any nearby djinn. Amaal, trapped by one human woman carrying a device capable of rendering him helpless, resolves to use their attraction to gain her trust — and his freedom. He just never expected to lose his heart. DRIVEN Bailey easily eludes the djinn reavers in her “salvaged” Porsche…until she encounters the one djinn who just won’t give up. Guilt nearly crushes Nasim when he causes Bailey to crash. As she heals, he realizes she’s his Chosen. If he wins the race for her heart — best two out of three. UNSPOKEN When Idris, a djinn elder, encounters Amber, a young human woman he saved from attack during the Dying, each touch strengthens the desire humming between them. But he is acutely aware that Amber will soon be forced to choose between two paths…neither of which can ever lead to his arms.

Berlin Calling

Author : Paul Hockenos
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1620971968
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Berlin Calling written by Paul Hockenos and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhilarating journey through the subcultures, occupied squats, and late-night scenes in the anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the wall Berlin Calling is a gripping account of the 1989 "peaceful revolution" in East Germany that upended communism and the tumultuous years of artistic ferment, political improvisation, and pirate utopias that followed. It’s the story of a newly undivided Berlin when protest and punk rock, bohemia and direct democracy, techno and free theater were the order of the day. In a story stocked with fascinating characters from Berlin’s highly politicized undergrounds—including playwright Heiner Müller, cult figure Blixa Bargeld of the industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten, the internationally known French Wall artist Thierry Noir, the American multimedia artist Danielle de Picciotto (founder of Love Parade), and David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust incarnation—Hockenos argues that the DIY energy and raw urban vibe of the early 1990s shaped the new Berlin and still pulses through the city today. Just as Mike Davis captured Los Angeles in his City of Quartz, Berlin Calling is a unique account of how Berlin became hip, and of why it continues to attract creative types from the world over.

The Rare Trilogy Omnibus

Author : Diane Anthony
Publisher : Authors 4 Authors Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1644771616
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book The Rare Trilogy Omnibus written by Diane Anthony and published by Authors 4 Authors Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-06 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This omnibus edition of The Rare series brings the entire trilogy together in one volume! The Rare Olivia Sloane doesn’t want to live anymore. Her whole life is a struggle. Her health, her school, her social life, and even her relationship with her mother are all a mess. The world itself is a mess. With lethal acid rain and stifling, ever-present fog, nothing thrives in her home city, and it’s even worse outside—or so she’s been taught. Her best friend, David, also has a hard life, but he has hope. He’s convinced that there’s something better hidden beyond the fence surrounding their city and has always suggested escaping together. Olivia has never taken it seriously. But after a failed suicide attempt, her stay in the mental ward leads to a series of suspicious encounters with her mother and a fight at school. Feeling like there is nothing left to lose, she decides to give David’s idea a shot. Despite their poor health and reports of killer beasts, Olivia and David brave the wilderness. The truth they discover there—not just about their society but about themselves—is more astonishing than anything they ever imagined. The Remnant Now that Olivia and David have discovered that their life in the city was a lie, their pursuit of the truth gives them a newfound purpose. Is there more to their Rare abilities than what they’ve discovered so far? Is there something about them that the government is trying to keep hidden? Taken captive and tortured by her oppressors, Olivia narrowly escapes with help from an unexpected source. She rejoins what’s left of her new friends, only to find their home destroyed and coalition forces closing in to finish them off. Running for their lives, they set out on a desperate quest to find the Haven, a mysterious city that is rumored to be harboring and protecting Rares. This journey will take them deep into the wilderness and bring them to the edges of another coalition stronghold before they find their way. But the danger in front of them is rivaled only by the danger closing in behind them, and Olivia’s new abilities will be put to the test. As they discover more secrets, the ones they bring with them may be the most important of all. The Return The moment Olivia’s family is finally together in Uncle Eli’s camp, violence comes between them when Matthias shoots her mother, who has proven untrustworthy too many times. But not all is lost because of her mother—with the help of Uncle Eli, they find out the rumors they have been chasing are true. The Haven is real. Freedom is in sight. At least, it will be once David and Olivia cross the DMZ. But that’s easier said than done: assuming they don’t freeze or starve in the bleak of winter, they must survive an irradiated no-man’s-land reclaimed by the wilderness. With Eli’s suspicious camp, the Coalition on their trail, and in-fighting among their own group, they’re running out of time and options to find a way across. What happens when Olivia and David are forced to make painful choices between ideals and safety?

The Chimes

Author : Anna Smaill
Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1681445336
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book The Chimes written by Anna Smaill and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A HIGHLY ORIGINAL DYSTOPIAN MASTERPIECE" --Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author of March "FOR ALL THE POETRY AND LYRICISM, THE CHIMES IS A SOLID SUSPENSEFUL ADVENTURE STORY AT HEART" --NPR Books A mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory, music and imagination. A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain. No memories, beyond what he can hold in his hands at any given moment. No directions, as written words have long since been forbidden. No parents--just a melody that tugs at him, a thread to follow. A song that says if he can just get to the capital, he may find some answers about what happened to them. The world around Simon sings, each movement a pulse of rhythm, each object weaving its own melody, music ringing in every drop of air. Welcome to the world of The Chimes. Here, life is orchestrated by a vast musical instrument that renders people unable to form new memories. The past is a mystery, each new day feels the same as the last, and before is blasphony. But slowly, inexplicably, Simon is beginning to remember. He emerges from sleep each morning with a pricking feeling, and sense there is something he urgently has to do. In the city Simon meets Lucien, who has a gift for hearing, some secrets of his own, and a theory about the danger lurking in Simon's past. A stunning debut composed of memory, music, love and freedom, The Chimes pulls you into a world that will captivate, enthrall and inspire.

After Midnight

Author : Christine Pope
Publisher : Dark Valentine Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2936 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book After Midnight written by Christine Pope and published by Dark Valentine Press. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 2936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the clock strikes midnight, dark spirits rise…. Lose yourself in a collection of eleven spellbinding novels from NY Times, USA Today, and national bestselling authors! Demons and vampires come alive in these pages, creeping out after midnight along with shifters, fae, witches, and other denizens of the dark. This boxed set will enchant you from the very first page! After Midnight includes these ten full-length paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels: Chosen (The Djinn Wars: Book One) - Christine Pope Misbegotten (L.A. Nocturne: Book One) - Kat Parrish Soul Marked (I Bring the Fire: Part Seven) - C. Gockel Dark Descent (The Arondight Codex: Book One) - Nicole R. Taylor Reborn in Fire (Untamed Elements: Book One) - Kasey Mackenzie Sacrificed in Shadow (The Ascension Series: Book One) - SM Reine Hidden Blade (Soul Eater: Book One) - Pippa DaCosta Deadline (Blood Trails: Book One) - Jennifer Blackstream The Howl (The Howl: Book One) - Kat Parrish Beyond the Night (The Heroes of New Vegas: Book One) - Colleen Gleason Unquiet Souls (Project Demon Hunters: Book One) - Christine Pope

Carter Sullivan & The Lemon Stone Of New York

Author : Justin Tully
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1446760677
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (467 download)

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Download or read book Carter Sullivan & The Lemon Stone Of New York written by Justin Tully and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carter Sullivan and the Lemon Stone of New York is the story of an adventurer being hired by a rich businessman in order to find the legendary Lemon Stone, which was stolen by the thief Mark Shearer around the subway stations of New York way back in 1933.Unfortunately the officers' of the law back in the day got a bit carried away when they arrested Mark Shearer and caused him to forget what subway station he had hidden the Lemon Stone in.Over the past seventy - eight years numerous adventure seekers and amateur detectives have gone looking for the Lemon Stone, but it has never been found.Carter Sullivan knows that finding the Lemon Stone could prove to be his greatest challenge yet...but can even he find it?

American Slang

Author : Joseph Melillo
Publisher : Mottobene Inc
ISBN 13 : 1594040176
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book American Slang written by Joseph Melillo and published by Mottobene Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of American slang contains more than 5,000 common slang terms with easy-to-understand definitions and sample sentences. The book's unique classification of slang terms under key words makes it easy to search for and discover any term. By organising terms this way, slang terms that share a common key word can be classified together for easy reference. For example, under the key word 'Chip,' the following terms are alphabetically listed: bargaining chip, blue chip, cash in one's chips, chip in, chip off the old block, chip on one's shoulder, in the chips, let the chips fall where they may, and when the chips are down. Slang terms with more than one key word are also cross-referenced, and sample sentences lend meaning to the slang terms by showing their applications in writing and in conversation.

Bad Magic

Author : Christine Pope
Publisher : C. Gockel
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1294 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bad Magic written by Christine Pope and published by C. Gockel. This book was released on with total page 1294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Djinn Wars: Books 1-3

Author : Christine Pope
Publisher : Dark Valentine Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Djinn Wars: Books 1-3 written by Christine Pope and published by Dark Valentine Press. This book was released on with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death and the City

Author : David Charnick
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291288465
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Death and the City written by David Charnick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when put-upon prostitutes and workhouse inmates take revenge, or when a royal corpse goes walkabout? Why do the dead call to us, and who are they anyway? These twelve stories, written by a life-long Londoner, introduce us to the dead of London. We hear their voices, and through them we understand our place within the ongoing narrative of history. Just as we remember them, so one day we will be remembered. The author draws on London's folk history, each story being based on a place or institution which has been part of the local history he has learned since childhood. As such, each one bears a ring of authenticity, both in its historical detail and in its place in London's story.

12:25: The Story of Us

Author : K. Calvinaro
Publisher : Writers Republic LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book 12:25: The Story of Us written by K. Calvinaro and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in its series, 12:25 is a story about a future world that is not so different from our own. The otter which carries the earth through space is dying and the orbital cloud around it has become so cluttered that any more mission outside of earth is unfeasible. Millions are stuck on mars and without a chance to resupply. This dystopian world has been ruined by powerful men and a group of not so powerful men decide to play their hand at politics until the world turns violent. We also see the current status of Heaven and Hell through various deities. What happens when you die? You soon find out that you serve the God you believed in at the time of your death in the battle royale that is Heaven. When a God dies in Heaven they become a mythology on earth and their new home is in Hell where they wait for their relevance to die. We see the world of Hell first portrayed by Thoth who shares his story on how peaceful Hell was. Until Father Johnathan shows up and is forced to fight for his own survival and that of many more. Now with all three worlds in complete chaos, how will the other characters bring stability to them? If they can.