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The death and life of great American cities

The death and life of great American cities more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

This book is an attack on current methods of city planning and re-building. It is also an explanation of new principles and an argument for different methods from those now in use. It is the first real alternative to conventional city planning that we have had in this century. Its author, herself a city dweller and an editor of Architectural ...

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The Economy of Cities

The Economy of Cities more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

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Dark Age Ahead

Dark Age Ahead more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs looks at our society, and sees many areas of concern, among them the breakdown of family and community, the money being taken away from state and city governments by Washington, and even the sorry state of public transportation. Putting it all together, Jacobs sees the eventual downfall of Western civilization as an imminent--but still ...

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A Schoolteacher in Old Alaska: The Story of Hannah Breece

A Schoolteacher in Old Alaska: The Story of Hannah Breece more books like this

by Hannah Breece, Jane Jacobs (Editor)

The story of Hannah Breece, a schoolteacher who, in 1904, went to Alaska at age 45. Her memoirs recount the many hardships she faced there, as well as the success she had in "elevating" the local Indian, Inuit, and Russian population. Breece's belief (typical of her time) in the superiority of the dominant American culture is tempered throughout ...

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Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life

Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

"Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis of the decay of cities in an increasingly integrated world economy is on the mark."--"New York Times Book Review" "Jacobs' book is inspired, idiosyncratic and personal...It is written with verve and humor; for a work of embattled theory, it is wonderfully concrete, and its leaps are ...

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The Nature of Economies

The Nature of Economies more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

Writing in the form of a Socratic dialogue, Jacobs draws together and synthesizes her insights into how cities grow--in both good and bad ways. Looking to nature as a model, she advocates clutter over design and evinces a sensitivity to the flow of everyday life. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000.

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Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics

Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs, radical thinker of urban studies, casts her own unique eye on commerce and politics. She envisions different ethical means and ends for each.

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by Jane Jacobs

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The Deborah Company: Becoming a Woman Who Makes a Difference

The Deborah Company: Becoming a Woman Who Makes a Difference more books like this

by Jane Hamon, Cindy Jacobs (Foreword by)

The Deborah Company is an inspiring look at how God is using women to impact the earth through employing divine strategies for breakthrough. In Judges 4 the prophetess and judge, Deborah, brought freedom to her land through hearing the voice of the Lord

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Death&life Gr Cit.V241 more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

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The Nantucket Diet: A Safe and Effective 3-Phase Program for Permanent Weight Loss and a Healthy Lifestyle

The Nantucket Diet: A Safe and Effective 3-Phase Program for Permanent Weight Loss and a Healthy Lifestyle more books like this

by Sol Jacobs, Jane Conway Caspe

Sensible, easy-to-follow, and effective, "The Nantucket Diet" presents a way of eating and living that best benefits one's body and attitude. Included are recipes from more than 20 of the island's top restaurants, along with traditional Nantucket family recipes.

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Question of Separatism more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

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Edge of Empire: Postcolonialism and the City

Edge of Empire: Postcolonialism and the City more books like this

by Jane M Jacobs

"Edge of Empire examines struggles over urban space in four contemporary first world cities: two sites in London, and two in the Australian cities of Perth and Brisbane. Through these examples the spatialized cultural politics of a number of postcolonial processes" "are unravelled: the imperial nostalgias of the one-time heart of empire, the City ...

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The Bluefish Cookbook, 6th: Delicious Ways to Deal with the Blues more books like this

by Greta Jacobs, Jane Alexander, Wezi Swift

This book offers dozens of creative ways to prepare one of the Atlantic's most delicious--and most abundant--fish. It includes easy, kitchen-tested recipes for chowders, salads, fish cakes, sandwiches, fritters, soups, and even a pate. Old standards, such as Baked Stuffed Bluefish, and more exotic selections, such as Thai-style Blue Satay, will ...

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Cities of Difference more books like this

by Ruth-Marie Fincher (Editor), Jane M Jacobs (Editor)

How can contemporary theories of difference enhance our understanding of traditional urban studies concerns such as housing, labor markets, and structures of state entitlement? What are the connections between urban space and identity politics? This provocative text explores the role of race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality, able-bodiedness ...

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V748 Qstn of Separatsm more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

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The Bluefish Cookbook more books like this

by Greta Jacobs, Jane A. Sherin

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James Marston Fitch: Selected Writings on Architecture, Preservation, and the Built Environment more books like this

by James Marston Fitch, Martica Sawin (Editor), Jane Jacobs (Foreword by)

A collection of provocative, insightful, and readable essays by a founding father of historic preservation in the United States. Founder of the nation's first graduate program in historic preservation, at Columbia University, architect James Marston Fitch was a prolific critic, historian, preservationist, environmentalist, and philosopher. In ...

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The Bluefish Cookbook: Includes New Low-Calorie Recipes more books like this

by Greta Jacobs, Jane Alexander

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West Africa : the rough guide more books like this

by Jim Hudgens, Richard Trillo

A candid guide to one of the world's most exotic destinations, covering all 16 West African nations in detail and in the traditional Rough Guide fashion: carefully researched, irreverent and entertaining, and always written by long-time residents with a wide knowledge of the place and its customs. Includes information on wildlife, national parks, ...

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Uncanny Australia: Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial Nation more books like this

by Jane Jacobs, Ken Gelder

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The question of separatism : Quebec and the struggle over sovereignty more books like this

by Jane Jacobs

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The Things You See When You Don't Have a Grenade! more books like this

by Daniel Martinez, Mary Jane Jacobs, Mary J. Jacob

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The Bluefish Cookbook: 101 Ways to Get Rid of the Blues more books like this

by Greta Jacobs, Wezi Swift (Illustrator), Jane Alexander

Discover dozens of creative ways to prepare one of the Atlantic's most delicious fish. When you've cooked bluefish every way you can think of, it's time to turn cookbook for inspiration.

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Toronto: Considering Self-Government more books like this

by Jane Jacobs, Mary W. Rowe

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