Demographic Orientation/Urban
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A People’s Guide to Richmond and Central Virginia: Volume 6
$24.95 Add to cartAn expansive guide for resistance and solidarity across this storied region.
Richmond and Central Virginia are a historic epicenter of America’s racialized history. This alternative guidebook foregro- Series: People’s Guide
- Author: Ooten, Melissa Dawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0520344162
- Language: English
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Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley
$16.95 Read moreSan Francisco is changing at warp speed. Famously home to artists and activists, and known as the birthplace of the Beats, the Black Panthers, and the LGBTQ movement, the Bay Area has been reshaped by
- Author: McClelland, Cary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0393357430
- Language: English
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Jerusalem: History of a Global City
$43.68 Add to cartAn expansive history of Jerusalem as a cultural crossroads, and a fresh look at the urban development of one of the world’s most mythologized cities.
Jerusalem is often seen as an eternal battlefield- Author: Lemire, Vincent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 520299906
- Language: English
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Increments of Neighborhood: A Compendium of Built Types for Walkable and Vibrant Communities
$80.00 Read moreIntended as a comprehensive resource, Increments of Neighborhood is a compendium of recent built work for urban neighborhoods, encompassing the spectrum of building types financed/built by today’s Ame… [more below]
- Author: O’Looney, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 380
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1940743869
- Language: English
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Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction
$21.95 Add to cartNorth America is in the grips of a drug epidemic; with the introduction of fentanyl, the chances of a fatal overdose are greater than ever, prompting many to rethink the war on drugs. Public opinion h… [more below]
- Author: Lupick, Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 155152712X
- Language: English
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Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
$47.50 Read moreA prizewinning political scientist traces the origins of urban-rural political conflict and shows how geography shapes elections in America and beyond
Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Part- Author: Rodden, Jonathan a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1541644271
- Language: English
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The Six Priorities: How to Find the Resources Your School Community Needs
$29.95 Add to cartIn this provocative and timely book, Luis Eladio Torres challenges a common assumption: that education is the “first priority” for families, including those who are raising their children in low-incom
- Author: Torres, Luis Eladio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 119
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1416631550
- Language: English
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We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything
$28.99 Read moreBlack Chicago culture is American culture.
During the Great Migration, more than a half million Black Americans moved from the South to Chicago, and with them, they brought the blues, amplifying what- Author: Nettles, Arionne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1641608307
- Language: English
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The Permaculture Gardening Bible: Develop High Efficiency Seed, Water, Soil, Shelter and Energy Systems for Organic Natural Garden Growth in Your Back
$12.97 Add to cartThe only guide you’ll ever need to grow delicious organic fruits and vegetables from your backyard for years to come.
Have you become more and more concerned with the rising costs of everything, includ
- Author: Whitehead, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: May 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1989971350
- Language: English
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Atlas of Lost Cities: A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations
$24.99 Add to cartExplore more than forty forsaken urban destinations around the world in a “highly entertaining read . . . for history buffs, mystery fanatics and travel junkies alike” (GoNomad).
Cities are mortal,- Author: De Tocqueville, Aude
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0316352020
- Language: English
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Bokashi Composting: Scraps to Soil in Weeks
$24.99 Add to cartThe safe, clean, and convenient way to compost all your food scraps.
Bokashi is Japanese for “fermented organic matter.” Bokashi composting is a safe, quick, and convenient way to compost in your kitc
- Author: Footer, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0865717524
- Language: English
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Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit
$22.95 Add to cartField of Schemes is a play-by-play account of how the drive for new sports stadiums and arenas drains $2 billion a year from public treasuries for the sake of private profit. While the millionaires wh… [more below]
- Author: Demause, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0803260164
- Language: English
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A People’s History of Detroit
$27.95 Add to cartRecent bouts of gentrification and investment in Detroit have led some to call it the greatest turnaround story in American history. Meanwhile, activists point to the city’s cuts to public services, w… [more below]
- Author: Jay, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1478008342
- Language: English
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When I Was the Greatest
$19.99 Add to cartFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a “funny and rewarding” (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighborhood lines and the hardship of lif… [more below]
- Author: Reynolds, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1442459476
- Language: English
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Foundations of Urban Design
$39.95 Add to cartThe book is structured into twenty-nine essays, each dedicated to a pair of urbanistic concepts.
Discussing historical and contemporary, interpretive and designerly approaches to urbanity, the notions- Author: Smets, Marcel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1638400334
- Language: English
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Beginner’s Guide to Successful Container Gardening: Grow Your Own Food in Small Places! 25+ Proven DIY Methods for Composting, Companion Planting, See
$24.99 Add to cartGrowing your own organic vegetables and fruits in containers, pots, and grow bags is easier than you think! All you need is this book, the right conditions, and some patience! You can grow your food i… [more below]
- Author: McKay, Sophie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 173973565X
- Language: English
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La Cruz Y El Puñal = The Cross and the Switchblade
$14.99 Add to cartMás de 500,000 ejemplares de este libro han sido vendidos. Wilkerson narra la historia verÃdica de su misión entre los drogadictos y pandilleros de Nueva York.
«Si se me acerca -me dijo Nicky
- Author: Wilkerson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 19 1966
- ISBN10: 0829705228
- Language: Spanish
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The Urban Prepper’s Guide: How to Become Self-Sufficient and Prepared for the Next Crisis
$15.95 Add to cart“Jim Cobb is perhaps the most well-respected author in the preparedness community.” — Joe Alton, MD, author of The Survival Medicine Handbook.
The Urban Prepper’s Guide teaches you how to become mor
- Author: Cobb, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1787398358
- Language: English
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Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers in Lightweight, Eco-Friendly Fabric Pot
$26.99 Read moreGrow oodles of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers with no heavy lifting or digging required! Grow bag gardening utilizes lightweight, eco-friendly, fabric planter bags to grow great plants with mi… [more below]
- Author: Espiritu, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0760368686
- Language: English
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Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
$29.99 Read more“In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester’s previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide.”–Boston Globe
The auth
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 19, 2021
- ISBN10: 0062938339
- Language: English
