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Man in the Mirror

Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City

de Anand Giridharadas ...

Narrado por Anand Giridharadas ...

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17 hora 40 minutos

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From acclaimed journalist Anand Giridharadas, a groundbreaking feat of reporting on a tragic encounter in a New York subway car that held up a mirror to a troubled and divided nation“A tour de force of sharp-eyed reporting, powerful narrative, and heartbreaking tragedy. . . . Brilliant and spellbinding.”—Robert B. Reich, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Coming ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From acclaimed journalist Anand Giridharadas, a groundbreaking feat of reporting on a tragic encounter in a New York subway car that held up a mirror to a troubled and divided nation“A tour de force of sharp-eyed reporting, powerful narrative, and heartbreaking tragedy. . . . Brilliant and spellbinding.”—Robert B. Reich, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Coming
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There Is No Place for Us

Working and Homeless in America

de Brian Goldstone ...

Narrado por Brian Goldstone, Dion Graham ...

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13 hora 19 minutos

**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An ... Leer más

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**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An
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When Crack Was King

A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

de Donovan X. Ramsey ...

Narrado por Donovan X. Ramsey ...

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11 hora 33 minutos

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A “vivid and frank” (NPR) account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose lives illuminate the dramatic rise and fall of the epidemic“A master class in disrupting a stubborn narrative, a monumental feat for the fraught subject of addiction in Black communities.”—The Washington Post“A poignant ... Leer más

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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A “vivid and frank” (NPR) account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose lives illuminate the dramatic rise and fall of the epidemic“A master class in disrupting a stubborn narrative, a monumental feat for the fraught subject of addiction in Black communities.”—The Washington Post“A poignant
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The Power Broker: Volume 1 of 3

Robert Moses and the Fall of New York: Volume 1

de Robert A. Caro ...

Narrado por Robertson Dean ...

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22 hora 23 minutos

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A modern American classic, this huge and galvanizing biography of Robert Moses reveals not only the saga of one man’s incredible accumulation of power but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping of twentieth-century New York. One of the Modern Library’s hundred greatest books of the twentieth century.Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that ... Leer más

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A modern American classic, this huge and galvanizing biography of Robert Moses reveals not only the saga of one man’s incredible accumulation of power but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping of twentieth-century New York. One of the Modern Library’s hundred greatest books of the twentieth century.Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that
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Four Lost Cities

A Secret History of the Urban Age

de Annalee Newitz ...

Narrado por Chloe Cannon ...

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8 hora 14 minutos

In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes listeners on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation ... Leer más

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In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes listeners on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation
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From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime

The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

de Elizabeth Hinton ...

Narrado por Josh Bloomberg ...

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13 hora 9 minutos

In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem originated with the Reagan administration's War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ... Leer más

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In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem originated with the Reagan administration's War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an
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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

de Donald Shoup ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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23 hora 47 minutos

In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why ... Leer más

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In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why
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Why Cities Lose

The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

de Jonathan A. Rodden ...

Narrado por Mike Lenz ...

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10 hora 13 minutos

A 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 Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the ... Leer más

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A 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 Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the
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Trash!

A Garbageman's Story

de Simon Paré-Poupart ...

Narrado por Jean Brassard ...

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3 hora 10 minutos

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started ... Leer más

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A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started
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The Death Gap

How Inequality Kills

de David A. Ansell ...

Narrado por Peter Berkrot ...

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7 hora 21 minutos

The poor die sooner. Blacks die sooner. And poor urban blacks die sooner than almost all other Americans.David Ansell has spent nearly four decades as a doctor at hospitals serving some of the poorest communities in Chicago, and has witnessed firsthand the lives behind these devastating statistics. In The Death Gap, he gives a grim survey of these realities, drawn from observations and stories of ... Leer más

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The poor die sooner. Blacks die sooner. And poor urban blacks die sooner than almost all other Americans.David Ansell has spent nearly four decades as a doctor at hospitals serving some of the poorest communities in Chicago, and has witnessed firsthand the lives behind these devastating statistics. In The Death Gap, he gives a grim survey of these realities, drawn from observations and stories of
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Language City

The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York

de Ross Perlin ...

Narrado por Ross Perlin ...

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10 hora 53 minutos

Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and codirector of the Manhattan-based non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New York. Perlin recounts the unique history of ... Leer más

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Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and codirector of the Manhattan-based non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New York. Perlin recounts the unique history of
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The Other Side of Prospect

A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City

de Nicholas Dawidoff ...

Narrado por Diontae Black ...

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17 hora 27 minutos

One New Haven summer evening in 2006, a retired grandfather was shot point-blank by a young stranger. A hasty police investigation culminated in innocent sixteen-year-old Bobby being sentenced to prison for thirty-eight years. New Haven native Nicholas Dawidoff returned home and spent eight years reporting the deeper story of this injustice, and what it reveals about the enduring legacies of ... Leer más

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One New Haven summer evening in 2006, a retired grandfather was shot point-blank by a young stranger. A hasty police investigation culminated in innocent sixteen-year-old Bobby being sentenced to prison for thirty-eight years. New Haven native Nicholas Dawidoff returned home and spent eight years reporting the deeper story of this injustice, and what it reveals about the enduring legacies of
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Making Rent in Bed-Stuy

A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City

de Brandon Harris ...

Narrado por Brandon Massey ...

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8 hora 34 minutos

A young African American millennial filmmaker’s funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York City—a chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and commerce, struggle and insecurity, and the economic and cultural forces intertwined with ""the serious, life-threatening process"" of gentrification.Making Rent in Bed-Stuy explores the history and ... Leer más

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A young African American millennial filmmaker’s funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York City—a chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and commerce, struggle and insecurity, and the economic and cultural forces intertwined with ""the serious, life-threatening process"" of gentrification.Making Rent in Bed-Stuy explores the history and
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Activist The Black Book

The 14 Chambers

de LYRIC HAWKINS ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - THE 14 CHAMBERS OF POWER ROOTS & RESISTANCE
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3 hora 38 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.ACTIVIST THE BLACK BOOK | THE 14 CHAMBERS"Activist: The Black Book - The 14 Chambers" by Lyric Hawkins is a compelling exploration of social injustice, police brutality, and the fight against racism. It is more than a book; it is a call to action, an anthem for those who refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. an anthem for change that echoes ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.ACTIVIST THE BLACK BOOK | THE 14 CHAMBERS"Activist: The Black Book - The 14 Chambers" by Lyric Hawkins is a compelling exploration of social injustice, police brutality, and the fight against racism. It is more than a book; it is a call to action, an anthem for those who refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. an anthem for change that echoes
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The Kissing Bug

A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease

de Daisy Hernández ...

Narrado por Frankie Corzo ...

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6 hora 56 minutos

Who does the United States take care of and who does it leave behind? This is a riveting investigation of infectious disease, poverty, racism, and for-profit health care—and the harm caused by decades of silence.Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in her family, in either the United States ... Leer más

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Who does the United States take care of and who does it leave behind? This is a riveting investigation of infectious disease, poverty, racism, and for-profit health care—and the harm caused by decades of silence.Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in her family, in either the United States
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St. Marks Is Dead

The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street

de Ada Calhoun ...

Narrado por Carla Mercer-Meyer ...

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10 hora 18 minutos

St. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O'Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of miscreant denizens believes that their era, and no other, marked the street's apex. This idiosyncratic work of reportage tells the many layered history of the street—from its beginnings as Colonial ... Leer más

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St. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O'Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of miscreant denizens believes that their era, and no other, marked the street's apex. This idiosyncratic work of reportage tells the many layered history of the street—from its beginnings as Colonial
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What Could Go Right

de Justin Bean ...

Narrado por Dylan Wheeler ...

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8 hora 22 minutos

WINNER: Nautilus Awards and Book Excellence Awards (Sustainability)Amazon BestsellerTired of all the doom and gloom? What Could Go Right invites you to ditch cynicism about the future, and build the one you want.Instead of worst-case scenarios or Pollyanna optimism, you can envision an ideal world and be empowered to build it. The opportunity of our era is to transition to a sustainable, equitable ... Leer más

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WINNER: Nautilus Awards and Book Excellence Awards (Sustainability)Amazon BestsellerTired of all the doom and gloom? What Could Go Right invites you to ditch cynicism about the future, and build the one you want.Instead of worst-case scenarios or Pollyanna optimism, you can envision an ideal world and be empowered to build it. The opportunity of our era is to transition to a sustainable, equitable
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Storia di Palo Alto: Come una tranquilla cittadina della California è diventata una capitale mondiale dell'innovazione

de Gianluigi Visentin ...

Narrado por Gianluigi Visentin ...

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2 hora 14 minutos

L'ascesa vertiginosa da sonnolenta comunità agricola a impero globale della tecnologia e dell'innovazione. Un'indagine storica lucida e tagliente che smonta i miti della Silicon Valley, ideale da riprodurre durante i tuoi spostamenti quotidiani per trasformare il tragitto casa-lavoro in una densa sessione di studio strategico.Avvolto da una narrazione dall'atmosfera riflessiva e stimolante, ... Leer más

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L'ascesa vertiginosa da sonnolenta comunità agricola a impero globale della tecnologia e dell'innovazione. Un'indagine storica lucida e tagliente che smonta i miti della Silicon Valley, ideale da riprodurre durante i tuoi spostamenti quotidiani per trasformare il tragitto casa-lavoro in una densa sessione di studio strategico.Avvolto da una narrazione dall'atmosfera riflessiva e stimolante,
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Buda's Wagon

A Brief History of the Car Bomb

de Mike Davis ...

Narrado por Sean Runnette ...

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7 hora 23 minutos

The brilliant and disturbing 100-year history of modern terrorism and car bombs—the ubiquitous weapon of urban mass destructionOn a September day in 1920, an angry Italian anarchist named Mario Buda exploded a horse-drawn wagon filled with dynamite and iron scrap near New York's Wall Street, killing forty people. Since Buda's prototype the car bomb has evolved into a "poor man's air force," a ... Leer más

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The brilliant and disturbing 100-year history of modern terrorism and car bombs—the ubiquitous weapon of urban mass destructionOn a September day in 1920, an angry Italian anarchist named Mario Buda exploded a horse-drawn wagon filled with dynamite and iron scrap near New York's Wall Street, killing forty people. Since Buda's prototype the car bomb has evolved into a "poor man's air force," a
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Thomas Sweatt: Inside the Mind of D.C.'s Most Notorious Arsonist

de Jonathan Riffe ...

Narrado por Sam Graham ...

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4 hora 7 minutos

Between 1980 and 2005, a serial arsonist terrorized neighborhoods throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. In 2005, Thomas Sweatt was arrested and eventually confessed to over 340 arson-set fires that killed 4 people. Investigators named him the "most prolific and dangerous serial arsonist in American history." Dozens of authors, TV producers, and movie producers tried to contact Thomas ... Leer más

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Between 1980 and 2005, a serial arsonist terrorized neighborhoods throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. In 2005, Thomas Sweatt was arrested and eventually confessed to over 340 arson-set fires that killed 4 people. Investigators named him the "most prolific and dangerous serial arsonist in American history." Dozens of authors, TV producers, and movie producers tried to contact Thomas
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Housing Crisis, Explained, The: Why Homes Cost So Much and What We Can Do to Fix It in Our Own Cities and Lives

de Andrew Keller ...

Narrado por Andrew Keller ...

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1 horas 57 minutos

Demystify the modern housing crisis and navigate today's brutal real estate market with clear, actionable economics. Whether you are actively house hunting, struggling to afford rent, or just trying to make sense of alarming headlines, this grounded deep-dive replaces anxiety with practical understanding.Trace the historical roots of suburban growth, zoning laws, and mortgage finance to see ... Leer más

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Demystify the modern housing crisis and navigate today's brutal real estate market with clear, actionable economics. Whether you are actively house hunting, struggling to afford rent, or just trying to make sense of alarming headlines, this grounded deep-dive replaces anxiety with practical understanding.Trace the historical roots of suburban growth, zoning laws, and mortgage finance to see
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En antikvarboghandlers erindringer

de Jørn Riel ...

Narrado por Peter Milling ...

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4 hora 32 minutos

"En antikvarboghandlers erindringer" er en humoristisk fortælling om antikvaren og særlingen R. Hansen og hans gøren og laden på Vesterbro. En bydel som han elsker og kender, som sin egen højre hånd og lidet gerne forlader.Bogen er en humørfyldt historie spækket med finurlige figurer og sjove sidehistorier, der trækker i smilebåndene i den helt rigtige retning - nemlig opad."En antikvarboghandlers ... Leer más

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"En antikvarboghandlers erindringer" er en humoristisk fortælling om antikvaren og særlingen R. Hansen og hans gøren og laden på Vesterbro. En bydel som han elsker og kender, som sin egen højre hånd og lidet gerne forlader.Bogen er en humørfyldt historie spækket med finurlige figurer og sjove sidehistorier, der trækker i smilebåndene i den helt rigtige retning - nemlig opad."En antikvarboghandlers
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Chicago

A Biography

de Dominic A. Pacyga ...

Narrado por Auto-narrated ...

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16 hora 19 minutos

Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a “City on the Make.” Carl Sandburg dubbed it the “City of Big Shoulders.” Upton Sinclair christened it “The Jungle,” while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it “the Second City.”At last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose to call Chicago. In this magisterial biography, historian Dominic Pacyga traces the storied past ... Leer más

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Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a “City on the Make.” Carl Sandburg dubbed it the “City of Big Shoulders.” Upton Sinclair christened it “The Jungle,” while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it “the Second City.”At last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose to call Chicago. In this magisterial biography, historian Dominic Pacyga traces the storied past
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Brief History of Seoul, A: How a War-Flattened City Became a Global Megacity

de Thomas Gallagher ...

Narrado por Thomas Gallagher ...

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1 horas 51 minutos

Trace a ruined metropolis's rise from the ashes of the Korean War to a hyper-modern tech capital in this gripping urban history. Perfect for an inspiring daily commute or immersive travel prep, this fast-paced narrative sweeps you through decades of breakneck industrialization and cultural revolution.Walk the evolving streets alongside the ordinary citizens, student activists, and ambitious ... Leer más

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Trace a ruined metropolis's rise from the ashes of the Korean War to a hyper-modern tech capital in this gripping urban history. Perfect for an inspiring daily commute or immersive travel prep, this fast-paced narrative sweeps you through decades of breakneck industrialization and cultural revolution.Walk the evolving streets alongside the ordinary citizens, student activists, and ambitious
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