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The Secret Life of Cities

Social reproduction of everyday life

by Helen Jarvis, Andy C. Pratt, Peter Cheng-Chong Wu ...

Contemporary urbanisation has two faces: global flows of people, money and information, and that of localised social and economic disparities. Recent research has focused on the headlines of global cities as control centres of the world economy, and social and economic shock waves that have raged through cities and regions, but less attention has been paid to the secret life of cities, and the ... Read more

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Contemporary urbanisation has two faces: global flows of people, money and information, and that of localised social and economic disparities. Recent research has focused on the headlines of global cities as control centres of the world economy, and social and economic shock waves that have raged through cities and regions, but less attention has been paid to the secret life of cities, and the
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The House Is on Fire

by Rachel Beanland ...

Narrated by Rachel Beanland, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Andi Arndt, Michael Crouch, Ruffin Prentiss III ...

Unabridged

12 hours 28 min

A “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night, from the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever.Richmond, Virginia 1811. It’s the height of the winter social season, the General Assembly is in session, and many of Virginia’s gentleman planters, along with ... Read more

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A “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night, from the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever.Richmond, Virginia 1811. It’s the height of the winter social season, the General Assembly is in session, and many of Virginia’s gentleman planters, along with
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Industrial Property

Policy and Economic Development

Edited by Rick Ball, Andy C. Pratt ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Economics
This volume, first published in 1994, is the first collection of original research on the relationships between industrial property and economic development. The contributors, all specialists in their field, highlight the emerging conflicts between the users and the providers of industrial premises; conflicts that may undermine economic potential. The need for flexibility in the use and provision ... Read more

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This volume, first published in 1994, is the first collection of original research on the relationships between industrial property and economic development. The contributors, all specialists in their field, highlight the emerging conflicts between the users and the providers of industrial premises; conflicts that may undermine economic potential. The need for flexibility in the use and provision
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Creativity, Innovation and the Cultural Economy

Edited by Andy C. Pratt, Paul Jeffcutt ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Global Competition
This collection brings together international experts from different continents to examine creativity and innovation in the cultural economy. In doing so, the collection provides a unique contemporary resource for researchers and advanced students. As a whole, the collection addresses creativity and innovation in a broad organizational field of knowledge relationships and transactions. In ... Read more

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This collection brings together international experts from different continents to examine creativity and innovation in the cultural economy. In doing so, the collection provides a unique contemporary resource for researchers and advanced students. As a whole, the collection addresses creativity and innovation in a broad organizational field of knowledge relationships and transactions. In
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My Dirty California

by Jason Mosberg ...

Narrated by Corey Brill, Joy Osmanski, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Andy Garcia ...

Unabridged

12 hours 39 min

**In this “****truly unique, intriguing, and satisfying” (**Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) thriller, a young man descends into the Los Angeles underworld to find his family’s killer—aided by a group of strangers with their own shadowy pasts.When Marty returns to Pennsylvania after living in California for ten years, he’s happily welcomed by his father and older brother, Jody. ... Read more

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**In this “****truly unique, intriguing, and satisfying” (**Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) thriller, a young man descends into the Los Angeles underworld to find his family’s killer—aided by a group of strangers with their own shadowy pasts.When Marty returns to Pennsylvania after living in California for ten years, he’s happily welcomed by his father and older brother, Jody.
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Creative Hubs in Question

Place, Space and Work in the Creative Economy

Edited by Rosalind Gill, Andy C. Pratt, Tarek E. Virani ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
Creative hubs have become a cornerstone of economic and cultural policy with only the barest amount of discussion or scrutiny. This volume offers the first interrogation of creative hubs, with ground-breaking critical writing from a combination of established scholars and new voices. Looking across multiple sites trans-nationally, and combining theoretical and empirical reflections, it asks: what ... Read more

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Creative hubs have become a cornerstone of economic and cultural policy with only the barest amount of discussion or scrutiny. This volume offers the first interrogation of creative hubs, with ground-breaking critical writing from a combination of established scholars and new voices. Looking across multiple sites trans-nationally, and combining theoretical and empirical reflections, it asks: what
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Black Wolf

A Novel

by Kathleen Kent ...

Narrated by Eva Kaminsky ...

Unabridged

14 hours 7 min

A dazzling spy thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Union—and the path of a killer who shouldn’t exist.It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission with the CIA, alongside three fellow agents—none of whom know she is playing two roles. To the prying eyes of the ... Read more

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A dazzling spy thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Union—and the path of a killer who shouldn’t exist.It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission with the CIA, alongside three fellow agents—none of whom know she is playing two roles. To the prying eyes of the
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The Lost Kings

A Novel

by Tyrell Johnson ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR“The plot folds into a brilliant twist.”—The New York Times“A novel in disguise. You could easily (and happily) mistake it for a stellar psychological thriller, bristling with surprises and packed with secrets; but listen closely and you’ll hear the beat of a dark, full heart, strong and loud. This is deeply moving fiction.” —A.J. Finn, #1 New York ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR“The plot folds into a brilliant twist.”—The New York Times“A novel in disguise. You could easily (and happily) mistake it for a stellar psychological thriller, bristling with surprises and packed with secrets; but listen closely and you’ll hear the beat of a dark, full heart, strong and loud. This is deeply moving fiction.” —A.J. Finn, #1 New York
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The Foundling

A Novel

by Ann Leary ...

Narrated by Laura Benanti ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good House, the “harrowing, gripping, and beautiful” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at an institution—based on a shocking and little-known piece of American history.It’s 1927 and eighteen-year-old Mary Engle is ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good House, the “harrowing, gripping, and beautiful” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at an institution—based on a shocking and little-known piece of American history.It’s 1927 and eighteen-year-old Mary Engle is
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California Golden

A Novel

by Melanie Benjamin ...

Narrated by Christine Lakin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 17 min

Two sisters navigate the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife.“A shimmering rendering . . . pairs the surf culture of the Beach Boys with the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll of Daisy Jones & The Six.”—Entertainment ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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Two sisters navigate the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife.“A shimmering rendering . . . pairs the surf culture of the Beach Boys with the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll of Daisy Jones & The Six.”—Entertainment
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Little Monsters

by Adrienne Brodeur ...

Narrated by Matt Pittenger, Cassandra Campbell, Joy Osmanski, Allyson Ryan, Sura Siu, Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

A National Bestseller!“Juicy…simmers with tension as secrets explode out into the open.” —The Washington Post * “So alluring…I raced happily through the pages.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Compulsively readable.” —Vogue * “An absolutely captivating read.” —Elin HilderbrandFrom the author of the bestselling memoir Wild Game comes a riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families, and lon ... Read more

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A National Bestseller!“Juicy…simmers with tension as secrets explode out into the open.” —The Washington Post * “So alluring…I raced happily through the pages.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Compulsively readable.” —Vogue * “An absolutely captivating read.” —Elin HilderbrandFrom the author of the bestselling memoir Wild Game comes a riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families, and lon
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Evil Eye

A Novel

by Etaf Rum ...

Narrated by Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

“A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics and Community BoardThe acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics and Community BoardThe acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration
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