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  • Trials and Tripulations

    Observances by a North Carolina Attorney with an Intra-State Practice

    This tutorial was created for the benefit of North Carolina attorneys as they represent their clients in different courthouses in our beautiful State. It is hoped that the observances noted will make for more confident travels, which could prove to be educational as well. Many sights and sounds await the traveler, be it on a crowded expressway or on a quaint country road. ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

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  • Wastelands

    The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

    "Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and told with the air of suspense that few writers can handle, Wastelands is a story I wish I had written." —From the Foreword by John GrishamThe once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more than a generation has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming taking place in its own backyard ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Cotton

    The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber

    de Stephen Yafa ...
    In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt, this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domestication 5,500 years ago to its influence in creating Calvin Klein's empire and the Gap, Stephen Yafa's Cotton gives us an intimate look at the plant that ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • The Road Taken

    The History and Future of America's Infrastructure

    A renowned historian and engineer explores the past, present, and future of America's crumbling infrastructure.Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary perspectives, explaining how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. Petroski reveals the genesis of the many parts of America's highway system--our ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • We Are Each Other's Harvest

    Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy

    A WALL STREET JOURNAL FAVORITE FOOD BOOK OF THE EARFrom the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay—comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America.In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people's connection to ... Leer más

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  • I Am A Southerner

    Growing Up Southern, #3

    Series Libro 3 - Growing Up Southern
    A short memior part history and part 21st century, From four hundred years of raising cattle to president Obama. Covers parts of florida most people never hear about. Explains the differences between Northerners and Southerners, and why Southerners are still misunderstood in the north today. ... Leer más

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  • This Land

    The Battle over Sprawl and the Future of America

    de Anthony Flint ...
    An expert in American housing examines the rise of sprawling subdivisions, their effect on the environment, and sustainable development strategies.Americans are spreading out more than ever—into "exurbs" and "boomburbs" miles from anywhere, where big subdivisions offer big houses. We cling to the notion of safer neighborhoods and better schools, but what we get are longer commutes, higher taxes, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Multiply/Divide

    On the American Real and Surreal

    I have never been particularly interested in slavery, perhaps because it is such an obvious fact of my family's history. The fact that I am descended from slaves is hard to acknowledge on a day-to-day basis, because slavery does not fit with my self-image. Perhaps this is because I am pretty certain I would not have survived it.In the manner of Calvino's Invisible Cities, Wendy Walters deftly ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Creative Recycling

    Handmade in Africa

    This photographic book documents a delightful collection of handmade miniature vehicles, boats and planes made from discarded and recycled material in Africa and purchased in at least 20 different countries between 1985 and 2003. They range from rudimentary to amazingly sophisticated. The collection has educational, cultural and environmental aspects, and the pieces showcase the imagination and ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Showers Brothers Furniture Company

    The Shared Fortunes of a Family, a City, and a University

    de Carrol Krause ...
    Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
    "A history of Bloomington itself, telling the story of how an industry helped drive the development of one of the Midwest's most vital university towns."— BloomWhen the Showers family arrived in Bloomington, Indiana, the railroad had only recently come to town and a modest university was struggling to survive. Having spent the prior 18 years moving from place to place, the family decided to settle ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of the Ford Plant

    Industrial Archaeology and Economic Change in St. Paul

    de Brian McMahon ...
    A short-form e-book original providing a brief history of the famed automobile assembly plant in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood, 1925-2011. Based on an essay written for the Society for Industrial Archaeology. ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD