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Cities : the first 6,000 years / by Smith, Monica L.(Monica Louise),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Cities and towns;
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Metropolis : a history of the city, humankind's greatest invention / by Wilson, Ben,1980-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a brilliant young historian, a colourful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations. In the two hundred millennia of our existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. Ben Wilson, author of bestselling and award-winning books on British history, now tells the grand, glorious story of how city living has allowed human culture to flourish. Beginning in 5,000 BC with Uruk, the world's first city, immortalized in The Epic of Gilgamesh, he shows us that cities were never a necessity, but that once they existed, their density created such a blossoming of human endeavour--producing new professions, art forms, worship and trade--that they kickstarted civilization itself. Guiding readers through famous cities over 7,000 years, Wilson reveals the innovations driven by each: civics in the agora of Athens, global trade in 9th century Baghdad, finance in the coffeehouses of London, domestic comforts in the heart of Amsterdam, peacocking in Belle Epoque Paris. In the modern age, he studies the impact of verticality in New York City, the sprawl of LA and the eco-reimagining of 21st-century Shanghai. Lively, erudite, page-turning and irresistible, Metropolis is a grand tour of human endeavour"--
Subjects: Cities and towns;
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Mapping towns and cities / by Walker, Rob,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31), Internet addresses and index.Introduces maps and teaches essential mapping skills, including how to create, use, and interpret maps of towns and cities.LSC
Subjects: Cartography; Maps; Cities and towns;
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100 cities, 5,000 ideas : where to go, when to go, what to see, what to do / by Yogerst, Joseph R.,author.;
"Discover the world's 100 best cities to explore - including amazing skylines, mouthwatering bites, and pure fun - in this smart and inspiring travel resource"--
Subjects: Cities and towns.; Urban tourism.;
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The 99% invisible city : a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design / by Mars, Roman,author.; Kohlstedt, Kurt,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast"--
Subjects: Cities and towns.; Public works.;
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Metropolis / by Tardif, Benoit,1983-;
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Subjects: Cities and towns;
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Once more with feeling / by Cook, Méira,1964-author.;
"Set over the course of a single year in a western prairie city, Once More with Feeling tells the story of a community through intersecting moments and interconnected lives. Featuring a cast of eclectic characters, Once More With Feeling is about a city, about a community, about a family, and about the way time makes fond fools of us all. Award-winning author Méira Cook has crafted a haunting, profound novel that is at once funny, affecting, and yes, full of feeling."--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; City and town life;
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Too much slime! / by Gilbert, Frances,1969-; Vogel, Vin,1972-;
When oozing slime threatens to cover the whole town, residents work together to remove the menace, but is it really gone?LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; City and town life;
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World's best cities : celebrating 220 great destinations / by Fitzsimmons, Annie.; National Geographic Society (U.S.),issuing body.;
"Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as exciting up-and-comers, including Denver, Asheville, Oslo, and Abu Dhabi. As readable as it is beautiful, this expansive travel guide offers a playful, informative mix of inspirational personal narratives; photo galleries, and fun facts; plus sidebars on oddities; where to find the best food and shopping; novels that capture a particular city's atmosphere; local secrets; and more. Many additional cities appear in illustrated lists, such as eco-friendly cities, foodie cities; and happiest cities. The twenty-first century is the Century of the City, and on-the-go visitors and armchair travelers alike will make World's Best Cities a must-have volume to accompany all their urban adventures."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Cities and towns; Cities and towns.; City and town life; City and town life.; Travel;
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Fearless cities : a guide to the global municipalist movement / by Bookchin, Debbie,contributor.; Colau, Ada,1974-contributor.; Barcelona En Comú,compiler.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Your guide to a global movement, written by the people who are building it, street by street. They are taking action to promote human rights, radical democracy and the common good in a world in which inequalities, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise"--
Subjects: Human rights.; Cities and towns.; Cities and towns; Municipal government.;
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