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The 99% Invisible City

A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

par Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER“[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invisible City is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to thinking about urban spaces.”—The New York Times Book Review**“Here is a field guide, a boon, a bible, for the urban curious. Your city’s secret anatomy laid bare—a hundred things you look at but don’t ... En savoir plus

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**A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER“[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invisible City is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to thinking about urban spaces.”—The New York Times Book Review**“Here is a field guide, a boon, a bible, for the urban curious. Your city’s secret anatomy laid bare—a hundred things you look at but don’t
... En savoir plus

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Unpleasant Bench

How Cities Use Design to Control Your Behavior

par Roman Mars ...

Have you ever noticed that park benches have extra armrests in the middle? Or that ledges outside banks have strange metal studs? Or that public bathrooms use eerie blue lighting? These aren't design choices for aesthetics; they are weapons. "The Unpleasant Bench" exposes the world of "Hostile Architecture" (or Defensive Design), the practice of engineering public spaces to exclude unwanted people ... En savoir plus

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Have you ever noticed that park benches have extra armrests in the middle? Or that ledges outside banks have strange metal studs? Or that public bathrooms use eerie blue lighting? These aren't design choices for aesthetics; they are weapons. "The Unpleasant Bench" exposes the world of "Hostile Architecture" (or Defensive Design), the practice of engineering public spaces to exclude unwanted people
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La ciudad invisible

Una guía de las maravillas ocultas del espacio urbano

par Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt ...

Traduit par Gema Moraleda ...

Collections series CULTURA
La ciudad invisible nos invita a explorar de manera inédita los edificios en los que vivimos, las calles que recorremos y las aceras por las que andamos, examinando los orígenes y otras historias fascinantes que hay detrás de todos aquellos objetos familiares que permiten el buen funcionamiento de nuestra sociedad, desde las redes eléctricas y las fuentes de agua, hasta las señales de las calles ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

La ciudad invisible nos invita a explorar de manera inédita los edificios en los que vivimos, las calles que recorremos y las aceras por las que andamos, examinando los orígenes y otras historias fascinantes que hay detrás de todos aquellos objetos familiares que permiten el buen funcionamiento de nuestra sociedad, desde las redes eléctricas y las fuentes de agua, hasta las señales de las calles
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The 99% Invisible City

A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

par Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt ...

Lu par Roman Mars ...

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10 heure 48 min

From the creators of the wildly popular99% Invisiblepodcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible.Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings?Or pondered the st... ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

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From the creators of the wildly popular99% Invisiblepodcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible.Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings?Or pondered the st...
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The Memory Palace

True Short Stories of the Past

par Nate DiMeo ...

Lu par Nate DiMeo, Jad Abumrad, Daniel Alarcón, Betsy Brandt, Carrie Coon, Hrishikesh Hirway, Dominic Hoffman, Rebecca Lowman, Roman Mars, Robin Miles0, Ryan Reynolds1, Kai Ryssdal2, Lili Taylor3, Full Cast4 ...

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8 heure 41 min

Incredible true stories reveal strange new magic in American history in this wondrous first book from the creator of the award-winning podcast The Memory Palace.“One doesn’t often find the words imagination and history in the same sentence. Nate DiMeo has forever woven them together. The Memory Palace wants you to linger, to stay awhile, and find a deeper meaning both in the stories of the past ... En savoir plus

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Incredible true stories reveal strange new magic in American history in this wondrous first book from the creator of the award-winning podcast The Memory Palace.“One doesn’t often find the words imagination and history in the same sentence. Nate DiMeo has forever woven them together. The Memory Palace wants you to linger, to stay awhile, and find a deeper meaning both in the stories of the past
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Holding It Together

How Women Became America's Safety Net

par Jessica Calarco ...

Lu par Jessica Calarco, Karen Murray ...

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8 heure 32 min

Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences.America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society together at the seams and fixing it when things fall apart. In this tour de force, acclaimed Sociologist Jessica Calarco lays bare the devastating consequences of our status quo.Holding It Together draws on five ... En savoir plus

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Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences.America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society together at the seams and fixing it when things fall apart. In this tour de force, acclaimed Sociologist Jessica Calarco lays bare the devastating consequences of our status quo.Holding It Together draws on five
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The Thinking Life

How to Thrive in the Age of Distraction

par P. M. Forni ...

Lu par David Drummond ...

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4 heure 46 min

P. M. Forni, founder of the CivilityInitiative at Johns Hopkins, is America's civility expert. In his firsttwo books, Choosing Civility and The Civility Solution, he taught people the rules of civil behavior and ways of responding torudeness. Now, in The Thinking Life, he looks at the importance ofthinking in our lives: how we do it, why we don't do enough of it, andwhy we need to do more of it.In ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

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P. M. Forni, founder of the CivilityInitiative at Johns Hopkins, is America's civility expert. In his firsttwo books, Choosing Civility and The Civility Solution, he taught people the rules of civil behavior and ways of responding torudeness. Now, in The Thinking Life, he looks at the importance ofthinking in our lives: how we do it, why we don't do enough of it, andwhy we need to do more of it.In
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Math Mind

The Simple Path to Loving Math

par Shalinee Sharma ...

Lu par Shalinee Sharma ...

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5 heure 36 min

Bust the math myths that are holding you and your kids back and learn the importance of numeracy with this one-of-a-kind resource for parents, educators, and policymakersShalinee Sharma is one of the world’s top experts on math learning, but when she was in school, she sat in the back row, unsure if she could ever master the subject. Many of us buy into the idea that some people are innately good ... En savoir plus

$23.50 CAD

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Bust the math myths that are holding you and your kids back and learn the importance of numeracy with this one-of-a-kind resource for parents, educators, and policymakersShalinee Sharma is one of the world’s top experts on math learning, but when she was in school, she sat in the back row, unsure if she could ever master the subject. Many of us buy into the idea that some people are innately good
... En savoir plus

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Why We Read

On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

par Shannon Reed ...

Lu par Paige McKinney ...

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8 heure 54 min

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize SemifinalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

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A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize SemifinalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps
... En savoir plus

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Leave It As It Is

A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness

par David Gessner ...

Lu par Fred Sanders ...

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12 heure 24 min

Bestselling author David Gessner’s wilderness road trip inspired by America’s greatest conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt, is “a rallying cry in the age of climate change” (Robert Redford).“Leave it as it is,” Theodore Roosevelt announced while viewing the Grand Canyon for the first time. “The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.” Roosevelt’s pronouncement signaled the beginning ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

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Bestselling author David Gessner’s wilderness road trip inspired by America’s greatest conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt, is “a rallying cry in the age of climate change” (Robert Redford).“Leave it as it is,” Theodore Roosevelt announced while viewing the Grand Canyon for the first time. “The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.” Roosevelt’s pronouncement signaled the beginning
... En savoir plus

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Living I Was Your Plague

Martin Luther's World and Legacy

par Lyndal Roper ...

Lu par Michael Page ...

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6 heure 45 min

From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life imageMartin Luther was a controversial figure during his lifetime, eliciting strong emotions in friends and enemies alike, and his outsized persona has left an indelible mark on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague explores how Luther carefully ... En savoir plus

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From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life imageMartin Luther was a controversial figure during his lifetime, eliciting strong emotions in friends and enemies alike, and his outsized persona has left an indelible mark on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague explores how Luther carefully
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Let the People Pick the President

The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College

par Jesse Wegman ...

Lu par Jesse Wegman ...

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7 heure 50 min

"People have been arguing against the Electoral College from the beginning. But no one, at least in recent years, has laid out the case as comprehensively and as readably as Jesse Wegman does in 'Let the People Pick the President.'" -- The New York Times Book ReviewThis program is read by the authorThe framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

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"People have been arguing against the Electoral College from the beginning. But no one, at least in recent years, has laid out the case as comprehensively and as readably as Jesse Wegman does in 'Let the People Pick the President.'" -- The New York Times Book ReviewThis program is read by the authorThe framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more
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