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A Walking Life

Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step at a Time

par Antonia Malchik ...

For readers of On Trails, this is an incisive, utterly engaging exploration of walking: how it is fundamental to our being human, how we've designed it out of our lives, and how it is essential that we reembrace it."I'm going for a walk." How often has this phrase been uttered by someone with a heart full of anger or sorrow? Or as an invitation, a precursor to a declaration of love? Our species ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

For readers of On Trails, this is an incisive, utterly engaging exploration of walking: how it is fundamental to our being human, how we've designed it out of our lives, and how it is essential that we reembrace it."I'm going for a walk." How often has this phrase been uttered by someone with a heart full of anger or sorrow? Or as an invitation, a precursor to a declaration of love? Our species
... En savoir plus
The Bottom of the Harbor

par Joseph Mitchell ...

On the centennial of Joseph Mitchell's birth, here is a new edition of the classic collection containing his most celebrated pieces about New York City. Fifty years after its original publication, The Bottom of the Harbor is still considered a fundamental New York book. Every story Mitchell tells, every person he introduces, every scene he describes is illuminated by his passion for the eccentrics ... En savoir plus

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On the centennial of Joseph Mitchell's birth, here is a new edition of the classic collection containing his most celebrated pieces about New York City. Fifty years after its original publication, The Bottom of the Harbor is still considered a fundamental New York book. Every story Mitchell tells, every person he introduces, every scene he describes is illuminated by his passion for the eccentrics
... En savoir plus
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments

Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals

par Saidiya Hartman ...

**Winner of the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award in CriticismWinner of the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2020 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian NonfictionFinalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/BiographyNamed one of the Best Books of the 21st Century by the New York Times Book Review"Exhilarating…A rich resurrection of a forgotten history." —Parul ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

**Winner of the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award in CriticismWinner of the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2020 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian NonfictionFinalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/BiographyNamed one of the Best Books of the 21st Century by the New York Times Book Review"Exhilarating…A rich resurrection of a forgotten history." —Parul
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The Devil in the White City

A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America

par Erik Larson ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.“As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find.” —San Francisco ChronicleA ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.“As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find.” —San Francisco ChronicleA
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Life After Cars

Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

par Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, Aaron Naparstek ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back**When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back**When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending
... En savoir plus
An Invisible Thread

The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny

par Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski ...

This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this is a “ray of hope for a better future, as well as an assurance that love is a stronger force than injustice and ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this is a “ray of hope for a better future, as well as an assurance that love is a stronger force than injustice and
... En savoir plus
Plage Laval

par Rafaële Germain ...

Considéré dans ce texte: Laval-Ouest et les résistants qui y habitent. Les crues printanières et les bécosses emportées par les eaux. La faune et la végétation en milieux humides. Les raisons secrètes et sournoises, lovées en nous, qui nous font choisir l’endroit où nous vivrons. ... En savoir plus

$1.99 CAD

Considéré dans ce texte: Laval-Ouest et les résistants qui y habitent. Les crues printanières et les bécosses emportées par les eaux. La faune et la végétation en milieux humides. Les raisons secrètes et sournoises, lovées en nous, qui nous font choisir l’endroit où nous vivrons.
... En savoir plus
Paved Paradise

How Parking Explains the World

par Henry Grabar ...

**Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book PrizeNamed one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining."—The Los Angeles ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

**Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book PrizeNamed one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining."—The Los Angeles
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Trash!

A Garbageman's Story

par Simon Pare-Poupart ...

Traduit par Pablo Strauss ...

**“Raffish and spirited . . . a nonconformist cri de coeur . . . Usually, comparisons to Bourdain are fatuous. This time it’s accurate . . . It’s been a long time since I’ve read so good and rowdy a memoir about blue-collar work.” — Dwight Garner, The New York TimesAN INDIE BESTSELLERA Montreal garbageman's sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to "stop imagining ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

**“Raffish and spirited . . . a nonconformist cri de coeur . . . Usually, comparisons to Bourdain are fatuous. This time it’s accurate . . . It’s been a long time since I’ve read so good and rowdy a memoir about blue-collar work.” — Dwight Garner, The New York TimesAN INDIE BESTSELLERA Montreal garbageman's sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to "stop imagining
... En savoir plus
uTOpia

Towards a New Toronto

Modifié par Alana Wilcox, Jason McBride ...

Collections series uTOpia
Since the election of Mayor David Miller in November 2003, Toronto has experienced a wave of civic pride and enthusiasm not felt in decades. At long last, Torontonians see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens’ heads. In the past two years, this spirit has, directly or indirectly, manifested ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Since the election of Mayor David Miller in November 2003, Toronto has experienced a wave of civic pride and enthusiasm not felt in decades. At long last, Torontonians see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens’ heads. In the past two years, this spirit has, directly or indirectly, manifested
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這座城市叫香港

par 黃宇軒 ...

「香港是一座怎樣的城市？」香港多元、混雜，無法以三言兩語定義。談起香港，很多人想起旅遊宣傳片中的山頂夜景、摩天大樓勾勒的天際線。然而，離開維港兩岸，香港依舊有趣，繼續「好靚」──既有新界與邊緣地帶，訴說著未必被大眾認知的邊境日常、有鬧市中各幢具有特色的大廈，匯聚各種文化的空間，也有充滿文化脈絡的街道，以小店連繫了整個社區……這些種種構成了我們生活的城市。就算在這座城市土生土長、生活多年，每個人也會因各自生活體驗，對這道問題有著不同的答案。這一次，邀請你透過這五十趟旅程，重新認識這座城市，或者我們也有屬於自己的一個答案──香港真的好_______。「城市之於人的意義，不在於抽象的總體概念，而是在於那些真實讓人們生活開展、盛載喜怒哀樂的地方，它可以是一個區、一個公園、一個商場，也可以是一片田、一間學校、一卡車廂。」──黃宇軒 ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

「香港是一座怎樣的城市？」香港多元、混雜，無法以三言兩語定義。談起香港，很多人想起旅遊宣傳片中的山頂夜景、摩天大樓勾勒的天際線。然而，離開維港兩岸，香港依舊有趣，繼續「好靚」──既有新界與邊緣地帶，訴說著未必被大眾認知的邊境日常、有鬧市中各幢具有特色的大廈，匯聚各種文化的空間，也有充滿文化脈絡的街道，以小店連繫了整個社區……這些種種構成了我們生活的城市。就算在這座城市土生土長、生活多年，每個人也會因各自生活體驗，對這道問題有著不同的答案。這一次，邀請你透過這五十趟旅程，重新認識這座城市，或者我們也有屬於自己的一個答案──香港真的好_______。「城市之於人的意義，不在於抽象的總體概念，而是在於那些真實讓人們生活開展、盛載喜怒哀樂的地方，它可以是一個區、一個公園、一個商場，也可以是一片田、一間學校、一卡車廂。」──黃宇軒
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Before Crips

Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs

par John C. Quicker, Akil S. Batani-Khalfani ...

Collections series Studies in Transgression
This groundbreaking book opens the door on the missing record of South Los Angeles juvenile gangs. It is the result of the unique friendship that developed between John Quicker and Akil Batani-Khalfani, aka Bird, who collaborated to show how structural marginality transformed hang-out street groups of non-White juveniles into gangs, paving the way for the rise of the infamous Crips and Bloods. ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

This groundbreaking book opens the door on the missing record of South Los Angeles juvenile gangs. It is the result of the unique friendship that developed between John Quicker and Akil Batani-Khalfani, aka Bird, who collaborated to show how structural marginality transformed hang-out street groups of non-White juveniles into gangs, paving the way for the rise of the infamous Crips and Bloods.
... En savoir plus
The Barn House

Confessions of an Urban Rehabber

par Ed Zotti ...

A rollicking yarn about a home-improvement project that took a man and his family to hell and back.In 1993, after Chicago lost many of its residents to the suburbs, Ed Zotti and his family gambled their future by fixing up a dilapidated Victorian home in a dicey neighborhood. Where most saw a shabby façade, the Zottis saw promise?even when it dragged and drained every resource. ?The Barn House? ... En savoir plus

$5.99 CAD

A rollicking yarn about a home-improvement project that took a man and his family to hell and back.In 1993, after Chicago lost many of its residents to the suburbs, Ed Zotti and his family gambled their future by fixing up a dilapidated Victorian home in a dicey neighborhood. Where most saw a shabby façade, the Zottis saw promise?even when it dragged and drained every resource. ?The Barn House?
... En savoir plus
Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity

A Comparative Introduction

par Gregg M. Olsen ...

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Highlighting the important differences between these countries, Gregg M. Olsen examines how poverty and homelessness have been conceptualized, defined, measured, and addressed in each country. Olsen critically contrasts the two main theoretical ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Highlighting the important differences between these countries, Gregg M. Olsen examines how poverty and homelessness have been conceptualized, defined, measured, and addressed in each country. Olsen critically contrasts the two main theoretical
... En savoir plus
House of Outrageous Fortune

Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address

par Michael Gross ...

“Michael Gross’s new book…packs [in] almost as many stories as there are apartments in the building. The Jackie Collins of real estate likes to map expressions of power, money, and ego… Even more crammed with billionaires and their exploits than 740 Park” (Penelope Green, The New York Times).A New York Times bestseller that unveils Fifteen Central Park West, the legendary Manhattan luxury ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

“Michael Gross’s new book…packs [in] almost as many stories as there are apartments in the building. The Jackie Collins of real estate likes to map expressions of power, money, and ego… Even more crammed with billionaires and their exploits than 740 Park” (Penelope Green, The New York Times).A New York Times bestseller that unveils Fifteen Central Park West, the legendary Manhattan luxury
... En savoir plus
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

par Hu AnYan ...

Traduit par Jack Hargreaves ...

**An Economist Best Book of 2025A Financial Times Best Book of 2025A Sunday Times Best Book of 2025**"Hu Anyan’s I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, translated by Jack Hargreaves, offers an unvarnished dispatch from the front lines of the gig economy...The Cinderella bit of it is that now he can add a new title: internationally best-selling author." —Leah Greenblatt, The New York Times Book Review<stron ... En savoir plus

$18.39 CAD

**An Economist Best Book of 2025A Financial Times Best Book of 2025A Sunday Times Best Book of 2025**"Hu Anyan’s I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, translated by Jack Hargreaves, offers an unvarnished dispatch from the front lines of the gig economy...The Cinderella bit of it is that now he can add a new title: internationally best-selling author." —Leah Greenblatt, The New York Times Book Review<stron
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Soul City

Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia

par Thomas Healy ...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice**2021 Hooks National Book Award WinnerThe fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of “Klan Country”**In 1969, with America’s cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice**2021 Hooks National Book Award WinnerThe fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of “Klan Country”**In 1969, with America’s cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina,
... En savoir plus
Dogopolis

How Dogs and Humans Made Modern New York, London, and Paris

par Chris Pearson ...

"A lot of fun. Pearson offers a treasure trove of details about the shared lives of humans and dogs across three rapidly urbanizing cities." —Neil Pemberton, coauthor of The Invention of the Modern DogStroll through any American or European city today and you probably won't get far before seeing a dog being taken for a walk. It's expected that these domesticated animals can easily navigate ... En savoir plus

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"A lot of fun. Pearson offers a treasure trove of details about the shared lives of humans and dogs across three rapidly urbanizing cities." —Neil Pemberton, coauthor of The Invention of the Modern DogStroll through any American or European city today and you probably won't get far before seeing a dog being taken for a walk. It's expected that these domesticated animals can easily navigate
... En savoir plus
When Crack Was King

A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

par Donovan X. Ramsey ...

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 ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $12.99 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
The Ward

The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood

Modifié par John Lorinc, Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg ...

The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto's first 'priority neighbourhood.'From the 1840s until the Second World War, waves of newcomers who migrated to Toronto – Irish, Jewish, Italian, African American and Chinese, among others – landed in 'The Ward.' Crammed with rundown housing and immigrant-owned businesses, this area, bordered by College and Queen, University and Yonge streets, was ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto's first 'priority neighbourhood.'From the 1840s until the Second World War, waves of newcomers who migrated to Toronto – Irish, Jewish, Italian, African American and Chinese, among others – landed in 'The Ward.' Crammed with rundown housing and immigrant-owned businesses, this area, bordered by College and Queen, University and Yonge streets, was
... En savoir plus
740 Park

The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building

par Michael Gross ...

For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day, it is steeped in the purest luxury, the kind most of us could only imagine, ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day, it is steeped in the purest luxury, the kind most of us could only imagine,
... En savoir plus
Down to This

Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown

par Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall ...

For some young men, climbing Everest or sailing solo into polar seas isn’t the biggest risk in the world. Instead it is venturing alone into the deepest urban jungle, where human nature is the dangerous, incomprehensible and sometimes wildly uplifting force that tests not only your ability to survive but also your own humanity.One cold November day, Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall heads out on just such ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

For some young men, climbing Everest or sailing solo into polar seas isn’t the biggest risk in the world. Instead it is venturing alone into the deepest urban jungle, where human nature is the dangerous, incomprehensible and sometimes wildly uplifting force that tests not only your ability to survive but also your own humanity.One cold November day, Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall heads out on just such
... En savoir plus
Urban Comics

Infrastructure and the Global City in Contemporary Graphic Narratives

par Dominic Davies ...

Collections series Routledge Advances in Comics Studies
Urban Comics: Infrastructure and the Global City in Contemporary Graphic Narratives makes an important and timely contribution both to comics studies and urban studies, offering a decolonisation and reconfiguration of both of these already interdisciplinary fields. With chapter-length discussions of comics from cities such as Cairo, Cape Town, New Orleans, Delhi and Beirut, this book shows how ... En savoir plus

$89.31 CAD

Urban Comics: Infrastructure and the Global City in Contemporary Graphic Narratives makes an important and timely contribution both to comics studies and urban studies, offering a decolonisation and reconfiguration of both of these already interdisciplinary fields. With chapter-length discussions of comics from cities such as Cairo, Cape Town, New Orleans, Delhi and Beirut, this book shows how
... En savoir plus
Very Vancouver

Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City

par Christopher Cheung ...

A fascinating odyssey through Vancouver’s diverse neighborhoods, revealing the hidden stories that have shaped Canada’s most misunderstood cityVancouver journalist Christopher Cheung has spent most of his career chasing the stories that no one else was covering, taking readers beneath the surface of the “city of glass” to expose the beating, multicultural heart of a place that has too easily been ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

A fascinating odyssey through Vancouver’s diverse neighborhoods, revealing the hidden stories that have shaped Canada’s most misunderstood cityVancouver journalist Christopher Cheung has spent most of his career chasing the stories that no one else was covering, taking readers beneath the surface of the “city of glass” to expose the beating, multicultural heart of a place that has too easily been
... En savoir plus

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