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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

$91.99 USD

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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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

$143.99 USD

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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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

$33.99 USD

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

$68.99 USD

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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The Idea Hunter

How to Find the Best Ideas and Make Them Happen

by William Bole, Andy Boynton, Bill Fischer ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

"Breakaway ideas come to those who are in the habit of looking for them." —from the IntroductionIdeas are arguably the most valuable asset in an information-based economy. But how do you find the best ideas—the kind that can boost careers, change organizations, and ramp up the value of projects? Why do some people seem to come up with these ideas whenever they need them?In this myth-busting audio ... Read more

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"Breakaway ideas come to those who are in the habit of looking for them." —from the IntroductionIdeas are arguably the most valuable asset in an information-based economy. But how do you find the best ideas—the kind that can boost careers, change organizations, and ramp up the value of projects? Why do some people seem to come up with these ideas whenever they need them?In this myth-busting audio
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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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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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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

$31.99 USD

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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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Little Bets

How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

by Peter Sims ...

Narrated by John Allen Nelson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prizewinning architect Frank Gehry, the story developers at Pixar films, and the Army Chief of Strategic Plans all have in common? Bestselling author Peter Sims found that all of them have achieved breakthrough results by methodically taking small, experimental steps in order to discover and develop new ideas. Rather than believing they have to ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prizewinning architect Frank Gehry, the story developers at Pixar films, and the Army Chief of Strategic Plans all have in common? Bestselling author Peter Sims found that all of them have achieved breakthrough results by methodically taking small, experimental steps in order to discover and develop new ideas. Rather than believing they have to
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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 Chateau

A Novel

by Jaclyn Goldis ...

Narrated by Carlotta Brentan, Amanda Carlin, Graham Halstead, Emily Lawrence, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Jackie Sanders, Elisabeth Lagelée ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

A dream girls trip to a luxurious French chateau devolves into a deadly nightmare of secrets and lies in this “twisty, well-paced murder mystery that never fully lets go” (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author).Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and her three friends. Twenty years ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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A dream girls trip to a luxurious French chateau devolves into a deadly nightmare of secrets and lies in this “twisty, well-paced murder mystery that never fully lets go” (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author).Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and her three friends. Twenty years
... Read more

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Gilded Mountain

A Novel

by Kate Manning ...

Narrated by Dawn Harvey ...

Unabridged

16 hours 5 min

“Immersive…awe-inspiring.” —The New York Times “An epic story of love, hope, and perseverance.” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker KlineThis “stellar read” (Los Angeles Times) is an exhilarating tale of an unforgettable young woman who bravely exposes the corruption that enriched her father’s employers in early 1900s Colorado.In a voice infused with sly humor, Sylvie Pelletier ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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“Immersive…awe-inspiring.” —The New York Times “An epic story of love, hope, and perseverance.” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker KlineThis “stellar read” (Los Angeles Times) is an exhilarating tale of an unforgettable young woman who bravely exposes the corruption that enriched her father’s employers in early 1900s Colorado.In a voice infused with sly humor, Sylvie Pelletier
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