The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future, Paperback - Marco D'Eramo

Reducere. "You expect the city of Al Capone and what you find are pleasant boulevards coursing up and down between the neo-classical buildings of the 1893 Un...

This book is about a pig named Pam who lives on a farm owned by Sam. Pam the pig has a unique love for wigs. One day she is saddened by finding her...

A spirited critique of the cultural politics of the tourist age. Or, why we are all tourists who hate tourists We've all been tourists at some poin...

Engines of industry, expressions of ego or will, tall towers are nonetheless, when they pierce the shared skies, intensely public. We may ask of th...

Long before the age of "Big Data" or the rise of today's "self-quantifiers, " American capitalism embraced "risk"--and proceeded to number our days...

An energy expert shows why hydrogen can fight climate change and become the fuel of the futurePublisher: Hodder & Stoughton General DivisionAuthor(...

Reducere. What if, instead of trying to predict the future, we could just pick the one we want - and then invent it? Well, we can. This book describes seven ...

Reducere. DescriptionOne hundred years ago, Kansas Citians referred to their city as "the prophetic city." Why did this name fit the city?Have you ever wonde...

Reducere. DescriptionNetwork revolutions of the past have shaped the present and set the stage for the revolution we are experiencing todayIn an era of seemi...

An energy expert shows why hydrogen can fight climate change and become the fuel of the futurePublisher: Hodder & Stoughton General DivisionAuthor(...

'This book will challenge you to rethink some of your assumptions about democracy, capitalism, and globalization.' - Adam Grant Huge corporations a...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of Chicago Founded as a tiny, temporary settlement, Chicago became a crux of the American fur trade befo...

Josh 'Kid' Jones, a young Offliner discovers that an antiquated piece of technology called an 'iPhone', seemingly allows him to communicate with th...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of ChicagoFounded as a tiny, temporary settlement, Chicago became a crux of the American fur trade before growing i...

Reducere. How many people can the Earth support? Tucker makes the case that the Earth's 'carrying capacity' is limited to 3 billion humans, and that humanity...

Reducere. How many people can the Earth support? Tucker makes the case that the Earth's 'carrying capacity' is limited to 3 billion humans, and that humanity...

Reducere. Who wouldn't want to know the answer to the question: "WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?" For hundreds of years, philosophers, scientists, and mystics have st...

Reducere. How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biolo...

Reducere. The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNei...

When a magical history book from the future falls out of time and space and into the home of the Denzell family they each get a peek into the futur...

What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene--the age of humans? Just as paleontologists lo...

Who are we and how do we define our inner selves? In his last work, Professor Stephen Prickett presents a literary and cultural exploration of our ...

This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicia...

``With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny....A book of beautiful w...

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Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine sp...

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Reducere. This is a turbulent time for the conservation of America's natural and cultural heritage. From the current assaults on environmental protection to ...

Reducere. The Arctic of towering icebergs and midnight sun, of flaming auroras and endless winter nights, has long provoked flights of the imagination. Now, ...

An illuminating, lively history of paganism in the West.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Liz WilliamsNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021D...

The search for a ``patient zero``--popularly understood to be the first person infected in an epidemic--has been key to media coverage of major inf...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Emily PawleyIllustration(s): 16 halftonesNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

Reducere. Chicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunder...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Clarence Dalrymple BruceIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 458Publication date: 2011Di...

In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Heather HansmanIllustration(s): 1 halftoneNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

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Cybernetics is often thought of as a grim military or industrial science of control. This title follows the history of cybernetics' impact on the w...

DescriptionIn Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice, James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters examine homeschooling's his...

Divine Fire offers a spellbinding trip to the future. The book is based on a search for hidden knowledge. Hypnotherapy sessions exploring future li...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Noortje JacobsIllustration(s): 5 halftonesNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Noortje JacobsIllustration(s): 5 halftonesNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

Reducere. From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water ...

Reducere. A pioneer in the field, Christian Metz applies insights of structural linguistics to the language of film. "The semiology of film . . . can be held...

Reducere. The Chicago Blackhawks, one of the NHL's ``Original Six, `` have been building their storied legacy for decades. Since their founding in 1926, the ...

Reducere. The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs is a decade-by-decade look at one of baseball's most beloved if hard-luck teams, starting with the fra...

A devoted fascist changes her mind and her life after witnessing the horrors of the HolocaustFirst published in Italy in 1979, Luce D'Eramo's Devia...

A Science Friday Best Science Book of 2019 - A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 - Nature's Top Ten Books of 2019 - A Science News Best B...

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The world must be better prepared the next time. The alternative will be too costly.