Urban Books

Award-winning illustrator Gabriel Campanario first introduced his approach to drawing in The Art of Urban Sketching, a showcase of more than 500 sk...

A good sketch starts with good bones.The fourth book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series uses drawings and simple steps to explain the often cha...

DescriptionRenee is queen of the city and runs it with an iron fist, but everything changes when people from her past resurface to seek revenge. Th...

'Full of gems; a manifesto for green cities. Babbs will turn us all into urban rangers, an unquiet army of neighbourhood watchers.' Max Adams, auth...

The Urban Sketching Handbook: Color First, Ink Later presents a unique method for working with watercolor on the go-painting first, then adding ske...

Reducere. DescriptionThe ULTIMATE 4 IN 1 GARDENING COMBO THIS WILL BE THE LAST GARDENING BOOK YOU'LL EVER NEED SQUARE FOOT GARDENING + CONTAINER GARDENING + ...

DescriptionIn Honey's debut novel, a man must learn how to cope with his wife's heroine addiction while raising two daughters and being the mayor o...

Reducere. The second collection of poetry from Brick Cave Books by author Scott Woods. Raw. Unapologetic. Truth.

Reducere. Urban Books' popular Girls From da Hood series is back, bringing readers more dramatic tales about the lives of some tough, resourceful women who c...

DescriptionWelcome to The Manors of Harrington Point; enter at your own risk. These mansions are home to the elite, the famous, the successful, and...

Reducere. From acclaimed author Linda Urban comes the funny, bittersweet story of a girl and her ghosts--and the welcoming home they find where they least ex...

Reducere. The untimely death of St. Louis Kingpin, King David, has left a vacuum in the underworld. He leaves behind his vast empire to his surviving heirs, ...

Reducere. Everyone loves science, especially girls like Kaya In Kaya's Magical Unicorn Slime Experiment by Crystal De Bouse, this colorful book is about Kaya...

Reducere. It's the dead of night; you are fast asleep. Suddenly, you are wide awake but unable to move. Hunched over you in the shadows is an eight- or nine-...

A new, expanded and fully revised edition of the unique guide to London's 300-odd species of street tree, fully re-designed, with more pages, more ...

Reducere. The Network and its affiliates used to be one of Oklahoma City's most organized crews. No one knew exactly where they got the money to buy up busin...

A modern guide to hand-carving spoons, bowls and boards, discussing the basic tools and hand grips and providing step-by-step carving and cutting t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hal UrbanAlthough we live in an ocean of words, we rarely acknowledge their power to uplift or put down, to inspire or disc...

Like a modern-day Jane Jacobs, Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City's streets to make room for pedestrians, bikers, buses, and green spaces...

Reducere. Villains have all the fun--everyone knows that--and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark sideThe top villains from seventeen ur...

Reducere. Love is Love is a fun book designed to show children how different types of love is constructed.Love between a mother and her children and love bet...

Whether you're in an urban, suburban, rural, or wilderness environment, this book has all the information you need to survive a disaster. This book...

Reducere. On July 23, 1968, police in Cleveland battled with black nationalists in a night of terror that saw 6 people killed and at least 15 wounded. The gu...

Reducere. The most trusted study guide to learning Mere Christianity Reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis should not be difficult but rather a rewarding, ...

Bring the countryside to the city with Byron Smith and Tess Robinson's utterly addictive guide to urban growing, complete with delicious recipes. B...

Reducere. Geography matters. We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Because geographic structures and ...

Reducere. Do you know how to survive without access to modern supply chains?Do you worry about what might happen if you find yourself having to evacuate the ...

A stunning guide for gardeners keen to transform small and awkward outdoor spaces into beautiful and practical escapes.From courtyards to rooftops,...

Reducere. DescriptionThe award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century Gay New York brilliantly shatter...

When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene in Virginia Beach from L.A., he floods the East Coast with top-notch product and quickly earns his titl...

Reducere. Today's urban witch needs to know how to communicate with the electric gods of the city, find the highrise temples of power, and uncover the magica...

Reducere. Part family story and part urban history, a landmark investigation of segregation and urban decay in Chicago -- and cities across the nationThe "pr...

A year in the life of New York City's premier beekeeper, who charmingly chronicles his adventures and the quirky personalities he encounters while ...

DescriptionDelicious Metropolis brings together two of Wayne Thiebaud's most celebrated bodies of work: desserts and cityscapes. Between the two, f...

Ride along with Carl Weber and C. N. Phillips for this fresh, enthralling spin-off to the Family Business series as the heir to a crime family find...

An innovative historical account which compellingly locates the provision of food in the political economic trajectory of Istanbul.Publisher: Hayma...

Reducere. Where, oh where, have Farah's roommates all gone? When Farah Cotton places a classified ad stating, "Cute redbone female looking to share a luxury ...

DescriptionAlthough we tend to think of our cities as concrete jungles, our post-new urban environment is awash in plant life. Wild urban plants ha...

Publisher: Books Express PublishingAuthor(s): U.S. Department of the AIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 284Publication d...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom a Harvard scholar and former Obama official, a powerful proposal for curtailing violent crime in America Urban violence is one of t...

Reducere. Ripped from the pages of his New York Times bestselling Family Business series, Carl Weber brings you No More Mr. Nice Guy, the origin of Niles Mon...

Reducere. Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the g...

DescriptionThe Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and was the most important in the histories of Poland and Lithu...

Reducere. Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-ce...

Reducere. AUTHENTIC STORIES OF ALIEN CONTACT WITH URBAN AMERICAN INDIANS Following on her bestselling book, Encounters with Star People, which told the stori...

A unique collection examining the African urban experience, with a special focus on the causes, consequences and power dynamics of urban inequality...

Reducere. Magic takes many forms. From malignant hexes to love charms gone amok, you'll find a vast array of spells and curses, creatures and conjurings in t...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Urban Forager is a cookbook, guide, and irresistible invitation to both the novice and adventurous food lover to explore the rich, d...

Reducere. Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. In this volume, readers will find many excellent translations that attempt to meet the challenging task of ...

Reducere. Do you know how to survive without access to modern supply chains?Do you worry about what might happen if you find yourself having to evacuate the ...

The authors in this volume question what the possible appeal of these old religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam could be in the new ur...

A source of inspiration, ideas and practical advice for all those who want to bring more plants into their home. Guides the reader through differen...

Reducere. Awards🏆Honorable Mention (2010) - Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) - (Adult Nonfiction)Contributor(s): Author: Sudhir Alladi VenkateshLis...

This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities--their air, water,...

Take a Journey with the Master of the Urban Landscape John Salminen is one of the most accomplished watercolor artists working today, earning award...

An international and interdisciplinary group of film, architecture and urban studies scholars examine the relationship between filmmaking - the sev...

This book explores overlooked aspects of education via relationships among curriculum, teachers, and students. It shows how curriculum causes discr...

Reducere. Teach Yourself Escape and Evasion Tactics!Whether you're a high profile individual, a tourist, or a random target for an opportunistic criminal, th...

This anthology offers a history of ACT UP for a new generation of activists and students. Divided into five sections, it explores the innovative us...

Excavations chart the transformation of an inner city neighbourhood in late antique Carthage, with the development of a significant basilica that w...

An examination of the role of Winchester as the heart of royal power in early medieval England.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): B/wNumber of ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Comparing first-person ethnographic accounts of young people living, working, and creating relationships in cities across Asia, this volume explore...

Publisher: Lexington BooksNumber of pages: 370Collection: Comparative Urban StudiesPublication date: 2008Dimensions: 238 x 159 x 33Cover type: Hard...

The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world an...

An examination of howpatterns of income, class and racial inequality in Johannesburg highlight howand why earnings and spatial inequality in cities...

The past decades have seen significant urban insurrections worldwide, and this volume analyzes some of them from an anthropological perspective; it...