Urban Revolution

Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic, and health care costs and beset by rising food prices. With only a handful of corporations responsible for the lion’s share of the food on our supermarket shelves, we are incredibly vulnerable to supply chain disruption.

Discover the city behind the legend. From its mythic origins along the Seine to the vibrant streets of the 21st century, Paris: Lives, Revolutions, and Resilience is the definitive history of the world’s most iconic city — told through the eyes of the people who lived it. Explore: • The myth, archaeology, and legends of early Paris. • The revolutions and uprisings that reshaped Europe. • The rise and fall of kings, emperors, and political powers. • The everyday lives of Parisians, from the Medieval period to the modern metropolis. • The cultural and intellectual innovations ...

Experience the Authentic Pulse of City Life. Author TARU brings a masterful fusion of genres to the page, combining the raw, uncompromising energy of street literature with the profound, character-driven depth of urban fiction. TARU's narratives are more than just stories—they are vivid explorations of complex themes, delivering unforgettable, high-impact reading. Born into the labyrinthine depths of modern urban America, Silas Page's extraordinary journey begins in the grim fluorescent glow of a Detroit hospital. Orphaned and thrust into a system designed to contain rather than nurture, ...

As New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world's greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers. Her approach was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened congestion and increased foot traffic, which improved the bottom line of businesses.

Not long ago, Seiji was an ill-tempered, misanthropic man at war with the world. But then he was transported to a strange, savage realm for the purpose of literally making war on the world. In this reality, he's an extremely reluctant evil overlord with a temperamental goddess patron to please.

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Massachusetts From the Puritan vision of a "city upon a hill" to the gleaming biotech corridors of the twenty-first century, Massachusetts has wielded influence on American life wildly disproportionate to its size. This sweeping history reveals a state of profound contradictions—simultaneously provincial and cosmopolitan, fiercely idealistic yet repeatedly compromising its principles, a beacon of progress that has often betrayed its own values. Daniel Hardy traces four centuries of transformation: the Puritan theocracy that banished dissenters ...

This new South End Press edition makes available the full text of this out-of-print classic - along with a new foreword by Manning Marable, interviews with participants in DRUM, and reflections on political developments over the past three decades by Georgakas and Surkin.

Immerse yourself in the visionary world of "Cities of Tomorrow," an insightful and thought-provoking eBook that transports you to the cutting edge of urban innovation. As our world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the concept of smart cities has evolved from a futuristic dream into a tangible reality. This riveting exploration takes you deep into the heart of modern urban living, offering a panoramic view of the technologies, designs, and philosophies shaping the metropolises of the future. Embark on an intellectual journey through the intricacies of smart cities, beginning with ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of New Jersey New Jersey has always been more than a place between New York and Philadelphia. From the Lenape who first inhabited its river valleys to the diverse communities that make it America's most multicultural state, New Jersey has served as a laboratory for the American experiment—pioneering industry, immigration, suburbanization, and environmental protection. The Garden State traces New Jersey's remarkable journey from Revolutionary battlefield to industrial powerhouse, from Ellis Island gateway to suburban frontier. Here are the stories of ...

Eve Collins has set in motion a chain of events that could destroy everything she's ever loved. Surrounded by dangerous creatures, dark worlds, and the struggle to become who she was meant to be, Eve must complete her ascension and accept her destiny. War has begun. Losing is not an option. With dangers lurking around each corner and everything against her, will Eve sacrifice her own happiness in order to tip the scale of balance? Which side will rise to power, and which will fall to fate?

This motivational and practical book guides readers through one man's life-saving quest for health and wellness in body, mind, and spirit. Award-winning rapper, producer, and champion of healthy living — Khnum Ibomu, widely known as ‘Stic’ from the revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop duo...

Most don't know that love was built on a foundation of stories . . . but what would happen if those stories were erased? When a demon, bent on destroying love, travels into the past, his goal is to erase history. And with it, the most passionate love stories of all time. The result isn't hate. It's indifference. That's love's greatest enemy. Indifference. Can Paris Beaufont recreate the stories that built love's very foundation? Can she make them even better? Or will lovers forget the tales that inspired undying love?

A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius Award" winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed - and heal - broken communities. An eco-classic in the making, The Good Food Revolution is the story of Will's personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats.

Midst of My Confusion tells the story of a violent and defiant Chicano whose reality in the barrio is intensely brutal. The main character is Joaquin, a young vato who has lived his entire life in the barrio of his small town. But the peace of a small town is short-lived. Fights occur everywhere, so Joaquin and friends he's grown up with all bond together for protection - a gang. His destiny changes during a business trip to Mexico City. Joaquin encounters the effects of exploitation and marginalization of a people, and the forces that struggle to resist.

Thanks to James Johnson's ground-breaking technology, the drug game and oil exports are now on life support. His prophecy has been fulfilled. However, the Saudi Arabian Oil King, Shalik Khalid, has unleashed a vicious death squad on American soil. The message is clear, and now the surviving members of the Johnson clan must regroup, while the architect of their movement lies in critical condition. The reigns have been passed down and now there exists one logical decision for the heirs to the throne. "Bring to them what they brought to us!"

Raised on the deadly streets of New Orleans, James Johnson is displeased and disheartened by the drug game and the sickness it's inflicting on his race. Unexpectedly, James has befriended America's most wanted and deadliest fugitive, Osama Bin Laden. Now he and Osama have joined forces in an effort to eliminate the nation's drug trade.

It was the street your mother warned you about - even if you lived in San Francisco. Long associated with skid row, saloons, freak shows, violence, and vice, the Bowery often showed the worst New York City had to offer. Yet there were times when it showed its best as well.

"If I respect you, we unify and stop the enemy from killing us. But I don't know... I'm no mortal man—maybe I'm just another nigga." — Kendrick Lamar Those words don’t just echo in Dominicus “Preach” Hood’s mind—they possess him. Because in Gary, Indiana—the graveyard of dreams and birthplace of Black rage—being mortal is not safe, and being righteous is not easy. To the world, Gary is just another rusted city left to rot. But to Preach, it’s the new-age Slave Quarters, run by a different kind of master—badges, bankers, and broken systems. And the day they murdered his...

The revolutions that have taken place around the world during the last 50 years were fundamentally urban revolutions. They were muscular assertions of new classes of city-dwellers intent on ending their marginalization as they struggled to build their new livelihoods, freedoms, and communities in cities. Brugmann here explains what is unique and important about cities and how they grow, the ways global issues are being solved in individual cities, and how real people are living with urban migration, day in and day out.

Things are going badly for the Clan in this new SF novel of the Merchant Princes, the immensely popular series by Charles Stross. Locked in a vicious civil war for control over the kingdom of Niejwein, their army is bottled up inside a fortress under siege in two parallel universes at once. Duke Angbard, the Clan's leader, has been laid low by a stroke: plotters are already conspiring in readiness for the deadly dance to come.