Cities Wealth

In this eye-opening work of economic theory, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities—not nations—that are the drivers of wealth. Challenging centuries of economic orthodoxy, in Cities and the Wealth of Nations the beloved author contends that healthy cities are constantly evolving to replace imported goods with locally produced alternatives, spurring a cycle of vibrant economic growth. Intelligently argued and drawing on examples from around the world and across the ages, here Jacobs radically changes the way we view our cities—and our entire economy.

In Cities of Gold: Legendary Kingdoms, Quixotic Quests, and Fantastic New World Wealth, Bill Yenne takes the listener from the rainforests and mountains of Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, and Guiana to the deserts and peaks of Mexico and the United States to tell the extraordinary, and often brutal story of how the search for mysterious New World riches fueled the exploration of an unknown hemisphere for hundreds of years.

Storm McCoy, a lawyer in Manhattan, is eager for a challenging legal case. However, his investigation into the shady federal crime and punishment world may prove fatal. While at his favorite hotel bar in New York City, a nearby bombing and armed robbery of the Federal Reserve Bank forces Storm to stay put. During this time, he meets Alex Jones, a boat builder, with whom he spends time. Later, Storm takes on the defense of John Bainbridge, one of the suspects in the high-profile bank robbery case. However, a major obstacle to defending Bainbridge is that he is unable to speak. As Storm ...

Real Estate is my winning ticket, because I built my wealth through land banking. Often times, people doubt the genuinity of my wealth. They are in constant amazement of how a boy from a poverty-stricken background could be this successful. Well, land banking is the real goldmine that gives you genuine wealth. In this book, BECOMING A BILLIONAIRE LAND BANKER, I have expatiated all you need to know to build wealth through land banking. From the process of acquiring a land, to finding the right source, a good location, the perfect land size, documentation and developmental levies, identifying...

The Agile City engages the fundamental question: what to do about it? Journalist and urban analyst James S. Russell argues that we'll more quickly slow global warming - and blunt its effects - by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns. The Agile City shows that change undertaken at the building and community level can reach carbon-reduction goals rapidly. Adapting buildings (39 percent of greenhouse-gas emission) and communities (slashing the 33 percent of transportation related emissions) offers numerous other benefits that tax gimmicks and massive alternative-energy investments can't match.

Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights. As he says, "I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic. All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver." Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary.

Prominent Manhattan lawyer Storm McCoy investigates the brutal, ritualistic murder of a man with ties to his own past—a tragedy Storm would rather forget. In another legal case, Storm’s investigation of a civil lawsuit against a client with a shipping business propels him into danger when he seeks information in low places... Indeed, a badly behaved socialite knows something, but she would rather kiss than tell. As Storm gets closer to the truth in both cases, the bodies are mounting, and Storm finds himself in the crosshairs of some extremely dangerous people. And when someone close to...

FBI Agent Romeo Moore is determined to bring Marcel “Moses” Brown to justice for conspiracy and murder charges. But to do so, he needs an informant. Enter small-time con artist Rory “Rufus” Colton. When Moore threatens to deport Rufus back to Jamaica, the conman agrees to help the FBI—but only if the agency agrees to protect his brother, who is the gang’s bookkeeper. As expected, Rufus’s bosses aren’t happy with his betrayal and want him silenced. Now, both Rufus and Agent Moore are on the run, trying to stay alive long enough to testify. After all, Rufus knows too much, ...