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Transform your job dissatisfaction into entrepreneurship.
Step-by-step guide for launching your business.
Unlock and refine your business ideas effectively.
Craft compelling business plans for success.
Avoid common pitfalls new entrepreneurs face.
Access free eBook for deeper insights.
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Price Range: $20.16
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Five-year plan for Black America's empowerment.
Obliterate myths of Black progress.
New strategies for self-sufficiency and competitiveness.
Focus on education, economics, politics, and religion.
Industrialize Black communities for economic growth.
Critical analysis of systemic racial issues.
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Price Range: $28.00
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Revolutionary ideas for urban development and prosperity.
Focus on bottom-up investments for community strength.
Challenges conventional wisdom about urban growth strategies.
Practical solutions for financial struggles in cities.
Insights to break cycles of budget shortfalls.
Empowers leaders to rethink growth approaches.
Join the movement for sustainable community development.
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Price Range: $19.43
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Improves urban planning through urban economics.
Links market dynamics to city productivity.
Offers insights from global urban planning experience.
Critiques ineffective land use regulations in cities.
Stresses mobility and affordability in urban design.
Proposes collaboration between planners and economists.
Highlights the importance of measurable planning outcomes.
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Price Range: $35.00
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Transform your community, one backyard at a time.
Discover the joy of connected, meaningful lives.
Learn sustainable development strategies for thriving neighborhoods.
Understand the effects of sprawl on well-being.
Encourage local food economies for healthier communities.
Find inspiration to spark local change and optimism.
Empower yourself to make a difference today.
Price Range: $30.00
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Focuses on poverty alleviation strategies.
Integrates environmental sustainability concepts.
Explores governance issues with system dynamics.
Utilizes computer simulation for model analysis.
Practical approach to development policy design.
Enhances understanding of complex systems.
Ideal for policymakers and researchers alike.
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Price Range: $9.99
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Classic work by Frédéric Bastiat.
Published in 1850, post-French Revolution.
Explores the concept of law and justice.
Influenced by John Locke's philosophy.
Describes economic principles with clarity.
Famous for the candlemaker's petition.
Essential reading for economics enthusiasts.
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Price Range: $5.99
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Explores architects' role in American empire.
Examines AECOM's influence post-World War II.
Highlights architects' power beyond traditional design.
Analyzes multinational infrastructures shaping urban systems.
Uncovers myths surrounding architectural histories.
Discusses global injustices in neoliberal contexts.
Offers a forensic look at corporate architecture's evolution.
Price Range: $29.95
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Explores urban transformations in contemporary China.
Analyzes politics of land and property dynamics.
Examines relations between society, state, and urban areas.
Details struggles over property rights in cities.
Investigates rural-urban fringe development challenges.
Highlights grassroots activism and elite politics interactions.
Provides insights into property market's socio-political implications.
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Price Range: $48.00
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Improves urban planning with economic principles.
Links regulations to measurable outcomes.
Cites historical inefficiencies in non-market cities.
Combines insights from 40 cities worldwide.
Emphasizes mobility and affordability in urban design.
Critiques land use regulations impacting city productivity.
Proposes collaboration between planners and economists.
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Price Range: $26.21
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Behind-the-scenes legal battle over railroad bankruptcy.
Insights from lawyer involved in Reading Railroad case.
Explores government shift from railroads to highways.
Details formation of Conrail from bankrupt railroads.
Highlights high-stakes courtroom litigation and strategies.
Offers valuable lessons for aspiring corporate attorneys.
Insider perspective on significant rail transportation history.
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Price Range: $0.75
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Explores emotional connections between citizens and cities.
Highlights ordinary citizens' extraordinary contributions to communities.
Discusses cities like New Orleans and Detroit.
Encourages viewing cities as engaged relationships.
Addresses gaps left by traditional city-makers.
Inspires love for cities through powerful storytelling.
Promotes community development through emotional engagement.
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Price Range: $9.99
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Transform your organization with Silicon Valley's culture.
Practical guide to creating innovation ecosystems.
Sequel to the groundbreaking book, The Rainforest.
Offers actionable steps for diverse audiences.
Visual tools and resources for ecosystem building.
Unlock human potential and creativity effectively.
Ideal for businesses, organizations, and communities.
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Price Range: $2.99
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Explores urban design's impact on happiness.
Investigates the shift back to city living.
Examines innovative solutions in global cities.
Combines urban design with happiness research.
Presents historical insights and modern examples.
Encourages retrofitting cities for improved well-being.
Promotes sustainable, low-carbon urban environments.
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Price Range: $9.98
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Revolutionary take on urban living benefits.
Shortlisted for prestigious book awards.
Insights from leading urban economist Edward Glaeser.
Challenges common misconceptions about cities.
Explores cultural and economic richness of urban areas.
Highlights cities as keys to a healthier future.
Engaging analysis backed by historical and global examples.
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Price Range: $18.06
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Explores impacts of urbanization on African health.
Features diverse scholars discussing urban health challenges.
Examines case studies from various African cities.
Covers topics like education, pollution, and infrastructure.
Highlights innovative solutions for urban health issues.
Essential resource for policymakers and researchers.
Aims to shape a healthier future for cities.
Price Range: $74.95
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Learn seven principles for building strong communities.
Connect, support, and grow with community members.
Understand boundaries between insiders and outsiders.
Engage new members through meaningful initiation activities.
Create rituals that reinforce community values and connections.
Establish sacred spaces to nurture community engagement.
Utilize stories to share values and experiences effectively.
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Price Range: $12.24
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Revolutionary ideas for urban development in America.
Focus on bottom-up investments for community strength.
Challenges conventional growth strategies and high-risk investing.
Empowers cities to improve citizens' quality of life.
Foundational concepts of the Strong Towns movement.
Addresses financial struggles faced by cities of all sizes.
Offers a new vision for sustainable community growth.
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Price Range: $15.04
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Comprehensive guide on urban land use planning.
Balances current practices with future visioning.
Explores societal context and stakeholder priorities.
Discusses sustainable development and livability objectives.
Integrates transportation and land use planning.
Utilizes digital media for planning support systems.
Encourages public participation in urban design processes.
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Price Range: $80.00
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Improves urban planning with economic principles.
Links market efficiency to city productivity.
Critiques land use regulations in various cities.
Explains impact of infrastructure design on markets.
Stresses importance of mobility and affordability.
Utilizes five decades of global urban planning experience.
Proposes collaboration between planners and economists.
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Price Range: $25.99
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Over 100 colored charts for better understanding.
Clarifies complex demographic trends for businesses.
Usable generational definitions by decade and life stage.
Identifies four big influencers on consumer behavior.
Highlights seven biggest opportunities for strategic planning.
Supports research with easy-to-read visual data.
Empowers businesses to make fact-based decisions.
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Price Range: $13.92
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Examines art's role in regional resilience.
Multidisciplinary perspectives on urban economies.
Analyzes creative regions' transformative processes.
Discusses cultural resources for sustainable growth.
Critical insights on resilience concepts.
Aimed at scholars and policymakers.
Originally a special issue of European Planning Studies.
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Price Range: $55.99
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Explores mayors' growing influence in governance.
Highlights cities as centers of innovation.
Shares firsthand experiences from Chicago's leadership.
Discusses effective local governance strategies.
Illustrates successes in education and infrastructure improvements.
Encourages focus on local politics for change.
Offers a hopeful vision for America's future.
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Price Range: $21.44
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Explores history of urban water systems over 2,500 years.
Examines engineering marvels behind our drinking water.
Describes three major revolutions in water systems.
Analyzes current challenges faced by water infrastructure.
Discusses innovations needed for future water management.
Essential reading for water sustainability advocates.
Provides insights into safe drinking water technologies.
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Price Range: $18.62
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Explores voluntary community-based social service provision.
Analyzes urban infrastructure and governance dynamics.
Suggests strategies to revitalize city life.
Critiques government dominance in urban settings.
Highlights market-based entrepreneurship benefits for communities.
Addresses social issues like crime and unemployment.
Promotes civil society's role in urban renewal.
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Price Range: $30.00
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Transform your neighborhood's economy effectively.
Step-by-step guidance for community revitalization.
Proven strategies from real-world success stories.
Set up a community economic development organization.
Focus on key pivot points for growth.
Resources, worksheets, and insights for practical implementation.
Inspire change and support local microbusinesses.
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Price Range: $23.92
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Explores urban economics and city development.
Written by renowned author Jane Jacobs.
Published in February 1970.
Influential in urban planning and policy discussions.
Highlights the importance of vibrant city economies.
Encourages community involvement in city growth.
A must-read for urban studies enthusiasts.
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Price Range: $13.89
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Argues cities drive economic wealth, not nations.
Challenges traditional economic theories and beliefs.
Promotes local production over imported goods.
Highlights vibrant economic growth from urban evolution.
Draws examples from global cities and history.
Revolutionizes perception of urban economies and development.
Essential read for economists and urban planners.
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Price Range: $16.00
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Revolutionizes thinking about the economy.
Explores human existence within the natural order.
Integrates lessons from ecology, evolution, and biology.
Written as a Platonic dialogue among five characters.
Accessible and clear, yet profoundly insightful.
Groundbreaking study destined to become a classic.
Offers unique models for a vibrant economy.
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Price Range: $13.96
