Know Your Town
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 38
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Our Towns
Author: James Fallows
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2018-05-08
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 1101871857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • "James and Deborah Fallows have always moved to where history is being made.... They have an excellent sense of where world-shaping events are taking place at any moment" —The New York Times • The basis for the HBO documentary streaming on HBO Max For five years, James and Deborah Fallows have travelled across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, the America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but it is also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself.
Selling in Your Town
Author: Doug Meyer
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Published: 2016-08-12
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 1480833703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo those that say small town retailers cannot compete with the internet, big box stores and big city ad blitzes, I say read this book! Gregg Connell, Executive Vice President Shenandoah Chamber and Industry Association When you build a successful small business, youll enjoy more than just monetary rewards. Youll also be helping your community, which is one of the things Doug Meyer has enjoyed the most in running his familys car dealerships in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. In this guidebook to building a successful business, he shares how growing up in rural communities in small-town America instilled in him the work ethic hed need to become a small business owner. He explains how to: take simple steps to enhance your business; help your community thrive by building a successful business; cater to all groups in your community; maximize mileage of community involvement and networking There are many ways to make your business great while also lifting others up. You can achieve great things by applying the lessons in Selling in Your Town.
Sundown Towns
Author: James W. Loewen
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2018-07-17
Total Pages: 594
ISBN-13: 1620974541
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Powerful and important . . . an instant classic." —The Washington Post Book World The award-winning look at an ugly aspect of American racism by the bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, reissued with a new preface by the author In this groundbreaking work, sociologist James W. Loewen, author of the classic bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, brings to light decades of hidden racial exclusion in America. In a provocative, sweeping analysis of American residential patterns, Loewen uncovers the thousands of "sundown towns"—almost exclusively white towns where it was an unspoken rule that blacks weren't welcome—that cropped up throughout the twentieth century, most of them located outside of the South. Written with Loewen's trademark honesty and thoroughness, Sundown Towns won the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and launched a nationwide online effort to track down and catalog sundown towns across America. In a new preface, Loewen puts this history in the context of current controversies around white supremacy and the Black Lives Matter movement. He revisits sundown towns and finds the number way down, but with notable exceptions in exclusive all-white suburbs such as Kenilworth, Illinois, which as of 2010 had not a single black household. And, although many former sundown towns are now integrated, they often face "second-generation sundown town issues," such as in Ferguson, Missouri, a former sundown town that is now majority black, but with a majority-white police force.
Strong Towns
Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2019-10-01
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1119564816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Know Your Price
Author: Andre M. Perry
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780815737278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChanging perceptions about the worth of African Americans and their communities Know Your Price establishes new means of determining value of Black communities. The deliberate devaluation of Blacks and their communities, stemming from America's centuries-old history of slavery, racism, and other state-sanctioned policies like redlining have tangible, far-reaching, and negative economic and social impacts. Rejecting policies shaped by flawed perspectives, the book gives fresh insights on these impacts and provides a new value paradigm to limit them. In the book, noted educator, journalist, and scholar Andre Perry takes readers on a guided tour of five Black-majority cities whose assets and strengths are undervalued. Perry begins the tour in his hometown of Wilkinsburg, a small city east of Pittsburgh that, unlike its much larger neighbor, is struggling and failing to attract new jobs and industry. Perry gives an overview of Black-majority cities and spotlights four where he has a deep connection to--Detroit, New Orleans, Birmingham and Washington, D.C.--providing an intimate look at the assets residents should demand greater value from. Know Your Price demonstrates through rigorous research and thorough analysis the worth of Black people's intrinsic strengths, real property, and traditional institutions. All of these assets are means of empowerment, as Perry argues for shifting away from simplified notions of equality and moving towards maximizing equity.
My Two Border Towns
Author: David Bowles
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0593111044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visiting his favorite places on The Other Side with his father, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care. Early one Saturday morning, a boy prepares for a trip to The Other Side/El Otro Lado. It's close--just down the street from his school--and it's a twin of where he lives. To get there, his father drives their truck along the Rio Grande and over a bridge, where they're greeted by a giant statue of an eagle. Their outings always include a meal at their favorite restaurant, a visit with Tío Mateo at his jewelry store, a cold treat from the paletero, and a pharmacy pickup. On their final and most important stop, they check in with friends seeking asylum and drop off much-needed supplies. My Two Border Towns by David Bowles, with stunning watercolor illustrations by Erika Meza, is the loving story of a father and son's weekend ritual, a demonstration of community care, and a tribute to the fluidity, complexity, and vibrancy of life on the U.S.-Mexico border. Available in English and Spanish.
Know Your Rights
Author: Roan Morrison
Publisher: RMor Training and Security Limited
Published: 2018-06-07
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9769605727
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a compilation of commonly encountered Jamaican Laws and other important information for the information of Jamaican citizens and all others who wish to know about Jamaica. It contains; the Citizens Charter, Human Rights Law, The Road Traffic Act, The Spirit Licence Act, The Larceny Act, The Maternity Leave Act. Juror Duties, Members of the house of representatives and their constituencies, The Jamaican Court System, Traffic offences points and ticketing and much more. There is information here for everyone.
From the End of the World to Your Town
Author: Andrew Goodman
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2006-02
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 141168124X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRather than being just another travel book, 'From the End of the World to Your Town' is a re-living of experiences which informs, entertains, amuses and enlightens us; while at the same time awakening our own opportunities and the precious moments of our own memories. It can be read in segments, returned to over a period of many years or rushed through in a week or even several days, yet one thing remains virtually certain: To read it is to step into a different time and place and to be affected in a very personal way. The writer explores his world by becoming a thread within the very mosaic he describes.
Mental Illness and Your Town
Author: Larry Hayes
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 193269076X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"With a father's wit and a reporter's well-honed writing skills, Hayes uses his family's story to offer practical suggestions about how communities can help people with mental illnesses recover and thrive."--Pete Earley, author of "Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness."
