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  Urban Economics - Understanding...

  Lyric Vale

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  Urban economics is the study of how economic forces shape the development, growth, and functioning of cities. In today’s rapidly urbanizing world, understanding the dynamics of urban areas is crucial for policymakers, businesses, and residents alike. Cities are the engines of economic activity, often driving national economies through industrialization, technological advancement, and labor market opportunities. The field of urban economics provides a framework for analyzing the complex interactions between land use, housing markets, transportation, and labor, all of which influence the growth and prosperity of cities. 
  One of the core ideas of urban economics is the concept of agglomeration, which refers to the concentration of people and businesses in a specific area to take advantage of economies of scale, reduced transportation costs, and access to a skilled workforce. This concentration leads to the formation of cities as hubs of economic activity, where services, manufacturing, and innovation thrive. However, agglomeration also brings challenges, such as congestion, pollution, and rising living costs. Urban economists seek to understand these trade-offs and develop policies that can foster economic growth while addressing the negative externalities associated with urbanization. 
  Another fundamental aspect of urban economics is the relationship between urban form and economic performance. Cities are not static entities; they evolve over time as they expand, change in function, and adapt to shifting economic realities. The spatial structure of a city—how land is used, where different activities are located, and the connectivity between various areas—can significantly impact its economic performance. Urban economics explores how factors like zoning laws, infrastructure, and transportation systems influence a city’s efficiency, livability, and overall success.

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  Bernini - His Life and His Rome

  Franco Mormando

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  Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) was the last of the great universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy, placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. And his artistic vision remains palpably present today, through the countless statues, fountains, and buildings that transformed Rome into the Baroque theater that continues to enthrall tourists today.It is perhaps not surprising that this artist who defined the Baroque should have a personal life that itself was, well, baroque. As Franco Mormando’s dazzling biography reveals, Bernini was a man driven by many passions, possessed of an explosive temper and a hearty sex drive, and he lived a life as dramatic as any of his creations. Drawing on archival sources, letters, diaries, and—with a suitable skepticism—a hagiographic account written by Bernini’s son (who portrays his father as a paragon of virtue and piety), Mormando leads us through Bernini’s many feuds and love affairs, scandals and sins. He sets Bernini’s raucous life against a vivid backdrop of Baroque Rome, bustling and wealthy, and peopled by churchmen and bureaucrats, popes and politicians, schemes and secrets.The result is a seductively readable biography, stuffed with stories and teeming with life—as wild and unforgettable as Bernini’s art. No one who has been bewitched by the Baroque should miss it.

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  The Beatles Quiz Book - 1000...

  Mart Matthews

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  Mart Matthews is a prolific author of quizzes, having published 24 books on horseracing, football and music. This one follows the same pattern as the previous ones – 1,000 questions in 100 categories. How much do you really know about the four lads from Liverpool who transformed so many lives in the 1960s?
  You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up the Beatles Quiz Book.
  In most books on the Beatles you won't find references to the Marx Brothers, Kojak, Spike Milligan, Z-Cars, Star Trek, Alf Garnett or Regent's Park Zoo. In this one you will!
  Try these for size:
  1. Who pulled off a unique double by being on the cover of Sgt Pepper and in the lyrics of I Am the Walrus?
  2. Which five cities can be found in the lyrics of the Ballad of John and Yoko?
  3. Which is the only day of the week not mentioned in Lady Madonna?
  4. Which four Beatles songs have the word 'shoulder' in their lyrics?

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  Revolutionary Desires - The...

  Xuanlin Tham

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  Sex on screen is unnecessary, gratuitous, and serves no purpose. This is the sentiment on the rise as cinema becomes less and less sexy.
  Xuanlin Tham counters that sex scenes can open our minds and bodies to the possibility of new futures, and seduce us towards an expanded political imagination. Through The Matrix Reloaded, Lingua Franca and beyond, Revolutionary Desires explores how the form's intimacies, transgressions, and dedication to pleasure can be uniquely poised to rupture dominant narratives of capitalism and the violences that flow from it.
  Why is the sex scene, demonised as it is, therefore more politically important and subversive than ever? And how can it power a desire for something more?

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  Feng Shui - Techniques of...

  Kim Chow

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  The ways this ancient philosophy inspires and transforms your life in the best, most positive ways. 
  Feng Shui can be used for a lot of things, even things you would have never considered if nobody had given you the idea. In this ultimate guide, you can learn even more about the ancient art of decorating, decluttering, and inviting positive Chi into your life, thus attracting more wealth and health with a peaceful outlook on your future. You will learn, among others:How Feng Shui can help you be more fertile and conceive a babyFeng Shui's impact on dreamsWhat to do with clocks, Buddha statues, and compassesA view on schools and Feng Shui training centersYour Kua number and the significance of itWhy crossing the T will get you bad Chi energy 
  Curious yet? Then don't wait and start listening. I will see you in the first chapter!

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  Lurking Under the Surface -...

  Brandon R. Grafius

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  Horror can be a valuable conversation partner for the spiritual questions that animate so many of us. 
   
   
   
  Whether through a movie, television show, novel, or even myth, horror as a genre has always spoken to our deepest human fears and anxieties: fear of death, of the unknown, of knowing too much. Whether you're looking at classic narratives like Frankenstein, or contemporary films like Get Out, which explores racism and white guilt, horror provides a window into our culture and what makes us human. The same can be said of religion. 
   
   
   
  Horror movie buff and religion scholar Brandon Grafius finds common ground between these two seemingly disparate bedfellows—horror and religion—in Lurking under the Surface. What parallels can we draw between The Walking Dead and sacred texts? How do the stories of Hebrew Christian scriptures and apocalyptic films like A Quiet Place and Bird Box help us find hope when it's in short supply? When we treat them both seriously, we see that horror movies and religion lead us through the same sets of questions. Both explore questions of justice, hope, and our relationship to the world and the cosmos. And both offer us ways to make meaning out of the contradictory pieces of our world—a world filled with so much hope and so many recognizable fears lurking just beneath the surface.

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