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- World’s largest cities with three (3) letter names
- The Pumpkins return with a “Smashing” good record
- City/town names in USA/Canada that end with matching letters
- The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
- Scaling peaks of stone despite achy bones: A memoir and and an aspiration
- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
- Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
- Ten dreamy planning lessons from cruising Michigan’s Woodward Corridor
- Cities and towns on the go –> Go –> GO!
- Twelve planning lessons from the Interstate Highway System
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Tag Archives: Bill Bryson
Carnivores around every corner…a place where polar bears and people coexist
While reading a book that is especially enjoyable, I literally revel in it, not wanting the book to ever end. Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye by author Zac Unger is just such a book. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animal rights, Animals, art, book reviews, books, Canada, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, Science, Small business, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, Wildlife
Tagged animals, Arctic, bears, Bill Bryson, biomes, Canada, Churchill, cities, climate change, environment, global warming, Manitoba, nature, planning, Polar Bear Alert Program, polar bears, tourism, towns, travel, wildlife, Zac Unger
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Aussie observations – Review of “In a Sunburned Country”
I just finished reading another great book by my favorite author, Bill Bryson. This one is entitled In a Sunburned Country and is about his travels across Australia. As usual it is full of funny stories, fascinating facts, general observations, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, book reviews, cities, civics, culture, density, diversity, environment, history, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, tourism, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged Australia, Bill Bryson, book reviews, books, cities, Down Under
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Des Moines in the 1950s and 60s as seen through “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”
You might wonder, “what the heck does a book entitled “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid“ have to do with urban planning or cities and why is it being reviewed under Urbanography?” Good question. Actually, Bill Bryson’s hilarious childhood … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Bryson, cities, Des Moines, Iowa
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A rip-roaring fun and sentimental memoir
I love reading books written by Bill Bryson. His sense of humor is downright hilarious and his writing style is both captivating and moving. I just finished reading The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, which I would easily … Continue reading
Stories from a friend
I just had the pleasure of reading Bill Bryson‘s book The Mother Tongue, which is a fascinating compendium on the history of the English language. I know I would have been much more attentive in my English composition classes if … Continue reading
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