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Tag Archives: reading
Three superb and fresh reads about Los Angeles
“These three books will certainly introduce readers to the width and breadth of mighty Los Angeles. If that entity, however you define it, resists a simple explanation, then so be it. For that may be one of the LA’s most endearing and enduring qualities.” Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, business, Cars, cities, culture, diversity, downtown, economics, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, government, Highway displacement, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, industry, infrastructure, injustice, land use, literature, mountains, movies, Music, natural history, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, racism, rail, recreation, Renewable Energy, revitalization, skylines, social equity, songs, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, technology, Television, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, trucking, urban design, urban planning, walking, weather, Wildlife, writing, zoning
Tagged arts, book reviews, books, Califronia, fresh, LA, literature, Los Angeles, new publications, reading, writing
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One planner’s guide to non-fiction books about specific cities
Nearly every city has at least one unique story to tell about itself and some cities are filled with many interesting ones. The story(ies) may be due to conflict or upheaval, its unique culture or geography, a natural or human … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, demographics, economic development, ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, nature, place names, placemaking, planning, reading, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, third places, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, cities, literature, reading
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Favorites of 2017
One of my New Years resolutions for 2017 was to read more classic literature and watch classic films I have missed in the past. As you can see form this list, I have accomplished that, partially in thanks to TCM … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, art, book reviews, books, branding, cartoons, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, fun, history, internet, libraries, literature, movies, music, music reviews, reading, Science, Science fiction, Television, theaters, writing
Tagged books, cinema, film, lit, reading, television, TV
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“Climatopolis” isn’t “Hot” enough to evoke change
I was looking forward to reading Climatopolis, by author Matthew Kahn, as its title hinted at the eye-opening and daunting challenges facing society that I found previously while reading the superb book, Hot, Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth by … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, Communications, culture, economics, Economy, energy, entertainment, environment, geography, globalization, government, history, humanity, literature, planning, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, Science, sustainability, Uncategorized, urban planning, weather, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, cities, climate change, Climatopolis, environment, global warming, Hot, literature, Mark Hertsgaard, Matthew Kahn, planning, reading, writing
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America’s most/least literate cities
For the most part, I will let these lists speak for themselves. Most literate cities in America: Washington, DC Seattle, Washington Minneapolis, Minnesota Atlanta, Georgia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Least literate cities (all news is not so sunny from the Sunbelt): Bakersfield, … Continue reading
Posted in books, cities, colleges, Communications, Economy, education, geography, humanity, Language, literature, North America, poverty, reading, schools, Statistics, writing
Tagged books, cities, education, geography, literacy, literature, reading, schools
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Tackling the continent’s great divide by foot
I finished reading an interesting and enjoyable book last week that was written by Jennifer A. Hanson. Entitled, Hiking the Continental Divide Trail; One Woman’s Journey, the book documented a multi-month long hiking journey she and her husband (for most … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, art, book reviews, books, civics, Communications, education, environment, family, fitness, fun, geography, hiking, history, land use, landscape architecture, literature, Love, nature, peace, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, Wildlife, Women
Tagged art, book reviews, books, CDT, Colorado, Continental Divide Trail, Continetnal Divide, environment, hiking, Idaho, Jennifer Hanson, literature, Montana, nature, New Mexico, reading, walking, wildlife, women, writing, Wyoming
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Seeking happiness in ”The Geography of Bliss”
What do the Netherlands, Switzerland, Qatar, Iceland, Bhutan, Moldova, Thailand, India, Great Britain, and the United States all have in common? There are places that author Eric Weiner visited in his worldwide quest to determine the roots of true happiness … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, air travel, airports, Animals, art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, culture, diversity, entertainment, family, geography, globalization, government, health, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, India, Language, literature, Love, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, reading, Science, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, writing
Tagged Bhutan, bliss, book reviews, books, Eric Weiner, fun, geography, happiness, Holland, Icaeland, India, literature, Moldova, Netherlands, non-fiction, Qatar, reading, Swiss, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, writing
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Wavering between tomorrow and yesterday
My guess is that most readers of this blog have at one time or another sampled an e-reader, tablet, or equivalent technology to slowly peruse an electronic version of a book. If you are like me, you probably found them to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, book reviews, books, civility, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, entertainment, environment, fun, general, history, humanity, internet, libraries, literature, reading, Social media, technology, writing
Tagged books, culture, e-readers, Kindle, literature, Nook, publishing, reading, tablets, technology, writing
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