Author: David Savageau
Publisher: Places Rated Books, LLC
Keywords: places, live, america, finding, classic, rated, almanac, guide
Number of Pages: 662
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0979319900
ISBN-13: 9780979319907
Looking to live somewhere where houses are cheap? Head to Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa, where the average home costs $75,700, and annual property taxes for that home are about $960. Perhaps a good job market is a higher priority. In that case, pick Phoenix, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; or Riverside, California, as they top the list of places projected to have the highest-percentage increase in new jobs by 2005. Most of those jobs, by the way, are expected to have above-average pay. This and other detailed information can be found in the sixth edition of Places Rated Almanac, a helpful resource fo
Authors:Mimi Sheller, John Urry,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: play, places, mobilities, tourism
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-08-25
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 0415338786
ISBN-13: 9780415338783
Many places around the world are being produced, converted, interpreted and made fit for tourist consumption. This fascinating book analyzes tourist performances such as walking, shopping, sunbathing, photographing, eating and clubbing, and studies why, and indeed how, some places become global centres whilst others don’t. Arranged in four distinct parts, Sheller and Urry consider: Performing Paradise Performances of Global Heritage Remaking Playful Places New Playful Places. Incorporating a wide array of empirical research and innovative international case studies, this fasci
Author: Peter Webber
Publisher: State Mutual Book & Periodical Service,
Keywords: places, cases, amp, pupils, book
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1998-05
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0748729151
ISBN-13: 9780748729159
This work is designed to improve exam performance by providing an extensive selection of case studies and the use of an enquiry-based approach. The series provides a range of ideal supplementary material for use alongside "Key Geography", or other core textbooks. Teachers can be sure they are meeting all the current requirements of the National Curriculum and all major exam boards as the books take the requisite ’Places and Cases’ approach. The titles are both cost-effective and flexible, with a Teacher Resource Pack to support each Pupil Book. Pupils will gain an all-round compreh
Author: John Kruse
Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press
Keywords: places, washington, photography, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, historic, recreational, guide, public, lands, birding
Number of Pages: 509
Published: 2009-06-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1932098690
ISBN-13: 9781932098693
John Kruse’s personal experiences guide the reader through the myriad public lands. He explains the geology, animal and plant life, and history of Washington’s most-storied and scenic locales, including the best local lodging and amenities. Out-of-staters and Washington residents alike will find much of interest in this full-color guide.
Author: Gabrielle Esperdy
Publisher: University Of Chicago Pre
Keywords: center, american, places, books, new, culture, main, street, architecture, consumer, modernizing
Number of Pages: 318
Published: 2008-05-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0226218007
ISBN-13: 9780226218007
An important part of the New Deal, the Modernization Credit Plan helped transform urban business districts and small-town commercial strips across 1930s America, but it has since been almost completely forgotten. In Modernizing Main Street, Gabrielle Esperdy uncovers the cultural history of the hundreds of thousands of modernized storefronts that resulted from the little-known federal provision that made billions of dollars available to shop owners who wanted to update their facades. Esperdy argues that these updated storefronts served a range of complex purposes, such as stimulating public co
Authors:Mike Ridout, etc.,
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Keywords: people, themes, places, project, amp, bristol, gcse, foundation, geography
Number of Pages: 223
Published: 2002-11-21
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0435353209
ISBN-13: 9780435353209
People, places and themes is a unique resource developed specifically for OCR GCSE specification C (Bristol Project). The books are colourful and accessible and use a wealth of clear case studies to illustrate key ideas. The course offers support on techniques and approaches to coursework. People, places and themes is a unique resource developed specifically for OCR GCSE specification C (Bristol Project). The books are colourful and accessible and use a wealth of clear case studies to illustrate key ideas. The course offers support on techniques and approaches to coursework.
Authors:Karen Tate, Brad Olsen,
Publisher: CCC Publishing
Keywords: destinations, sacred, places, series, goddess
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1888729112
ISBN-13: 9781888729115
This fascinating travel perspective is sure to become an invaluable resource in every library and on every coffee table and bookshelf as the past is uncovered through the lens of sacred travel. Including both academic and popular religious perspectives, this comprehensive world guide will be of interest to both experts as well as the spiritual novice. Author Karen Tate deftly combines current trends, academic theories, and historical insights, some of which may surprise even the most well read or jaded traveler. This volume of sacred sites brings both lesser-known and famous locales into persp
