Edge City: Life on the New FrontierFirst there was downtown. Then there were suburbs. Then there were malls. Then Americans launched the most sweeping change in 100 years in how they live, work, and play. The Edge City. |
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Page 54
... talking hard core , here . When Ron first started working in Edge City , he would travel an hour and a half , each way , to Fifty- seventh Street , to get his hair cut for $ 45 . But then he gave some local salons a try , and after ...
... talking hard core , here . When Ron first started working in Edge City , he would travel an hour and a half , each way , to Fifty- seventh Street , to get his hair cut for $ 45 . But then he gave some local salons a try , and after ...
Page 223
... talking to bankers , is debilitating and degrad- ing ; it would make no sense unless there were abundant money in it . It's not that they can't be devious . Some have proven capable of felonious quantities of guile . And it's not as if ...
... talking to bankers , is debilitating and degrad- ing ; it would make no sense unless there were abundant money in it . It's not that they can't be devious . Some have proven capable of felonious quantities of guile . And it's not as if ...
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... talking about spirit and soul . What I am saying is , that is God and spirit and soul . All of that . All of that . The discussion we've been having for the last hour has been about that . The " life " which really exists in space and ...
... talking about spirit and soul . What I am saying is , that is God and spirit and soul . All of that . All of that . The discussion we've been having for the last hour has been about that . The " life " which really exists in space and ...
Contents
PIONEERS FRONTIERS AND THE TWENTYFIRST CENTURY | xix |
THE SEARCH FOR THE FUTURE INSIDE OURSELVES Life on the New Frontier | 1 |
NEW JERSEY Tomorrowland | 17 |
Copyright | |
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Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence Peter Newman,Jeffrey Kenworthy No preview available - 1999 |
Fantasy City: Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis John Hannigan No preview available - 1998 |