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Author
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In examining the 416 units of the U.S. National Park System (NPS), geographers Joe Weber and Selima Sultana focus attention on the historical geography of the system as well as its present distribution. Their discussion covers the entire range of places under the control of the NPS-not just the famous National Parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, but also National Monuments, Memorials, Lakeshores, Seashores, Rivers, Recreation Areas, Preserves,...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An intimate, deeply moving investigation of an underreported phenomenon--the rising number of unclaimed dead in America today--and what it says about the state of our society. For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potters' fields--a Dickensian end that even the most hard-pressed families tried to avoid. Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Housing prices are at record highs, and millions of Americans are housing insecure in one form or another. Our housing markets are failing to provide the foundation for all Americans to have a dignified life they can afford in a good place with access to opportunity. Housing is a classic example of a "wicked problem" in planning and public policy: one involving a complex system with many interrelated parts, which does not yield to simple prescriptive...
4) Pillow talk
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When college freshman Grace Mendes reluctantly attends her first pillow fight match, she falls in love with the surprisingly gritty sport. Despite her usually shy, introverted, and reserved nature, Grace decides to try out for the Pillow Fight Federation (PFF), a locally famous league of fighters with larger-than-life personas like Pain Eyre, Miss Fortune, and champion Kat Atonic. They may battle with pillows, but there is nothing soft about these...