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With irresistibly persuasive vigor, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic “giftedness,” and presents dazzling new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. DNA does not make us who we are. “Forget everything you think you know about...

A young African American millennial filmmaker’s funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York City—a chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and commerce, struggle and insecurity, and the economic and cultural forces intertwined with ""the...

Spotlight on health, wealth and key social issues that affect life chances - as Manchester squares up to inequality.

Cities are a collection of spaces — and we’re all trying to find a place within them. In this podcast series, The City of Edmonton explores what land uses people engage with, seeking to better understand how our plans and policies shape their experiences. It’ll take the conversation out of the recording studio and into the streets and neighbourhoods where the rubber of policy meets the road. The episodes are stories of actual people and communities whose lives have been impacted by how we plan our cities, and the hard-won lessons of how we can make Edmonton more equitable for everyone.

The Making it in Melbourne podcast series brings you conversations with Melbourne migrant entrepreneurs who are reshaping our city’s business landscape. In this series, five Melbourne (Australia) startup founders share how their cultural backgrounds have shaped their entrepreneurial journeys, offering insights, lessons, and tips for aspiring entrepreneurs. From creative and social innovations, artificial intelligence, mental health, and people changing careers, these are the stories of people who journeyed across borders to Melbourne, to build something extraordinary. This podcast series is ...

Making Room is a podcast inspiring people to accelerate change by being a catalyst, honoring creativity, and acting with courage. We are making room for the greatest potential of our community. Co-hosted by Jon Davis, Dr. Shivani Mehta and Brandon Neal.

Here, witness Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to one of the world's most explosively alive cities by 1900. Donald Miller's powerful narrative embraces it all: Chicago's wild beginnings, its reckless growth, its natural calamities (especially the Great Fire of 1871), its raucous politics, its empire-building businessmen, its world-transforming architecture, its rich mix of cultures, its community of young writers and journalists, and its staggering engineering projects.

Winner of the 2024 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language, given by the National Council of Teachers of English "Making Americans shines a light on the barriers that immigrant students in the US face—and shares some inspiring stories about...

Two political titans forge a modern city and a vibrant public sector in this history of strong leadership at a time of national crisis. City of Ambition is a brilliant history of the New Deal and its role in the making of modern New York City. The story of a remarkable collaboration between Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia, this is a case study in creative political leadership in the midst of a devastating depression.

"Narrators Muffy Newtown and Jacob Morgan will make listeners blush and laugh their way through this Las Vegas-based romantic comedy in which the sin extends beyond the city...Newtown is great at emphasizing character individuality and sneaking humor into her delivery. Morgan, with his...

Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable - for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment - yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck’s follow-up to his best-selling Walkable City is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. Walkable City Rules is a doer’s guide to making change in cities, and making it now.

All places are not created equal. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Florida shows that where we live is increasingly a crucial factor in our lives, one that fundamentally affects our professional and personal prospects. As well as explaining why place matters now more than ever, Who's Your City? provides indispensable tools to help you choose the right place for you.

Secret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies: why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington DC or Moscow. The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps the most dramatic and dangerous period of the Cold War. What's less well known is that the city of Miami, mere...

More than 175 years of true crimes culled from the city's police blotter, told through startling, rarely seen images and insightful text by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter. From atrocities that occurred before the establishment of New York's police force in 1845 through the terrorist...

National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography The first definitive biography of Weegee the Famous—photographer, psychic, fiend—from Christoper Bonanos, author of Instant: The Story of Polaroid. Arthur Fellig’s ability to arrive at a crime scene just as the cops did was so uncanny that...

hello, my name is art. welcome to formerly pig city (or making the perfect album in 27 days while pre-apocalyptic), an art project about queeensland / meanjin, where i am listening to, watching and reading the same things every day, for 27 days, in an effort to go 'full immersion meanjin' and make some music and a zine about queensland and brisbane. by way of background, the albums i am listening to are 'Internationalist' by Powderfinger and 'The Veronicas' by the Veronicas; being the only two albums mentioned in the timeline of brisbane wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Video game developers in Kansas City talk about the games they are making and the games they are playing. Join us every two weeks to discuss video game development topics. Flyover Indies is collection of Kansas City area game developers. We use all types of engines (Unity, Gadot, GameMaker Studio, etc) and are passionate about all types of genres (platformers, puzzle games, simulation games, etc). Our rotating cast of hosts include Caleb J, Ross, Charlotte Trible, Jo Hanna, and many more from the Flyover Indies Discord. Play some of our games here: https://itch.io/games/tag-flyover-indies