After decades of abandonment, cities across North America are experiencing a renaissance. A new generation is seeking greater excitement and diversity than the typical suburban subdivision offers and many people are instead looking to make their homes in lively urban environments. In Intown Living, authors Ann Breen and Dick Rigby document this movement, arguing that if properly nurtured, it could help slow current patterns of sprawling development and help revitalize America's cities. They illustrate the many benefits of city living and offer strategies and encouragement for public officials and private developers to team up and expand central city housing opportunities. The authors present in-depth studies of eight cities--Atlanta; Dallas; Houston; Memphis; Minneapolis; New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, British Columbia--that are experiencing this type of renaissance, and consider common elements shared by the cities, as well as their differences. Intown Living is an important new resource for a wide audience of professionals involved with urban design and planning. It will also be of interest to the many people concerned with historic preservation or smart growth, and for students and researchers involved with urban studies and related fields.
The flooding of a lake in upstate New York reveals the glories and intrigues of living in a small town in the Adirondacks. Among the characters vividly portrayed are a reclusive billionaire, two frozen-in-time sisters, a manipulative mayor, and a school teacher with a secret.
Women in Control: A Guide to Creating Your Own Fitness Lifestyle for Body, Mind, and Spirit is for women of all ages. This book offers you concise, step-by-step guidance for a lifetime plan for taking control of your life and creating optimal well-being and happiness through physical, mental, and spiritual fitness. This practical guide is based on the author’s personal journey from loss of health to physical fitness, career achievement, and a rewarding, satisfying life. This book will teach you how to: • Work with the life cycles that profoundly affect all women’s lives • Set yourself up for success, not failure—make New Day’s, not New Year’s resolutions • Create and achieve lifetime goals using “mind power”—affirmations, visualization, and building increased mental capacity • Reduce stress and resolve conflict • Achieve a healthy and fit body with good nutrition and exercise—never say diet again • Develop spiritually through control of your inner life
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