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Disrupting D.C.

The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City

By: Katie J. Wells,Kafui Attoh,Declan Cullen

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Disrupting D.C.

The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City

By: Katie J. Wells,Kafui Attoh,Declan Cullen

A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to Uber The first city to fight back against Uber, Washington, D.C., was also the first city where such resistance was defeated. It was here that the company created a playbook for how to deal with intransigent regulators and to win in the realm of local politics. The city already serves as the nation’s capital. Now, D.C. is also the blueprint for how Uber conquered cities around the world—and explains why so many embraced the company with open arms. Drawing on interviews with gig workers, policymakers, Uber lobbyists, and community organizers, Disrupting D.C. demonstrates that many share the blame for lowering the nation’s hopes and dreams for what its cities could be. In a sea of broken transit, underemployment, and racial polarization, Uber offered a lifeline. But at what cost? This is not the story of one company and one city. Instead, Disrupting D.C. offers a 360-degree view of an urban America in crisis. Uber arrived promising a new future for workers, residents, policymakers, and others. Ultimately, Uber’s success and growth was never a sign of urban strength or innovation but a sign of urban weakness and low expectations about what city politics can achieve. Understanding why Uber rose reveals just how far the rest of us have fallen.

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224

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Princeton University Press

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0691249776

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9780691249773

Uncommon Arrangements

Seven Marriages

By: Katie Roiphe

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Uncommon Arrangements

Seven Marriages

By: Katie Roiphe

Katie Roiphe’s stimulating work has made her one of the most talked about cultural critics of her generation. Now this bracing young writer delves deeply into one of the most layered of subjects: marriage. Drawn in part from the private memoirs, personal correspondence, and long-forgotten journals of the British literary community from 1910 to the Second World War, here are seven “marriages à la mode”—each rising to the challenge of intimate relations in more or less creative ways. Jane Wells, the wife of H.G., remained his rock, despite his decade-long relationship with Rebecca West (among others). Katherine Mansfield had an irresponsible, childlike romance with her husband, John Middleton Murry, that collapsed under the strain of real-life problems. Vera Brittain and George Gordon Catlin spent years in a “semidetached” marriage (he in America, she in England). Vanessa Bell maintained a complicated harmony with the painter Duncan Grant, whom she loved, and her husband, Clive. And her sister Virginia Woolf, herself no stranger to marital particularities, sustained a brilliant running commentary on the most intimate details of those around her. Every chapter revolves around a crisis that occurred in each of these marriages—as serious as life-threatening illness or as seemingly innocuous as a slightly tipsy dinner table conversation—and how it was resolved…or not resolved. In these portraits, Roiphe brilliantly evokes what are, as she says, “the fluctuations and shifts in attraction, the mysteries of lasting affection, the endurance and changes in love, and the role of friendship in marriage.” The deeper mysteries at stake in all relationships.

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354

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Dial Press Trade Paperback

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0385339380

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9780385339384

Promoting Healthy Behaviour

A Practical Guide to Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing

By: Dominic Upton,Katie Thirlaway

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Promoting Healthy Behaviour

A Practical Guide to Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing

By: Dominic Upton,Katie Thirlaway

The new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. With a comprehensive overview of the interplay between social class, gender, ethnicity and individual health differences, the book also looks at key lifestyle issues such as eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol and safe sex, as well as the mechanisms for behavioural change. Each chapter features engaging case studies, points for discussion and student activities. Updated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the new edition also discusses the effects of lockdowns on healthy behaviours. An accessible and engaging text, the third edition of Promoting Healthy Behaviour will continue to be essential reading for both students and practitioners across nursing, public health and allied health professions.

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321

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Taylor & Francis

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104002176X

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9781040021767

Medical Conditions in the Athlete 3rd Edition

By: Walsh Flanagan, Katie,Cuppett, Micki

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Medical Conditions in the Athlete 3rd Edition

By: Walsh Flanagan, Katie,Cuppett, Micki

Medical Conditions in the Athlete, Third Edition, equips health care providers with the information they need to develop a framework for decision making when working with injured and recovering athletes and active populations.

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544

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Human Kinetics

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1492533505

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9781492533504

Book's by Katie J. Wells

Disrupting D.C.

Disrupting D.C.

Uncommon Arrangements

Uncommon Arrangements

Promoting Healthy Behaviour

Promoting Healthy Behaviour

Medical Conditions in the Athlete 3rd Edition

Medical Conditions in the Athlete 3rd Edition

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