Author: Hanoch Teller
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
ISBN: 9780961477288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Heart-warming stories heard in taxis, or told by cabbies all over the world.
Hey Taxi!
Author: Hanoch Teller
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
ISBN: 9780961477288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Heart-warming stories heard in taxis, or told by cabbies all over the world.
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
ISBN: 9780961477288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Heart-warming stories heard in taxis, or told by cabbies all over the world.
Hey, Taxi!
Author: Alfred Lo Cascio
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Taxi!
Author: Graham Russell Gao Hodges
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421437791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Why the cabdriver is the real victim of the false promises of Uber and the gig economy. 2007 Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Princeton University Industrial Relations Section Hailed in its first edition as a classic study of New York City's history and people, Graham Russell Gao Hodges's Taxi! is a remarkable evocation of the forgotten history of the taxi driver. This deftly woven narrative captures the spirit of New York City cabdrivers and their hardscrabble struggle to capture a piece of the American dream. From labor unrest and racial strife to ruthless competition and political machinations, Hodges recounts this history through contemporary news accounts, Hollywood films, and the words of the cabbies themselves. A new preface recalls the author's five years of hacking in New York City in the early 1970s, and a new concluding chapter explores the rise of app-based ridesharing services with the arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft. Sharply criticizing the use of the independent contractor model that is the cornerstone of Uber and the gig economy, Hodges argues that the explosion of for-hire vehicles in Manhattan reversed decades of environmental anti-congestion efforts. He calls for a return to the careful regulations that governed taxicabs for decades and provided a modest yet secure living for cabbies. Whether or not you've ever hailed a cab on Broadway, Taxi! provides a fascinating perspective on New York's most colorful emissaries.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421437791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Why the cabdriver is the real victim of the false promises of Uber and the gig economy. 2007 Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Princeton University Industrial Relations Section Hailed in its first edition as a classic study of New York City's history and people, Graham Russell Gao Hodges's Taxi! is a remarkable evocation of the forgotten history of the taxi driver. This deftly woven narrative captures the spirit of New York City cabdrivers and their hardscrabble struggle to capture a piece of the American dream. From labor unrest and racial strife to ruthless competition and political machinations, Hodges recounts this history through contemporary news accounts, Hollywood films, and the words of the cabbies themselves. A new preface recalls the author's five years of hacking in New York City in the early 1970s, and a new concluding chapter explores the rise of app-based ridesharing services with the arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft. Sharply criticizing the use of the independent contractor model that is the cornerstone of Uber and the gig economy, Hodges argues that the explosion of for-hire vehicles in Manhattan reversed decades of environmental anti-congestion efforts. He calls for a return to the careful regulations that governed taxicabs for decades and provided a modest yet secure living for cabbies. Whether or not you've ever hailed a cab on Broadway, Taxi! provides a fascinating perspective on New York's most colorful emissaries.
Fuel
Author: Joe White
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1604829486
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Finding ways to connect on a spiritual level with teens can be difficult. With these simple, 10-minute devotionals, parents can maximize their devotional time with their teens and prepare and equip them with the strong spiritual foundation they need. Written by youth expert Joe White, Fuel makes it easy and practical for parents to connect spiritually with their teens in just minutes a day.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1604829486
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Finding ways to connect on a spiritual level with teens can be difficult. With these simple, 10-minute devotionals, parents can maximize their devotional time with their teens and prepare and equip them with the strong spiritual foundation they need. Written by youth expert Joe White, Fuel makes it easy and practical for parents to connect spiritually with their teens in just minutes a day.
Benny Breakiron #1
Author: Peyo
Publisher: Papercutz
ISBN: 1597076090
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Peyo, creator of The Smurfs, brings everybody's childhood fantasy to life in this charming graphic novel series! Benny Breakiron is an honest, polite little boy with an en exceptional quality: he possesses superhuman strength, can leap over huge distances, and can run unbelievably fast! This little kid packs quite a punch, and he devotes his play time to stopping crime and injustice. In this first volume, a new taxi service has moved into Benny's town threatening to put Benny's friend, taxi driver Mr. Dussiflard, out of business. The more Benny learns about the Red Taxi Company, the more he realizes something isn't right. Who's behind this mysterious enterprise, and just what are they up to? Benny aims to find out and put a stop to it once and for all, and hopefully keep the property damage to a minimum!
Publisher: Papercutz
ISBN: 1597076090
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Peyo, creator of The Smurfs, brings everybody's childhood fantasy to life in this charming graphic novel series! Benny Breakiron is an honest, polite little boy with an en exceptional quality: he possesses superhuman strength, can leap over huge distances, and can run unbelievably fast! This little kid packs quite a punch, and he devotes his play time to stopping crime and injustice. In this first volume, a new taxi service has moved into Benny's town threatening to put Benny's friend, taxi driver Mr. Dussiflard, out of business. The more Benny learns about the Red Taxi Company, the more he realizes something isn't right. Who's behind this mysterious enterprise, and just what are they up to? Benny aims to find out and put a stop to it once and for all, and hopefully keep the property damage to a minimum!
Howliday Inn
Author: James Howe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442452102
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Harold and Chester could hardly believe it. The Monroe family was going on vacation without them. Bunnicula, the family rabbit, would be boarded with a neighbor. But they, the family's loyal dog and cat, were to be sent away with strangers; they were to spend a week at Chateau Bow-Wow. Chateau Bow-Wow, observed Chester, soon after they arrived, could more properly be called Howliday Inn. Though what was howling, neither of them knew. Chester had his suspicions however; only a werewolf could make that chilling sound.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442452102
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Harold and Chester could hardly believe it. The Monroe family was going on vacation without them. Bunnicula, the family rabbit, would be boarded with a neighbor. But they, the family's loyal dog and cat, were to be sent away with strangers; they were to spend a week at Chateau Bow-Wow. Chateau Bow-Wow, observed Chester, soon after they arrived, could more properly be called Howliday Inn. Though what was howling, neither of them knew. Chester had his suspicions however; only a werewolf could make that chilling sound.
Marriage and Dishonesty
Author: Mohammed Abdul Halim
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1906510695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Jomuna Chowdhury has it all and in 2006 she gets married. However, as time goes by the foundations of her marriage become unstable and it’s only a matter of time before her loyalty to her husband becomes severely tested.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1906510695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Jomuna Chowdhury has it all and in 2006 she gets married. However, as time goes by the foundations of her marriage become unstable and it’s only a matter of time before her loyalty to her husband becomes severely tested.
The Talented Mr Ripley
Author: Patricia Highsmith
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472537947
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
The first stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's famous crime novel Tom Ripley is a criminal with an ambiguous past. He is sent to Italy by a wealthy financier to try and coax home the rich man's son. In the process Ripley becomes both attracted and seduced, finding the murder the only way to deal with the situation. From that point Ripley tries to cover up his crime. Patricia Highsmith's beguiling tale of morality and amorality is given a dramatic rendering by contemporary dramatist Phyllis Nagy, who knew Highsmith in her later years in Paris. "Each play I see by Phyllis Nagy confirms me in the belief that she is the finest playwright to have emerged in the 1990s" (Financial Times)
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472537947
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
The first stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's famous crime novel Tom Ripley is a criminal with an ambiguous past. He is sent to Italy by a wealthy financier to try and coax home the rich man's son. In the process Ripley becomes both attracted and seduced, finding the murder the only way to deal with the situation. From that point Ripley tries to cover up his crime. Patricia Highsmith's beguiling tale of morality and amorality is given a dramatic rendering by contemporary dramatist Phyllis Nagy, who knew Highsmith in her later years in Paris. "Each play I see by Phyllis Nagy confirms me in the belief that she is the finest playwright to have emerged in the 1990s" (Financial Times)
Now Showing
Author: Ron Elliott
Publisher: Fremantle Press
ISBN: 1922089257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Brimming with cinematic references, this collection of short fiction ably combines humor with pulsating action. Readers will be able to celebrate the celluloid as they read their way through novellas that evoke a noir film, a romantic farce, a comedy heist, a thriller, and a classic road movie. The book also includes an introduction on how to adapt film scripts to stories. Cinephiles and lovers of crime fiction alike will be utterly drawn in by these unforgettable characters and stories.
Publisher: Fremantle Press
ISBN: 1922089257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Brimming with cinematic references, this collection of short fiction ably combines humor with pulsating action. Readers will be able to celebrate the celluloid as they read their way through novellas that evoke a noir film, a romantic farce, a comedy heist, a thriller, and a classic road movie. The book also includes an introduction on how to adapt film scripts to stories. Cinephiles and lovers of crime fiction alike will be utterly drawn in by these unforgettable characters and stories.
Sweet Pea
Author: Jack Davenport
Publisher: Trixie Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
18+ for language and sexual situations… Charles “Sweet Pea” Kimble is a newly appointed Road Captain for the Burning Saints MC. His promotion is overshadowed by issues with a rival club and his attraction to the alluring assistant district attorney is an inconvenience, to say the least. Callie Ames has a passion for justice that burns deep, but that passion may have met its match when the Viking god posing as a biker appears in her courtroom. As his dark past is revealed, and a brewing civil war threatens everything they both love, will they be drawn together, or torn apart?
Publisher: Trixie Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
18+ for language and sexual situations… Charles “Sweet Pea” Kimble is a newly appointed Road Captain for the Burning Saints MC. His promotion is overshadowed by issues with a rival club and his attraction to the alluring assistant district attorney is an inconvenience, to say the least. Callie Ames has a passion for justice that burns deep, but that passion may have met its match when the Viking god posing as a biker appears in her courtroom. As his dark past is revealed, and a brewing civil war threatens everything they both love, will they be drawn together, or torn apart?