Author: Ruth Bauerle
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252019845
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Picking Up Airs
Author: Ruth Bauerle
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252019845
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252019845
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Picking Up
Author: Robin Nagle
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466836733
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
America's largest city generates garbage in torrents—11,000 tons from households each day on average. But New Yorkers don't give it much attention. They leave their trash on the curb or drop it in a litter basket, and promptly forget about it. And why not? On a schedule so regular you could almost set your watch by it, someone always comes to take it away. But who, exactly, is that someone? And why is he—or she—so unknown? In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City's Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Seeking to understand every aspect of the Department's mission, Nagle accompanied crews on their routes, questioned supervisors and commissioners, and listened to story after story about blizzards, hazardous wastes, and the insults of everyday New Yorkers. But the more time she spent with the DSNY, the more Nagle realized that observing wasn't quite enough—so she joined the force herself. Driving the hulking trucks, she obtained an insider's perspective on the complex kinships, arcane rules, and obscure lingo unique to the realm of sanitation workers. Nagle chronicles New York City's four-hundred-year struggle with trash, and traces the city's waste-management efforts from a time when filth overwhelmed the streets to the far more rigorous practices of today, when the Big Apple is as clean as it's ever been. Throughout, Nagle reveals the many unexpected ways in which sanitation workers stand between our seemingly well-ordered lives and the sea of refuse that would otherwise overwhelm us. In the process, she changes the way we understand cities—and ourselves within them.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466836733
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
America's largest city generates garbage in torrents—11,000 tons from households each day on average. But New Yorkers don't give it much attention. They leave their trash on the curb or drop it in a litter basket, and promptly forget about it. And why not? On a schedule so regular you could almost set your watch by it, someone always comes to take it away. But who, exactly, is that someone? And why is he—or she—so unknown? In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City's Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Seeking to understand every aspect of the Department's mission, Nagle accompanied crews on their routes, questioned supervisors and commissioners, and listened to story after story about blizzards, hazardous wastes, and the insults of everyday New Yorkers. But the more time she spent with the DSNY, the more Nagle realized that observing wasn't quite enough—so she joined the force herself. Driving the hulking trucks, she obtained an insider's perspective on the complex kinships, arcane rules, and obscure lingo unique to the realm of sanitation workers. Nagle chronicles New York City's four-hundred-year struggle with trash, and traces the city's waste-management efforts from a time when filth overwhelmed the streets to the far more rigorous practices of today, when the Big Apple is as clean as it's ever been. Throughout, Nagle reveals the many unexpected ways in which sanitation workers stand between our seemingly well-ordered lives and the sea of refuse that would otherwise overwhelm us. In the process, she changes the way we understand cities—and ourselves within them.
Civil Aeronautics Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
How to Restore Your Ford Pick-Up
Author: Tom Brownell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610590297
Category : Ford trucks
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"Body & box; engine & electrics; paint, brightmetal, & glass; chassis & driveline; step-by-step restoration guide for Ford trucks, 1946-1967"--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610590297
Category : Ford trucks
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"Body & box; engine & electrics; paint, brightmetal, & glass; chassis & driveline; step-by-step restoration guide for Ford trucks, 1946-1967"--Cover.
Sticks and Stones
Author: Phyllis J. Perry
Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC
ISBN: 1936163861
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Sticks and Stones gives a glimpse into the simple and enduring playtime activities that children enjoy around the world. The 39 games are accompanied by basic facts and interesting information about each country of origin. Information is provided for number of players needed, diagrams to set up playing area, and step-by-step instructions to play the game. Bonus puzzles and world map included.
Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC
ISBN: 1936163861
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Sticks and Stones gives a glimpse into the simple and enduring playtime activities that children enjoy around the world. The 39 games are accompanied by basic facts and interesting information about each country of origin. Information is provided for number of players needed, diagrams to set up playing area, and step-by-step instructions to play the game. Bonus puzzles and world map included.
Up for Air
Author: Laurie Morrison
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683355326
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she’s unstoppable. She’s the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she’s asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she’s got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she’s somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she’ll finally stand out in a good way. She’ll do anything to fit in and help the team make it to the Labor Day Invitational, even if it means blowing off her old friends. But after a prank goes wrong, Annabelle is abandoned by the older boy and can’t swim. Who is she without the one thing she’s good at? Heartwarming and relatable, Up for Air is a story about where we find our self-worth.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683355326
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she’s unstoppable. She’s the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she’s asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she’s got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she’s somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she’ll finally stand out in a good way. She’ll do anything to fit in and help the team make it to the Labor Day Invitational, even if it means blowing off her old friends. But after a prank goes wrong, Annabelle is abandoned by the older boy and can’t swim. Who is she without the one thing she’s good at? Heartwarming and relatable, Up for Air is a story about where we find our self-worth.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
Air Pollution Abstracts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Experimental Air-mail Feeder Routes
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Post Roads
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air mail service
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air mail service
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Air Corps Information Circular
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description