On April 18, 1906, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco region, igniting fires that burned half the city. The disaster in all its elements – earthquake, fires, and recovery – profoundly disrupted the urban order and challenged San Francisco’s perceived permanence.The crisis temporarily broke down spatial divisions of class and race and highlighted the contested terrain of urban nature in an era of widespread class conflict, simmeri ...
Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road. Bike Battles explores the different ways that Americans have thought about the bicycle through popular songs, merit badge pamphl ...
If done correctly and with the right system, flipping houses should be a million dollar a year business. After doing hundreds of deals, the nation's most highly sought after expert reveals his exact system to find, analyze, renovate and sell houses earning $25,000 (or more) per deal. From construction worker to millionaire, Jerry not only shows you his comprehensive, step-by step system to flip 40 deals (or more) per year in any market, ...
The Civic Health Diagnostic Workbook was written with purpose: to help you diagnose your community's "civic health", plan for effective public engagement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your engagement processes, and also identify, benchmark, and share best practices. Here are some issues considered:<br><br>* How resilient is your community when serious conflicts arise?<br>* What might be th ...
This eBook was written to encourage home owners and apartment dwellers to compost their kitchen and paper waste with Red Wiggler composting earthworms. This book, which covers every aspect of vermiculture, tells you where to get your composting earthworms (for free no less); how to build worm bins and windows to house your worms; what to feed your earthworms; how to harvest and use worm casting in your garden and potted plants; and, for those wh ...
“Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden” is a classic guide to gardening, dealing with a range of subjects interspersed with reflections and observations from an expert gardener. Divided into seasons, it aims to provide the readers with details and instructions on exactly what they should do and consider at different times of the year, with repeated reference to traditional English gardens and gardening. This wonderful handbook is highly recommended fo ...
This book contains a classic guide to growing plants and shrubs on chalk- and lime-rich soil, as commonly found in England and Ireland. It describes the differences and problems these soil types pose for the gardener, as well as offering advice on what plants should be used and the different techniques required for their cultivation. This volume will be of considerable utility to gardeners working with these tricky soil conditions and it would m ...
Ask Ed: Marijuana Success brings together twenty articles derived from Ed Rosenthal’s backyard experiments, travels, and access to large commercial operations. Q&A submitted to the Ask Ed marijuana advice column rounds out the information that Ed shares with readers. Most growers start as home gardeners, pleased to bring in a harvest. Some become hobbyists, interested in new techniques to improve the results. Others take the experiences ...
Marijuana Garden Saver is the go-to field guide designed for growers who need to quickly identify and fix problems and restore plant health. It covers the pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental stresses that impact a cannabis garden, threatening a successful harvest.This revised and updated edition of Marijuana Garden Saver is the resource for all types of gardens, greenhouses, and farms: Clear photographs help you quick ...
