Car City

With wit and sharp insight, former Traffic Commissioner of New York City, Sam Schwartz a.k.a. "Gridlock Sam", one of the most respected transportation engineers in the world and consummate insider in NYC political circles, uncovers how American cities became so beholden to cars and why the current shift away from that trend will forever alter America's urban landscapes, marking nothing short of a revolution in how we get from place to place.

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In the tradition of Call of the Wild, Watership Down and Redwall, Little Wolf is the story of Shadow, a little dog with big dreams. When a mongrel puppy is left alone to die in the forest, a heartbroken mother wolf saves him from certain death―and keeps him as one of her own. Although smaller in size and far weaker, Shadow grows up with his wolf siblings and soon proves that great size is no match for a great heart. That is, until he's captured and taken back to the city... Now haunted by memories of freedom with his wolf family, the young pup endures captivity. And when Shadow ...

In the heart of Chicago, April Sokolov, a brilliant appraiser of rare instruments, faces a pivotal moment when a mysterious stranger, Beau Bennett, arrives with a weathered guitar case that carries the weight of history. Beau Bennett, a 35-year-old inventor with golden hair and grey eyes, trades emissions technology for the restoration of classic cars in Mariglen, a small town shaped by his family's industry wealth. Starry-eyed for both the man and the guitar, April misjudges him as a country bumpkin. Beau abruptly leaves with the guitar, leaving April facing a dilemma. Determined to right ...

The people were tough, but the times were even tougher. It was Detroit’s Golden Era. The 1920s. The new automobile industry was booming, jobs were plentiful, and people were happy to work for five dollars a day. In this collection of all-new stories, J.A. Jernay paints a picture of a period long gone—an era of immigrants, scrub football teams, factory production, whiskey runners, and violence. There are stories of mothers and fathers, of organized crime and disorganized cops, of ambition and failure, of loud racism and quiet opportunities. Discover the sights, sounds, and challenges of ...