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    The 99% Invisible City

    A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

    by Roman Mars, 99% Invisible, Kurt Kohlstedt ...
    Narrated by Roman Mars ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 49 min

    An entertaining guide to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, featuring new and exclusive material from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast.Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to ponder who gets to name the streets we walk along?Or what the story is behind those dancing inflatable figures in car ... Read more

    $194.22 HKD

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    The Urban Food Revolution

    Changing the Way We Feed Cities

    by Peter Ladner ...
    Narrated by Cherlandra Estrada ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 32 min

    Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by rising food prices. With only a handful of corporations responsible for the lion's share of the food on our supermarket shelves, we are incredibly vulnerable to supply chain disruption.The Urban Food Revolution provides a recipe for community food ... Read more

    $164.17 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Nyhavn 1673-1998

    by Allan Mylius Thomsen ...
    Narrated by Mikkel Schou ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 41 min

    "Når vi i dag går en tur på solsiden af Nyhavn, kan det være svært at forestille sig, at den maleriske gamle havn er resultatet af en storslået byudvidelse. Historierne og anekdoterne klæber sig til den gamle havn. Årene som travl erhvervshavn med besøg fra de syv verdenshave. De mange ydmyge sømandsværtshuse, de gavmilde piger og de uheldige turister, der blev rullet, hvis de var lidt for ... Read more

    $51.59 HKD

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    Manifesto for the Revitalisation of Cities

    A Solution to Portugal's Housing Crisis

    by Miguel Rebelo ...
    Narrated by Miguel Rebelo ...

    Abridged

    51 min

    The housing crisis in Portugal serves to illustrate a problem that has implications beyond the borders of the country, shedding light on challenges that are faced by major European and global cities. The rise in housing prices, driven by real estate speculation, the growth of tourism and the influx of foreign investment, has made it increasingly challenging for many in the population, especially ... Read more

    $24.10 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Mini-Forest Revolution

    Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World

    by Hannah Lewis ...
    Narrated by Tia Rider ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    For listeners who enjoyed Finding the Mother Tree and The Hidden Life of Trees comes the first-ever book about a movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by transforming empty lots, backyards, and degraded land into mini-forests. Author Hannah Lewis is the forest maker turning asphalt into ecosystems to save the planet, and she wants everyone to know they can do it too.In Mini ... Read more

    $195.28 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Waterfront Manhattan

    From Henry Hudson to the High Line

    by Kurt C. Schlichting ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 44 min

    For hundreds of years, the shorefront of Manhattan Island served as the country's center of trade, shipping, and commerce. With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world's busiest port. It was a world of docks, ships, tugboats, and ferries, filled with cargo and freight, a place ... Read more

    $156.21 HKD

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    The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

    by Donald Shoup ...
    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

    Unabridged

    23 hours 47 min

    In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why ... Read more

    $312.50 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Stealing Home

    Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

    by Eric Nusbaum ...
    Narrated by David Owen Nelson ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 37 min

    The "scrupulously detailed" (Los Angeles Times) story of how the fight to build Dodgers Stadium, and transform Los Angeles into a big league city, came at the cost of everyday AngelenosDodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, ... Read more

    $193.99 HKD

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    How to Build a City

    Journeys into the Urban Future

    by Gabriella Bennett ...
    Narrated by Gabriella Bennett ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 41 min

    'Ambitious and engaging' THE SPECTATOR'Lyrically readable yet highly informative ... a story of resilience, strength and humanity's innate resourcefulness' DAILY MAIL'A thoughtful, open-hearted, deeply reported book about what we need to live' CAL FLYNA moveable city in the Arctic Circle. Tower blocks tackling loneliness in Tokyo. Helsinki's sprawling underground metropolis. And Ukraine's bomb ... Read more

    $249.98 HKD

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    How Infrastructure Works

    Inside the Systems That Shape Our World

    by Deb Chachra ...
    Narrated by Kathe Mazur ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 25 min

    **NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece.” —Ed Yong, author of An Immense WorldA new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us**Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and ... Read more

    $175.82 HKD

  • Audiobook

    The New Localism

    How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism

    by Bruce Katz, Jeremy Nowak ...
    Narrated by Tristan Morris ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 49 min

    In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of ... Read more

    $156.21 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Town Planning in Practice

    by Raymond Unwin ...
    Narrated by Mark Tester ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 6 min

    Raymond Unwin was a prominent architect and engineer from the late 19th and early 20th century. He helped popularize the Arts and Crafts movement and was one of the first English voices in the town planning movement. Town Planning in Practice was published in 1909 and still resonates with planners and urban designers today. It reflects on discussions that are still happening to this day including ... Read more

    $90.49 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    An Unpromised Land

    by Leon Gettler ...
    Narrated by Leon Gettler ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 25 min

    In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute ... Read more

    $68.19 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Love Letter to Suburbia, A

    How to Restore the American Village

    by Diane Alisa ...
    Narrated by Diane Alisa ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 50 min

    What happened to the American Dream? In A Love Letter to Suburbia, Diane Alisa takes readers on a compelling journey through the rise of suburbia and its consequences on American life. With heartfelt reflections and practical insights, Diane confronts the disillusionment many feel living in suburban sprawl. She explores how car dependency, corporate control, and disintegrating community values ... Read more

    $148.08 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Architecture: How Humanity Built Its Dreams in Stone and Steel

    by Nicholas Marlowe ...
    Narrated by Nicholas Marlowe ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 47 min

    Turn your daily commute into an awe-inspiring history tour by decoding the ancient human stories built into our streets. Far from dry engineering specifications, this immersive cultural study explores buildings as a collective diary of our deepest fears, soaring beliefs, and evolving societal needs. From the warmth of the first hearths to the sleek lines of experimental eco-cities, every structure ... Read more

    $78.07 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Who Owns England?

    How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back

    by Guy Shrubsole ...
    Narrated by Malk Williams ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 4 min

    ‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlane‘Absolutely brilliant…You cannot read this book and defend the establishment’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is PoliticsWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once ... Read more

    $158.14 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Ancient Time | How the Aztecs Built a City on a LAKE

    by Stefan Novak ...
    Narrated by Stefan Novak ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 48 min

    Uncover the epic history and ancient engineering of a massive empire built entirely on a volatile lake. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical journey transports you to the pre-Aztec Valley of Mexico. Experience the awe-inspiring rise of a civilization that turned deadly natural hazards into strategic triumphs.Listen as myth, monumental ambition, and raw survival forge the ... Read more

    $78.07 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Roman Britain in Twenty Towns

    A Visitor's Guide

    by Professor Richard Hingley ...
    Narrated by Niall Lucas ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 21 min

    Bloomsbury presents Roman Britain in Twenty Towns by Richard Hingley, read by Nial LucasFrom Hadrian’s Wall to Sulis Minerva’s spa at Bath and the public buildings and walled circuits of other towns, Britain has a wealth of Roman urban remains to examine.Designed for visitors wishing to explore the archaeological landscape, this user-friendly guide sets out a plan of 20 Roman towns – explaining ... Read more

    $189.89 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Palaces for the People

    How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

    by Eric Klinenberg ...
    Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 32 min

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A comprehensive, entertaining, and compelling argument for how rebuilding social infrastructure can help heal divisions in our society and move us forward.”—Jon StewartNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • “Engaging.”—Mayor Pete Buttigieg, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves ... Read more

    $156.29 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Above Manhattan's bustle, a reshaped public space

    by PBS NewsHour ...
    Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    In the mid-20th century, it was a railroad; now it’s a public park. Built in the 1930s, 30 feet above the streets of Manhattan, the High Line was crucial for transporting cargo. But with the decline of rail transportation, it closed in 1980 and was abandoned. Almost three decades later, it opened again -- this time, as a shared space for greenery, art and leisure. Jeffrey Brown reports. ... Read more

    $7.70 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Portrait to Landscape

    A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future

    by Alexandra Steed ...
    Narrated by Maria Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 34 min

    Portrait to Landscape: A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future is a ground-breaking book that calls for a transformative shift in our relationship with the natural world. Written by a renowned landscape architect, this book offers a new perspective on our place in the world and a compelling vision for a regenerative future.In an era plagued by environmental disasters and global challenges, the ... Read more

    $89.40 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Barndominium Boom, The

    Everything You Need to Know Before You Build

    by Jess Girard ...
    Narrated by Benjamin Martinez ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 33 min

    Discover the Revolutionary Home Trend: The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Dream BarndominiumEmbark on an enlightening journey into the heart of modern living with "The Barndominium Boom: Everything You Need to Know Before You Build." This meticulously crafted guide offers a deep dive into the captivating world of Barndominiums, a trend that has captivated the imagination of homeowners and ... Read more

    $31.02 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Rising Up

    The Radical Transformation of Urban Design

    by Jorge Montgomery, Charles Almazán ...
    Narrated by Josh Wellington ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 50 min

    Rising Up: The Radical Transformation of Urban DesignHave you ever questioned the design of the urban landscape around you, wondering if there's a better way to create spaces that truly uplift communities? Are you eager to be part of a movement that redefines urban design, asking yourself:How can we revolutionize urban spaces to foster community, sustainability, and well-being?What innovative ... Read more

    $147.70 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Upward Bound, Soaring to New Heights in the Vertical Metropolis

    Challenges of High-Density Living, Megacities and Public Health, The Social Impact of Vertical Cities

    by B.Sc. Colin Bruno ...
    Narrated by Kevin Wagner ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 31 min

    Upward Bound, Soaring to New Heights in the Vertical Metropolis: Challenges of High-Density Living, Megacities and Public Health, The Social Impact of Vertical CitiesAre you ready to delve into the intricacies of urbanization and confront the challenges inherent in the rise of megacities? The dynamics of high-density living, exploring its impact on public health, social structures, and the ... Read more

    $147.70 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus