American
Project : The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetteo  | By
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, William Julius Wilson
High-rise public housing developments
were signature features of the post–World War II city. A hopeful experiment in
providing temporary, inexpensive housing for all Americans, the “projects” soon
became synonymous with the black urban poor, with isolation and overcrowding,
with drugs, gang violence, and neglect. |
| Hollow
City: Gentrification and the Eviction of Urban Culture
 | by
Rebecca Solnit, Susan Schwartzenberg (Photographer)
Passionate, potent, and
to the point, Solnit's polemic embodies American political and social writing
at its best. |
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Senior
Living Communities : Operations Management and Marketing for Assisted Living,
Congregate, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities..
 | by
Benjamin, W. Pearce
the first comprehensive guide to managing these important
facilities. Drawing on years of experience running successful retirement communities,
Pearce offers a wealth of sound advice and practical solutions. He discusses operating
methods, staffing ratios, department management, cost containment, sales and marketing
strategies, techniques of financial analysis, budgeting, and human resources. |
| Sex
and Real Estate : Why We Love Houses  | by
Marjorie Garber
In her teasing and self-effacing way (Garber admits to her
own house fetishes), the erudite professor gives us the history of the bathroom
and analyzes the current trend of moving what was once the most hidden room of
the house into the foreground (along with the kitchen, which wealthy families
of the past would not have deigned to enter). |
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