books about: sidewalk

books about: sidewalk

books:

Gate of the Sun Never Be Sick Agai... Irrational Exuberance Three Cups of Tea:... Sidewalk

Mitchell Duneier

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000

"Thank Goodness for the Sidewalk"
When Mitch Duneier fondly states in Sidewalk, "I am thinking of the sidewalk. Thank goodness for the sidewalk," (80) he is expressing not only fond memories, but also something more. To Duneier, the sidewalk represents a valuable learning experience and an ...

Sidewalks: Conflict and Negotiation over Public Space (Urban and Industrial Environments)
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Renia Ehrenfeucht

The MIT Press, 2009

Urban sidewalks, critical but undervalued public spaces, have been sites for political demonstrations and urban greening, promenades for the wealthy and the well-dressed, and shelterless shelters for the homeless. On sidewalks, decade after decade, urbanites have socialized, paraded, and played, sold their wares, and observed city life. These many ...

Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)

Eric O. Jacobsen, Eugene H. Peterson

Brazos Press, 2003

Weaving faith and life into an integrated fabric
If you are a person of faith who feels vaguely uneasy with our car-centric suburban American culture, you simply must read this book! Jacobsen tackles the somewhat trendy topic of new urbanism, the idea of creating (or preserving) neighborhoods like some of us remember ...

Sidewalk Circus

Paul Fleischman

Candlewick, 2007

The circus of life!
This book is very successful in linking real world to circus. I think the idea is just wonderful, and the illustrations are exquisite. The authors show that if we only open our eyes to every-day people, we will see how skillful they are in their jobs. It shows, for ...

Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings

Shel Silverstein

HarperCollins, 2004

Let the kid in you surpass snobbery
No matter your age; loosen your tie, place a lampshade on your head, get comfy on the floor of your closet. Then take a plunge into Shel Silverstein's world of poems and drawings. Read "Where the Sidewalk Ends" 30th anniversary edition. Have more fun than you ever ...

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings

Shel Silverstein

HarperCollins, 1974

Inspiring....
Hey folks, Shel's are the best! He's such an inspiration. Check out the NYC-based Indie Pop band, The Attic Ends. Their name is a mash up of A Light in the Attic and Where the Attic Ends. They thought of it one night while reading Shel's Rock'n'Roll band poem ...

Where The Sidewalk Ends - The Poems And Drawings Of Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Harper & Row, 1974

Great Stuff!
Put simply, this book, and nearly everything written by Shel Silverstein made me want to teach writing to kids. It's wonderful!

A Hole in the Sidewalk: The Recovering Person's Guide to Relapse Prevention

Claudia Black

Mac Publishing, 2000

GREAT recovery resource
This is a great resource applicable to recovery from any kind of addictive behavior. With 29 sections, it works well for an intensive one-a-day structured format for focused attention to relapse prevention. Very readable and engaging, it covers all aspects of relapse ...

The Tokyo Look Book: Stylish To Spectacular, Goth To Gyaru, Sidewalk To Catwalk

Philomena Keet

Kodansha International, 2007

Tokyo street fashion lovers will definitely enjoy this book! From Shibuya-trend to Ginza-chic, I love it!
I have been a big fan of Japanese fashion. I used to buy many Japanese fashion magazines to check out the latest styles, accessories, hairstyles, shoes and I can tell you that fashion in Japan has been a big interest for me. May it be the city of Shibuya where the ...

Where the Sidewalk Ends the Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein

Silverstein Shel

Scholastic, Inc., 2005

Every classroom should have one!!!
This is probably the best Shel Silverstein poetry book. I am a 3rd grade teacher and my students love to read these poems.

Sidewalk Story (Puffin story books)

Sharon Bell Mathis

Puffin, 1986

Sidewalk Story
The sidewalk story is a great encouraging story. Lilly Etta is a very fighting person. This is a great book. You should read this book.

Sidewalk Bubblegum Complete Collection 1993-2001

Clay Butler, 2010

Timeless Political Commentary That Takes No Prisoners
Well, this is my comic strip so I'm a bit biased, but this collection rocks! If you like strips by guys like Ted Rall, Lloyd Dangle, and Tom Tomorrow you will probably like these. While I'm a left libertarian type guy, my goal of the strip was to highlight truths as I ...

Sidewalk Critic: Lewis Mumford's Writings on New York
Robert Wojtowicz

Princeton Architectural Press, 2000

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) is still revered as one of America's leading cultural critics and an international authority on architecture and urbanism.

Sidewalk Games

Glen Vecchione

Sterling, 2005

There are a multitude of reasons to get this book.
I've recommended this book in my latest book for parents, Kindergarten Simplified, for the following reasons: *Your kids can learn to play games that cost very little. *They will learn games that can be played OUTSIDE. *Once they learn the rules of the games, they ...

The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein Box Set (Where the Sidewalk Ends / A Light in the Attic / Falling ...

Shel Silverstein

Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2003

Review
This is a great product with the timeless classics of Shel Silverstien in one collectable package. Full of delightful, quirky pictrues, poems that reveal the senses of childhood, and countless laughs in three books, anyone will be transported back to his or her ...