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Cities are becoming increasingly fragmented materially, socially, and spatially. Fragments of the City examines the fragments themselves, what they are and how they come to matter in the experience, politics, and expression of cities. How does the city appear when we look at it through its fragments? For those living on the economic margins, the city is often known as a set of fragments. Much of what

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Recording Studio Design, Fourth Edition explains the key principles of successful studio design and construction using straightforward language and the use of practical examples appreciated by readers of previous editions. Updated to reflect new industry standards, this fourth edition addresses improvements in cinema sound, with specific attention paid to B-chain electroacoustic response and calibration.Using

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\'Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro, video cameras are a familiar and accepted sight in public places. Air travel now commonly involves devices such as body-scanners and biometric checks that have

This is a love story, set in the Irish literary world between 1986 and 2015. When they first met - introduced one evening by the poet Derek Mahon - Alannah was an arts journalist becoming a full-time writer and Aidan, twenty-three years her senior, was a highly-regarded literary stylist, often cited as the heir to great Irish Modernist tradition. They wrote steadily during most of the twenty-nine years

Including dishes ranging from Hake with Bacon, Peas and Cider to Indian-Spiced Chicken and Potato Traybake and Chilli Mint Lamb Cutlets, this book features vegetable dishes, like Eastern Mediterranean Chopped Salad and Carrots and Fennel with Harissa. It also presents Emergency Brownies, White Chocolate Cheesecake and Marmalade and Creme

Biscuit is going to school.He is a curious little puppy. Lift the flaps to join Biscuit as he spends the day playing, learning, and exploring. Woof

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