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Author : Sam Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2018-08-21
Boom Town written by Sam Anderson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with Social Science categories.
A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
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Author : Thomas Wolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
Boom Town written by Thomas Wolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with categories.
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Author : Vita Tugwell
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :
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Author : Wyatt Shev
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Boom Town written by Wyatt Shev and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Crime categories.
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Author : Marjorie Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2009-10
Boom Town written by Marjorie Rosen and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Investigating the personal stories behind the headquarters of the Wal-Mart empire, this examination focuses on the growth of Bentonville, Arkansas--a microcosm of America's social, political, and cultural shift. Numerous personalities are interviewed, including a multimillionaire Palestinian refugee who arrived penniless and is now dedicated to building a synagogue, a Mexican mother of three who was fired after injuring herself on the job, a black executive hired to diversify Wal-Mart whose arrival coincided with a KKK rally, and a Hindu father concerned about interracial dating. In documenting these citizens' stories, this account reveals the challenges and issues facing those who compose this and other "boom towns"--where demographics, the economy, and immigration and migration patterns are continually in flux. In shedding light on these important and timely anecdotes of America's changing rural and suburban landscape, this exploration provides an entertaining and intimate chronicle of the different ethnicities, races, and religions as well as their ongoing struggles to adapt. Emerging as subtle sociology combined with drama and humanity, this overview illustrates the imperceptible and occasionally unpredictable movements that affect the nonmetropolitan environment of the United States.
Boomtown 2050
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Author : Richard Weller
language : en
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Boomtown 2050 written by Richard Weller and has been published by UWA Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Architecture categories.
SOCIAL FORECASTING, FUTUROLOGY. AUSTRALIAN. Perth, a city of 1.5 million relatively complacent people, is changing at a phenomenal rate. Latest predictions are that the city will grow from 1.5 million people to 4.2 million by 2056. To meet this increase the entire city and its infrastructure needs to double in the next 4 decades. This will have huge consequences for the culture and ecology of the city: Perths long term survival is at stake. The book is designed to help the community visualize the results of planning decisions and get everyone involved in the debate about how the city should grow. This is an important and timely book for Perth, but it also presents a model piece of research that could be emulated in any city experiencing rapid change.
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Author : Nowen N. Particular
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Release Date : 2010-04
Boomtown written by Nowen N. Particular and has been published by Thomas Nelson Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Boomtown is a humorous tall tale about a fictional town and its odd residents, however, beneath the humorous veneer, Boomtown asks and answers the question, "What does a healthy community look like?"
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Author : Jeff Daniels
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2000
Boom Town written by Jeff Daniels and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Drama categories.
Length: 2 acts.
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Author : Nowen N. Particular
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2010-04-12
Boomtown written by Nowen N. Particular and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In the spirit of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, join Jonny Button for a wild ride through Boomtown, where everyone’s favorite thing to do is blow stuff up! After an explosion at Chang’s Famous Fireworks Factory, the Button family is pulled into a mystery that keeps Sheriff Burton Ernie and the rest of Boomtown guessing. Exploding Elves, Rocket Reindeer, amazing inventions and adventure, this story starts with a boom and ends with a bang. The fuse is lit! Things are about to explode! Visit the website www.visitboomtown.com for more information on the book, author, free teacher guides, and more! But stay away from the chickens!
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Author : Sonia Levitin
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Boom Town written by Sonia Levitin and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services--from a general store to a school--that enables her townt