The Edge of Town (Missouri, Book 1)

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At 21, Julie Jones is convinced that life is passing her by. Her mothers death four years ago left her in charge of caring for her father and five siblings, and dashed her hopes of meeting that special someone who would whisk her away to the glamorous big city. Then all at once, Julies predictable existence is overturned when her father finds love with an attractive widow, and Evan Johnson, the mysterious son of the town drunkard returns home and starts courting her. With his arrival, however, comes a series of devastating tragedies as Evans father is found murdered, and a series of brutal rapes rocks the town. In a rush to judgment, the townsfolk are all pointing to Evan as the guilty party, except for one person. Amid growing tensions, Julie Jones has been hiding a dark personal secretand falling desperately in love. There is growing demand for original hardcover novels by established romance writers. Jane Feather, Julie Garwood, Nora Roberts, and Kristin Hannah are just a few of the authors enjoying significant sales in the cross-over from mass market to hardcover format. Dorothy Garlocks previous novel, After the Parade (Warner mass market, 4/00), was a USA Today bestseller and a Featured Alternate of Doubleday Book Club. It had a first printing of 325,000 copies, and included a preview announcement for The Edge of Town. With over 12 million copies of her novels in print worldwide, and translated into 15 languages, Dorothy Garlocks books reach a huge audience to which this new hardcover will immediately appeal.

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Dorothy Garlock's novels have won her acclaim from the Chicago Sun-Times as a "gifted storyteller" and praise from readers as a truth-teller about America and its people. Now in her hardcover debut, the USA Today bestselling author begins her new saga of the Midwest in the 1920s with the heartwarming story of the Jones family, who meet life's incredible challenges with bravery, humor, and zest. Julie Jones knows what she is: a country girl, not beautiful but presentable, in skirts too long to be fashionable. A responsible young woman who has been raising her brothers and sisters since her mother's death and helping her father on their hardscrabble farm. She's not exactly the free, giggly flapper the town boys fancy. Secretly, she wishes someone she could love would find her special enough to come courting. But as the country roars into the Jazz Age, neither her family nor the town of Fertile, Missouri, can remain untouched. Veterans have returned from the Great War, among them big, quiet Evan Johnson, the enigmatic son of the town bully. Crime has risen enough to warrant the town's hiring Corbin Appleby as police chief, a stranger on a manhunt of his own. And, via the train from points south, comes flirty Birdie Stuart, looking for a new man to take care of her. Before the summer fades into golden autumn, tensions explode. A series of rapes sends fear rippling through the town, and Birdie's schemes threaten to tear Julie's family apart. Then Evan Johnson, who has been trying to win Julie's heart, is suddenly charged with murder. Packed with dynamic tension, and textured by Garlock's inimitable "grit-between-the-toes feel for time and place" (Minneapolis Star), The Edge of Town will touch your heart with its realism, warmth, and honest depiction of a young woman's awakening to the power of love.

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Country Family Story.......2007-10-08

This is the first book I read by Dorothy Garlock and I liked it so much that I read many more of her books as well. This one was fast reading and had an unusual story line that was filled with humor and romance. It's about a country family whose names all began with J. The oldest daughter was raped but kept the baby and let her mother pretend the baby was hers. Part of the story is bringing the rapist to justice and another part involves the Father's interest in a married flirt that his children couldn't stand. It was quite an interesting family and I enjoyed the banter among the children.

Very enjoyable book...........2007-08-30

I really liked this book. I loved the characters, especially the Jones children. They were very lovable and believable characters. I liked the 'Birdie' drama and was anxious to see how that would play out. It was a very refreshing book about life on a farm in the 1920's. Then there was the mystery of the serial rapist. It gave the book a hint of the darker side of life. Julie and Evan were very likable and I am glad they fell in love. I would recommend this for an easy, enjoyable read.

My First Garlock but Definitely Not Last.............2007-02-18

This was my first Dorothy Garlock book but I have now read about 15. This book is the beginning of four books that share characters. I love how Garlock doesn't abandon her characters and we see how their lives continue. Unlike other authors, she changes the setting and creates a whole new world for subsequent books. They can be read in order or they are wonderful stand alone stories. Here are the ones in this series:
Edge of Town
High on a Hill
A Place Called Rainwater
River Rising

I would recommend all of them!!

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A page-turner that I couldn't put down........2005-02-28

As with other Dorothy Garlock Americana romance-mysteries, I loved this book! It had a warm and cozy "Little House on the Prairie" feeling to it, and was very realistic and believeable. I loved the countrified descriptions of Sunday afternoon baseball gatherings at the Jones' farm, the town setup, the harvest, the meal preparation, the sightseeing drives and the dances at the lake - it gave the reader a true feeling of what life was like in that time and place in the heartland of America.

Both Julie and Evan were likeable heros, and I certainly was routing for their love to conquer all that threatened to come between them, especially Birdie. What they say about a woman scorned rang true here - when Evan saw through Birdie and rejected her advances, she moved onto Julie's father Jethro, but not without cruelly trying to discredit and slander both Evan and Julie, and to selfishly break up the Jones family so she could be the center of Jethro's attention.

It was nice to see the good-hearted children in this poor and motherless family find happiness despite their hardluck circumstances, such as when Jack became the hero of the local baseball team. I was cheering for sassy middle-sister Jill to find love, perhaps with Corbin the police chief, although in the end there were hints that something might go on to develop between her and another nice young character. I also would have like to see the characters of Joe and Jack fleshed out more too. (Maybe a sequel is in order??? lol). The theme of not judging a man (Evan) based upon the actions of his father was refreshing too.

I figured out Julie's secret early on, but Evan's secret came as a shocking surprise. So did Birdie's. I agree with the other reviewers that the rape-pedophilia subplot was sickening, and seemed wrong for such a wholesome story, (although it was an integrel part to the secrets).

My only criticism of this book was that there were too many minor characters, and too many similar names to keep track of. I found myself confused at times. Even after I finshed the book, Joe and Jack are all mixed up in my mind, and I'm not sure I know which people belong to which neighborhood family.

Pleasant Surprise!!!.......2004-04-08

I just happened to pick up this book on a discount shelf at the airport, and I'm really glad I did! I'd never heard of this author before, but it sounded like a nice book, and it definitely was. This is a great story about family, love, and the circumstances that test both of them.

There is a large cast (there's 7 people in the Jones family alone) and it took me about half-way through the book to finally quit mixing up the boys (Jason, Jack, and Joe)!!...but they were all wonderful to read about.

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Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill are the biggest names in the urban fantasy subgenre-where elves, banshees, trolls, and even stranger creatures walk modern city streets, their presence, and even their existence unsuspected by the human inhabitants. Now these two present a volume of all new urban fantasy, with a stellar lineup of the best new fantasy writers, such as Roberta Gellis, Dave Freer and Eric Flint, Diana Paxton, and more-including two new stories and an afterword by Mercedes Lackey herself, as well as a story by Rosemary Edghill. This is an indispensable volume for fans of urban fantasy in general, and the thousands of fans of Mercedes Lackey in particular.

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A top pick for fantasy readers........2007-08-04

Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill edit BEDLAM'S EDGE, a top pick for fantasy readers. It's a volume of new urban fantasy containing works by the best modern writers of the genre, from Eric Flint to Diana Paxson, and presents a series of adventures, from a desperate search for a bottle in which a powerful and dangerous djinn is trapped to an alternate fantasy history in which the faeries become involved in America's Civil War. Powerful characterization and to-quality writing make this a distinguished collection which stands out from the crowd of fantasy anthologies on the market.

Excellent! .......2005-09-13

I'm new to this series, but I am familiar with most of the writers featured in Bedlams Edge.

I'll buy and read anything that Dave Freer writes from Pyramid Scheme on down to his grocery list, (that is if Mr. Freer wrote it). Mr. Freer's stories are a delightful half bubble off center; far enough off center for the story to be enjoyable and close enough on center for the story to be believable.
Mr. Freer is the first author that I'd buy sight unseen.

In Red Fiddler, Mr Freer leads the reader along effortlessly as the story unfolds as a seamless whole. A very enjoyable read!

Mr. Flint is another author I buy sight unseen.

Mr. Flint caught my attention from the moment I first picked up his "Philosophical Strangler." His inclusion in Red Fiddler was very welcome extra.

Barb and Michael Caffery's "Bright as Diamonds" delighted me very much. It was as delicately written as the necklace that the heroine wore in their story. I have added Barb and Michael Caffery to my list of buy sight unseen authors.

Ms. Lackey and Ms. Edghill are added to my "Must Buy List" also.

I haven't mentioned the rest of the authors out of time restraints. All the stories in Bedlams Edge are worth purchase on their own merits, the reader lucks out in that they're all in one place.

Kudos to Ms. Lackey and Ms. Edghill for making this book happen and letting other writers play in their universe.

K. P. Caudell

A compilation of neat stories, all gems.......2005-08-28

Since I like Misty Lackey and Rosemary Edghill enough to buy them in hardcover, I'll focus on the other stories.

"Bright As Diamonds" by Barb and Michael Caffrey reminds me most of the Lackey/Edghill collaborations, as their style and story reflect that "universe" faithfully. I appreciated their use of the Brisingamen and elements of Scandinavian fantasy -- they incorporated lesser-known mythology into the Lackey/Edghill universe in a smooth manner.

"Bottle of Djinn" was also amusing, and a modern version of the djinn versus humans.

In "Red Fiddler", Dave Freer brings his updated Fear Dearg, the Irish "red man" transplanted to Africa, to us in a thoroughly enjoyable story. True to form, Dave finds some way to bring the forgotten tricksters of our past into a modern world, while keeping their low and vile humor wickedly certain.

"All That Jazz" by Jenn Saint-John..all I can say is, "That idiot, Norenlod."

"Six-Shooter" by Ellen Guon and "The Waters and the Wild" by Misty Lackey were both compelling looks at more disturbing topics. Suicide, in "Six-Shooter" is.."encouraged" by evil beings who then consume the souls of the hapless suicides. Some of the souls fight back for as long as they can. "Waters" begins with a man explaining how someone helped him through a difficult adolescence, and although a sniper's bullet takes him out of this life, he finds that person again.

All of the stories were written by seasoned professionals, even if some of the authors are not widely known to the discerning reader. The skill with which they write is clearly evident, and I look forward to future collaborations in this universe, and perhaps even solo endeavors by these authors (one can only hope!).

Sliding Down the Razor Blade of Life.......2005-08-16

Ever wondered what was just around the corner? Felt like you were being watched, but when you turned around, nobody was there? Maybe you were wrong. Maybe there is something there, behind the flats and props of ordinary reality.

Mercedes Lackey, Ellen Guon, and Rosemary Edghill created a look behind the scenes in their Bedlam's Bard series. What would happen if elves continued to exist in the present day? What would happen if they came to America with the colonists? And what would they be doing?

In Bedlam's Edge, they've opened their universe to other writers, including talented newcomers Barb and Michael Caffrey (who sadly, passed away suddenly and too young), who share their own takes on the world of Urban Elves.

Dave Freer and Eric Flint, Mercedes Lackey's co-authors in the Heirs of Alexandria series (if you haven't read the series, go immediately and buy all of them, including A Mankind Witch, the latest.), Roberta Gellis, Rosemary Edghill, India Edghill, and Mercedes Lackey herself all contributed to this excellent collection of short stories.

Do you have to have read all the other books in the series to enjoy this one? Heck, no! In fact, it stands alone better than most anthologies do.

This is a terrific collection. Every story is a jewel.

Walt Boyes
The Bananaslug. at Baen's Bar

Lancaster, Ohio, 1800-2000: Frontier Town to Edge City (Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series)

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Lancaster, Ohio, 1800-2000: Frontier Town to Edge City (Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series)
DAVID R. CONTOSTA
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Sprawltown: Looking for the City on Its Edges

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Sprawltown: Looking for the City on Its Edges
Richard Ingersoll
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ASIN: 1568985665

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The word calls to mind a host of troublesome issues such as city flight, runaway suburban development, and the conversion of farmland to soulless housing developments. In Sprawltown, architectural historian Richard Ingersoll makes the surprising claim that sprawl is an inevitable reality of modern life that should be addressed more thoughtfully and recognized as its own new form of urbanism rather than simply being criticized and condemned.

In five thought-provoking chapters, covering topics such as tourism, film, and the automobile, Ingersoll takes the position that any solution to the problems of sprawl — including pressing issues like resource use and energy waste — must take into consideration its undeniable success as a social milieu. No screed against the suburb, this book offers a more sophisticated and nuanced view of the way we think about its rapid development and growth.

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J. Carson-Black Weaves An Excellent Tangled Web
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
J. Carson Black
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ASIN: 0451213912

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Laura Cardinal, a detective with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, is called to a crime scene in the town of Bisbee. The body of a teenage girl has been discovered-bearing all the signs of a serial sexual predator, and calling to mind the murder of Laura's schoolmate 18 years earlier.

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Too Slow Paced and Convoluted.......2007-02-05

I read a lot of thrillers, and I really didn't enjoy DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN that much. It's too slow paced and convoluted to be an effective suspense novel.

J. Carson Black is a good writer, but she needs to tighten and streamline her plots better. This novel was drawn out and featured too many characters who were difficult to keep track of. It didn't help that the main character is a rather bland heroine, lacking both humor and personality. In the end, I found this to be a rather tedious read.

I was also disappointed by the ending of DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, which really came out of left field. It basically involves taking a character who was perfectly normal for the first ninety-five percent of the novel and making him a psychopath for the last five percent. I was very unhappy about this abrupt transformation, which had no foreshadowing whatsoever. I also didn't find the motives for his crimes to be believable or satisfying.

I think Black definitely has writing talent, but I would like to see her apply her talent to a much tighter storyline that actually makes some sense. My advice is to skip this book.

J. Carson-Black Weaves An Excellent Tangled Web.......2006-07-31

Parents do you know where your children are? Once we were rest assured our children and
teens were safe because they were home by curfew. They knew not to talk to strangers, and
to look both ways before crossing the street. That was pre-internet. Now our children meet
those strangers in their bedrooms, the family den, in the well lit and populated public libraries.
We have given predators the key to come into our homes, and all our good intentions are
countermanded by those we seek to protect.

Laura Cardinal, homicide detective for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, is not newcomer
to the murder and mayhem that walks our streets and drive our highways. But this case will
take her back into the pain of her own past as she hunts a pedophile that stalks Internet
chat rooms ever in search of his next victim. Caught in the middle of department politics and
Saddled with a pretty boy partner, Cardinal takes us step by step through her investigation in Bisbee, Arizona to the Florida panhandle and back again, even to the gates of hell to bring a deadly predator down.

J. Carson - Black weaves a deceptively simple tale of deceit, death, and cunning, tinged with
a maniacal madman's belief that he is beyond the hand of the law. Walking step by step through
Cardinal's investigation you will untangle an intelligently crafted plot in the deserts of Arizona
that will leave you wanting more from J. Carson - Black's pen.

Terrific Writing, Great Characters, 4+ Stars.......2006-06-18

For a debut novel, this book exceeded expectations! I wonder if they tried for that First Novel Edgar? It was certainly good enough.

First, the writing itself was excellent. The dialog was natural, which isn't always the case (some very popular mystery authors write dialog that is hideous), and I didn't stumble over any awkward paragraphs. There were even a few laugh-out-loud passages. Ms. Black is a clever lady and clever enough not to use her book to show off, either.

Second, the characters were all well-drawn and interesting. Laura, the protagonist, was especially compelling. I liked her, warts and all.

Third, the plot was exciting. It IS a page-turner.

As to the criticisms some have posted...

There were a couple of coincidences that did activate my willing-suspension-of-disbelief gene but I didn't much care. I've had stranger ones happen in my own life.

There were a lot of characters. This mattered at first when I was trying to read it a little bit at a time (I kept forgetting who the people were by the time I ran into them again), but when I finally gave the book the day it deserved, there was no trouble at all keeping them all straight. As I said before, they are well-drawn.

I'm going to go get the next book right away--what better compliment is there than that?

it collapsed.......2006-02-24

I admit it: I bought this book because the cover was so awesome, and because I like dark, gritty police thrillers. I was jazzed when I dived into this book and found myself on a very realistic and gritty crime scene. I was thrilled to meet a new female cop who seemed to have some substance (in spite of the kind of bizarre opening that has her talking to the ghost of her dead mentor...too awkward and weird).

But except for this initial crime scene, there really was no interesting forensic details or procedural details, nothing that stood out as the writer having done any kind of real research, and certainly nothing that really hooked you.

The rest of the book is rather flat, leading Black's Laura Cardinal through a rather mundane investigation, involving far too many suspects and characters to possibly keep them all straight, so that when you DO find out who the killer is, well, honestly, I almost didn't care because I'd lost track of who the person really was.

I kept waiting for something else to happen....another murder, another crime scene, SOME action....but alas, the plot simply disintegrated. I'm still debating picking up Black's next novel, forgiving her this one as it being her first.

Almost.......2005-12-03

4/5 of the way thru, the plot collapses under the weight of coincidence and implausibility. Up to that point, not a bad effort. But that last fifth was painful.

Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown

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Big Highways Crippled Cities, Big Commercial Plans Can Thwart Rebirth
A no-nonsense approach to revitalization
Insightful Analysis of Changing City Landscapes
needs an editor
great and informative

Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown
Roberta Brandes Gratz , and Norman Mintz
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ASIN: 0471144177

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Gratz takes us on tours of places that are doing better and actually getting somewhere, because, against all odds, they have abandoned conventional wisdom's unworkable and oversimplified formulas and re-embraced new opportunities as complex and rewarding as life itself. It's roll-up-our-sleeves time in America, folks, and now we have no more excuses. Roberta Gratz has assembled the examples worth learning from, and her book is an excellent teacher." — Tony Hiss author of The Experience of Place

"Roberta Gratz is wonderful at discovering important things that are going on that most of us have not heard of yet." — Jane Jacobs author of Death and Life of Great American Cities

"I read the newspaper differently every day since I read this book." —Anthony Mancini author, professor of journalism at Brooklyn College, and former reporter for the New York Post

After decades of decline and decay, scores of downtowns in urban America are coming to life once again. Others continue to languish despite massive public investment. In Cities Back from the Edge, acclaimed author Roberta Brandes Gratz teams up with Main Street expert Norman Mintz to tell us why. Based on their firsthand observations of downtown change throughout the country, this book is filled with stories of urban recovery from Mansfield, Ohio to Los Angeles, from Pasco, Washington to SoHo. Rejecting simplistic cookie-cutter prescriptions for success, Gratz and Mintz instead identify a more flexible and effective approach to downtown rejuvenation: Urban Husbandry. They illustrate how this organic, sustainable process is already producing real-world results. What's more, they show the tremendous advantages of low-cost, modest initiatives over the blockbuster resuscitation efforts of traditional large-scale Project Planning—the budget-busting convention centers, aquariums, stadiums, and other stand-alone solutions that do little to improve the city around them.

Throughout this book the authors address the key issues facing the nation's cities and towns today, including transportation planning and sprawl containment, the threat of big-box superstore retailers, and the preservation of the essential downtown components necessary to anchor a thriving, vibrant community. Gratz and Mintz show us that rebuilding authentic places, reconnecting communities, and stimulating innovative change are within everyone's reach.

Cities Back from the Edge turns the spotlight on the resurgence of downtown America in a new and insightful way. With proven ideas on how to correct the mistakes of the past several decades, this book offers new hope that our cities will not merely be rebuilt—but reborn.

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Big Highways Crippled Cities, Big Commercial Plans Can Thwart Rebirth.......2006-09-05

Those are the twin themes permeating Cities: Back From The Edge, a take-no-prisoners diatribe against America's strategic misplacement and overapplication of asphalt and the "bigger is better" mentality of all too many commercial developers.

In this spirited, edgy work, Gratz and Mintz systematically explore how the Interstate System and its connecting routes helped weaken or destroy the commercial and residential viability of many U.S. downtowns, shifting the center of gravity in metropolitan areas and setting the stage for any number of revitalization plans founded on lack of imagination, the desire for a quick buck or graft. The authors describe some of these projects in detail and name real-life culprits while shining the spotlight on more far-sighted community activists, some of whom went on to develop micro solutions to their downtown dreams.

The authors remind us that, in downtown revitalization efforts, size does not really matter; that even the most fledgling business in a particular niche, operating alongside similar startups or in collaborative fashion, can successfully engage in mass customization, grow, and incrementally assist in the sustainable rebirth of a downtown, reinventing a unique critical mass that not only serves friend and neighbor but also draws tourism. "Cities" offers some wonderful quotes from these entrepreneurs as well as some pithy quotes from third parties ranging from H.L. Mencken to Winston Churchill to buttress their arguments.

A genuine bonus to this insightful work are the large number of crisp, black-and-white photographs of streetscapes, artist's studios and other manifestations of urban rebirth. Some have the decided look and feel of the first-rate photography to be seen in The New York Times before it went to color.

"Cities" remains on my bookshelf for reference and inspiration. I'm not done with it yet.

A no-nonsense approach to revitalization.......2006-02-22

The book is solid and devoid of ideology. A good read, with practical and useful advice as well as mini studies of redevelopment success stories.

Insightful Analysis of Changing City Landscapes.......2002-08-20

In this text, Gratz and Mintz set out to establish guidelines and tips for city leaders, community activists, businesspeople, and regular citizens who seek to improve the status of their communities. They carefully outline what works, what does not work and why. Anyone interested in revilatizing downtown areas, setting up shop in a city, or running for office in an urban area should read this book as it will undoubtedly be helpful in creating a better understanding as to how cities can thrive in a new modern era.

needs an editor.......2001-08-21

This book is disappointing in that the content is well-researched and important, but the organization is quite poor. It just rambles all over the place. I would suggest picking up a copy of Suburban Nation or something by Calthorpe or Moe, for more user-friendly tomes, and of course it is always helpful to reread Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander (Pattern Language).

great and informative.......1999-02-15

very informative. some experts may not wish to hear the truth in this book.

City Edge: Contemporary Discourses on Urbanism

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City Edge: Contemporary Discourses on Urbanism
Esther Charlesworth
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ASIN: 0750663537

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This series of essays outlines a number of case studies from Europe, North America, Australia and Asia and provides first hand accounts of the experiences that planners, architects and politicians have had in reshaping cities. These insights provide a pragmatic assessment of the challenges and constraints posed by changing patterns of urban growth in a broad spectrum of urban environments. The reader will discover, through these multiple voices and views, the diverse forms of global cities, and will have a grasp of where the debate on urban design stands today, and where it may be going in the future.

1. Hear first hand from planners and architects who have worked on some of the most challenging urban design projects
2. Gain an insight into the latest debates on urban design, including reconstruction and sustainability
3. International examples from Melbourne through Tokyo to New York provide a global perspective on the subject

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At the Edge of Town
John Davies
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Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge
William Humber
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Vincent et al. McHardy
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