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| Named Person: | Ted Conover |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ted Conover |
| ISBN: | 9781400042449 1400042445 |
| OCLC Number: | 416715196 |
| Description: | 333 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Forest primeval to Park Avenue -- Road, or not a road? -- Slipping from Shangri-La -- Road ecology -- The road is very unfair -- Double-edged roads -- A war you can commute to -- Speed up! -- Capitalist roaders -- Growing Broadway -- Drive soft : life no get duplicate. |
| Responsibility: | Ted Conover. |
Abstract:
A spirited, urgent book that reveals the costs and benefits of being connected--how, from ancient Rome to the present, roads have played a crucial role in human life, advancing civilization even as they set it back.
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