Book description
Widely heralded as a "masterful" (Washington Post) and "essential" (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law offers "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation" (William Julius Wilson). Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation: with undisguised racial zoning; public housing that purposefully segregated previously mixed communities; subsidies for builders to create whites-only suburbs; tax exemptions for institutions that enforced segregation; and support for violent resistance to African Americans in white neighborhoods. A groundbreaking, "virtually indispensable" study that has already transformed our understanding of twentieth-century urban history (Chicago Daily Observer), The Color of Law forces us to face the obligation to remedy our unconstitutional past.
Spooky Electric
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Alpha
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Sylvester Eye
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Squatch
The Looping playback and Shuffle features on ListenBook help me customize my listening sessions to my liking. ListenBook has become my trusted companion, making even the busiest days enjoyable. I'm addicted to this app's seamless integration with my daily activities. The statistics feature in ListenBook adds an element of self-awareness to my audiobook consumption.
Canine Hannibal
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Miss Rum Punch
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Snowflake Pixie
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Sky Dahlia
The range of supported formats is astounding. No more compatibility issues! The book groups feature is a thoughtful addition. It helps me keep my series and related titles together. ListenBookβs audio quality is excellent. The app enhances my listening experience.
Moxie
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Buckshot
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Day Hawk
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Crazy Eights
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Hella Fella
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Rummy Stickers
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Toy Town
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RealmRanger
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Daisy Stick
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Manimal
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Toy Dogwatch
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Papa Smurf
This app is a treasure trove of knowledge, entertainment, and imagination. This app's ease of use has made my downtime more enriching and enjoyable. The narrator was good but spoke a bit too slowly for my taste. I had to speed it up to 1.2x which then made some parts sound slightly unnatural.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience