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100 Books About Where and How We Live

Perhaps more than at any other time in American history, where we live determines much about what we know. As people who write about cities, we realized this presented a remarkable opportunity. We wanted to find examples of how reading stories about where people live could change the way we think about the world.
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Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (William H. Whyte)
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (William H. Whyte)
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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Civilizing American Cities: Writings on City Landscapes (Frederick Law Olmsted)
Civilizing American Cities: Writings on City Landscapes (Frederick Law Olmsted)
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The Works: Anatomy of a City (Kate Ascher)
The Works: Anatomy of a City (Kate Ascher)
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Ha (Edward Glaeser)
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Ha (Edward Glaeser)
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Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Yo (Richard Florida)
Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Yo (Richard Florida)
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The City Shaped (Spiro Kostof)
The City Shaped (Spiro Kostof)
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Busy, Busy Town
Busy, Busy Town
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THE CITY IN HISTORY by Lewis Mumford
THE CITY IN HISTORY by Lewis Mumford
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Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities (Witold Rybczynski)
Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities (Witold Rybczynski)
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Hearts of the City (Herbert Muschamp)
Hearts of the City (Herbert Muschamp)
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff S)
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff S)
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The Living City (Frank Lloyd Wright)
The Living City (Frank Lloyd Wright)
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Vivian Maier: Street Photographer (Edited by John Maloof)
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer (Edited by John Maloof)
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City: a Story of Roman Planning and Construction (David Macaulay)
City: a Story of Roman Planning and Construction (David Macaulay)
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Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi (Timothy Pauketat)
Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi (Timothy Pauketat)
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A Burglar's Guide to the City (Geoff Manaugh)
A Burglar's Guide to the City (Geoff Manaugh)
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Learning From Las Vegas (Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, Denise Scott Brown)
Learning From Las Vegas (Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, Denise Scott Brown)
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Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
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Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present (Deborah Dwork and Robert Jan Van Pelt)
Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present (Deborah Dwork and Robert Jan Van Pelt)
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Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of New Architecture (Justin McGuirk)
Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of New Architecture (Justin McGuirk)
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The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home (Karrie Jacobs)
The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home (Karrie Jacobs)
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Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Alexandra Lange)
Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Alexandra Lange)
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Why We Build: Power and Desire in Architecture (Rowan Moore)
Why We Build: Power and Desire in Architecture (Rowan Moore)
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Bauhaus to Our House (Wolfe)
Bauhaus to Our House (Wolfe)
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Subway (Bruce Davidson)
Subway (Bruce Davidson)
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The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City (Carl Smith)
The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City (Carl Smith)
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Learning to Die in Miami (Carlos Eire)
Learning to Die in Miami (Carlos Eire)
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Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now (Craig Taylor)
Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now (Craig Taylor)
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Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (D. J. Waldie)
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (D. J. Waldie)
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The Donald Richie Reader: 50 Years of Writing on Japan (Donald Richie)
The Donald Richie Reader: 50 Years of Writing on Japan (Donald Richie)
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A Detroit Anthology (Anna Clark)
A Detroit Anthology (Anna Clark)
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Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography (David B. Williams)
Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography (David B. Williams)
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Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
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Cool Gray City of Love (Gary Kamiya)
Cool Gray City of Love (Gary Kamiya)
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Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family (Gary Pomerantz)
Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family (Gary Pomerantz)
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Best Addresses (James Goode)
Best Addresses (James Goode)
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Up in the Old Hotel (Mitchell)
Up in the Old Hotel (Mitchell)
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Cairo: Histories of a City (Nezar Alsayyad)
Cairo: Histories of a City (Nezar Alsayyad)
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