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Population 10 Billion
by Danny Dorling • 2013
We may never reach 10 billion people. The real threat is inequality, not numbers.
3.40
186
Population 10 Billion Summary
Population 10 Billion 91%
We may never reach 10 billion people. The real threat is inequality, not numbers.
by Danny Dorling 2013
3.40
186 ratings
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole • 2002
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
3.77
100
Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies 90%
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002
3.77
100 ratings
The Rise of the Creative Class
by Richard Florida • 2004
Jobs once followed factories. Now a class of creatives clusters in the most tolerant cities.
3.68
3k+
The Rise of the Creative Class Summary
The Rise of the Creative Class 90%
Jobs once followed factories. Now a class of creatives clusters in the most tolerant cities.
by Richard Florida 2004
3.68
3k+ ratings
Who's Your City?
by Richard Florida • 2008
Forty regions hold two-thirds of the world's wealth. Your zip code now outweighs your resume.
3.46
2k+
Who's Your City? Summary
Who's Your City? 90%
Forty regions hold two-thirds of the world's wealth. Your zip code now outweighs your resume.
by Richard Florida 2008
3.46
2k+ ratings
Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
3.97
5k+
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People 90%
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
Uses of Disorder
by Richard Sennett • 1970
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
3.88
258
Uses of Disorder Summary
Uses of Disorder 90%
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
by Richard Sennett 1970
3.88
258 ratings
Why Cities Lose
by Jonathan A. Rodden • 2019
The left's real problem isn't gerrymandering: its voters are packed into cities.
3.78
252
Why Cities Lose Summary
Why Cities Lose 89%
The left's real problem isn't gerrymandering: its voters are packed into cities.
by Jonathan A. Rodden 2019
3.78
252 ratings
The Just City
by Susan S. Fainstein • 2010
Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
3.75
174
The Just City Summary
The Just City 89%
Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
by Susan S. Fainstein 2010
3.75
174 ratings
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
by William H. Whyte • 1980
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
4.33
927
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Summary
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces 89%
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
by William H. Whyte 1980
4.33
927 ratings
Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 89%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
Liquid Times
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2007
The stable world of careers, communities, and safety nets is gone, replaced by a permanent churn.
3.87
2k+
Liquid Times Summary
Liquid Times 89%
The stable world of careers, communities, and safety nets is gone, replaced by a permanent churn.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2007
3.87
2k+ ratings
Geopolitics
by Klaus Dodds • 2007
Geopolitics is a contest over maps, media, and identity that decides who gets what.
3.31
578
Geopolitics Summary
Geopolitics 89%
Geopolitics is a contest over maps, media, and identity that decides who gets what.
by Klaus Dodds 2007
3.31
578 ratings
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders
by Jonn Elledge • 2024
Guesses, grudges, and a pope: 47 borders that explain why the map looks this way.
3.95
3k+
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Summary
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders 89%
Guesses, grudges, and a pope: 47 borders that explain why the map looks this way.
by Jonn Elledge 2024
3.95
3k+ ratings
The New Urban Crisis
by Richard Florida • 2017
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
3.49
1k+
The New Urban Crisis Summary
The New Urban Crisis 89%
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
by Richard Florida 2017
3.49
1k+ ratings
Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed.
by Tim Marshall • 2019
Countries do not just have geography. Geography has countries. Twelve maps that explain why.
4.42
713
Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed. Summary
Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed. 89%
Countries do not just have geography. Geography has countries. Twelve maps that explain why.
by Tim Marshall 2019
4.42
713 ratings
The Ends of the Earth
by Robert D. Kaplan • 1996
Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.
4.11
2k+
The Ends of the Earth Summary
The Ends of the Earth 89%
Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.
by Robert D. Kaplan 1996
4.11
2k+ ratings
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
643
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere 89%
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022
4.16
643 ratings
Capital City
by Samuel Stein • 2019
Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.
3.92
2k+
Capital City Summary
Capital City 89%
Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.
by Samuel Stein 2019
3.92
2k+ ratings
Happy City
by Charles Montgomery • 2012
Sprawl isolates and exhausts. The evidence for repairing cities around human connection and joy.
4.36
10k+
Happy City Summary
Happy City 89%
Sprawl isolates and exhausts. The evidence for repairing cities around human connection and joy.
by Charles Montgomery 2012
4.36
10k+ ratings
Radical Cities
by Justin McGuirk • 2014
The slums and squatter towers of Latin America are the world's most daring urban experiments.
4.27
434
Radical Cities Summary
Radical Cities 89%
The slums and squatter towers of Latin America are the world's most daring urban experiments.
by Justin McGuirk 2014
4.27
434 ratings
Rebel Cities
by David Harvey • 2012
Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.
3.92
2k+
Rebel Cities Summary
Rebel Cities 89%
Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.
by David Harvey 2012
3.92
2k+ ratings
Building and Dwelling
by Richard Sennett • 2018
A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.
4.02
983
Building and Dwelling Summary
Building and Dwelling 89%
A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.
by Richard Sennett 2018
4.02
983 ratings
American Apartheid
by Douglas S. Massey • 1993
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
4.13
2k+
American Apartheid Summary
American Apartheid 89%
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
by Douglas S. Massey 1993
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Myth of Santa Fe
by Chris Wilson • 1997
Santa Fe's adobe charm is a twentieth-century invention, built to attract tourists and new money.
3.87
69
The Myth of Santa Fe Summary
The Myth of Santa Fe 89%
Santa Fe's adobe charm is a twentieth-century invention, built to attract tourists and new money.
by Chris Wilson 1997
3.87
69 ratings
Curbing Traffic
by Melissa Bruntlett • 2021
Dutch cities prove removing cars heals loneliness, restores childhood, and makes everyone richer.
4.38
633
Curbing Traffic Summary
Curbing Traffic 89%
Dutch cities prove removing cars heals loneliness, restores childhood, and makes everyone richer.
by Melissa Bruntlett 2021
4.38
633 ratings
Ethnic Boundary Making
by Andreas Wimmer • 2012
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
3.55
22
Ethnic Boundary Making Summary
Ethnic Boundary Making 89%
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
by Andreas Wimmer 2012
3.55
22 ratings
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
by Alan Ehrenhalt • 2012
American metros are inverting: affluence returns downtown, immigrants settle the suburbs.
3.77
678
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City Summary
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City 89%
American metros are inverting: affluence returns downtown, immigrants settle the suburbs.
by Alan Ehrenhalt 2012
3.77
678 ratings
The Full English
by Stuart Maconie • 2023
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
4.04
1k+
The Full English Summary
The Full English 89%
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
by Stuart Maconie 2023
4.04
1k+ ratings
Triumph of the City
by Edward L. Glaeser • 2011
Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.
3.91
6k+
Triumph of the City Summary
Triumph of the City 89%
Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.
by Edward L. Glaeser 2011
3.91
6k+ ratings
The New Geography Of Jobs
by Enrico Moretti • 2012
A single innovation job creates five local ones, but only where the cluster already exists.
4.03
3k+
The New Geography Of Jobs Summary
The New Geography Of Jobs 89%
A single innovation job creates five local ones, but only where the cluster already exists.
by Enrico Moretti 2012
4.03
3k+ ratings
No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman • 1999
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
3.75
466
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game 89%
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
by Katherine S. Newman 1999
3.75
466 ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 89%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
Smart Cities
by Anthony M. Townsend • 2013
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
3.61
817
Smart Cities Summary
Smart Cities 88%
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
by Anthony M. Townsend 2013
3.61
817 ratings
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
by George Simmel • 1964
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
3.90
73
The Sociology of Georg Simmel Summary
The Sociology of Georg Simmel 88%
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
by George Simmel 1964
3.90
73 ratings
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 88%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
The Great Reset
by Richard Florida • 2010
Crashes rebuild how we live. Two gave us factories and suburbs. The third is remaking cities.
3.59
656
The Great Reset Summary
The Great Reset 88%
Crashes rebuild how we live. Two gave us factories and suburbs. The third is remaking cities.
by Richard Florida 2010
3.59
656 ratings
Shattered Nation
by Danny Dorling • 2023
Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.
3.97
119
Shattered Nation Summary
Shattered Nation 88%
Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.
by Danny Dorling 2023
3.97
119 ratings
Life After Cars
by Sarah Goodyear • 2025
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
4.26
1k+
Life After Cars Summary
Life After Cars 88%
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
by Sarah Goodyear 2025
4.26
1k+ ratings
How to Lie with Maps
by Mark Monmonier • 1991
Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.
3.58
1k+
How to Lie with Maps Summary
How to Lie with Maps 88%
Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.
by Mark Monmonier 1991
3.58
1k+ ratings
Together
by Richard Sennett • 2011
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
3.81
469
Together Summary
Together 88%
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
by Richard Sennett 2011
3.81
469 ratings
Walkable City
by Jeff Speck • 2012
America's downtowns died for parking. The rules for bringing them back, starting at the curb.
4.32
9k+
Walkable City Summary
Walkable City 88%
America's downtowns died for parking. The rules for bringing them back, starting at the curb.
by Jeff Speck 2012
4.32
9k+ ratings
Divided
by Tim Marshall • 2018
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
4.01
7k+
Divided Summary
Divided 88%
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
by Tim Marshall 2018
4.01
7k+ ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 88%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
The Next America
by Paul Taylor • 2014
By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.
3.67
697
The Next America Summary
The Next America 88%
By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.
by Paul Taylor 2014
3.67
697 ratings
The Diversity Illusion
by Ed West • 2012
Three million newcomers, zero economic gain. The real cost: a society that stopped trusting.
4.04
226
The Diversity Illusion Summary
The Diversity Illusion 88%
Three million newcomers, zero economic gain. The real cost: a society that stopped trusting.
by Ed West 2012
4.04
226 ratings
Flesh and Stone
by Richard Sennett • 1996
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
4.28
541
Flesh and Stone Summary
Flesh and Stone 88%
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
by Richard Sennett 1996
4.28
541 ratings
Bangkok Days
by Lawrence Osborne • 2009
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
3.41
1k+
Bangkok Days Summary
Bangkok Days 88%
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
by Lawrence Osborne 2009
3.41
1k+ ratings
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
by Gregg Colburn • 2022
Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.
4.21
1k+
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem Summary
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem 88%
Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.
by Gregg Colburn 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
4.09
483
English Journey Summary
English Journey 88%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 88%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
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