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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
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Italo Calvino
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (William H. Whyte)
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
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William H. Whyte
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
3
Civilizing American Cities: Writings on City Landscapes (Frederick Law Olmsted)
Civilizing American Cities: Writings on City Landscapes
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Frederick Law Olmsted
The Works: Anatomy of a City (Kate Ascher)
The Works: Anatomy of a City
5
Kate Ascher
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
6
Edward Glaeser
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
7
Richard Florida
The City Shaped (Spiro Kostof)
The City Shaped
8
Spiro Kostof
Busy, Busy Town
Busy, Busy Town
9
THE CITY IN HISTORY by Lewis Mumford
THE CITY IN HISTORY by Lewis Mumford
10
Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities (Witold Rybczynski)
Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities
11
Witold Rybczynski
Hearts of the City (Herbert Muschamp)
Hearts of the City
12
Herbert Muschamp
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
13
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff S
The Living City (Frank Lloyd Wright)
The Living City
14
Frank Lloyd Wright
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer (Edited by John Maloof)
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer
15
Edited by John Maloof
City: a Story of Roman Planning and Construction (David Macaulay)
City: a Story of Roman Planning and Construction
16
David Macaulay
Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi (Timothy Pauketat)
Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi
17
Timothy Pauketat
A Burglar's Guide to the City (Geoff Manaugh)
A Burglar's Guide to the City
18
Geoff Manaugh
Learning From Las Vegas (Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, Denise Scott Brown)
Learning From Las Vegas
19
Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, Denise Scott Brown
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories
20
Chris Ware
Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present (Deborah Dwork and Robert Jan Van Pelt)
Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present
21
Deborah Dwork and Robert Jan Van Pelt
Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of New Architecture (Justin McGuirk)
Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of New Architecture
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Justin McGuirk
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
23
Karrie Jacobs
Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Alexandra Lange)
Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities
24
Alexandra Lange
Why We Build: Power and Desire in Architecture (Rowan Moore)
Why We Build: Power and Desire in Architecture
25
Rowan Moore
Bauhaus to Our House (Wolfe)
Bauhaus to Our House
26
Wolfe
Subway (Bruce Davidson)
Subway
27
Bruce Davidson
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
28
Carl Smith
Learning to Die in Miami (Carlos Eire)
Learning to Die in Miami
29
Carlos Eire
Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now (Craig Taylor)
Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now
30
Craig Taylor
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (D. J. Waldie)
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir
31
D. J. Waldie
The Donald Richie Reader: 50 Years of Writing on Japan (Donald Richie)
The Donald Richie Reader: 50 Years of Writing on Japan
32
Donald Richie
A Detroit Anthology (Anna Clark)
A Detroit Anthology
33
Anna Clark
Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography (David B. Williams)
Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography
34
David B. Williams
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company
35
Eve Babitz
Cool Gray City of Love (Gary Kamiya)
Cool Gray City of Love
36
Gary Kamiya
Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family (Gary Pomerantz)
Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family
37
Gary Pomerantz
Best Addresses (James Goode)
Best Addresses
38
James Goode
Up in the Old Hotel (Mitchell)
Up in the Old Hotel
39
Mitchell
Cairo: Histories of a City (Nezar Alsayyad)
Cairo: Histories of a City
40
Nezar Alsayyad
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