Tag: Book Review
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The Fight to Save the Town
Book Review In an era where the narrative of urban decay often overshadows tales of recovery, a recent podcast episode featuring Michelle Wild Anderson offers a refreshing counter-narrative. Anderson, author of “The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America,” shares a compelling account of resilience and renewal in America’s most overlooked towns. This episode…
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Happy City
Book Review Happy City does not introduce a radical new concept for shaping cities. As the author, Charles Montgomery, points out, Athenians strove for pure happiness as far back as the fifth century A.D. They coined the state of achievement, eudaimonia. Centuries later, in 1943, Abraham Maslow categorized five levels of human needs. The most basic…
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The Planning Lady 