5 Best design books like Garden Cities of To-Morrow by Ebenezer Howard

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Garden Cities of To-Morrow

By: Ebenezer Howard

3.62

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The classic work that introduced the concept of the Garden City. Originally published in 1898 as A…

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Cover of The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities

By: Jane Jacobs

4.30

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arroganc… read more

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  • architecture
  • history
  • urban studies
  • urban planning
  • nonfiction
  • design
  • urbanism
  • cities
"We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves."

-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

"Traffic congestion is caused by vehicles, not by people in themselves."

-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

"Most sentimental ideas imply, at bottom, a deep if unacknowledged disrespect."

-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

"When distance and convenience sets in; the small, the various and the personal wither away."

-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities

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2. Towards a New Architecture

By: Le Corbusier , None

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

For the Swiss-born architect and city planner Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965), … read more

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  • architecture
  • nonfiction
  • urbanism
  • design
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3. Galápagos

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.38

Format: 613 pages,

Galapagostakes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly b… read more

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4. Experiencing Architecture

By: Steen Eiler Rasmussen

2.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Profusely illustrated with fine instances of architectural experimentation through the centuries, E… read more

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  • architecture
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • urbanism
  • design
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5. Walden

By: Henry David Thoreau

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Walden, or, Life in the Woods, is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David T… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. Debt: The First 5,000 Years

By: David Graeber

3.61

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was inve… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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7. We

By: Yevgeny Zamyatin , Clarence Brown

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired George Orwell's 1984 and foreshadowed the worst exce… read more

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"Her smile was a bite, and I was its target."

-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We

"There is no final one; revolutions are infinite."

-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We

"knowledge, absolutely sure of its infallibility, is faith"

-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We

"You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul."

-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We

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8. I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)

By: Isaac Asimov

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Isaac Asimov's I, Robot launches readers on an adventure into a not-so-distant future where man and… read more

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"Su misma superioridad lo perdió"

-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)

"There is no Master but the Master,"

-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)

"No hay manera de diferenciar un robot de un ser humano bueno"

-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)

"There is nothing so eternally adhesive as the memory of power."

-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)

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9. The Joy Luck Club

By: Amy Tan

3.64

Format: 24 pages,

In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play… read more

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10. The Silmarillion

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Ted Nasmith

4.01

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the an… read more

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"Nightingales sang about her wherever she went."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

"The dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

"All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

"No ames demasiado la obra de tus manos ni las invenciones de tu corazón."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

11. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

By: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

3.00

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

The world's foremost producer of personal development and motivational audio programs gives you the… read more

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12. The City of Tomorrow and Its Planning

By: Le Corbusier , None

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

In this 1929 classic, the great architect Le Corbusier turned from the design of houses to the plan… read more

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13. The Tao of Pooh

By: Benjamin Hoff , Ernest H. Shepard

4.01

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The Wisdom of Pooh. Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and th… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I think, therefore I am... confused."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world"

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"The wise are who they are. They work with what they've got and do what they can do."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

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14. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

By: William H. McRaven

4.00

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Listening Length: 1 hour and 53 minutes If you want to change the world, start off by making you… read more

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  • nonfiction

15. Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

By: Jeff Speck

4.43

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it d… read more

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16. Cat's Cradle

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Told with deadpan humour & bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction preys on o… read more

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17. No Country for Old Men

By: Cormac McCarthy

3.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN # - 9780375706677 In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy ret… read more

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18. Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space

By: Jan Gehl

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

". . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening..." --Jane Jacobs "This book will have a lasting infl… read more

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19. The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

By: Priya Parker

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A transformative exploration of the power, purpose, and benefits of gatherings in our lives: at wor… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Chill" is a selfishness disguised as kindness"

-Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

"Good controversy is much more likely to happen when it is invited in but carefully structured."

-Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

"In a world of infinite choices, choosing one thing is the revolutionary act. Imposing that restriction is actually liberating."

-Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

"Barack Obama's aunt once told him, 'If everyone is family, no one is family.' It is blood that makes a tribe, a border that makes a nation. The same is true of gatherings. So here is a corollary to h…"

-Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

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20. Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life

By: David Sim

4.38

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confi… read more

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  • architecture
  • urban studies
  • urban planning
  • nonfiction
  • urbanism
  • design
  • cities
  • urban design
Cover of Garden Cities of To-Morrow by Ebenezer Howard

21. Garden Cities of To-Morrow

By: Ebenezer Howard

3.62

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The classic work that introduced the concept of the Garden City. Originally published in 1898 as A… read more

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  • architecture
  • history
  • urban studies
  • college
  • nonfiction
  • design
  • urbanism
  • cities
  • urban planning
  • urban design

10 best-selling nonfiction books like Garden Cities of To-Morrow by Ebenezer Howard

Transform Your Habits

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Towards a New Architecture

Le Corbusier , None

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Experiencing Architecture

Steen Eiler Rasmussen

2.60

Transform Your Habits

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

2.57

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12 must-read audiobook books like Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William H. McRaven

Transform Your Habits

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life

Gary John Bishop

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson , None

3.88

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