Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul
By: Jeremiah Moss
5.00
Format: 398 pages, Hardcover
"ESSENTIAL READING FOR FANS OF JANE JACOBS, JOSEPH MITCHELL, PATTI SMITH, LUC SANTE AND CHEAP PIERO…
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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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- history
- urban studies
- nonfiction
- cities
- sociology
"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
2. The Great War and Modern Memory
By: Paul Fussell
4.13
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The year 2000 marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most original and gripping volumes ever writ… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Irony is the attendant of hope and the fuel of hope is innocence."-Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
"The implicit optimism of the [field service post card] is worth noting—the way it offers no provision for transmitting news like “I have lost my left leg"-Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
"Every war is ironic because every war is worse than expected. Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends."-Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
3. The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
By: Russell Shorto
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polygl… read more
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- new york
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"If what made America great was its ingenious openness to different cultures, then the small triangle of land at the southern tip of Manhattan Island is the New World birthplace of that idea, the spot…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"The first Manhattanites didn't arrive with lofty ideals. They came--whether as farmer, tanner, prostitute, wheelwright, barmaid, brewer, or trader--because there was a hope for a better life. There w…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"Henry Hudson was in his forties when he stepped into the light of history, a seasoned mariner, a man with a strong and resourceful wife and three sons, a man born and raised not only to the sea but t…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"Many people--whether they live in the heartland or on Fifth Avenue--like to think of New York City as so wild and extreme in its cultural fusion that it's an anomaly in the United States, almost a fo…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
4. St. Marks is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street
By: Ada Calhoun
4.14
Format: None pages,
St. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank… read more
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- new york
- urban studies
- history
- nonfiction
5. Unaccustomed Earth
By: Jhumpa Lahiri
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Eight stories--longer and more emotionally complex than any Lahiri has yet written--that take us fr… read more
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6. Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul
By: Jeremiah Moss
5.00
Format: 398 pages, Hardcover
"ESSENTIAL READING FOR FANS OF JANE JACOBS, JOSEPH MITCHELL, PATTI SMITH, LUC SANTE AND CHEAP PIERO… read more
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- new york
- history
- urban studies
- nonfiction
- cities
- sociology
- audiobook
7. Prozac Nation
By: Elizabeth Wurtzel
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A harrowing story of breakdowns, suicide attempts, drug therapy, and an eventual journey back to li… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past
By: Simon Reynolds
4.40
Format: 436 pages, Paperback
One of The Telegraph's Best Music Books 2011 We live in a pop age gone loco for retro and crazy for… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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- cities
10. City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
By: Mike Davis
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
The hidden story of L.A. Mike Davis shows us where the city's money comes from and who controls it … read more
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11. Here Is New York
By: E.B. White , Barbara Cohen , Roger Angell , None
4.11
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E.B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential l… read more
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12. Riding the Iron Rooster
By: Paul Theroux
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
Paul Theroux invites you to join him on the journey of a lifetime, in the grand romanttic tradition… read more
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13. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
By: Ben McKenzie
None
Format: None pages, None
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR… read more
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15. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
By: Marc Lamont Hill
4.21
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
By: Benjamin Lorr
3.95
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This book is an investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store. What… read more
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- history
- sociology
- audiobook
17. We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
By: Roxanna Asgarian
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children—and … read more
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- history
- sociology
- audiobook
18. Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business
By: Roxane Gay
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Po… read more
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19. The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
By: Monica Potts
3.88
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed journalist tries to understand how she escaped her small-town in Arkansas while her br… read more
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- sociology
- audiobook
"When I was little, I thought that when people were drunk they were drunk forever. Later, I learned that this is not true. Even later, I learned that sometimes it is."-Monica Potts, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
20. Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
By: Ross Perlin
4.31
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary Ne… read more
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- cities
- sociology
21. Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
By: Ava Chin
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping narrative history of the Chinese Exclusion Act through an intimate portrayal of one fami… read more
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- history
- audiobook
"I am trying to keep it all together -- not lashing out in anger, not bursting into tears, because what is anger, but pain masquerading as bravado?"-Ava Chin, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
