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Working, Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro

The book’s focus is on how Mr. Caro does his work. How he engages with people involved in the lives […]

Ray Kurzweil is one of our best thinkers about artificial intelligence. The Age of Spiritual Machines, while 20 years old, presents Kurzweil’s

Arrival City has many instructive ideas for the immigration-driven discussion today; and for those who plan cities. The U.S. used to

Character town planning benefits from Mr. Bacon’s work. Design of Cities is the book one should read when starting a career

Strategy is the game. Michael Porter inspired A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin to write a book about strategy; namely, Playing

William McDonough is the best thinker and doer of our age. His work with Michael Braungart on Cradle to Cradle followed by

The Mission. The ugly, marginalized, dangerous commercial corridors found in almost every town in America are valuable assets waiting to

The literature that addresses the needs of urban corridors is sparse. The classic study was authored in 1989 by Kirk

State-Building, Governance and the New World Order in the 21st Century is a compact book written by Professor Fukuyama after 9/11 but

Fareed Zakaria has written thoughtfully and widely on geopolitics and global society. He also discusses issues in a refreshingly interactive way