BOOK REVIEWS
Books are important. CharacterTowns.org selects and discusses current publications and works from previous generations that still hold wisdom for contemporary city-building. The review also includes published reviews and Youtube links to discussions by or about the author. Books are selected from the attached Suggested Readings.
“Inventor of the Future” by Alec Nevala-Lee
The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller During his lifetime, Buckminster Fuller was hailed as one of the greatest geniuses of […]
“The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny” by Bradley Schurman 
From CT.org…Demographics are everything. The age, race, sex, education and ethnicity of the resident, regional and national population influences the […]
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
perating Manual for Spaceship Earth is one of those wonderful books that were written decades ago but still provoke thought, […]
“13 books and reports on science, impacts, solutions, and actors” from Yale Climate Connections
Memorial Day Weekend typically triggers a change in expectations. Afterwards, Americans expect to be baked by summer’s rising temperatures. With […]
“A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future” by Daniel C. Esty
FROM AMAZON: Sustainability has emerged as a global priority over the past several years. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate […]
“A Brief History of Earth” by Andrew H. Knoll
How well do you know the ground beneath your feet? Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a […]
“A Clearing in the Distance, Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century” by Witold Rybczynski
From Amazon “In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Now I Sit Me […]
“A Natural History of the Future” by Rob Dunn
To Understand Our Future on Earth, Look to the Laws That Govern Nature. A Review By Peter Brannen, Dec. 9, 2021 […]
“Adrift: America in 100 Charts” by Scott Galloway
From CT.org Professor Galloway describes economic and social conditions in the U.S. using a wide array of statistics; useful in […]