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.
How America is Putting Itself Back Together by James and Deborah Fallows.
Published in The Atlantic, March 2016. The Tease. “Most Americans believe the country is going to hell. They’re wrong. What […]
How Paris Became Paris; The Invention of the Modern City.
City planning has been a practiced art for centuries. How Paris Became Paris [2014] by Joan DeJean presents a fascinating […]
How Small Towns and Cities Can Use Local Assets to Rebuild Their Economies
By the EPA Lessons From Successful Places Over time, all communities experience changes that affect the industries, technologies, and land use […]
I Rode with the Ku Klux Klan by Stetson Kennedy
Stetson Kennedy, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan six decades ago and exposed its secrets but was criticized for possibly […]