Aaron Naparstek Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Co-host @TheWarOnCars podcast. Slowly migrating over to @Naparstek@mstdn.social and am finding that it's generally nicer over there.

American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC
Shahan Mufti
Just finished @shahanmufti’s book “American Caliph.” It’s outstanding. Highly recommend. Great interview here with @davidplotz if you want to get a sense of it… https://t.co/zjAzrvQi3D https://t.co/5vwrssYl1D
Paperback, 2023
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Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities
Jeff Mapes
@andrewsalzberg Jeff Mapes' Pedaling Revolution goes into some of that a bit, as I recall. Haven't had a chance to read it yet but @jodyrosen's new book, Two Wheels Good might also touch on this.
Paperback, 2009
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Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom
Sarah A. Seo
Sadly, Episode 30 @TheWarOnCars is once again highly salient: "The Automotive Police State" with legal historian Sarah Seo, author of "Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom." https://t.co/2XMEkIKyL4 https://t.co/4kG1WTqGaA
Paperback, 2021
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
William H. Whyte
@GaleMorrisonEd @jongeeting @schmangee @ShaneDPhillips @andersem @Streetfilms @berkie1 @IanLockwoodPE Check out Donald Appleyard’s Livable Streets and William H. Whyte’s The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces.
Paperback, 2021
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Andreas Malm
@philritz1 @greg_shill Read Andreas Malm’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline.” These kinds of direct action tactics are just, moral, urgently necessary, and have always been a part of successful social change movements, even the ones that we now consider to have been passive resistance and non-violent.
Paperback, 2021
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There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster--Who Profits and Who Pays the Price
Jessie Singer
So many police lights on my block today. Pedestrian hit by car in the AM. Bicyclist hit by car in the PM. Also today: We taped a great interview with @jessiesingernyc for @TheWarOnCars to talk about her new book, “There Are No Accidents.” https://t.co/6Wq62fJIgO
Paperback, 2023
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Visualizing Density
Julie Campoli
@stevenbodzin A great resource to help people see and understand this is Julie Campoli’s “Visualizing Density.” https://t.co/8jw46V9fCh https://t.co/FmTkVaC1iI
Paperback, 2007
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