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katelin (she/they) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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vacant lot lady. the city is a public good. member @bk_cb4, organizing @NBKDSA, co-EIC of the Hunter Urban Review, @upp_hunter '24

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Book Cover for: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, Mike Davis

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

Mike Davis
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Mike Davis's chapters on white homeownership in LA in City of Quartz feel extremely instructive to me right now

Paperback, 2018

$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, Robert A. Caro

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Robert A. Caro
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Image description: katelin, a white woman with brown hair in a black turtleneck and denim dress, holding a copy of the power broker by robert caro

Paperback, 1975

$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Long Crisis: New York City and the Path to Neoliberalism, Benjamin Holtzman

The Long Crisis: New York City and the Path to Neoliberalism

Benjamin Holtzman
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The Long Crisis is a vital read, great book by @holtzman_b https://t.co/QrGmDstDNs

Paperback, 2023

$28.99Member price:$28.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Planet of Slums, Mike Davis

Planet of Slums

Mike Davis
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Mike Davis has been one of the most important figures in shaping how I see the city. Everyone should read not only Prisoners of the American Dream (YES!) but also Planet of Slums and City of Quartz. Just absolutely devastating. https://t.co/fU1vy7dJGd

Paperback, 2017

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places, Sharon Zukin

Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places

Sharon Zukin
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.@RottenInDenmark was re-listening to the Bobos episode of @IfBooksPod and I have an *actual book* for you on authenticity -- Naked City by Sharon Zukin https://t.co/8OUULNYxEH

Paperback, 2011

$34.99Member price:$34.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)