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The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

“This book sums up these new ideas of putting people first – that the city is complex but not a place that needs to be rationalised.”

Leo Hollis, Historian

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Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

“We have this tour de force writing where he describes the London fog. It’s grey in the countryside and as it moves closer to the centre of the City of London it gets blacker and blacker.”

Christine L. Corton, Biographer

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    The best books on Jewish Vienna, recommended by Brigid Grauman

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    The best books on Jewish Vienna - Tante Jolesch or the Decline of the West in Anecdotes by Friedrich Torberg & Maria Poglitsch Bauer (translator)

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    Tante Jolesch or the Decline of the West in Anecdotes
    by Friedrich Torberg & Maria Poglitsch Bauer (translator)

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    The best books on Jewish Vienna - The Road into the Open by Arthur Schnitzler & Roger Byers (translator)

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    The Road into the Open
    by Arthur Schnitzler & Roger Byers (translator)

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    The best books on Jewish Vienna - The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth & Michael Hofmann (translator)

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    The Radetzky March
    by Joseph Roth & Michael Hofmann (translator)

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    The best books on Jewish Vienna - The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig & Anthea Bell (translator)

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    The World of Yesterday
    by Stefan Zweig & Anthea Bell (translator)

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    The best books on Jewish Vienna - Last Waltz in Vienna by George Clare

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    Last Waltz in Vienna
    by George Clare

The best books on Jewish Vienna, recommended by Brigid Grauman

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Vienna had a vibrant intellectual and cultural life, embraced and at times led by key figures in its large Jewish community. All that would disappear with the rise of anti-Semitism and the Anschluss. Many Jews fled or committed suicide. Others were deported to concentration camps. After the war some went back, but Vienna would never be the same. Here Brigid Grauman, whose father’s family were assimilated Jews from Vienna, recommends books that evoke that poignant, tragic period that ended with World War II.

    The best books on Future Cities, recommended by Davina Jackson

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    The best books on Future Cities - City of Bits: Space, Place and the Infobahn by William J. Mitchell

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    City of Bits: Space, Place and the Infobahn
    by William J. Mitchell

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    The best books on Future Cities - The Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture: City, Technology and Society in the Information Age by Federico Soriano, Fernando Porras, José Morales, Manuel Gausa, Vicente Guallart & Willy Müller

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    The Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture: City, Technology and Society in the Information Age
    by Federico Soriano, Fernando Porras, José Morales, Manuel Gausa, Vicente Guallart & Willy Müller

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    The best books on Future Cities - Cities In Civilization by Peter Hall

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    Cities In Civilization
    by Peter Hall

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    The best books on Future Cities - The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers and the Future of Urban Life by Carlo Ratti & Matthew Claudel

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    The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers and the Future of Urban Life
    by Carlo Ratti & Matthew Claudel

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    The best books on Future Cities - Local Code: 3,659 Proposals about Data, Design and the Nature of Cities by Nicholas de Monchaux

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    Local Code: 3,659 Proposals about Data, Design and the Nature of Cities
    by Nicholas de Monchaux

The best books on Future Cities, recommended by Davina Jackson

We are a city-dwelling species. Our urban existence creates both opportunities and challenges, as the recent pandemic has illustrated. One thing seems clear, however. Understanding the way we interact with our built environment is becoming an increasingly data-driven enterprise, as Davina Jackson argues compellingly in her book, Data Cities. Here, she shares the five books that best explain the technology behind the urban planning of the future.

    The best books on Paris, recommended by David Downie

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    The best books on Paris - Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

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    Down and Out in Paris and London
    by George Orwell

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    The best books on Paris - Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (translated by Ralph Manheim)

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    Journey to the End of the Night
    by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (translated by Ralph Manheim)

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    The best books on Paris - Overhead in a Balloon by Mavis Gallant

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    Overhead in a Balloon
    by Mavis Gallant

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    The best books on Paris - The Belly of Paris by Emile Zola (translated by Mark Kurlansky)

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    The Belly of Paris
    by Emile Zola (translated by Mark Kurlansky)

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    The best books on Paris - Dictionnaire Historique des Rues de Paris by Jacques Hillairet

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    Dictionnaire Historique des Rues de Paris
    by Jacques Hillairet

The best books on Paris, recommended by David Downie

The city of romance and art is also, like most big cities, a place of grit and grime. The American writer and long-time Paris resident David Downie tells us where to look if we’re to understand the people and past of this most alluring city.

    The best books on London Fog, recommended by Christine L. Corton

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    The best books on London Fog - Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

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    Our Mutual Friend
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on London Fog - New Grub Street by George Gissing

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    New Grub Street
    by George Gissing

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    The best books on London Fog - The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes

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    The Lodger
    by Marie Belloc Lowndes

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    The best books on London Fog - Party Going by Henry Green

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    Party Going
    by Henry Green

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    The best books on London Fog - The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

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    The Lonely Londoners
    by Sam Selvon

The best books on London Fog, recommended by Christine L. Corton

Christine L. Corton describes how Londoners loved and hated the fog that defined their city for over 200 years. Fog bought confusion, suicide and death; but also anonymity, mystery and beauty. Here, she picks the best five books on the pea-souper

    The best books on Hurricane Katrina, recommended by Gary Rivlin

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - City of Refuge by Tom Piazza

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    City of Refuge
    by Tom Piazza

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley

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    The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
    by Douglas Brinkley

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City by Jed Horne

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    Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
    by Jed Horne

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security by Christopher Cooper and Robert Block

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    Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security
    by Christopher Cooper and Robert Block

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    The best books on Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape by Peirce F. Lewis

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    New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape
    by Peirce F. Lewis

The best books on Hurricane Katrina, recommended by Gary Rivlin

Katrina was not a natural disaster but an engineering one, says the journalist and author. He chooses the best books on Hurricane Katrina, ranging from a novel to a geographical biography of New Orleans. 

    The best books on London’s Addictions, recommended by Dr Matthew Green

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    The best books on London’s Addictions - The True History of Chocolate by Sophie and Michael Coe

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    The True History of Chocolate
    by Sophie and Michael Coe

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    The best books on London’s Addictions - The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco by Eric Burns

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    The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco
    by Eric Burns

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    The best books on London’s Addictions - The Diary of Dudley Ryder, 1715-1716 by Dudley Ryder

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    The Diary of Dudley Ryder, 1715-1716
    by Dudley Ryder

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    The best books on London’s Addictions - Samuel Johnson: The Major Works by ed. by Donald Green

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    Samuel Johnson: The Major Works
    by ed. by Donald Green

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    The best books on London’s Addictions - London Calling by Barry Miles

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    London Calling
    by Barry Miles

The best books on London’s Addictions, recommended by Dr Matthew Green

The social historian argues London is an intrinsically addictive city. He charts its history through its dependencies on chocolate, tobacco, coffee, and tea.

    The Best London Books, recommended by Peter Ackroyd

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    The Best London Books - A Survey of London: Written in the Year 1598 by John Stow

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    A Survey of London: Written in the Year 1598
    by John Stow

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    The Best London Books - Bleak House by Charles Dickens

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    Bleak House
    by Charles Dickens

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    The Best London Books - Prehistoric London: Its Mounds and Circles by EO Gordon

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    Prehistoric London: Its Mounds and Circles
    by EO Gordon

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    The Best London Books - The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys

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    The Diary of Samuel Pepys
    by Samuel Pepys

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    The Best London Books - London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré

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    London: A Pilgrimage
    by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré

The Best London Books, recommended by Peter Ackroyd

The historian and biographer of London Peter Ackroyd picks five books that shine a light on parts of this vast, complex and confusing city where, he says, pathos and pantomime meet.

    The best books on London Olympic History, recommended by David Runciman

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    The best books on London Olympic History - The 1908 Olympics by Keith Baker

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    The 1908 Olympics
    by Keith Baker

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    The best books on London Olympic History - The Condition of England by Charles FG Masterman

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    The Condition of England
    by Charles FG Masterman

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    The best books on London Olympic History - The 1948 Olympics by Bob Phillips

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    The 1948 Olympics
    by Bob Phillips

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    The best books on London Olympic History - Austerity Britain by David Kynaston

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    Austerity Britain
    by David Kynaston

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    The best books on London Olympic History - 1948 by Andy Croft

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    1948
    by Andy Croft

The best books on London Olympic History, recommended by David Runciman

As the Olympics open, David Runciman looks back at the two previous times that the Games have been staged in London and finds that the thrift of today looks modest compared with austerities of the past

    The best books on Gang Crime, recommended by Gavin Knight

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    The best books on Gang Crime - Lush Life by Richard Price

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    Lush Life
    by Richard Price

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    The best books on Gang Crime - Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano

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    Gomorrah
    by Roberto Saviano

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    The best books on Gang Crime - The Corner by David Simon and Edward Burns

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    The Corner
    by David Simon and Edward Burns

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    The best books on Gang Crime - Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson

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    Code of the Street
    by Elijah Anderson

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    The best books on Gang Crime - Dark Heart: The Shocking Truth About Hidden Britain by Nick Davies

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    Dark Heart: The Shocking Truth About Hidden Britain
    by Nick Davies

The best books on Gang Crime, recommended by Gavin Knight

Inner-city crime is a matter of deprivation not race. It comes from a street culture that respects extreme violence, says Gavin Knight, an author who spent two years among British gangs and the police units covering them

    The best books on The Music of New Orleans, recommended by Keith Spera

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Ernie K-Doe by Ben Sandmel

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    Ernie K-Doe
    by Ben Sandmel

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Blue Monday by Rick Coleman

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    Blue Monday
    by Rick Coleman

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Louisiana Saturday Night by Alex V Cook

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    Louisiana Saturday Night
    by Alex V Cook

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - Up From the Cradle of Jazz by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones

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    Up From the Cradle of Jazz
    by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones

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    The best books on The Music of New Orleans - The Brothers by Art, Aaron, Charles and Cyril Neville and David Ritz

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    The Brothers
    by Art, Aaron, Charles and Cyril Neville and David Ritz

The best books on The Music of New Orleans, recommended by Keith Spera

The author of Groove Interrupted transports us to the world of Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, and tells us how (and where) to sample the city’s unique music culture

    The best books on Los Angeles, recommended by Dennis McDougal

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    The best books on Los Angeles - Southern California by Carey McWilliams

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    Southern California
    by Carey McWilliams

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    The best books on Los Angeles - Thinking Big by Bob Gottlieb and Irene Wolt

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    Thinking Big
    by Bob Gottlieb and Irene Wolt

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    The best books on Los Angeles - Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

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    Farewell, My Lovely
    by Raymond Chandler

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    The best books on Los Angeles - The Real and the Unreal by Bill Davidson

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    The Real and the Unreal
    by Bill Davidson

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    The best books on Los Angeles - City of Quartz by Mike Davis

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    City of Quartz
    by Mike Davis

The best books on Los Angeles, recommended by Dennis McDougal

The writer dubbed “LA’s number one muckraker” peels away the phoney baloney to tell us about power, pollution and pulp fiction in the City of Angels.

    The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You, recommended by Leo Hollis

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    The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You - The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

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    The Death and Life of Great American Cities
    by Jane Jacobs

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    The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You - Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

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    Where Good Ideas Come From
    by Steven Johnson

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    The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You - Together by Richard Sennett

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    Together
    by Richard Sennett

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    The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You - Open City by Teju Cole

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    Open City
    by Teju Cole

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    The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You - Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

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    Behind the Beautiful Forevers
    by Katherine Boo

The best books on Why Cities Are Good For You, recommended by Leo Hollis

Half of the world’s population live in cities, and more are moving in. Urbanist Leo Hollis explains how city living makes us smarter and more creative, why slums are set to grow, and what the future of the city holds.

    The best books on Las Vegas, recommended by Matthew O’Brien

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    The best books on Las Vegas - How I Got Cultured by Phyllis Barber

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    How I Got Cultured
    by Phyllis Barber

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    The best books on Las Vegas - The Green Felt Jungle by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris

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    The Green Felt Jungle
    by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris

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    The best books on Las Vegas - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson

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    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    by Hunter S Thompson

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    The best books on Las Vegas - Leaving Las Vegas by John O’Brien

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    Leaving Las Vegas
    by John O’Brien

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    The best books on Las Vegas - Lay the Favorite by Beth Raymer

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    Lay the Favorite
    by Beth Raymer

The best books on Las Vegas, recommended by Matthew O’Brien

Vegas tugs on the imagination like few other places. A sin city journalist tells us about innocent beginnings, muckraking and mobsters, and how Vegas has changed through boom and bust

    The Best San Francisco Novels, recommended by Armistead Maupin

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    The Best San Francisco Novels - McTeague by Frank Norris

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    McTeague
    by Frank Norris

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    The Best San Francisco Novels - The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer

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    The Confessions of Max Tivoli
    by Andrew Sean Greer

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    The Best San Francisco Novels - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

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    The Maltese Falcon
    by Dashiell Hammett

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    The Best San Francisco Novels - The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth

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    The Golden Gate
    by Vikram Seth

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    The Best San Francisco Novels - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

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    The Joy Luck Club
    by Amy Tan

The Best San Francisco Novels, recommended by Armistead Maupin

The author of the Tales of the City novel series, Armistead Maupin, tells us about San Francisco’s spirit of place, and the books that best capture the city’s sense of possibility and noirish feel. He recommends the best novels set in San Francisco.

    Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers

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    Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers - The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker

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    The Portable Dorothy Parker
    by Dorothy Parker

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    Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers - The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965 by Dawn Powell

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    The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965
    by Dawn Powell

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    Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers - Queer Street by James McCourt

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    Queer Street
    by James McCourt

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    Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers - Instant Lives And More by Howard Moss, drawings by Edward Gorey

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    Instant Lives And More
    by Howard Moss, drawings by Edward Gorey

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    Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers - Cheap Novelties by Ben Katchor

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    Cheap Novelties
    by Ben Katchor

Fran Lebowitz on New York Writers

‘The authors of these five books are people who came to New York for freedom – not so they could get rich, but so they could be free to pursue their interests and live their lives the way they wanted.’ New Yorker par excellence Fran Lebowitz recommends the writers who best capture her immutably mutable city.

    The Best London Novels, recommended by Iain Sinclair

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    The Best London Novels - London Bridge by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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    London Bridge
    by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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    The Best London Novels - Mother London by Michael Moorcock

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    Mother London
    by Michael Moorcock

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    The Best London Novels - Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

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    Our Mutual Friend
    by Charles Dickens

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    The Best London Novels - Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton

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    Hangover Square
    by Patrick Hamilton

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    The Best London Novels - The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

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    The Secret Agent
    by Joseph Conrad

The Best London Novels, recommended by Iain Sinclair

A city of hidden depths and morbid fascination, by turns respectable and savage. Iain Sinclair picks five novels that capture the spirit and rich history of London.

    The best books on Urban Economics, recommended by Edward Glaeser

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    The best books on Urban Economics - Nature’s Metropolis by William Cronon

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    Nature’s Metropolis
    by William Cronon

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    The best books on Urban Economics - Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by William L Riordon

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    Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
    by William L Riordon

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    The best books on Urban Economics - The Philadelphia Negro by W E B DuBois

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    The Philadelphia Negro
    by W E B DuBois

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    The best books on Urban Economics - The Urban Transportation Problem by John Kain and Martin Wohl & John Robert Meyer

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    The Urban Transportation Problem
    by John Kain and Martin Wohl & John Robert Meyer

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    The best books on Urban Economics - The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

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    The Death and Life of Great American Cities
    by Jane Jacobs

The best books on Urban Economics, recommended by Edward Glaeser

Harvard economist Edward Glaeser chooses the best books on the economics of cities, from Chicago’s life story to how urban transport shaped New York.

    The best books on Food and the City, recommended by Carolyn Steel

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    The best books on Food and the City - The Culture of Food by Massimo Montanari

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    The Culture of Food
    by Massimo Montanari

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    The best books on Food and the City - Man and the Natural World by Keith Thomas

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    Man and the Natural World
    by Keith Thomas

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    The best books on Food and the City - The Food of London by George Dodd

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    The Food of London
    by George Dodd

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    The best books on Food and the City - Provisioning Paris by Steven Kaplan

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    Provisioning Paris
    by Steven Kaplan

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    The best books on Food and the City - Paradox of Plenty by Harvey Levenstein

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    Paradox of Plenty
    by Harvey Levenstein

The best books on Food and the City, recommended by Carolyn Steel

The architect, writer, lecturer, and director of Kilburn Nightingale Architects says architecture should not be just about buildings, but about everything else in our environment

    The best books on Divided Cities, recommended by Jon Calame

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson

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    Imagined Communities
    by Benedict Anderson

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Survival in Beirut by Lina Mikdadi Tabbara

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    Survival in Beirut
    by Lina Mikdadi Tabbara

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Northern Ireland's Troubles by Marie-Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey, Marie Smyth

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    Northern Ireland's Troubles
    by Marie-Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey, Marie Smyth

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    The best books on Divided Cities - City of Stone by M Benvenisti

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    City of Stone
    by M Benvenisti

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    The best books on Divided Cities - Cyprus 1957-1963: From Colonial Conflict to Constitutional Crisis by Diana Weston Markides

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    Cyprus 1957-1963: From Colonial Conflict to Constitutional Crisis
    by Diana Weston Markides

The best books on Divided Cities, recommended by Jon Calame

The architectural teacher and writer explores the origins and consequences of urban partition along ethnic lines and selects five books that focus on divided cities such as Jerusalem, Belfast and Beirut

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