Topic: books
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Hong Kong's Bookstore of Banned Books
An interview with Paul Tang, whose People's Recreation Community has tapped into an intriguing new market.
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Lost Treasure of the Day: Edmonton's Streetcar Bookmobile
How good things once were!
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Maps
How a Map Is Like an Op-Ed
Thanks to the open data movement, anyone can be a cartographer. Professor Laura Kurgan on geography as a storytelling tool.
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A Glorious Collection of the Craziest Skyscraper Concepts You've Ever Seen
Eight years of "outstanding ideas for vertical living," courtesy architectural magazine eVolo.
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Next Great Idea
Why Our Cities Look and Work the Way They Do
A conversation with Sam Bass Warner and Andrew Whittemore about their new book, American Urban Form.
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Urban Explorers Think About Public Space Differently Than We Do
Author Moses Gates on what we should be able to access.
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Archives
The Istanbul That Might Have Been, and Might Still Be
A book of unbuilt Ottoman-era architectural and engineering plans sheds surprising light on the current building boom in Turkey’s largest city.
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Imagine a Digital Library in Every Bus or Train
Slow commute? No problem.
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'Detroit Isn't Some Kind of Abstract Art Project'
A new book provides some crucial perspective on Michigan's most embattled municipality.
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Some Super Charming Illustrated Answers to Urban Mysteries
Why do pigeons bob their heads? Do squirrels know where they hide their nuts? And other questions answered in this new art-meets-science book.
