false 2569072 1 The untold story of why America is so culturally and politically divided. America may be more diverse than ever coast to coast, but the places where we live are becoming increasingly crowded with people who live, think, and vote as we do.Weve built a country where we can all choose the neighborhoodand church and news showmost compatible with our lifestyle and beliefs. And we are living with the consequences of this way-of-life segregation. Our country has become so polarized, so ideologically inbred, that people dont know and cant understand those who live just a few miles away. The reason for this situation, and the dire implications for our country, is the subject of this groundbreaking work. In 2004, journalist Bill Bishop made national news in a series of articles when he coined the phrase the big sort. Armed with original and startling demographic data, he showed how Americans have been sorting themselves over the past three decades into alarmingly homogeneous communitiesnot at the regional level, or the red- state/bluestate level, but at the micro level of city and neighborhood. In "The Big Sort" Bishop takes his analysis to a new level in a brilliantly reported book that makes its case from the ground up, starting with stories about how we live today, and then drawing on history, economics, and our changing political landscape to create one of the most compelling big-picture accounts of America in recent memory. "The Big Sort" will draw comparisons to Robert Putnams "Bowling Alone" and Richard Floridas "The Rise of the Creative Class" and will redefine the way Americans think about themselves for decades to come. 2578831 7 5 2008 The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart total:169|5:33|4:59|3:57|2:20|1:0| 169 612 673 77 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 3 7 false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 08:40:56 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 13:54:56 -0700 2008 everyone - is a Gore supporter except for my grandparents in Kerrville, TX, who took the Hobbit a...more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 0 1 false Sat Sep 06 13:40:57 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 16:29:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 4 2 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 12:10:28 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 18:52:25 -0700 2008

The book was spot-on with the social realignments that have been sweeping the country. I have experienced this phenome...more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 4 1 false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 09:11:36 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 21:07:25 -0800 2008 2. Obedience or self-reliance?
3. Curiosity or good manners?
4. To be considerate or well behaved?

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Essentially, Bishop starts with the generally-undisputed observation that our politi...more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 5 0 false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 05:00:13 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 05:09:20 -0800 2009
According to this book, since the 1960s, Americans have been sorting themselves out into like-minded tribal communities, whose members reinforce one another's already...more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 2 0 false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:40:19 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 15:52:39 -0700 2009
Perhaps with the first 250 (of 300) pages, which repeats the same thing three or four times. There's a "Big Sort" going on, and it's suspicious. The author (barely) managed to convince me, but that doesn't mean I wa...more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 12:11:11 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 05 19:43:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 3 0 false Mon May 25 19:51:30 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 19:54:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2569072 0618689354 9780618689354 169 77 3.62 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2569072.The_Big_Sort_Why_the_Clustering_of_Like_Minded_America_Is_Tearing_Us_Apart 3 0 false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:19:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:20:49 -0700 2009
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