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Underpinnings
Books examining the fundamental material underpinnings of human societies. Elements and systems so basic in our lives we often take them for granted. Infrastructure, waste, shipping, etc.
Tags: garbage, infrastructure, roads, sewage, shipping, transport, utilities, waste, and water

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Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
by Elizabeth Royte 2 people voted »
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do
by Tom Vanderbilt 2 people voted »
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The Works: Anatomy of a City
The Works: Anatomy of a City
by Kate Ascher 1 person voted »
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of H...
by Rose George 1 person voted »
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the Wo...
by Marc Levinson 1 person voted »
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Uncommon Carriers
Uncommon Carriers
by John McPhee 1 person voted »
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Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale And Why We Bought It
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale And Why We ...
by Elizabeth Royte 1 person voted »
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Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life
Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highw...
by Tom Lewis 1 person voted »
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Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis
Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis
by Ken Midkiff 1 person voted »
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Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape
Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial...
by Brian Hayes 1 person voted »
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The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage
The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal His...
by Jamie Benidickson 1 person voted »
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Beneath the Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities
Beneath the Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities
by Alex Marshall 1 person voted »
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message 1: by jo (new)

210397 v. interesting list. fiction, too?


message 2: by Steve (new)

322183 I think fiction's a different enough beast to warrant a separate list.


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