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April 15
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Payton
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The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future (Hardcover)
by Marco D'Eramo
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chicago-midwest
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recommended for: new Chicagoans
Payton said:
"I like to recommend this one to newcomers to town -- provided they're able to see through its biases. It's well researched, reports on a broad array of stories that explain why Chicago is the way it is, and somehow still manages to offer a refreshing...more
I like to recommend this one to newcomers to town -- provided they're able to see through its biases. It's well researched, reports on a broad array of stories that explain why Chicago is the way it is, and somehow still manages to offer a refreshing point of view....less
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New comment on Noah's review of
How Cities Work : Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken
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February 27
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New comment on Lisa's review of
The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999
(see all 2 comments)
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January 11
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Payton
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to:
Variations on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public Space (Paperback)
by Michael Sorkin
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observing-global-cities
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December 31
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Payton
gave
to:
Richard Nickel's Chicago: Photographs of a Lost City (Hardcover)
by Michael Williams
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chicago-midwest
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read in December, 2007
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Payton
gave
to:
Chicago in Maps: 1612-2002 (Hardcover)
by Robert Holland
bookshelves:
chicago-midwest
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read in January, 2007
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December 10
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Payton
gave
to:
The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists (Paperback)
by Michael Brower
bookshelves:
consumer-society
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Payton said:
"a quick, data-driven but still accessible, overview of what really matters and what doesn't about consumer choices and the environment. we're always bombarded with "do this, do that" messages (often conflicting) regarding our ecological foo...more
a quick, data-driven but still accessible, overview of what really matters and what doesn't about consumer choices and the environment. we're always bombarded with "do this, do that" messages (often conflicting) regarding our ecological footprints, and here's a no-nonsense guide to evaluating those claims.
of course, the most important environmental choices of all (which they make clear but perhaps don't emphasize enough) are public, not private, but it's important nonetheless....less
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December 09
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Payton
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to:
Postmodern Pooh (Rethinking Theory)
by Frederick Crews
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social-theory
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Payton
added:
Commodify Your Dissent: Salvos from the Baffler (Paperback)
by Matt Weiland
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