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Man-Made Philadelphi... 10/22 RJ is currently reading:
Man-Made Philadelphia (Paperback)
by Richard Saul Wurman
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Geography of Nowhere... 10/22 RJ is currently reading:
Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by James Howard Kunstler
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Wpa Guide to Philade... 09/13 RJ is currently reading:
Wpa Guide to Philadelphia (American Guide Series.)
by Richard J. Liebster
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October 23
125313 New comment on RJ's review of Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
841029 RJ wrote: "When he's going through the history of cities, how they're built, how they've developed in the US ov...more "

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October 22
Man-Made Philadelphi... RJ is currently reading:
Man-Made Philadelphia (Paperback)
by Richard Saul Wurman
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
Geography of Nowhere... RJ is currently reading:
Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by James Howard Kunstler
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
September 13
Wpa Guide to Philade... RJ is currently reading:
Wpa Guide to Philadelphia (American Guide Series.)
by Richard J. Liebster
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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September 08
It Can't Happen Here RJ gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
It Can't Happen Here (Paperback)
by Sinclair Lewis
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read in October, 2008
Direction of Cities RJ gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Direction of Cities (Paperback)
by John Guinther
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read in September, 2008

RJ RJ said: "Not bad. Very Philadelphia-in-the-50s-centric which I didn't expect, but was good. Guinther definitely got a lot of that segment from the Philadelphia urban renewal chapter of Cities In a Race With Time. Also, a healthy dose of anti-Robert Mos...more "
August 26
Mall Maker: Victor G... RJ gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Mall Maker: Victor Gruen, Architect of an American Dream (Hardcover)
by M. Jeffrey Hardwick
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read in August, 2008

RJ RJ said: "Kind of fascinating- the architect who began the movement of Hudson's to the Detroit suburbs with Northland, turned Kalamazoo's downtown into a pedestrian mall.

Gruen was filled with conflicting theories- hated the automobile, yet his redesigns fo...more
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August 24
H.L. Mencken's Smart... RJ marked as to-read:
H.L. Mencken's Smart Set Criticism (Paperback)
by H.L. Mencken
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July 30
107466 New comment on RJ's review of Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York
841029 RJ wrote: "Support your local library- take a book from them! "

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381359 New comment on RJ's review of The Death and Life of Great American Cities
841029 RJ wrote: "This one I actually own, so yes! "

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