Big Books of 2026
Genres

Planning


Planning Books

The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Image of the City
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Cities for People
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution
The High Cost of Free Parking
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
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Dancing with Cinderella by Jeff HarlowAdvanced Strategic Planning by Aubrey MalphursSimple Church by Thom S. RainerMission Drift by Peter GreerThe Mission Driven Hospital by Chris Bart
Church Planning and Growth
24 books — 6 voters
Organizing Special Events and Conferences by Darcy Campion DevneyCrisis or Conference by Tony CareyDesigning Successful Professional Meetings and Conferences in... by Susan E. MundryA conference and workshop planner's manual by Lois B. Hart
Conference Planning
4 books — 1 voter

How Buildings Learn by Stewart BrandAt Home by Bill BrysonHistoric Preservation by Norman TylerA Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia McAlesterThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Built Heritage
140 books — 7 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithAt Home by Bill BrysonThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsWhere We Want to Live by Ryan Gravel101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School by Matthew Frederick
Books About Cities
29 books — 7 voters

Of the Mahabharata Catastrophes by Vegas LunaThe Small-Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey UsseryHydroponic Hot House by Jim DeKorneThe Complete Guide to Small-Scale Farming by Melissa NelsonThe Complete Medicinal Herbal by Mark Blumenthal
Emergency Planning For Any Catastrophe
111 books — 9 voters
The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann RoseThe Love Proposal by Camilla IsleyOne Perfect Day by Rebecca MeadMiss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding by Jacobina MartinOffbeat Bride by Ariel Meadow Stallings
Wedding Books
105 books — 69 voters

Quotes Tagged “Planning”

Gloria Steinem
“ Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning. ”
― Gloria Steinem
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Peter F. Drucker
“ Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. ”
― Peter F. Drucker
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