Public Space Books

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Feminist City: A Field Guide Feminist City: A Field Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as public-space)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,133 ratings — published 2019
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How to Turn a Place Around How to Turn a Place Around (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as public-space)
avg rating 4.39 — 44 ratings — published 2000
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Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as public-space)
avg rating 3.99 — 310 ratings — published 2014
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What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City (One World Essentials) What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City (One World Essentials)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.33 — 8,931 ratings — published 2018
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Man maakt stuk Man maakt stuk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,861 ratings — published 2024
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Venus on Wheels: Two Decades of Dialogue on Disability, Biography, and Being Female in America Venus on Wheels: Two Decades of Dialogue on Disability, Biography, and Being Female in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.26 — 47 ratings — published 2000
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White Gold: Stories of Breast Milk Sharing (Anthropology of Contemporary North America) White Gold: Stories of Breast Milk Sharing (Anthropology of Contemporary North America)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2017
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Gross Anatomy: Dispatches from the Front (and Back) Gross Anatomy: Dispatches from the Front (and Back)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,396 ratings — published 2018
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Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.27 — 22,339 ratings — published 2012
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For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,501 ratings — published 1976
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Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.15 — 18,727 ratings — published 2019
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Heavy Heavy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.47 — 44,283 ratings — published 2018
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How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.44 — 4,290 ratings — published 2016
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Sick: A Memoir Sick: A Memoir (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.34 — 3,411 ratings — published 2018
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Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.22 — 13,143 ratings — published 2015
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.17 — 120,041 ratings — published 2017
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Surface Tensions: Surgery, Bodily Boundaries, and the Social Self Surface Tensions: Surgery, Bodily Boundaries, and the Social Self (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 2011
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.40 — 63,826 ratings — published 1997
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,358 ratings — published 1987
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The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.88 — 168 ratings — published 2009
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Urban interventions: Design Ideas for the Public Space Urban interventions: Design Ideas for the Public Space (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Production of Space The Production of Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,225 ratings — published 1991
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,557 ratings — published 1961
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Callous Objects: Designs against the Homeless (Forerunners: Ideas First) Callous Objects: Designs against the Homeless (Forerunners: Ideas First)
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avg rating 4.21 — 76 ratings — published
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Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published 2011
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,042 ratings — published 2004
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Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.40 — 661 ratings — published 2019
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Urban Transformations: Transit Oriented Development & The Sustainable City Urban Transformations: Transit Oriented Development & The Sustainable City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.00 — 4 ratings — published 2011
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Streets and Patterns Streets and Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.80 — 15 ratings — published 2004
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Quantum City Quantum City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.88 — 8 ratings — published 2002
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Another Breach in the Wall Another Breach in the Wall
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
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Alvin Baltrop: Dreams into Glass (Perspectives) Alvin Baltrop: Dreams into Glass (Perspectives)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2012
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The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.71 — 7 ratings — published
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Alvin Baltrop: The Piers Alvin Baltrop: The Piers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.54 — 13 ratings — published
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Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.77 — 31 ratings — published 1997
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Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.53 — 554 ratings — published 2021
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Queer Constellations: Subcultural Space In The Wake Of The City Queer Constellations: Subcultural Space In The Wake Of The City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.47 — 17 ratings — published 2004
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Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.77 — 648 ratings — published 2019
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The Freezer Door The Freezer Door (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.19 — 489 ratings — published 2020
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Kamusal Alan Kamusal Alan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.22 — 9 ratings — published 2008
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Times Square Red, Times Square Blue Times Square Red, Times Square Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,240 ratings — published 1999
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Sustainability by Design: A Vision for a Region of 4 Million Sustainability by Design: A Vision for a Region of 4 Million (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published 2007
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DIY Detroit: Making Do in a City without Services DIY Detroit: Making Do in a City without Services (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.44 — 16 ratings — published
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Policing Public Sex: Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism Policing Public Sex: Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.00 — 34 ratings — published 1996
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Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.01 — 922 ratings — published 1994
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Rights of Passage: Sidewalks and the Regulation of Public Flow (Social Justice) Rights of Passage: Sidewalks and the Regulation of Public Flow (Social Justice)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2010
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The Open Revolution: Rewriting the rules of the information age The Open Revolution: Rewriting the rules of the information age (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.66 — 58 ratings — published 2018
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Depression: A Public Feeling Depression: A Public Feeling (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as public-space)
avg rating 3.91 — 490 ratings — published 2012
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“L'inégale répartition de l'espace se poursuit plus tard, encouragée par un sexisme structurel dans la société française. Quand on dit que l'espace public est neutre, ça signifie en réalité qu'il est masculin.”
Titiou Lecoq, Libérées !

Catie Marron
“Squares have defined urban living since the dawn of democracy, from which they are inseparable. From the start, the public square has been synonymous with a society that acknowledges public life and a life in public, which is to say a society distinguishing the individual from the state [Michael Kimmelman, "Culture: Power of the Place"].”
Catie Marron, City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World

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