Books that have been read by the St. Louis Urbanists book club.
St. Louis Urbanists Book Club Public
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nix says: October 2023
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Cars and Jails by Julie Livingston, Andrew Ross
4 stars
Written in a lively, accessible fashion and drawing extensively on interviews with people who were formerly incarcerated, Cars and Jails …
nix says: July 2025
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Toxic Communities by Dorceta E. Taylor
From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by …
nix says: August 2025
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nix says: May 2025
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Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam
3 stars
Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but …
nix says: February and March 2025
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nix says: January 2025
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Inclusive Transportation by Veronica O. Davis
Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while …
nix says: April 2025
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nix says: October 2024
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Green metropolis ; what the city can teach the country about true sustainability by Owen, David.
2 stars
A challenging, controversial, and highly readable look at our lives, our world, and our future. In this remarkable challenge to …
nix says: September 2024
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nix says: August 2024
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nix says: November 2024
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The Broken Heart of America by Walter Johnson
5 stars
A searing and "magisterial" (Cornel West, New York Times–bestselling author of Democracy Matters) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, …
nix says: May and June 2024
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nix says: April 2024
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Right of Way by Angie Schmitt, Brown, Charles T.
5 stars
The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in …
nix says: March 2024
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nix says: July 2024
