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I’m the author of four books. The most recent is City, a guidebook to our urban age due out in spring 2012. Before that I wrote a cultural history of science and superweapons called Doomsday Men, a biography of Einstein, and a study of science and literature. More
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City: A Guidebook for the Urban Age
Today, for the first time in history more than half the population of the planet live in cities. Two hundred years ago, just three per cent were city dwellers, but by 2050, 75 per cent will be urbanites. City is the ultimate guidebook for our urban age, taking the reader on a journey through the past, present and future of the world's cities. Illustrated throughout and with essays on everything from Ellis Island and Eco-cities, to Street Food and Tahrir Square, this is a fascinating celebration of our greatest creation – the city. More
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- The urban age 15 May 2012
- Building the New Jerusalem 14 May 2012
- Our natural mode of living 08 May 2012
- Losing myself in Tokyo 11 April 2012
- A shining city on a hill 05 March 2012
- Starred review 14 February 2012
- This Urban Age 10 February 2012
- US Proofs of City 25 January 2012
- Ghetto at the Center of the World 17 November 2011
- The Trouble with City Planning 12 November 2011
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