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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

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Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Best Book of the Year Award in 2011

“A masterpiece.” —Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics

“Bursting with insights.” —The New York Times Book Review

A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities


America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban econom...