Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2021-03-21
Books mentioned on How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? | Freakonomics Radio | Bonus Episode
Stephen Dubner recommended New York, New York, New York by Thomas Dyja and Transformation by Larry Thomas. Kurt Andersen discussed The Organization Man by William H. Whyte and The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs. Thomas Dyja discussed The Third Coast by Thomas L. Dyja.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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New York, New York, New York
New York, New York, New York by Thomas Dyja is a comprehensive urban history that charts four decades of New York City's transformation, success, and excess through the tenures of five distinct mayoral administrations from Ed Koch to Bill de Blasio.
Recommended“the author is Thomas Diga and the book is called New York New York New York four Decades of success excess and transformation if you care even a little bit about New York City possibly even if you don't this book will”
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Transformation
Transformation by Larry Thomas, more fully titled New York New York New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation by Thomas Dyja, is a comprehensive exploration of New York City's complex urban evolution over forty years.
Recommended“the author is Thomas Diga and the book is called New York New York New York four Decades of success excess and transformation if you care even a little bit about New York City possibly even if you don't this book will”
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The Organization Man
Discussed“Holly white wrote a book called the organization man which was one of the first sociological looks at the impact of corporate life and Suburban life on American people”
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs is a seminal 1961 non-fiction work that offers a systemic look at how urban environments function, critiquing mid-century renewal policies and championing vibrant street life.
Discussed“Holly White had heard her speak at Harvard and ask her to write a piece for Fortune Magazine which led to her 1961 book the death and life of American cities”
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The Third Coast
The Third Coast by Thomas L.
Discussed“my last book was about how Chicago had a whole parallel aesthetic that was really the The Crucible for a lot of things that then went off to New York and became famous”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“most recently Evil Geniuses the unmaking of America a recent history”
“Tom digio worked for decades in book publishing and as an author he's written big books like this one before his most recent the Third Coast was about Chicago his hometown”
“the power broker by Robert Carrow the book you see on a bookshelf behind every single cable news Zoom interviewee”