Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-01-19
Books mentioned on Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 435
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Little House
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton is a classic children's picture book that tells the story of a rural house that becomes gradually surrounded and eventually overwhelmed by the rapid expansion of a nearby city.
Recommended“once upon a time you might have read a book when you were a kid where there was a house in the country and then the house was surrounded by other houses and then eventually the house was surrounded by these tall apartment buildings and there was an elevated train in front of it and all this kind of stuff”
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Inside of a Dog
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz is a popular science book that examines canine perception, cognition, and behavior from the perspective of the animals themselves.
Recommended“Alexandra Horowitz who runs a dog cognition Lab at Barnard college is the author of a wonderful book called inside of a dog I've gotten inside of the dog and have glimpsed the dog's point of view you can do the same if you have a dog in the room with you”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Little House
“Once upon a time you might have read a book when you were a kid where there was a house in the country and then the house was surrounded by other houses and then eventually the house was surrounded by these tall apartment buildings and there was an elevated train in front of it and all this kind of stuff”