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The Essential William H. Whyte - by Albert LaFarge (Paperback)

The Essential William H. Whyte - by  Albert LaFarge (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Essential William H. Whyte offers the core writings of a great observer of the postwar American scene. Included are selections from The Organization Man, Securing Space for Urban America: Conservation Easements, The Last Landscape, The Social Life of Urban Spaces, and City: Rediscovering the Center, as well as many of Whyte's articles from Fortune Magazine.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"LaFarge has pulled together a first rate collection of modern American social criticism."-- "--Library Journal"<br><br>"Whyte was, essentially, a scientist of the street--one of the first, which is amazing when you think of how long streets existed before he came along. His work has been used to make public spaces better and more useful to citizens, which in turn has made cities better."<b>-----Paco Underhill, <i>author of Why We Buy</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br>Albert LaFarge was raised in New York City, where he has worked as a book editor since 1985.<br>

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