{"product_id":"triumph-of-the-city-isbn-9780143120544","title":"Triumph of the City","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times and McKinsey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBest Book of the Year Award \u003c\/i\u003ein 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A masterpiece.” —Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bursting with insights.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the  majesty and greatness of cities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica 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 economist, declares  that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both  cultural and economic terms) places to live. He travels through history  and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how  they bring out the best in humankind. Using intrepid reportage, keen  analysis, and cogent argument, Glaeser makes an urgent, eloquent case  for the city's importance and splendor, offering inspiring proof that  the city is humanity's greatest creation and our best hope for the  future.“A masterpiece.”\u003cb\u003e —Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bursting with insights.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEdward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He studies the economics of cities, housing, segregation, obesity, crime, innovation and other subjects, and writes about many of these issues for \u003ci\u003eEconomix\u003c\/i\u003e. He serves as the director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. He is also a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1992.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302040228069,"sku":"NP9780143120544","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143120544.jpg?v=1767742971","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/triumph-of-the-city-isbn-9780143120544","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}