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';Marshall writes with wit, reason, and style... An excellent resource on the history and future of American cities.' Library Journal Do cities work anymore? How did they get to be such sprawling conglomerations of lookalike subdivisions, mega freeways, and ';big box' superstores surrounded by acres of parking lots? And why, most of all, dont they feel like real communities? These are the questions that Alex Marshall tackles in this hard-hitting, highly readable look at what makes cities work. Marshall argues that urban life has broken down because of our basic ignorance of the real forces that shape citiestransportation systems, industry and business, and political decision-making. He explores how these forces have built four very different urban environments: the decentralized sprawl of California's Silicon Valley; the crowded streets of New York City's Jackson Heights neighborhood; the controlled growth of Portland, Oregon; and the stage-set facades of Disney's planned community, Celebration, Florida. To build better cities, Marshall asserts, we must understand and intelligently direct the forces that shape them. Without prescribing any one solution, he defines the key issues facing all concerned citizens who are trying to control urban sprawl and build real communities. His timely book is important reading for a wide public and professional audience.

Bringing a fresh perspective to current debates over the "free market," this wide-ranging look at how market economies are designed and constructed helps us understand how "the market" works and how we can build fairer and more effective markets.

In this daring, postmodern autobiography, S. Paige Baty recounts her search for love and community on the Internet.

A fascinating autobiography that tells the intertwining stories of one of Russia's best-known documentary filmmakers and the eventful half century of Russian history she has recorded.

In this irreverent and moving memoir, Lord draws on the e-mail correspondence of her online persona Her Baldness to offer an unconventional look at life with breast cancer and the societal space occupied by the seriously ill.