Customer Review: We recently had Dr. Loewen as a guest for an online meeting of the Everyday Democracy Book Club. It was interesting to hear whether he feels his book has made much of a difference (he doesn't, yet) and what needs to happen to overcome the legacy of Sundown Towns. Here's his prescription and a link... more info
Customer Review: This book is well written without a lot of "fluffy" space filling verbiage. It gets to points quickly and the organization is very good. If you are involved in an HOA this book will really help. Get your state HOA rules/regs, along with this book, and you will be able to get a handle on your... more info
Customer Review: Excellent review of how the Chicago Housing Authority, despite good intentions, ended up not only itself segregated, but reinforced existing housing segregation in the private market.
Hirsch actually takes a much broader view of his subject than public housing. Rather, he exp;ores the various ways... more info
Customer Review: I like this book on coho. I liked it so much that I tried to form a coho. Not so easy. You need a lot of time and you need a lot of patience. Money is very helpful too. The people that write coho how to books seem to be in the coho business, so a book is a great promotional tool. If want to... more info
Customer Review: Benjamin Franklin said, "Experience is the best teacher, and a fool knows no other." This book shows how to avoid the hundreds of mistakes (of design, contract and organization) frequently made by developers of urbanist communities, i.e., walkable, real estate developments and communities that... more info
Customer Review: The book contains some great projects that concern examples of high-density housing. The texts are short and to the points, accompanied by good photographs and drawings (plans/details).
As for the book itself, the paper-wrapped cover can damage quickly and the book could use some more... more info
Customer Review: When the history of North Korea is discussed, the focus is usually on the division of the peninsula, the installation of a pro-Soviet regime, and the application of communism. But Charles K. Armstrong went far beyond this approach in this work. Armstrong went through several aspects of North... more info