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<p> Reviews on the previous edition: <p> (Will) replace Bartlett's on our library shelves. <p> --APA Journal <p> Well designed and attractive... college, university and large public libraries will want to purchase. <p> --Choice <p> This is a delightful collection. <p> --Cities <p> Need a snappy retort to the zoning committee after hearing it has just zoned the area next to your half-finished residential development--for a sewage plant? (Or perhaps an epithet from an ancient Greek philosopher?) Need a witticism on the suburbs when giving a speech to a group of urban planners dozing off? When you're being ignored at a gathering of planners and developers, want to get some attention by giving a discourse on the dysgenic city? If the answer to all these questions-- or even one--is yes, this could be the book for you. It is a serendipitous collection of over 3,000 quotes from over 1,000 famous, and some infamous, people on the topic of cities and urban life worldwide, from antiquity to the present. The quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of renowned to remote historians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, architects, journalists, educators, humorists, song writers, some everyday people, and others. Authors/speakers are arranged alphabetically followed by their quotations. The book is designed to be used by students, scholars, writers, speechmakers, and anyone who likes quotable quotes, and contains a limited index of subjects ranging from 'anti-urbanism' to 'zoning' and an index of some 300 cities starting with Abu Dhabi and ending with Zurich. <p> --Nancy H. Stewart, Urban Land

-A fine compilation of over three thousand quotes, from verses and proverbs to scripture and lyrics, on urban life from ancient to modern times. This reference reflects the words of over a thousand writers throughout history, from poets and public speakers to politicians and scientists, religious leaders and travelers. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updates on their authors, and a expanded introduction and preface, making it a top pick for any studying urban culture.- --The Bookwatch -Worthwhile . . . a handy quick-reference source of quotations.- --Martin Guha, Reference Reviews Reviews on the previous edition: -[Will] replace Bartlett's on our library shelves.- --APA Journal -Well designed and attractive. . . college, university, and large public libraries will want to purchase.- --Choice -This is a delightful collection.- --Cities -A serendipitous collection of over three thousand quotes from over one thousand famous, and some infamous, people on the topic of cities and urban life worldwide, from antiquity to the present. The quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of renowned to remote historians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, architects, journalists, educators, humorists, song writers, some everyday people, and others.- --Nancy H. Stewart, Urban Land ""A fine compilation of over three thousand quotes, from verses and proverbs to scripture and lyrics, on urban life from ancient to modern times. This reference reflects the words of over a thousand writers throughout history, from poets and public speakers to politicians and scientists, religious leaders and travelers. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updates on their authors, and a expanded introduction and preface, making it a top pick for any studying urban culture."" --The Bookwatch ""Worthwhile . . . a handy quick-reference source of quotations."" --Martin Guha, Reference Reviews Reviews on the previous edition: ""[Will] replace Bartlett's on our library shelves."" --APA Journal ""Well designed and attractive. . . college, university, and large public libraries will want to purchase."" --Choice ""This is a delightful collection."" --Cities ""A serendipitous collection of over three thousand quotes from over one thousand famous, and some infamous, people on the topic of cities and urban life worldwide, from antiquity to the present. The quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of renowned to remote historians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, architects, journalists, educators, humorists, song writers, some everyday people, and others."" --Nancy H. Stewart, Urban Land ""A fine compilation of over three thousand quotes, from verses and proverbs to scripture and lyrics, on urban life from ancient to modern times. This reference reflects the words of over a thousand writers throughout history, from poets and public speakers to politicians and scientists, religious leaders and travelers. This second edition includes four hundred new entries, updates on their authors, and a expanded introduction and preface, making it a top pick for any studying urban culture."" --The Bookwatch ""Worthwhile . . . a handy quick-reference source of quotations."" --Martin Guha, Reference Reviews Reviews on the previous edition: ""[Will] replace Bartlett's on our library shelves."" --APA Journal ""Well designed and attractive. . . college, university, and large public libraries will want to purchase."" --Choice ""This is a delightful collection."" --Cities ""A serendipitous collection of over three thousand quotes from over one thousand famous, and some infamous, people on the topic of cities and urban life worldwide, from antiquity to the present. The quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of renowned to remote historians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, architects, journalists, educators, humorists, song writers, some everyday people, and others."" --Nancy H. Stewart, Urban Land Reviews on the previous edition: ""[Will] replace Bartlett's on our library shelves."" --APA Journal ""Well designed and attractive. . . college, university, and large public libraries will want to purchase."" --Choice ""This is a delightful collection."" --Cities ""A serendipitous collection of over three thousand quotes from over one thousand famous, and some infamous, people on the topic of cities and urban life worldwide, from antiquity to the present. The quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of renowned to remote historians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, architects, journalists, educators, humorists, song writers, some everyday people, and others."" --Nancy H. Stewart, Urban Land Reviews on the previous edition: ""(Will) replace Bartlett's on our library shelves."" --APA Journal ""Well designed and attractive... college, university and large public libraries will want to purchase."" --Choice ""This is a delightful collection."" --Cities ""Need a snappy retort to the zoning committee after hearing it has just zoned the area next to your half-finished residential development--for a sewage plant? (Or perhaps an epithet from an ancient Greek philosopher?) Need a witticism on the suburbs when giving a speech to a group of urban planners dozing off? When you're being ignored at a gathering of planners and developers, want to get some attention by giving a discourse on the dysgenic city? If the answer to all these questions-- or even one--is yes, this could be the book for you. It is a serendipitous collection of over 3,000 quotes from over 1,000 famous, and some infamous, people on the topic of cities and urban life worldwide, from antiquity to the present. The quotes are drawn from the written and spoken words of renowned to remote historians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, architects, journalists, educators, humorists, song writers, some everyday people, and others. Authors/speakers are arranged alphabetically followed by their quotations. The book is designed to be used by students, scholars, writers, speechmakers, and anyone who likes quotable quotes, and contains a limited index of subjects ranging from 'anti-urbanism' to 'zoning' and an index of some 300 cities starting with Abu Dhabi and ending with Zurich."" --Nancy H. Stewart, Urban Land

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