Book Reviews
Mike McCabe Blasts Both Parties
“We have one party that is scary and another that is scared,” writes Mike McCabe, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, in his new book.
Sep 17th, 2014 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Walker’s Book is Very Revealing
There are fascinating sections, including Walker giving staff a top ten list ridiculing public workers.
Nov 12th, 2013 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The End of Suburbs?
So argues a new book. And former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist agrees. Are they right?
Sep 25th, 2013 by Terry Falk
Three Novels About Bicyclists
Cycling novels are on the rise. Three good reads I can recommend.
Mar 1st, 2013 by Dave Schlabowske
Historic Milwaukee Public Schoolhouses
An enjoyable journey through many of Milwaukee's most attractive public school buildings.
Dec 10th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
Why So Many Bars?
A new book captures the unique social history behind Wisconsin's tavern culture.
Nov 18th, 2012 by Harrison Turner
The Option of Urbanism
More and more Americans are voting with their feet to live, work, and play in urban neighborhoods, but the government and big banks have been slow to respond to this change
Jul 17th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
The Seamless City
Mitt Romney's urban policy adviser delivers a surprisingly sane book on his time as a mayor of a major city.
Jul 11th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
The Big Roads
The Big Roads, by Earl Swift, tells the story of America's highways. The book begins by exploring the era when a highway was merely a dirt road, and ends with a look at the lasting impact of the Interstate Highway System.
Oct 24th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
The Battle for Gotham
Roberta Brandes Gratz, one of Planetizen's Top 100 Urban Thinkers, explores what makes New York City work in her book The Battle for Gotham New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs. With a title like you would assume the book dealt heavily with details of how Jacobs and Moses operated and their battles over urban renewal, but you would be wrong if you did.
Sep 26th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
The Agile City
The Agile City by James S. Russell is an easy to read, pro-city book. Feeling much like a Richard Florida book at points, the author highlights examples of cities getting things right in regard to building wealth and dealing with the effects (and causes) of climate change. It is neither a book about green washing, nor is it filled with pie-in-the-sky "green" plans for how to remake the way we live. The book focuses on practical objectives to build wealth and well-being through cities.
Sep 16th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
Building an Aerotropolis in Milwaukee
What would an aerotropolis bring to Milwaukee? What does Milwaukee need to do to get there? Better yet, what is an aerotropolis? I recently completed reading Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next by Greg Lindsay and John Kasarda, and couldn't help but continually think about how the idea of an aerotropolis fits with Milwaukee.
Jun 28th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
