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    Book cover for The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs — Editorial Identification.
    Non-Fiction1961

    The Death and Life of Great American Cities

    by Jane Jacobs

    A groundbreaking critique of urban planning orthodoxy and a celebration of the organic life of city streets.

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    Sam Altman
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    "Listed as a top 2026 sociological pick."

    "Fundamental understanding of how humans organize."

    — Sam Altman,
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