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The most urgent needs in the domain of human health today, globally, are clean air and water. Close behind are toilets, social connection, exposure to nature, and an active life in a safe environment.
“A status symbol is a book. A very easy book to read is The Catcher in the Rye. Walk around with that under your arm, kids. That is status.”
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“Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves.”
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.”
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“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
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“There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretended order, achieved by ignoring or suppressing the real order that is struggling to exist and to be served.”
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Katrina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katrina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
891 books
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116 friends
556 books
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47 friends
470 books
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80 friends
494 books
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88 friends
0 books
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27 friends
0 books
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132 friends
1 book
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9 friends
459 books
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4 friends
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