{"product_id":"metropolis-a-history-of-the-city-humankinds-greatest-invention-9780525436331","title":"Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban living sparked humankind's greatest innovations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A towering achievement. . . . Reading this book is like visiting an exhilarating city for the first time--dazzling.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the two hundred millennia of humanity's existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. From their very beginnings, cities created such a flourishing of human endeavor--new professions, new forms of art, worship and trade--that they kick-started civilization. Guiding us through the centuries, Wilson reveals the innovations nurtured by the inimitable energy of human beings together: civics in the agora of Athens, global trade in ninth-century Baghdad, finance in the coffeehouses of London, domestic comforts in the heart of Amsterdam, peacocking in Belle Époque Paris. In the modern age, the skyscrapers of New York City inspired utopian visions of community design, while the trees of twenty-first-century Seattle and Shanghai point to a sustainable future in the age of climate change. Page-turning, irresistible, and rich with engrossing detail, \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant demonstration that the story of human civilization is the story of cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5521140\"\u003eBen Wilson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.26w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525436331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525436332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS039000\"\u003eCivilization\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026030\"\u003eSociology | Urban\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL002000\"\u003ePublic Policy | City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEN WILSON has an undergraduate and master's degree in history from Cambridge. He is the author of five previous books, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Price Liberty?\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he received the Somerset Maugham Award, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy\u003c\/i\u003e. He has consulted for various TV history programs and appeared on TV and on national radio in the U.S., UK, and Ireland. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian Online\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48892100608287,"sku":"0525436332","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_26b20787-1fc0-43b4-b1af-9a0a3c849f1d.jpg?v=1719898083","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/metropolis-a-history-of-the-city-humankinds-greatest-invention-9780525436331","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}