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What I Found in a Thousand Towns : A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time by Dar Williams (2017, Hardcover)

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A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises. Here, in an account that "reads as if Pete Seeger and Jane Jacobs teamed up" ( New York Times ), Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities. What I Found in a Thousand Towns is more than a love letter to America's small towns, it's a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America's lively and resilient communities.

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Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465098967
ISBN-13
9780465098965
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235001489

Product Key Features

Book Title
What I Found in a Thousand Towns : A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time
Author
Dar Williams
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Composers & Musicians, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz

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Ml420.W544a5 2017
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"Dar Williams channels the soul and spirit of Jane Jacobs. With a song-writer's eye for detail and an urbanist's nose for what makes cities and towns work, she provides stunning portraits of America's great small towns. What I Found in a Thousand Towns will open your eyes to the key things that makes communities succeed and thrive even when the deck is stacked against them. I love this book: You will too." -- Richard Florida, author of The New Urban Crisis, "During a time of political, economic, and social upheaval across the United States, Williams' grounded optimism is a refreshing corrective." -- Kirkus, "To become a great city planner takes three things: strong powers of observation, the ability to communicate, and the opportunity to travel the world to learn from successes and failures. Anyone who has heard a Dar Williams song is familiar with her gifts in the first two categories. And what better vocation than wandering minstrel to get to know the wide world and all its places? So observant, so articulate, and so prepared, Ms. Williams has created a stealth city planning text that is unsurpassed in its ability to charm and enlighten." -- Jeff Speck, city planner and author of Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, "To become a great city planner takes three things: strong powers of observation, the ability to communicate, and the opportunity to travel the world to learn from successes and failures. Anyone who has heard a Dar Williams song is familiar with her gifts in the first two categories. And what better vocation than wandering minstrel to get to know the wide world and all its places? So observant, so articulate, and so prepared, Ms. Williams has created a stealth city planning text that is unsurpassed in its ability to charm and enlighten." -Jeff Speck, city planner and author of Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, " What I Found in a Thousand Town s is a thoughtful and passionately explored journey of how American towns can revitalize and come to life through their art, food, history, mom-and-pop business, and community bridge building. Dar Williams gives us hope and vision for the possibilities of human connection." -- Emily Saliers, Indigo Girls, "The popular folk singer and songwriter Dar William's new book is not another endless parade of music memoirs. Having performed around around the United States for so many years, Williams writes about how she believes towns can best thrive in an age of economic and environmental struggles.... [ What I Found in a Thousand Towns ] reads as if Pete Seeger and Jane Jacobs teamed up, more a report from the Green party than the green room."-- New York Times
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-014725
Dewey Decimal
782.42164092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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Saw her entertain and she read from it in between songs. Stood in line for a signed book after the show and she was so popular she ran out so this was a great find. See her live if you can! Beautiful voice and soul.
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