{"product_id":"city-life-9780684825298","title":"City Life","description":"In City Life, Witold Rybczynski, bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down, looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitold Rybczynski has written about architecture and urbanism for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Clearing in the Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Biography of a Building\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Mysteries of the Mall\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNow I Sit Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of the National Building Museum's 2007 Vincent Scully Prize, he lives with his wife in Philadelphia, where he is emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327050223890,"sku":"9780684825298","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cce294d4-2658-44d2-b6e9-5858f28bf274.jpg?v=1727708901","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/city-life-9780684825298","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}