In his new book, Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville, Witold Rybczynski follows the design, construction, and marketing of a new residential subdivision over the course of several years. Slate offers excerpts from the narrative: 1 | 2 | 3
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also reviewed by LA Times - "Rybczynski's books have never gone very deep. Instead, they skim and skate and often, in the end, leave you wondering exactly what it is you've just read. In his latest, "Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville," Rybczynski has not only given up depth completely but also surrendered critical thinking in exchange for marketing. As you descend with him into the dark world of the residential subdivision developer, you might begin to mistake yourself for a potential client checking out pre-fab houses. "Last Harvest" is about as rich with genuine inquiry as a four-color brochure for a time share in Vegas."
zing.
man, AP, you stole my post... i was waiting for the third excerpt to be posted first...
anyways, here's the third part... it's one of his slideshow essay things...
AP, are you up in NYC yet?
not yet phil, later this month...send me an email...
also, I'll add the part 3 link to the post.
Anyone's who's spent time reading Rybczynski's Slate column will find the LA t review unsurprising.
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