American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte's Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life
Richard K. Rein
Jul 2022 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Tom Lennon
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American Urbanist shares the life and wisdom of a man whose advocacy reshaped many of the places we know and love today-from New York's bustling Bryant Park to preserved forests and farmlands around the country. William "Holly" Whyte's experiences as a WWII intelligence officer and leader of the genre-defining reporters at Fortune Magazine in the 1950s shaped his razor-sharp assessments of how the world actually worked-not how it was assumed to work. His 1956 bestseller, The Organization Man, catapulted the dangers of "groupthink" and conformity into the national consciousness. Over his five decades of research and writing, Holly's wide-ranging work changed how people thought about careers and companies, cities and suburbs, urban planning, open space preservation, and more. He was part of the rising environmental movement, helped spur change at the planning office of New York City, and narrated two films about urban life, in addition to writing six books. No matter the topic, Holly advocated for the decisionmakers to be people, not just experts. This revealing biography offers a rare glimpse into the mind of an iconoclast whose healthy skepticism of the status quo can help guide our efforts to create the kinds of places we want to live in today.
About the author
After a reporting career that included stops at Time and People magazines, Richard K. Rein launched U.S. 1, a nationally acclaimed weekly newspaper that helped the Princeton-Route 1 corridor become more than an "edge city." Rein now serves on Princeton Future, a nonprofit that promotes sustainable urbanism in his hometown.
Since 2015, Tom Lennon has produced over 100 audiobooks in a variety of genres, including detective mystery, nonfiction, thriller, and memoir. When not in the studio being interrupted by a tuxedo cat named Oreo, Tom can frequently be found in or under his 1972 Mercury Cougar.
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