{"id":1394,"date":"2006-12-16T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2006-12-16T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:10:29","slug":"books-for-public-space-lovers-to-give-and-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/12\/16\/books-for-public-space-lovers-to-give-and-receive\/","title":{"rendered":"Books for public space lovers to give and receive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hark, what&#8217;s that earth-shaking cacophany echoing past yonder half-finished condo developments and through the halls of municipal committee meetings? Public space friends, &#8217;tis the bell of a mighty consumerist sleigh. And ask not for whom this last-minute-shopping jingle bell tolleth &#8211; it tolls, almost certainly, for thee. And, erm, me. Dang!<br \/>\nFortunately, many good and informative and helpful tomes exist for city lovers (and lovers of city lovers) to give and receive in short time. With Hannukah in full force and only 7 days &#8217;til Xmas Eve, let the following suggestions fasttrack you to the 401 of flaneur-flavoured holiday book-giving bliss:<\/p>\n<p>For the amateur geographer and itinerant intellectual:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elsewheremapping.com\/\">Else\/Where: Mapping New Cartographies of Networks and Territories<\/a> edited by Janet Abrams and Peter Hall (University of Minnesota Design Institute): A remarkable anthology self-reflexively mapping mapping in the new millennium.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.010publishers.nl\/home.php?id=548\">Metropolitan World Atlas<\/a> (010 Publishers): A standout in the field of comparative urban mapping with deservedly award-winning design.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mansfieldpress.net\/books\/CollegeStreet.html\">College Street\/Little Italy: Toronto&#8217;s Renaissance Strip<\/a> by Denis De Klerck and Corrado Paina (Mansfield Press): A beautiful tribute to, history of and analysis of a popular Toronto street and the nabe that cradles it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclelland.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780771026027\">The Architecture of Happiness<\/a> by Alain de Botton (McLelland &amp; Stewart): A meditation on how buildings and spaces shape our values, hopes and temperament.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the gallery haunter and graffiti admirer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chbooks.com\/catalogue\/index.php?ISBN=155245178X\">The State of the Arts: Living With Culture in Toronto<\/a> edited by Alana Wilcox, Christina Palassio and Jonny Dovercourt (Coach House): The second anthology in the UTOpia series investigates our arts scene from diverse perspectives, including views from several Spacing contributors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.douglas-mcintyre.com\/book_details.asp?b=1056\">Toronto<\/a> by Geoffrey James (Douglas &amp; McIntyre): The T-dot as seen through the eyes of a terrific black-and-white photographer.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hnabooks.com\/product\/show\/3454\">Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents<\/a> by Nicholas Ganz (Abrams): Ladies in graffiti get props at last from Ganz, author of the immensely popular Graffiti World.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anansi.ca\/titles.cfm?pub_id=594\">Faces on Places: A Grotesque Tour of Toronto<\/a> by Terry Murray (Anansi): Imagine tagging using stonecarving equipment and you&#8217;ve got yourself a gargoyle. Word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the transit aficionado and infrastructure fetishist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merrellpublishers.com\/MP_frames.php\">Toilets of the World<\/a> by Morna E. Gregory and Sian James (Merrell): Just what it sounds like; and you thought the Union Station loos left something to be desired?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cormorantbooks.com\/titles\/insidetoronto.htm\">I<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cormorantbooks.com\/titles\/insidetoronto.htm\">nside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s to 1920s<\/a> by Sally Gibson (Cormorant): A special treat for the local-history buff; a photographic compedium of swimming pools, city council chambers and living rooms from a bygone era.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/industrial-landscape.com\/\">Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape<\/a> by Brian Hayes (Norton): Our creative director won&#8217;t relinquish his hold on this incredibly detailed and well-illustrated tome. &#8216;Nuff said.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9781594200717,00.html\">The Works: Anatomy of a City<\/a> by Kate Ascher (Penguin): Terrific illustrations and diagrams show the web of infrastructures behind the NYC megalopolis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the library lingerer and word wonderer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.ca\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780385659505\">Consolation<\/a> by Michael Redhill (Random House): The stories of a present-day forensic geologist and a 19th-century photographer entwine in the streets and archives of Toronto.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chbooks.com\/catalogue\/index.php?ISBN=1552451585\">The City Man<\/a> by Howard Akler (Coach House): A look back at Toronto in the dirty 30s through the eyes of a harried reporter and a resourceful pickpocket.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookclubs.ca\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780676971675\">What We All Long For<\/a> by Dionne Brand (Vintage): The winner of this year&#8217;s Toronto Book Award traces the lives of three T.O. hipsters as they search for love and life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patcapponi.ca\/\">Last Stop Sunnyside<\/a> by Pat Capponi (Harper Collins): Eccentric (and believable) amateur PIs roam Parkdale to find a rooming-house friend&#8217;s killer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s likely a lot more out there than these titles, including some very rad archival finds in secondhand bookstores. Hopefully this gets you started on a very happy last-minute city book hunt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hark, what&#8217;s that earth-shaking cacophany echoing past yonder half-finished condo developments and through the halls of municipal committee meetings? Public space friends, &#8217;tis the bell of a mighty consumerist sleigh. And ask not for whom this last-minute-shopping jingle bell tolleth &#8211; it tolls, almost certainly, for thee. And, erm, me. Dang! 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