Literally just finished listening to 66 hours of "The Power Broker" by Robert A Caro. That took me about two months and a half. Wow, what a tome. I honestly had my doubts about even being able to finish it. Now I'm pretty sure one day I'll want to read/listen to it all over again, there must have been so much going over my head. But even so this was a thrilling, very long ride. Now my brain needs a bit of a vacation I think. 😅

#books #newYork #powerBroker

Mitä opin tänään: tiedättehän, kuinka Helsingin Sanomien tai yhtä hyvin Aamulehden kaupunkiartikkeleissa kommenttiraita täyttyy aina janttereista, jotka mökeltävät, että kaupunkisuunnittelua tekevät ihmiset, joilla ei ole ajokorttia?

Arvatkaa, kuka ei koskaan ajanut autolla?

Robert Moses. Se kaveri, joka jyräsi surutta New Yorkin naapurustoja rakentaakseen kaupunkiin satoja kilometrejä motaria.

#liikenne #kaupunkisuunnittelu #PowerBroker

[book] Robert Caro: The Power Broker
50-y.o. Book Explains Everything About U.S. Politics, incl. This Election
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/29/robert-caro-power-broker-trump-harris-2024-election
unpaywalled: https://archive.fo/ooYmk#selection-3200.0-3206.1

* fundamental question: Who can voters trust to hold power?

https://www.robertcaro.org/the-power-broker

https://archive.org/details/oceanof-pdf.com-the-power-broker-robert-a-caro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Broker
* repeatedly named one of best biographies of 20th century
* highly influential on city planners/politicians throughout U.S.
* Pulitzer Prize 1975

#politics #history #RobertCaro #PowerBroker

‘The Power Broker’ Is Finally Getting a Digital Edition. What Took So Long?

Finally! That might actually help me back into this book, I can read so much more on ebooks, reading in bed with a partner is not convenient with a large book

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/books/ebook-robert-caro-the-power-broker.html

#powerbroker #robertcaro #99pi

20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).

#20books20days #bookstodon #books #NYC #Moses #Powerbroker

12/20

I don't go to school, so I'm a bit sad I will not get to dress up as Robert Moses from The Power Broker by Robert Caro for World Book Day

#WorldBookDay #RobertMoses #PowerBroker

Photo By C.M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer - Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c36079, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1265880