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 Mama Might Be Better Off Dead immerses listeners in the lives of four generations of a poor, African-American family in the neighborhood, who are beset with the devastating illnesses that are all too common in America's inner-cities. Headed by Jackie Banes, who oversees the care of a diabetic grandmother, a husband on kidney dialysis, an ailing father, and three children, the Banes family contends with countless medical crises. 

Lucid, forward-looking, and guided by a level-headed optimism that clearly distinguishes between genuine progress and exaggerated claims, Emerald Cities points the way toward a sustainable future for the American city.

“There's much to take in, and Madrigal's zeal gives the audiobook momentum.”—AudioFile This audiobook, written and read by Alexis Madrigal, reveals how understanding Oakland explains the modern world. In The Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate...

"Fathered by the Mailman? It's Mostly an Urban Legend" is from the April 08, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Carl Zimmer and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Segregation by Design draws on more than 100 years of quantitative and qualitative data from thousands of American cities to explore how local governments generate race and class segregation. Starting in the early 20th century, cities have used their power of land use control to determine the location and availability of housing, amenities (such as parks), and negative land uses (such as garbage dumps). The result has been segregation - first within cities and more recently between them. 

"Finding Urban Islands of Prosperity in a Patchwork National Economy" is from the March 31, 2016, Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Patricia Cohen and narrated by Kristi Burns.

In their new audiobook, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.   

"This Election Highlighted a Growing Rural-Urban Split" is from the November 11, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emily Badger, Quoctrung Bui and Adam Pearce and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.'s most respected journalists expose one of America's most tragic ironies: How the nation's capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia.

"T-Shirt Weather in the Arctic" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Urban and Linda Deegan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.