Mayor’s Book Group - Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser
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Mayor Miro Weinberger, the Fletcher Free Library, and the UVM Humanities Center host the Mayor’s Book Group discussion of Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward Glaeser.
The Mayor’s Book Group is a joint effort between Mayor Weinberger and the UVM Humanities Center, created in 2014 to explore thought-provoking ideas relevant to civic life, culture, and history. Past discussion topics have included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, anti-poverty initiatives, and how data analysis is changing baseball and local government.
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