The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

An absolute monster of a book for an absolute monster of a man. It's hard to hate Robert Moses when I directly benefit from so many of his works but it's undeniable that he did more harm than good. A great read about what absolute power can do

It took me about a year, with liberal audiobook assist, to get through this book, but it really is incredibly well written and researched. A model of what biography can be, and for me, as an urban planner, a crucial read to understand the histories and hidden workings of the field.

Phenomenal! Unlike any book that I've ever read.

Didn't finish, super interested in the topic and I will do more exploring there, I just wasn't able to make it through the introductory parts to get to the parts I'm more interested in. Maybe will pick up again in the future.

Clearly a masterpiece. This book is very well-researched and well-written it by no means a page turner. It covers a lot of ground re: NYC history and politics but is overall in a league of its own.