The Book Prize Index

Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

Edward Glaeser

A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · high confidenceSociety & Culture81 signalsLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureGoogle Books: Cities -> Society & CultureAward Category: FT Business Book of the Year -> Business & EconomicsBusiness, Capitalism & CorporationsHousing, Cities & Urban Life

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
FT Business Book of the YearMajor2011ShortlistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The city is humanity’s greatest invention and our best hope for the future, improving people’s wealth, intelligence, health, happiness, and environmental outcomes.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    38 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.