Fascinating, entertaining, radical and impassioned, Cities Are Good for You is a rallying cry for 21st-Century living
Leo Hollis was born in London in 1972. He went to school at Stonyhurst College and read History at UEA. He works in publishing and is the author of two books on the history of London: The Phoenix: The Men Who Made Modern London and The Stones of London: A History Through Twelve Buildings. He writes regularly for the New Statesman, the TLS and the Daily Telegraph. His blog can be found at www.citiesaregoodforyou.com and tweets at @leohollis.
From Mumbai to Shanghai, Hollis is the perfect guide to the art,
science and even maths of what makes cities so great
*Marcus du Sautoy*
In Cities Are Good for You Leo Hollis aims to set the record
straight on the places where more than half the world’s population
now lives. He does so with gusto ... An intriguing book
*The Times*
Leo Hollis has written an eloquent, nuanced, and learned account of
the ways in which cities can serve as conduits for happiness. His
wide-ranging and acute observations of the interaction of the
social and the formal map an optimistic and incisive vision of an
emergent – and indispensable – urbanism predicated on
sustainability, equity, imagination and trust
*Michael Sorkin*
Combing a wealth of info on cities the world over with anecdote and
experience, Hollis’s fascinating book touts the theory that our
path to salvation is the city itself – ultimately justifying our
unwavering desire to skip the mud for the metropolitan
*Fabric Magazine*
Leo Hollis’s book makes a persuasive case for thinking more about
how we plan cities
*The Times*
Offers a surprisingly positive perspective on urban living
*Traveller*
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