Since the early 1980s, the author has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation in New York City. Filled with intimate photographs, musical stories and a powerful ecological messa
Many in the field of social science recognize that attempts to understand the complex social world using the approaches of the 'hard sciences' are mostly useless. This book explores the relationship b
In complex contemporary societies social science has become increasingly interwoven into the whole fabric of governance. At the same time there is an increasing recognition that attempts to understand
*UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL*How Music Works is musician and creative polymath David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form. From its very inceptions to the comprehensive influen
Cities are changing at a rate unparalleled since the industrial revolution and more than half the population of the world now lives in cities compared with less than a quarter in 1950. Construction is
Cities are changing at a rate unparalleled since the industrial revolution and more than half the population of the world now lives in cities compared with less than a quarter in 1950. Construction is
In this new book, writer, photographer, and musician David Byrne finds inspiration in the words and images that inundate us daily, with or without our conscious knowledge. Incorporating and cleverly
