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  "textContent": "Hi. I'm looking for books, or other resources, about why cities end up becoming what they are, where they are, and when. Not about urban planning per se, but more like something that might answer these types of questions: -How did New York City become THE American city? Other cities have ports and river access. [...]",
  "title": "Books about why cities form the way they do"
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