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Future Shock

Alvin Toffler

In all-time terms: Future Shock is about the present. Future Shock is about what is happening today to people who are overwhelmed by change. Change affects everything - if it was Covid-19, the electoral realities in the U.S. or urban decay like it occurred in Motown. Following that train of thought: Future Shock heavily influenced Detroit Techno. Listen to Lit Cities Radio and enjoy a private dance.

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Them

Joyce Carol Oates

A novel about class, race, and the horrific, glassy sparkle of urban life, them chronicles the lives of the Wendalls, a family on the steep edge of poverty in the windy, riotous Detroit slums.

An explosive exposé of America’s lost prosperity and an edgy portrait of the decline, destruction, and possible redemption of Detroit.

Once In A Great City

Maraniss, David

Once in a Great City is a tour de force about the quintessential American city at the top of its game: Detroit in 1963.