"Out of the Mountains"

 Here's a wonky book that doesn't seem to belong on the reading list; it's difficult to read, in some places even dull. But it has some fascinating things to say a about cities—how they fail and how they thrive, and how they break out into unrest and, even, war. And about how the modern electronic atmosphere enables, enhances, and embodies unrest and strife. 

So, mentioning.