Last Harvest

I love reading books about other people’s jobs, especially if they are well written and you learn something. Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder comes to mind. Bonfire of the Vanities and A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe. Liar’s Poker and Moneyball by Michael Lewis. Of course, so does Moby Dick, Lord Jim, and The rise and fall of Cesar Birotteau.

Today I just finished Last Harvest by Witold Rybczynski. It is about the development of a subdivision in rural Pennsylvania. I like his books (I have read several) and his style. He goes into great detail about real estate development, and makes it interesting. With all the hoopla about the real estate bubble it is interesting to read about the people who make the properties.