Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier HousingThis smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single family homes, white picket fences, and two car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better. Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same time, their lifestyles are changing, whether by

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