The Address Book

Interesting and well-written nonfiction about a topic that most of us take for granted. The author spans thousands of years of history and travels around the world to explore how, when and why we started to use addresses, how street names change over time, what they say about our priorities and values, and how challenging life can be without one. Bonus points for featuring the street grid designed by William Penn in Philadelphia (the home of my heart) and the problem of streets named after MLK Jr, starting in St. Louis (my current hometown).

Good blend of interesting stories and interviews, with facts and figures. I could have lived without the mention of Donald Trump and another example of his lying (about the number of floors in Trump Tower of course), but at least the author points out that his idea of literally buying a better address was not at all original.