I'm sure a number of people have either heard of this book or have read it, but Paul Resnick brought it up in our discussion on Social Capital today:

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

Dr. Paul Farmer, the subject of the book, will be giving a lecture at Rackham Auditorium on Monday February 12th from 5-6pm. Supposedly tickets are sold out, but it looks like there will be a live video simulcast at the AADL. Check the AADL site for more information.

"Root Shock" is a book referenced several times by various organizers in Chicago. It analyzes the effects of gentrification on longstanding urban communities. Root Shock at AADL